American Gothic
5.8
“The family that slays together stays together.”
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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Cast
11 people
Rod Steiger
Pa
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
Jesus of Nazareth
Yvonne De Carlo
Ma
Known for
The Munsters
The Ten Commandments
Michael J. Pollard
Woody
Known for
The Odyssey
Bonnie and Clyde
Fiona Hutchison
Lynn
Known for
Biggles
Stephen Shellen
Paul
Known for
A River Runs Through It
The Stepfather
Janet Wright
Fanny
Known for
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Corner Gas
Sarah Torgov
Cynthia
Known for
Meatballs
Mark Lindsay Chapman
Rob
Known for
The Langoliers
Chapter 27
Caroline Barclay
Terri
Known for
The Game
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
William Hootkins
Teddy
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman
Mark Erickson
Jeff
Also in
The River
Amazing Stories
John Hough Director · Michael Vines Screenplay Burt Wetanson Screenplay
United States release June 3, 1988 · Produced in Canada, United Kingdom · Production Pinetalk
Production
manor Ground
Production
Pinetalk
Production
Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 17, 1987
Theatrical
United States · June 3, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
February 25, 1988 · Physical · VCL VHS
May 16, 2008 · Physical · Kinowelt DVD
May 27, 2022 · Physical · Pidax Film DVD
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