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  1. Oct 8, 2023 · The Last House on the Left claims to be a true story, which is certainly open to interpretation. Backtracking the origin of Craven's film through Bergman's The Virgin Spring to the original Swedish ballad, it becomes clear that Craven took the ballad, which was based on a local legend, as a decidedly "true" story, despite some of the ...

  2. The Last House on the Left is a 1972 exploitation horror film written and directed by Wes Craven in his directorial debut, and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. The film stars Sandra Peabody , Lucy Grantham, David Hess , Fred J. Lincoln , Jeramie Rain , and Marc Sheffler.

  3. Oct 17, 2016 · 1. IT WENT THROUGH A BUNCH OF TITLES BEFORE THEY SETTLED ON ONE. Wes Craven originally called the screenplay Night of Vengeance. Then it was Sex Crime of the Century, quoting a line of dialogue...

  4. Dec 30, 2021 · "The Last House on the Left" was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring," with a story about two young women who are kidnapped, raped, and murdered by...

  5. Aug 2, 2022 · Raw in its unrelenting depiction of reality, The Last House on the Left is loosely based on Ingmar Bergman’s classic 1960 film The Virgin Spring, following two teenage girls heading to a rock concert when they are captured by a brutal gang of psychopaths.

  6. Feb 11, 2022 · The story focuses on Mari Collingwood (Sandra Peabody), a teenager on the eve of her birthday who leaves the safety of her parents’ remote house to attend a Blood Lust concert in the bad part of town with her friend, Phyllis (Lucy Grantham).

  7. Sep 5, 2020 · For all the cheap, exploitative shock that The Last House on the Left was and is still derided for, the film presents a fascinating look into the filmmaking roots of its director, Wes Craven, who would go on to become a horror legend.