American Gothic
Seen it?1987 | 90 min | Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Hough
- Rod SteigerPa
- Yvonne De CarloMa
- Michael J. PollardWoody
- Fiona HutchisonLynn
- Stephen ShellenPaul
- Janet WrightFanny
- Sarah TorgovCynthia
- Mark Lindsay ChapmanRob
- Caroline BarclayTerri
- William HootkinsTeddy