- Actors: David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Marie Claude Joseph
- Directors: Ruggero Deodato
- Writers: Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino
- Producers: Franco Di Nunzio, Franco Palaggi
- Format: PAL
- Language English, Italian
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Vipco
- DVD Release Date: 1 Mar 2004
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006IXAZ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 80,783 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
House on the edge of the park is a very shocking and disturbing film including rapes,gross language and a lot of pissing round. Vipco UK release is cut by 11minutes 42seconds by the BBFC which removed or heavily edited all the assaults by David Hess on the women. It's better buying the US DVD which is uncut and understand how sick these guys are.
Great film but vipco has a problem of releasing a lot of cut films which is very disappointing.
Great film but vipco has a problem of releasing a lot of cut films which is very disappointing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A lush & classy erotic thriller. This film is gorgeous: stunningly beautiful & elegant women, slow moving, sweeping camera work, that evokes a sense of calm & beauty which stands as a philosophically interesting contrast to the sometimes brutal going-ons in the film.
The script offers some really clever twists to the whole captives-captors scenario, and blurs the lines of the roles of these.
The score is fantastic, mostly tranquil and lyrical, but occasionally nervous & frenetic, yet without eclipsing the film's constant lyrical undertones.
The film apparently caused some controversy for showing the rape victims as enjoying the rapes. I think that is precisely one of the unique things about the film; it adds another psychological layer to the film, bringing in some Sadean notions and making them comprehensible by transposing them into a modern, cinematic context. The joy of domination, is a recurrent theme in the film; in a sexual way as well as in terms of captivation.
A smooth, sensual and edgy exploitation thriller, with some unexpected psychological and philosophical elements.
As always with a Ruggero Deodato the acting is INCREDIBLE & feels very realistic.
THIS IS THE UNCUT SHRIEK SHOW EDITION, A GREAT EDITION FROM ONE OF THE BEST EXPLOITATION LABELS EVER! DO NOT BUY THE UK VERSION, IT HAS BEEN BUTCHERED BY THE BBFC.
It remains a great mystery to me why on earth BBFC cut this film by an atrocious 14 minutes. It contains less than a few minutes of violence in total, and that violence is very mild; I've seen worse violence in 12 rated movies.
The script offers some really clever twists to the whole captives-captors scenario, and blurs the lines of the roles of these.
The score is fantastic, mostly tranquil and lyrical, but occasionally nervous & frenetic, yet without eclipsing the film's constant lyrical undertones.
The film apparently caused some controversy for showing the rape victims as enjoying the rapes. I think that is precisely one of the unique things about the film; it adds another psychological layer to the film, bringing in some Sadean notions and making them comprehensible by transposing them into a modern, cinematic context. The joy of domination, is a recurrent theme in the film; in a sexual way as well as in terms of captivation.
A smooth, sensual and edgy exploitation thriller, with some unexpected psychological and philosophical elements.
As always with a Ruggero Deodato the acting is INCREDIBLE & feels very realistic.
THIS IS THE UNCUT SHRIEK SHOW EDITION, A GREAT EDITION FROM ONE OF THE BEST EXPLOITATION LABELS EVER! DO NOT BUY THE UK VERSION, IT HAS BEEN BUTCHERED BY THE BBFC.
It remains a great mystery to me why on earth BBFC cut this film by an atrocious 14 minutes. It contains less than a few minutes of violence in total, and that violence is very mild; I've seen worse violence in 12 rated movies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The story..Crooked garage workers Alex (David Hess) and Ricky (Giovanni Lambardo Radice) help fix the car of a rich couple and invite themselves along to their party. It becomes clear that the rich party hosts are just bored and looking for laughs at the expense of the two underclass guests. When the tension is finally broken Alex takes them all hostage and begins to have his own idea of fun with them.
Ruggero deodato's follow up to the classic "Cannibal Holocaust" is a nasty little horror/thriller. It is, however, a good well shot film and David Hess as Alex seems to revel in playing the bad guy ( think Krug from "Last house on the left") Most of the film is set in the house so you have a real claustrophobic feel to proceedings as events spiral out of control. Make no mistake though "House at the edge of the park" is an incredibly sleazy film and director Ruggero Deodato shows us once again how he can make genuinely full on films like few others in the genre. The film contains little actual gore but you get beatings aplenty and totally cruel moments of humiliation, torture and rape. Special mention has to be made to Riz Ortolani's sleazy score and cheesy disco music that'll have you humming well after the films ended. I also have to say that do not under any circumstances buy the U.K release by Vipco as it's cut by over 11 minutes!
I recommend this to all fans of the genre.
Ruggero deodato's follow up to the classic "Cannibal Holocaust" is a nasty little horror/thriller. It is, however, a good well shot film and David Hess as Alex seems to revel in playing the bad guy ( think Krug from "Last house on the left") Most of the film is set in the house so you have a real claustrophobic feel to proceedings as events spiral out of control. Make no mistake though "House at the edge of the park" is an incredibly sleazy film and director Ruggero Deodato shows us once again how he can make genuinely full on films like few others in the genre. The film contains little actual gore but you get beatings aplenty and totally cruel moments of humiliation, torture and rape. Special mention has to be made to Riz Ortolani's sleazy score and cheesy disco music that'll have you humming well after the films ended. I also have to say that do not under any circumstances buy the U.K release by Vipco as it's cut by over 11 minutes!
I recommend this to all fans of the genre.
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Not even 1 star !!!!
Another one torn to ribbons by the utter idiots at the bbfc who still seem to believe that adults in the UK need to be monitored and treated like children, European and USA... Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Chief
bad
I normally enjoy this type of grindhouse type film. Gritty,bloody,depraved,violent etc etc but HOTEOTP is a truly terrible film all round, Ive seen the U. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Mr. Russell C. Witheyman
TERRIBLE !! !! !! !! !! !!
The House on the Edge of the Park is an absolutely rubbish film but i must admit, it was a lot better before the censors edited it! Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2006 by M. Western
A surprisingly good exploitation thriller
Apparently this edition of the film (vipco's screamtime collection) is cut by eleven minutes, so i don't know if i can congratulate Ruggero Deodato on his restraint from... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2005 by P. V. Oldham
Save your money
To call this horror would be a joke. It's trash. One of the worst, most insipid movies ever. It isn't sick or disturbing, as another reviewer has commented. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2004
Gives exploitation films a bad name
You know a movie is awful when a sick and twisted rapist is the least annoying character in the film. Read more
Published on 4 May 2003 by Daniel Jolley
An excellent film marred by the censors
This is one pretty hardcore film, providing that is you don't buy it in this country. Thanks to our friends at the BBFC, we are denied over 11 minutes (yes, you read that right,... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2003 by "brasshande"
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