American Gothic

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This eccentric, amusingly sick Canadian production involves a group of annoying yuppies who charter a plane for a camping getaway, only to find themselves making an emergency landing on an isolated, forest-covered island. They are taken in by the only inhabitants, the rabidly-religious "Ma & Pa" (Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Steiger), who seem trapped in a Norman Rockwellian time-warp and are invited to stay the night. This proves to be every bit as unpleasant as it seems -- especially after the hapless campers are introduced to the psychotic, middle-aged "children" (Michael J. Pollard and Janet Wright) -- who appear to be pushing 50. Before long, it's crazed crackers 1, campers 0 and counting, as the warped, scripture-spouting yokels take sharp objects in hand... until one of the campers (Sarah Torgov) reveals her own homicidal potential and goes completely berserk. Despite delightfully weird performances from a top-drawer cast, this campy romp is slightly spoiled by a poorly-scripted climax that suggests a sudden loss of creative inspiration. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Features:
  • • Fullscreen presentation
    • Audio: English 2.0 (Dolby Digital), Spanish 2.0 (Dolby Digital)
    • Scene selection
    • Interactive menus
    • Digitally mastered

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  John Hough

• Producer:

  Terry Lens

• Screenwriter:

  John Hough, Bert Wetanson, Michael Viner, Terry Lens

• Cinematographer:

  Harvey Harrison

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alan Parker

• Editor:

  John Victor Smith

• Production Designer:

  David Hiscox

• Co-producer:

  Christopher Harrop, John Quested

• Associate Producer:

  John O'Connor

• Executive Producer:

  Michael Manley

• Set Designer:

  Joe Gould

• Costume Designer:

  Keith Denny

• Makeup:

  Gordon Kay

• Special Effects:

  Allen Benjamin

• First Assistant Director:

  Ty Haller

• Stunts:

  Dorothy Fehr, John Wardlow

• Casting:

  Lindsay Walker

• Line Producer:

  Terry Lens