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September 1980 (USA)
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If you go down to the woods today. more
Plot:
When you go into the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. When you go into the woods today you're not going to believe your eyes...
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1 nomination
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Lloyd Kaufman Shares His Thoughts on Mother's Day
(From shocktillyoudrop. 4 November 2009)
Exclusive Interview + Pic: Darren Lynn Bousman's 'Mother's Day'
(From FEARnet. 28 October 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)
(From shocktillyoudrop. 4 November 2009)
Exclusive Interview + Pic: Darren Lynn Bousman's 'Mother's Day'
(From FEARnet. 28 October 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)
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Above average 80's exploitation.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nancy Hendrickson | ... | Abbey |
| Deborah Luce | ... | Jackie |
| Tiana Pierce | ... | Trina |
| Frederick Coffin | ... | Ike (as Holden McGuire) |
| Michael McCleery | ... | Addley (as Billy Ray McQuade) |
| Beatrice Pons | ... | Mother (as Rose Ross) |
| Robert Collins | ... | Ernie |
| Peter Fox | ... | The 'Dobber' (as Karl Sandys) |
| Marsella Davidson | ... | Terry |
| Kevin Lowe | ... | Ted |
| Scott Lucas | ... | Storekeeper |
| Ed Battle | ... | Doorman |
| Robert Carnegie | ... | Tex |
| Silas Davis | ||
| Stanley Kaufman | ... | Older man at Pool Party |
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90 min | Australia:98 min | Germany:76 min (cut version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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UK:18 (TV rating) |
Australia:(Banned) (1985 re-rating) |
Australia:R (original rating) |
West Germany:18 (heavily cut) |
Germany:Not Rated (uncut) |
Netherlands:16 |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Finland:K-18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
UK:R |
USA:Unrated
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The house used in the film was an actual house in the woods of Newton, New Jersey. No one had lived there for 15 years prior to filming. The previous owner of the home was murdered there.
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Continuity: The Dobber's socks when he strips on the baseball field.
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Older man at Pool Party:
You've got to have gross points. Not net points, but gross points.
Woman at Pool Party: Did you say Grosse Pointe? I'm from Grosse Pointe.
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Woman at Pool Party: Did you say Grosse Pointe? I'm from Grosse Pointe.
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Referenced in The Remake (2006)
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I think we're alone now
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One of hundreds of grade-b exploitation shockers cranked out during this period; falls under the sub-category of rape and revenge films after Last House on the Left. This one has better acting and character development, but it's the addition of the crazy Mom character to the typical depraved psycho routine that makes this movie creepy and disturbing. The two brothers are scary slapstick rapists; "Can she spend the night with us tonight, Mom?" Next morning Mom asks "Where's your friend?" The boys tell her "She don't feel so good..." and they all laugh like it's Leave it to Beaver! ("they raped her to death..." my date said when we watched it in the theater back in the 80's.) This movie is also pretty funny, which really helps give you the chills. Probably only of interest to fans of this particular sub-genre. About the Troma release; I understand this movie was edited when it was first released, this version contains all the scenes. The pan and scan job is not very good, I'm surprised they did not release the film in a letter-box edition. Nothing in the movie however is as offensive as the opening promotional spots for Troma. I wanted to give them credit for attitude but I felt sorry for every one involved.