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American Gothic

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.

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director
John Hough
cast
Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright, Michael J. Pollard, William Hootkins
country of origin
Canada, United Kingdom
production year
1987
language
English
runtime
89

Crew

ScreenwriterBurt Wetanson, Michael Vines
MusicAlan Parker
EditionJohn Victor-Smith

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