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I Spit on Your Grave

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I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:14

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Jenny (Camille Keaton, granddaughter of Buster Keaton), a New Yorker who goes to a secluded country retreat to finish work on her novel, is, one day, assaulted, raped and left for dead by four men.... Jenny (Camille Keaton, granddaughter of Buster Keaton), a New Yorker who goes to a secluded country retreat to finish work on her novel, is, one day, assaulted, raped and left for dead by four men. But she survives to take revenge. She seduces each of her rapists separately and personally performs their painful executions. This ultraviolent cult film was banned in the UK & Germany and is notorious for many reasons. See it for yourself to find out why. [More]

Starring: Camille Keaton, Richard Pace, Eron Tabor, Anthony Nichols

Starring: Camille Keaton, Richard Pace, Eron Tabor, Anthony Nichols, Gunter Kleeman

Director: Meir Zarchi

Director: Meir Zarchi
Producer: Meir Zarchi, Joseph Zbeda

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Nov 11, 1998

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I spit on this garbage. Two kids with a camcorder in a garage could do better.

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04/11/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

I Spit On Your Grave is more an over-hyped legend than a powerful motion picture -- it is less something to experience than something to talk about.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/02/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Here it is: with grotesque and repugnant tastes, the worst movie of 1980.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

...mostly dull and ridiculously over-the-top.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
02/24/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A classic in stupid and revolting filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/04/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No review available.

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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

stark, simpleminded, and direct

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

No review available.

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12/09/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

More boring than anything else

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12/04/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Defenders of the film have argued that it's actually pro-woman, due to the fact that the female lead wins in the end, which is sort of like saying that cockfights are pro-rooster because there's always one left standing.

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02/04/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Simply another crudely made, explicitly violent ‘70s-era exploitation flick.

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10/10/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Salivating gore with classic title.

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09/10/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

This brutal, explicit rape-revenge movie isn't for the faint of heart, but it's told with an eerie minimalism that marks it a grim, disturbing B-movie portrait of civilization’s abuse at the hands of savagery, and its subsequent, equally barbarous revenge

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
01/20/03
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

While it delivers up the requisite amounts of violence and nudity to satisfy the requirements of the genre, it also has an edgy and decidedly anti-rape sentiment

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/05/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

This is one exploitation horror movie that lives up to its classic title.

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09/26/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

One of the most underrated motion pictures ever made.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Still an effective and shocking bit of revenge cinema...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/10/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Anyone seriously interested in the social impact of film should see this.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/08/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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03/22/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
 
 
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