American Gothic

American Gothic

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1987-08-17
Genre:Horror
Duration:90 min
Director:John Hough
Actors:Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Michael J. Pollard, Fiona Hutchison, Stephen Shellen
Production:manor Ground, Pinetalk

Overview:

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.

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