I Spit On Your Grave (1978)

This 1978 cult classic revenge movie see's a woman exact her vengeance on four men that brutally raped her, this is not for the faint hearted of moviegoers, as the rape scene's in this film was one of the most brutal of all time and got banned in several countries. 'I Spit on Your Grave' was originally released as 'Day Of The Woman', and later found fame after being re-named and re-released. Written, directed and edited by the Israeli film director Meir Zarchi, 'I Spit On Your Grave' is very original for the horror genre it fits into, with the way its shot, which created an authentic feel in which the scenarios play out in a realistic way plus the simple story line works because it intertwines sex and violence very well along with a shock value that catches the audience. The writer and director said he was inspired to make the film after helping a young woman who had been raped. He said he, a friend, and his daughter were driving by a park when they saw a young woman crawl, bloodied and naked, out of the bushes. A remake of this movie came out in 2010 and was well directed with a good cast that do a good job in bringing it back for a new audience, so its worth a watch, but i still prefer the original for its more realistic scenes and revenge methods used. Many have described this movie as disturbing, maybe so but that does not take away from it being an original classic.

Yes this movie does have its fair share of nudity and sex scenes to say the least, as it features the longest rape scene in film history, roughly about 25 minutes.

Synopsis and trailer

After a young writer Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.

Director Meir Zarchi talks about the process of finding the lead role of Jennifer, played by Camille Keaton, who is distantly related to Buster Keaton, the famous silent-film comedian from the 40's - 60's. Zarchi was also married to Camille, shortly after the movie was made.

 

The director of the remake Steven R. Monroe talks about the original movie and his remake, which came out in 2010 and a part 2 in 2013.

Directed by: Meir Zarchi
Produced by: Meir Zarchi, Joseph Zbeda
Written by: Meir Zarchi
Starring: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols, Gunter Kleemann, Alexis Magnotti

Cinematography: Nouri Haviv
Edited by: Meir Zarchi, Spiro Carras (re-edit)

Production company: Cinemagic Pictures

Distributed by: Cinemagic

Release dates: November 22, 1978 (USA)
Running time: 1hr 41mins