Rape and Revenge Films: Cult Classics and More
I have a lot these in my collection. This is not a "best of" list or anything, but more of what I have and recommend to everyone. It was the rape and revenge genre that changed my moving watching forever. I was a horror fan (thanks to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre) for a couple of years, but then I saw some of these movies, and I began to hunt down movies that are disturbing.
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- DirectorWes CravenStarsSandra PeabodyLucy GranthamDavid HessTwo teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts.This was my first rape and revenge film. I watched it and it stuck with me for a good couple of days. I wasn't disturbed, but I was more blown away by what I had seen because I never really saw anything like that in a movie before. Raping, sadistic torture, and then the revenge were just incredible. I loved it, and I still do to this day. David Hess will always be one of my favorite cult actors. This is not for everyone, but I highly recommend this if you want to know more about rape and revenge movies.
- DirectorMeir ZarchiStarsCamille KeatonEron TaborRichard PaceAn aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.Naturally, I did a search on the web after seeing Last House, and I discovered this gem. Intense movie with some crazy scenes for sure. No music, so it leaves you feeling disgusted as there's nothing but quietness in between the scenes. Camille Keaton was great in this film, and just like Last House, this movie stuck with me for a while. Another favorite, and another essential movie for this genre.
- DirectorPasquale Festa CampanileStarsFranco NeroCorinne CléryDavid HessA bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker, who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.Ah yes, another David Hess movie. Franco Nero (Django) is in this as well. Really good film that is truly underrated. Another memorable film, and it's a shame that it hasn't gotten the better dvd treatment.
- DirectorBo Arne VibeniusStarsChristina LindbergHeinz HopfDespina TomazaniA young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.This film is on par with I Spit on Your Grave! Movie is intense as we see all kinds of hell for our main protagonist. The slow-motion death scenes in this movie were awesome, and this is really an inspiration for Tarantino's Kill Bill. Terrific movie that will you not forget!
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsDavid HessAnnie BelleChristian BorromeoTwo low-life punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everyone hostage and subject them to various forms of torture and mayhem.David Hess is in this one, and it's the third role for him as a crazy villain. Very entertaining movie that is memorable. Some say it's better than Last House, which I don't agree with, but it is a really good movie though.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonHope LangeVincent GardeniaA New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.A Charles Bronson movie is part of this? Why, yes indeed. His wife is murdered, and his daughter is raped. Kersey decides it's time to take the law into his hands and get rid of the crime himself. Action-packed film, and a very good one. A little disappointing as we don't get the ultimate revenge so to speak, but we still get a good film.
- DirectorAldo LadoStarsFlavio BucciMacha MérilGianfranco De GrassiA pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize two young girls on a train trip from Germany to Italy.It's like Last House on the Left, only on a train! Really good film that has to be seen. Great atmosphere and lighting in this one. Under-appreciated film.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsZoë LundBogeyAlbert SinkysA timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York City after dark and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.It's like a female version of Death Wish. Really good movie!
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsDustin HoffmanSusan GeorgePeter VaughanA young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.Yes, Dustin Hoffman was in a movie from this type of genre. A really good film that is disturbing to many. It was very controversial at the time. Powerful film that doesn't get a lot of attention. Well, it was remade, so I guess it got some attention haha.
- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsFarrah FawcettJames RussoAlfre WoodardA woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.Don't overlook this one as it is pretty good!
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel LindblomIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.The one that really started it all. A masterpiece of a film that has to be seen! This is the one that truly started the rape-revenge genre!
- DirectorEarl BartonStarsZalman KingBrenda FogartyCathy WorthingtonA teacher and her class of female students take a class trip to the desert. Their bus breaks down, and they find themselves terrorized by a gang of psycho bikers.Pretty good film for 70s sleaze. This one you don't hear a whole lot about, but if you watch it, you will enjoy it.
- DirectorDenis HérouxGéza von RadványiStarsMathieu CarrièreDebra BergerChristine BoissonA disturbed American war veteran arrives in Belfast during the Northern Ireland conflicts, and proceeds to terrorize a household of female nursing students.Didn't think much about this at first, but once I popped it into the dvd, it was a crazy movie! Very intense!
- DirectorRoger WatkinsStarsRoger WatkinsKen FisherBill SchlageterAfter being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.Crazy ultra-low budget film. Hard to find, but if you get it, you won't regret it.
- DirectorJoseph GuzmanStarsIvet CorveaCheryl LyoneJohn WinscherThings go horribly wrong when Catherine and Rebecca, two Catholic schoolgirls, knock on the wrong door while selling religious paraphernalia.Here's one from recent time. A throwback to the genre as it takes place in the seventies. Well done film actually!
- DirectorDonald FarmerStarsCamille KeatonNikki RigginsJames CochranFive years after she avenged her own rape, young law student Jennifer decides to take a brief vacation with a girlfriend. Unfortunately, they become the next targets of two depraved men.The unofficial sequel to I Spit on Your Grave. Get it if you dare. I got it just because I am a completest.
- DirectorMeir ZarchiStarsJoe PerceJeannine LemayJack GurciSteven, a meek accountant-in-training, is living contentedly with his wife Clara and working for her brothers, managing the books at their junkyard. All of this changes when the belly dancer they hire for Steve's birthday turns out to be Anke, one of his classmates. Suddenly smitten, Steven begins to pursue Anke, who falls for him when he protects her from a overly-lecherous customer. News travels fast in a close-knit neighborhood, however, and soon Clara and her brothers find out about the illicit relationship. Pushed to the edge, Steven will have to decide between his marriage with Clara and his love for Anke.Got this mainly because it was the only other film directed by Zarchi (I Spit on Your Grave). Surprisingly good!
- DirectorDennis IliadisStarsGarret DillahuntMonica PotterTony GoldwynAfter kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.Unnecessary remake, but it was a good film. The villains aren't as vicious in this one, but there's still some good stuff.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsSarah ButlerJeff BransonAndrew HowardA writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.Another remake that we didn't need. Not bad, but like the Last House remake, it suffers from the villains just not being as vicious. The *beep* the villains go through is insane though. That was the movie's saving grace.