The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
128 audience votes
Key crew
- John HoughDirector
- Michael VinesScreenplay
- Alan ParkerOriginal Music Composer
- Burt WetansonScreenplay
Cast
- Rod SteigerPa
- Yvonne De CarloMa
- Michael J. PollardWoody
- Fiona HutchisonLynn
- Stephen ShellenPaul
- Janet WrightFanny
- Sarah TorgovCynthia
- Mark Lindsay ChapmanRob
- Caroline BarclayTerri
- William HootkinsTeddy
- Mark EricksonJeff
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Themes
islandrapenecrophiliaslasherfamilywashington statedegenerationisolated house