FILM 1113: LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
TRIVIA: When fledgling director Wes Craven took this film
to the MPAA, they slapped it with an "X" rating. Wanting an R for
wider release, Craven went back and removed ten minutes of footage. However,
this still wasn't enough and the film still got an "X" rating. Once
again Craven removed footage, this time taking out 20 minutes. It still wasn't
enough. Finally, Craven put all of the original footage back in, got an
authentic "RATED R" seal of approval from the film board from a
friend of his, put it on the film and released it.
Wes Craven later used the
name "Krug" in A Nightmare
on Elm Street (1984) for the film's villain, "Freddy
KRUEGer." In both films the name is used for teenage murderers.
A mixture of red and blue food
coloring mixed with caramel syrup was used for the fake blood, which - contrary
to most movie blood - actually looks real.
Was banned for over 32 years in
Australia. It was finally commercially available through DVD in 2004.
This movie has been banned several
times in the UK by the BBFC. Originally, in 1974, it was rejected for a cinema
certificate. In 1984, it was banned again when it became a "video nasty",
and remained that way until 2000, when it was once more rejected for a cinema
release. In 2001, it was rejected and remained banned. Finally, a video version
in 2002 was passed with around 30 seconds of cuts for an 18 rating, ending a 28
year streak of being banned. It was finally passed fully uncut by the BBFC in
March 2008.
According to director Wes Craven, the crew set
up a special editing office to restore prints returned from cinemas because
"every one would come back chopped up by theater owners".
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