Mari Collingwood plans to attend a concert with her friend Phyllis Stone, for her seventeenth birthday. Her parents, Estelle and John, express their concern about her friendship with Phyllis, but let her go and give her a peace symbol necklace. Phyllis and Mari head into the city and on the way, they hear a news report of a recent prison escape involving criminals Krug Stillo, a sadistic rapist and serial killer; his heroin-addicted son, Junior; Sadie, a promiscuous psychopath and sadist; and Fred "Weasel" Podowski, a child molester, peeping Tom and murderer. Before the concert, Mari and Phyllis encounter Junior while he is trying to buy marijuana. He leads them to an apartment where they are trapped by the criminals. Phyllis tries to escape and reason with them, but she fails and is gang-raped. Meanwhile, Mari's unsuspecting parents prepare a surprise party for her.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Sean S. Cunningham, Katherine D'Amato |
Directed By: | Wes Craven |
Written By: | Ulla Isaksson, Wes Craven |
Cast: | Martin Kove, Steve Miner, Jeramie Rain, Cynthia Carr, Marshall Anker, David Hess, Lucy Grantham, Ray Edwards, Marc Sheffler, Jonathan Craven, Richard Towers, Anthony J. Forcelli, Fred J. Lincoln, Sandra Peabody, Ada Washington |
In Theaters: | Aug 30, 1972 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 24 minutes |
Production: | Sean S. Cunningham Films, The Night Co., Lobster Enterprises |
Budget: | $90,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |