- American Gothic (film)
Infobox Film
name = American Gothic
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director =John Hough
producer =Christopher Harrop John Quested
writer =Burt Wetanson Michael Vines
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starring =Rod Steiger Yvonne DeCarlo Sarah Torgov Janet Wright Michael J. Pollard William Hootkins
music = Alan Parker
cinematography =Harvey Harrison
editing =John Victor-Smith
distributor =Vidmark Entertainment
released = May 1988 (USA)
runtime = 89 min.
country =U.K. /Canada
language = English
budget = Unknown
gross = Unknown
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amg_id = 1:1970
imdb_id = 0094642American Gothic is a 1988 Horror written by
Burt Wetanson andMichael Vines and directed byJohn Hough . It starsRod Steiger ,Yvonne DeCarlo andMichael J. Pollard .Plot
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
bible thumper s 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 thefinal girl .Tagline: The family that slays together stays together.
The film's UK video release title was "Hide and Shriek".
Cast
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Rod Steiger as Pa
*Yvonne De Carlo as Ma
*Sarah Torgov as Cynthia
*Janet Wright as Fanny
*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 PsychiatristReferences
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