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American Gothic

R
Movie
1987
1h 30m
English
Horror
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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5.9
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CRITIC SCORE
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Directed By: John Hough
Written By: Michael Vines (Screenplay), Burt Wetanson (Screenplay)

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Buck Flower Sings says...
6 years ago
6.5/10. As far as inbred horror goes, this is a pretty good one, but the movie is quite slow and secluded to its own little stories, sometimes playing to its positive aspects. All the creepy slowness and weirdness of its strange family and characters are perfectly played. The story is a simple one, much like the family.
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jekyl6669 says...
6 years ago
A group of young people run afoul of some backwoods old timers when they're stranded on their Island. It's a tried and true formula, but this one has some interesting twists along the way. It's not as conventionally scary as most horror flicks, but it's fairly twisted and creepy. It also helps that there's a lot of likable actors.
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moonkodi says...
8 years ago
If you like your inbred horror movies silly this is for you. Could have been more extreme but it's still damn weird.
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Milo_Jeeder
6 years ago
In "American Gothic", the story revolves around Cynthia, a young woman mourning the death of her baby daughter, for which blames herself (and she really should!). Following her psychiatrist's advice, Cynthia and her husband, Jeff, go on a trip with some friends, but their trip is cut short when they More
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Arrrrrrrach
6 years ago
3 couples fly away for a holiday but encounter engine trouble and are marooned on an island with a dysfunctional and deadly family.

There are some stupid decisions made including one which almost pulls you out of the film but it's all so crazy and is played straight enough to elevate this far abo More
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Wuchak
2 years ago
**_Young castaways encounter a strange family on a remote island in the Great Northwest_**

Three couples from Seattle take a small plane trip to celebrate the anniversary of the pilot & his wife. Unfortunately, mechanical problems force them to land at an isolated isle in Puget Sound where they m More
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