American Gothic (film)
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| Directed by | John Hough |
| Produced by | Christopher Harrop John Quested |
| Written by | Burt Wetanson Michael Vines |
| Starring | Rod Steiger Yvonne DeCarlo Sarah Torgov Janet Wright Michael J. Pollard William Hootkins |
| Music by | Alan Parker |
| Cinematography | Harvey Harrison |
| Editing by | John Victor-Smith |
| Distributed by | Vidmark Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | May 1988 (USA) |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | U.K. / Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Gross profits | Unknown |
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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
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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.
Tagline: The family that slays together stays together.
[edit] Cast
- Rod Steiger as Pa
- Yvonne De Carlo as Ma
- Sarah Torgov as Cynthia
- Janet Wright as Fannie
- Michael J. Pollard as Woody
- William Hootkins as Teddy
- Mark Erickson as Jeff
- Caroline Barclay as Terri
- Mark Lindsay Chapman as Rob
- Fiona Hutchison as Lynn
- Stephen Shellen as Paul
- Terry Kelly as Psychiatrist
