Summary
George Manning is a well-to-do businessman, husband, and father. While his family is away on his birthday, he invites a pair of rain-soaked young women into his house to wait out an evening thunderstorm. The two girls seduce Manning and ultimately kidnap and torture him in his own home.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.8
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −17 min on the typical 104
typical 10487Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1977
May 1, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 5
- Peter S. Traynor Director, Producer
- Chris Christenberry Assistant Director
- Leslie Moulton Second Assistant Director
- Carline Davis-Dyer Script Supervisor
- Wes MacAphee Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Ronald Ross Screenplay
- Anthony Overman Screenplay
Production · 4
- William Duffy Executive Producer
- Mel Bergman Executive Producer
- Larry Spiegel Producer
- John L. Moorehead Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- David Worth Director of Photography, Editor
Sound · 5
- Jimmie Haskell Original Music Composer
- Leslie Shatz Sound
- Wayne Wahrman Sound Effects Editor
- Hal Watkins Sound Mixer
- Turner Browne Boom Operator
Art · 14
- Jack Fisk Production Design
- Peter Jamison Production Design
- Sissy Spacek Set Dresser
- Bill Paxton Assistant Art Director
- Karine Haugseth Set Dresser
- Eric Edel Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Tino Zacchia Makeup Artist
- Todd Joy Wardrobe Master
- Aaron St. John Wardrobe Master
Other crew · 4
- Roger Creed Stunts
- Paula Crist Stunts
- James F. Liles Special Effects
- Cyndi Swan Stunts
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