Italy, 1980
91m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, Italian
An Italian horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato.
Plot Summary
A pair of thugs crash a party at a posh suburban house where they terrorise the other guests. But there’s a sting in the tail…
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Ruggero Deodato
© [not given on screen]
Franco Palaggi and Franco Di Nunzio present. An F.D. Cinematografica production
In Charge of Production: Giovanni Masini
Story and Screenplay: Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino
Director of Photography: Sergio D’Offizi
Film Editor: Vincenzo Tomassi
Music Composed and Directed by: Riz Ortolani
Sound Engineer: Alfonso Montesanti
Costumes: Massimo Antonello Geleng
Make-up: Raoul Ranieri
Hairstyles: Nerea Rosmenit
Production Design: Massimo Antonello Geleng
Interiors: De Paolis-Incir
Cast
David A. Hess (Alex)
Annie Belle (Lisa)
Cristian Borromeo (Tom)
Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Ricky)
Marie Claude Joseph (Glenda)
Gabriele Di Giulio (Howard)
Brigitte Petronio (Cindy)
Karoline Mardeck (Susan)
Lorraine De Selle (Gloria)
Alternative Titles
A Armadilha – Portugal
A Casa no Fundo do Parque – Brazil
Dom na skraju parku – Poland
Ház a park szélén – Hungary
La hiena – Argentina
House on the Edge of the Park – Australia, UK, USA
The House at the Edge of the Park – Belgium (video), Canada, Norway
Huset i änden av parken – Sweden (video)
Jack – Der Schlitzer – Austria
La Maison au fond du parc – France
Der Schlitzer – West Germany
To spiti stin akri tou parkou – Greece (video)
Talo puiston laidalla – Finland
Talo puiston perällä – Finland
Trampa para un violador – Spain
Violencia mortal – Mexico
Το σπίτι στην άκρη του πάρκου – Greece
Дом на краю парка – Soviet Union
公园旁的凶屋 – China (Mandarin)
真夜中の狂気 – Japan
Links
Extracts included in
Ballad in Blood (2016)
David Hess on House on the Edge of the Park (2007)
Deodato Holocaust (2019)
Giovanni Lombardo Radice on House on the Edge of the Park (2007)
Karoline Mardeck on House on the Edge of the Park (2016)
Oslo Fright Fest 2010 (2012)
Ruggero Deodato on House on the Edge of the Park (2007)
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
References
Periodicals
- Screen International no.220 (15 December 1979) p.9
- Rivista del Cinematografo vol.54 no.12 (December 1981) pp.688-689 – credits
- Variety 6 February 1985 p.8
- Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade vol.6 no.7/8 (July/August 1980) pp.6-7
Books
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.370
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.240
- Italian Horror 1979-1994 by Jim Harper pp.120-122 – illustrated credits, review
- The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies: An A-Z Guide to Over Sixty Years of Blood and Guts by Peter Normanton pp.258-260
