Don't Go Near the Park
Seen it?1979 | 83 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for people who like to watch through their fingers. Best watched with the lights down and someone to grab.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 23 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
In the prehistory of man, 12,000 years ago, two members of a superhuman tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth. They use the methods of ritual cannibalism on the children of their own tribe and when discovered by the 'Queen' of the tribe, they are cursed to an eternity of old age with no chance to ever die. Now, in present day Los Angeles, their only hope to recapture eternal youth is the ritualistic sacrifice of a 16-year-old female virgin. Their existence is discovered by an investigative reporter and a young runaway child and this leads to an unexplained and terrifying confrontation
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$390K worldwide on a $110K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lawrence D. Foldes
- Aldo RayTaft
- Meeno PeluceNick
- Tammy TaylorBondi
- Barbara BainPatty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella
- Robert GribbinMark / Gar
- Linnea QuigleyBondi's Mother
- Chris RileyCowboy
- Lara MorannBondi at 8 Years
- Earl StatlerGriffith
- Cambra FoldesPatty's Victim