American Gothic (film)
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American Gothic | |
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Directed by | John Hough |
Written by | Burt Wetanson Michael Vines |
Starring | Rod Steiger Yvonne DeCarlo Michael J. Pollard Mark Lindsay Chapman Fiona Hutchison Janet Wright |
Running time | 89 min. |
Language | English |
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American Gothic is a 1988 slasher film written by Burt Wetanson and Michael Vines and directed by John Hough. It stars Rod Steiger, Yvonne DeCarlo and Michael J. Pollard.
[edit] Synopsis
After they’re forced to land their plane on a seemingly abandoned island, a group of 20-somethings discover a small home owned by elderly, puritanical Ma and Pa. They soon discover that Ma and Pa have three middle-aged children (Fannie, Woody and Teddy) who behave like adolescents. One by one, each of the friends does something that the family deems bad, so they’re slaughtered, leaving Cynthia, who was recently released from a mental hospital, as the last girl.
[edit] Cast
- Rod Steiger - Pa
- Yvonne De Carlo - Ma
- Sarah Torgov – Cynthia
- Janet Wright – Fannie
- Michael J. Pollard – Woody
- William Hootkins – Teddy
- Mark Erickson – Jeff
- Caroline Barclay – Terri
- Mark Lindsay Chapman – Rob
- Fiona Hutchison – Lynn
- Stephen Shellen – Paul
- Terry Kelly – Psychiatrist