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I Spit on Your Grave

I Spit on Your Grave

1978
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 41m
A woman is brutally beaten and gang raped by four degenerate men. But she recovers and goes out in search to kill them all. (imdb)

Directed by:

Meir Zarchi

Screenwriter:

Meir Zarchi

Starring:

Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols, Gunter Kleemann, Alexis Magnotti

Franchise:

I Spit on Your Grave

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror

AKA:

Day of the Woman

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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I Spit on Your Grave

1978
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 41m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 03 Oct 2018
60
39th
Listened to the Joe Bob Briggs commentary which is an interesting defense of the film against the critical gang rape it received. And I already can't write this review without being offensive. His analysis is an outstanding reminder of the lunacy I see in suggesting 2017's Revenge is somehow different. I don't think anything here is being glorified, but that sure doesn't make it fun to watch. Recommended only to those that want to tolerate brutality at its worst, like Dane Cook fans.
Rated 03 Oct 2018
troothTrooth
Rated 18 Nov 2012
59
28th
A hilarious fish-out-of-water story in which a New York writer learns the ways of humble country folk. Some wacky hijinks are bound to go down in this fun-filled adventure for the whole family.
Rated 18 Nov 2012
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
7
0th
Stupid. Bad acting, major plot holes, no tension or suspense, absurd characterization, idiotic dialogue... and given its reputation, not especially disturbing or gory. Most of the time it's just boring, and otherwise simply laughable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
63rd
One of the most notorious rape/revenge flicks, unfairly demonized. Most similar films gloss over the sexual violence and present big, cathartic revenge setpieces. ISOYG not only shows the assault in all its hideousness, it also doesn't shy away from the brutal aftermath, as the bloodied and shaken victim tries in vain to return to a safe haven. She gets her revenge, but it ultimately seems anticlimactic in a very realistic way. Tough to watch, but worth a look.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 20 Aug 2017
10
11th
For a film that's afaik talked about exclusively as egregiously offensive or as feminist and revolutionary [and with almost as intrinsically political a premise possible], this was remarkably empty. It made sense tho' after watching the DVD supplemental interview with Zarchi in which he seems to be, not so much malicious or incompetent, as a craftsman with no genuine directoral vision or politics. Some admirable choices in terms of craft, but totally meaningless and unremarkable in so many ways.
Rated 20 Aug 2017
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 23 Aug 2015
10
2nd
A lot of time was spent on multiple gang rape scenes and not enough time was spent on the revenge parts. Acting performances, especially from the men, were horrendous. Overall, it is poorly made and almost all of it was quite tedious. Some decent nudity. The story was not terrible, though lacking in some creativity, however this movie is ruined by absolutely abysmal directing.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 06 May 2013
50
9th
I'm having a hard time figuring out my feelings on this film. On one hand the rape is relentlessly brutal, detailed, and long (long as in 30 minutes). But it's also depicted as disgusting and repugnant and Jennifer is a sympathetic figure. It's really hard to say where it falls. It's certainly not empowering, even with the revenge, but it doesn't trivialize either. I'd like to hear some people's opinions on this one.
Rated 06 May 2013
caimancaiman
Rated 29 Mar 2013
35
6th
Despite the "shocking" content, nothing here is very interesting. It's also mercilessly illogical; why doesn't she call the police? Why does she stay at the house after the rape? Why would she hand her gun to the rapist? Why would she purposefully ALLOW the guy who raped her to have sex with her again? This is a tedious, asinine, boring exercise in pointless violence that doesn't come close to living up to its infamous reputation. What a let down.
Rated 29 Mar 2013
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 12 Sep 2022
50
30th
La vengeance de Jennifer n'est pas aussi puissante qu'elle le devrait. Le réalisateur s'est vite entiché de la jeune Camille Keaton, c'est ça le problème. Le mec l'a filmée comme un objet de désir, ce qui vient complètement contredire le propos. Pour être franc, j'avais plutôt l'impression de mater un vieux porno sale, plutôt qu'un film de vengeance sanglant.
Rated 12 Sep 2022
moonsmilkmoonsmilk
Rated 29 Jul 2017
5
17th
I mean, I don't know what I expected.
Rated 29 Jul 2017
neonmanNeonman
Rated 23 Oct 2014
76
53rd
Well made rape-revenge horror film that evidently proves a talented director is behind the camera, and some of the acting is quite good as well. I want to like this film more, but it's plagued by some bullshit, like the god-awful nerdy character, who plays like a cross between Jerry Lewis and Sheldon amongst the other characters who are more grounded in reality, and there are just some stupid moments (mainly with the villains) towards the end. Still worth putting on for the family at Halloween.
Rated 23 Oct 2014
ytadelYtadel
Rated 03 Oct 2014
2
14th
Just to be clear, my low rating is not based on moral outrage; it is based on the fact that I grew so bored watching this padded, bloated film that I was fighting to stay awake. Scenes and individual shots drag so long that the film could be reedited into 42-minute TV drama length without losing a single plot or character detail.
Rated 03 Oct 2014
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 10 May 2011
70
53rd
That retard guy hangs out with SOME BAD APPLES. Oh and this is one of the dumbest movies I've seen in awhile, everyone is so damn CASUAL in the last 40 minutes. For a movie about a brutal rape it sure was nutty, oh and apparently if you throw something bloody on fire it'll glow red because blood is red and it what :/
Rated 10 May 2011
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 24 Dec 2010
14
3rd
One of the most infamous titles of all time, this no-frills revenge melodrama would've sunk without a trace had not a couple of high-minded critics condemned it to high heaven on TV, thus creating a ready-made army of geeky curiosity seekers. Totally inept.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
teftef
Rated 29 Jul 2009
0
1st
I don't find this portrayal of revenge interesting. This film is very sad.
Rated 29 Jul 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 22 Jan 2009
66
24th
Has some serious shock factor, but other than that bad writing, bad acting, bad directing. I do have to say that when she actually kills those three guys it's pretty sweet. But it's only three guys and not a whole lot of content.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
0th
Tasteless and hyperexploitative. At a certain point within the first 40 minutes or so you realize that the story is so threadbare that they've relied on cheap shocks that go on for so long that they become dull and pointless.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 02 Mar 2007
75
84th
This B-movie nod to Bergman's Virgin Spring is a real darling of mine. I find the brutal realism of the rape scenes refreshing, as normal hollywood fare's tendency to strategically censor and embelish strikes me as obnoxious. There is also symbolism and psychological subtlety here for anyone willing to notice.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 22 Jul 2019
65
29th
Top badass moment? I’ve just come off the phone after a long call to Trading Standards, to complain there wasn’t any spitting or any graves in this film. When I see graves and fast moving saliva advertised I expect to get them, not some nonsense about a writer who spends all her time in a hammock sunbathing or messing about in boats. But it does make you think twice about shopping online for groceries. "Your driver's name is Matthew...." Er, no thanks. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 22 Jul 2019
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 11 May 2019
60
42nd
It succeeds in being a brutal and uncomfortable experience.
Rated 11 May 2019
manwhonosemanwhonose
Rated 07 Dec 2016
0
0th
A hideous, hugely offensive, badly made, steaming pile of movie manure, that, most offensively of all, tries to sell itself as a feminist piece. If you've not seen it, believe me, a feminist piece is the very last thing that this horrible film is. In my opinion, this is one of the top two worst movies ever made. The only film that is more awful than this is an utterly horrid offering called A Serbian Film. Yes, this film is only out done for repugnance by that.
Rated 07 Dec 2016
anahitaAnahita
Rated 02 Sep 2015
30
41st
i saw it when i was about 13-14 and in that time it had a very strong affect on me.
Rated 02 Sep 2015
glm01glm01
Rated 14 Mar 2014
56
16th
55.500
Rated 14 Mar 2014
bonyevitchbonyevitch
Rated 30 Dec 2013
25
9th
Every frame is emblazoned in my brain. I mistaken purchased this in high school thinking it was a cannibal film based off the cover.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 03 Nov 2013
0
3rd
Poorly written, poorly acted, poorly shot, and INCREDIBLY poorly edited (every scene lingers twice as long as necessary, including the most mundane moments in a movie full of them). I'm beyond the capacity to be morally outraged by art, so whatever - but that only serves to make this boring on top of everything. The only scene to provoke a reaction was the bath scene. Watch Straw Dogs if you want a rape-revenge movie, Deliverance or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre if you want hillbilly violence.
Rated 03 Nov 2013
redactedredacted
Rated 03 Feb 2013
5
0th
We could lose about 1/3rd off each shot and still have the same film really. The dialogue recording is awful, as if the actors are talking into tin cans. The acting is non-existent, shot selection is often 1 or 2 per scene, so get used to that opening composition. Before and after the harmonica scene is terrible, but the idea he didn't stop playing is the only sign the men aren't fuck crazed primates. The 2nd rape is the 2nd worst sex scene acting I've seen this week.
Rated 03 Feb 2013
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 13 Jan 2013
48
40th
It's less viscerally disturbing than other films with its reputation, the production value (and hence the acting) is rather poor, and the pacing is a bit off-kilter, sometimes building an interesting tension, and other times unfortunately slow. But although I can't help but feel that shooting the rapists would have been an easier solution, I find this worth watching if only for the satisfaction of her revenge. "Suck it, bitch."
Rated 13 Jan 2013
helfen419helfen419
Rated 22 Apr 2010
0
0th
One of the worst movies I've seen since Magic
Rated 22 Apr 2010
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 05 Dec 2009
61
16th
on golden pond NO WAIT
Rated 05 Dec 2009
amerigoamerigo
Rated 01 Sep 2009
79
61st
So that's why they called this genre exploitation... This is an utterly fucked up torture of a watch, and ultimately without any sort of artistic point. It's a simulated snuff film and while an important piece cinema, there is no utility whatsoever to be gained from watching this movie--not on the entertainment side, not on the intellectual side. No seriously, this is a film with about an hour of non-stop graphic rape.
Rated 01 Sep 2009
wcnitzwcnitz
Rated 17 Aug 2009
67
12th
Bleeding-edge, but very disturbing. Not sure there's a point in watching this.
Rated 17 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
62
56th
Eminently unlikeable. I quite like it.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
48
16th
One of the notorious "banned" films. A writer, raped by hooligans, recovers and seeks revenge.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
thewhalerTheWhaler
Rated 12 May 2009
12
5th
Extremely awful, but not in the sense of the film itself, more so the events that take place. Slow paced for the most part, but a decent watch when in the mood for tasteless exploits and revenge.
Rated 12 May 2009
mattburgessmattburgess
Rated 15 Aug 2008
78
83rd
A relentless, horrifying masterpiece. The eerie silences, the stillness and lack of music, how exhaustingly long the shots are, all strengthen the impact. Ignore the bleeding-heart white male critics or the jaded film geek morons who don't understand this movie, there's no glamourising violence against women or eroticism or 'fun' here, this is raw, angry feminist art. Camille Keaton is incredible.
Rated 15 Aug 2008
stepsidewaysstepsideways
Rated 14 Nov 2007
69
15th
Camille Keaton later married Judy Garland's ex-husband!
Rated 14 Nov 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
10
0th
crap-sploitation
Rated 17 Sep 2007
nothingsnothings
Rated 10 Nov 2024
36
18th
shouldve done the kills in reverse order
Rated 10 Nov 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 25 May 2024
70
38th
“I CAN’T STOP THE BLEEDING!!” *shudder* – earns its iconic place for its near obsessive fixation on the main event(s) – no need to mess around with characterisations or motivations; just in and out with a minimum of fuss. The stomach churningly graphic violence is not as unbearable as expected because of Zarchi’s cold, clinical tone – right up to a finale devoid of any emotional payoff. Committed work from Keaton, and a nice eerie tone of foreboding, makes the technical credentials an easy pass.
Rated 25 May 2024
shewasSheWas
Rated 14 Sep 2023
87
92nd
As a woman, though not a victim myself - I feel this film so much. someone here wrote "Recommended only to those that want to tolerate brutality at its worst". Try being the butt of the joke that is rape culture and you just might feel represented too
Rated 14 Sep 2023
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
60
18th
????????…?????????
Rated 06 Aug 2021
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 04 Mar 2021
73
44th
Suck it, bitch! The Grandmother of rape & revenge films.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 17 Sep 2020
60
19th
disturbing, then satisfying though poorly thought out. gave off straw dogs and deliverance vibes
Rated 17 Sep 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 14 Mar 2020
0
0th
So, so bad. Everything is handled so terribly.
Rated 14 Mar 2020
overratedoverrated
Rated 02 Oct 2019
10
4th
If you're a fan of exploitation cinema, this is a must-see regardless of its quality, similar to Cannibal Holocaust & Last House on the Left. Spoiler: the quality is bad.
Rated 02 Oct 2019
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 08 Oct 2018
90
78th
I can see why this would be divisive; to really enjoy it, you have to be ok with the graphic sexual violence, the slow first half, the unintelligent, over-the-top second half, and the fact that it's not sleekly polished and modern. It's not an easy combo to appreciate. https://letterboxd.com/pickle_man2135/film/i-spit-on-your-grave/
Rated 08 Oct 2018
chemical404chemical404
Rated 26 Jun 2015
43
29th
That was pretty bad actually. Funny, but bad. Saw this film over the lazy winter, when I didn't write short reviews for films. So don't remember much of the details. I have the impression of it being very exploitative-feminist.
Rated 26 Jun 2015
ribcageribcage
Rated 11 Sep 2013
31
11th
aggressively SLOW
Rated 11 Sep 2013
geohawkgeohawk
Rated 23 Apr 2013
3
0th
Maybe not the worst movie ever, but what ever it is trying to say, it is saying it stupidly.
Rated 23 Apr 2013
naurunauru
Rated 11 Feb 2013
60
57th
This is one of the better revenge/exploitation films I've seen. The acting is occasionally unrealistic, and the cinematography is a bit odd, but somehow it all works well together to create an immersive and suspenseful atmosphere. The surprises genuinely caught me off guard, and I liked that there was a level of complexity to the four guys, rather than portraying them as random brutes without a shred of humanity. This, combined with the slow pacing, makes the deaths quite satisfying.
Rated 11 Feb 2013
ahamel7896ahamel7896
Rated 21 Jan 2013
6
34th
Moody film with some fantastic sequences bogged down by intermittent slow sections. Not as horrible as its reputation suggests, but it's no masterpiece, either.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 22 Nov 2012
10
1st
I can respect shock movies, even if I don't enjoy them. This I did not. Uncomfortable scenes drag out. There was no symbolism, meaning or artful contribution. If you want more than torture porn, look toward Salo
Rated 22 Nov 2012
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
66
46th
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 8 * Directing, Aura : 7 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 6
Rated 26 Oct 2012
just1nJust1n
Rated 16 Apr 2012
70
39th
Not for the faint hearted. Exploitation at its best.
Rated 16 Apr 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 06 Dec 2011
66
46th
Due to the BBFC being prudish cunts, I still haven't had the pleasure of seeing the fully uncut version as one isn't easily available. The versions I've seen are still enjoyable however and Keaton & Tabor give great performances.
Rated 06 Dec 2011
bernardobrumbernardobrum
Rated 25 Jun 2011
50
8th
shit as horror. great as comedy.
Rated 25 Jun 2011
maM_A
Rated 22 Apr 2011
50
35th
Whether this is indeed a feminist statement (coming from a male director no less) is debatable, but what this movie indubitably proves to be is a respectable exploitation flick that stands above the general cesspool that makes up the majority of the genre. The acting is bitterly lacking but the action is often shocking, often cruel, and one thing that can be said is that this is far from a forgettable picture. Approach at your own risk.
Rated 22 Apr 2011
glmglm
Rated 25 Dec 2010
51
16th
50.875
Rated 25 Dec 2010
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 16 Dec 2010
55
37th
I can understand its status as iconic in the field of exploitation films, but it does spectacularly fizzle out about 80% of the way through the film, which shows the weaknesses of the filmmaking process in general behind the film. One of the few films I would say that needed a remake, if a film about a brutal rape and its afternmath deserves a remake.
Rated 16 Dec 2010
ladymcdeathladymcdeath
Rated 13 Nov 2010
1
3rd
Oh jesus christ. I couldn't figure out why I wanted to see it but after a bit of a search it was due to Roger Ebert's deeming it the worst film ever made. Indeed Roger. Indeed.
Rated 13 Nov 2010
countyhellcounty_hell
Rated 13 Sep 2009
55
42nd
this is a film that i should hate, but somehow the first time i saw this, it really affected me. later viewing shows this to be not as "intense" as i thought it the first time, but then again, i was probably 13 or 14 when i saw it. the randomness of the events that lead to keaton's capture and rape was pretty freaky the first time seeing it. having seen many other 70s exploitation films, it doesnt hold up with repeated viewings, but i still really liked watching keaton get her revenge
Rated 13 Sep 2009
suzsuz
Rated 17 Jun 2009
3
6th
bad taste. torture, at least last house on the left is well made.
Rated 17 Jun 2009
shittyshitty
Rated 03 Feb 2009
95
76th
Best revenge flick ever
Rated 03 Feb 2009
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 28 Aug 2008
90
86th
This movie is so cool as its title. I mean it!
Rated 28 Aug 2008
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 01 May 2008
70
57th
A raw and surprisingly "tranquil" piece of exploitation.
Rated 01 May 2008
heerHeer
Rated 12 Feb 2008
50
30th
A bit slow, though it has its moments.
Rated 12 Feb 2008
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 30 Nov 2007
45
40th
Very oddly directed, with lazy, lagging shots to pad time. As awful as it sounds, the gang-rape wasn't "intense" enough to really hit me.
Rated 30 Nov 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 27 Aug 2007
12
16th
ok
Rated 27 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
19th
Disturbing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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