Show "To avoid fainting, keep repeating: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE... ONLY A MOVIE... ONLY A MOVIE..." Wes Craven's 1972 debut picture, a loose reworking of Ingmar Bergman's Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring), tells the story of a group of psychopathic escaped convicts who kidnap, torture, humiliate, rape, and try to murder two teenage girls and then end up asking for refuge at (unbeknown to them) the home of the parents of one of the girls. This couple then find out who their guests really are... Remade in 2009 by Dennis Iliadis, produced by Craven and starring Sara Paxton, Garrett Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Aaron Paul, Tony Goldwyn, and Riki Lindhome. This film provides examples of:
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What happened to the brother in The Last House on the Left?Mari chooses to stay in the guest house, which is a little walk away from the house. It turns out that Mari had an older brother named Ben, who died last year. It's clear that the parents haven't gotten over his death. Mari goes to the boathouse and goes for a quick swim in the lake.
Was The Last House on the Left a true story?The Last House on the Left is allegedly based on a true story about the brutal murder of two teenage girls by escaped convicts out in the boonies. Basically, this movie is two parts. The first are the scenes leading up to and including the rape, torture, and murder of the girls by the four convicts.
How does house on the left end?Mari's survival gives the Last House on the Left a 'happy' ending. By the end of Craven's 1972 original, both Mari and Phyllis have been ruthlessly tortured and slaughtered. The last we see of Mari, she stumbles into the lake and is fatally shot in the back by Krug.
Is The Last House on the Left disturbing?From its first foray into theaters, The Last House on the Left was met with intense scrutiny regarding its graphic depictions of ultra-violence, rape, and murder. It wasn't even until 2008 that the original film was released from its ban in the UK.
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