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I Spit on Your Grave is an American rape and revenge film series that comprises two films written and directed by Meir Zarchi and three remake films, each installment following a woman who exacts revenge on each of her tormentors after four men gang rape and leave her for dead.[1] The original 1978 film has gained a large cult following. Jennifer Hills (portrayed by Camille Keaton and Sarah Butler) is the only character to appear in every film, with the exception of the 2013 film I Spit on Your Grave 2.
| I Spit on Your Grave | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Meir Zarchi |
| Original work | I Spit on Your Grave (1978) |
| Years | 1978–2019 |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | List of films |
Films
edit| Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Spit on Your Grave | November 22, 1978 | Meir Zarchi | Joseph Zbeda | |
| I Spit on Your Grave | May 1, 2010 | Steven R. Monroe | Stuart Morse | Lisa M. Hansen and Paul Hertzberg |
| I Spit on Your Grave 2 | August 25, 2013 | Thomas H. Fenton and Neil Elman | ||
| I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine | October 23, 2015 | R. D. Braunstein | Daniel Gilboy | |
| I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu | April 23, 2019 | Meir Zarchi | Jan O'Connell and Terry Zarchi | |
Original series
editI Spit on Your Grave (1978)
editAfter a young writer (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu (2019)
editForty years after a woman (Camille Keaton) gets revenge on her attackers, she faces the wrath of the families of the men she killed. She and her daughter (Jamie Bernadette) are kidnapped and have to face off against a gang of degenerates overseen by a violently unhinged matriarch.
Remake series
editI Spit on Your Grave (2010)
editJennifer (Sarah Butler), a writer, rents an isolated cabin in the country so she can work on her latest novel. The peace and quiet is soon shattered by a gang of local thugs who rape and torture her, then leave her for dead. But she returns for vengeance, trapping the men one by one. Jennifer inflicts pain on her attackers with a ferocity that surpasses her own ordeal.
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
editA young woman (Jemma Dallender) embarks on a merciless path of revenge after three men rape and torture her.
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)
editAfter joining a therapy group for rape victims, a woman (Sarah Butler) seeks grisly revenge against the perpetrators of the crimes.
Derivative works
editThe first film was followed by a slew of imitators and unofficial followups, including the unofficial remakes Turkish I Spit on Your Grave from 1979 and 1985's Naked Vengeance. Naked Vengeance film inspired the name of the unofficial sequel to the original film named Savage Vengeance (also called I Will Dance On Your Grave: Savage Vengeance) which starred Keaton once again as a woman named Jennifer. Other derivatives include the spoof I Spit Chew On Your Grave (2008) and the German I Piss on Your Cadaver (1999).[2]
Principal cast and characters
editThis section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Original series | Unofficial film | Remake series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Spit on Your Grave | I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu |
I Will Dance On Your Grave: Savage Vengeance |
I Spit on Your Grave | I Spit on Your Grave 2 | I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine | |
| 1978 | 2019 | 1993 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Jennifer Hills Angela Jitrenka |
Camille Keaton | Sarah Butler | Sarah Butler | |||
| Johnny Stillman | Eron Tabor | Mentioned | Jeff Branson | Mentioned | Jeff BransonA | |
| Matthew Duncan | Richard Pace | Chad Lindberg | Chad LindbergA | |||
| Stanley Woods | Anthony Nichols | Daniel Franzese | Daniel FranzeseA | |||
| Andy Chirensky | Gunter Kleemann | Rodney Eastman | Rodney EastmanA | |||
| Becky Stillman | Alexis Magnotti | Maria Olsen | ||||
| Melissa Stillman | Tammy Zarchi | |||||
| Johnny Stillman Jr. | Terry Zarchi | |||||
| Waitress | Traci Ferrante | |||||
| Porter | William Tasgal | |||||
| Butcher | Isaac Agami | |||||
| Supermarket Girl | Ronit Haviv | |||||
| Christina "Christy" Hills | Jamie Bernadette | |||||
| Priest | Meir Zarchi | |||||
| Herman Duncan | Jim Tavare | |||||
| Scotty Chirensky | Jeremy Ferdman | |||||
| Beady Eyes Duncan | Alexandra Kenworthy | |||||
| Kevin Woods | Jonathan Peacy | |||||
| Millie Stillman | Holgie Forrester | |||||
| Henry Stillman | Roy Allen III | |||||
| Bar Singer | Melissa Moore | |||||
| Tommy | Donald Farmer | |||||
| Sam | Linda Lyer | |||||
| Dwayne Chesney | Phil Newman | |||||
| Sheriff | Jack Clout | |||||
| Dr. Luna | Robin Sinclair | |||||
| Clerk | Jane Clark | |||||
| Manny | Bill Sweeney | |||||
| Bulldog | Jack Kent | |||||
| Earl | Tracey Walter | |||||
| Storch | Andrew Howard | Andrew HowardA | ||||
| Mrs. Storch | Mollie Milligan | |||||
| Chastity | Saxon Sharbino | Mentioned | ||||
| Girl at Gas Station | Amber Dawn Landrum | |||||
| Katie Carter | Jemma Dallender | |||||
| Ivan | Joe Absolom | |||||
| Ana | Mary Stockley | |||||
| Father Dimov | Valentine Pelka | |||||
| Sharon | Kacey Barnfield | |||||
| Georgy | Yavor Baharov | |||||
| Nicolai | Aleksandar Aleksiev | |||||
| Detective Kiril | Georgi Zlaterev | |||||
| Valko | Peter Silverleaf | |||||
| Jayson | Michael Dixon | |||||
| Bar Patron | Dimo Alexiev | |||||
| Pedestrian | Ivan Ivanov | |||||
| Policeman | Krasimir Ortakchiev | |||||
| Marla Finch | Jennifer Landon | |||||
| Oscar "Koza" Kosca | Doug McKeon | |||||
| Detective McDylan | Gabriel Hogan | |||||
| Therapist | Harley Jane Kozak | |||||
| Detective Boyle | Michelle Hurd | |||||
| Matthew | Russell Pitts | |||||
| Chief | Walter Perez | |||||
| Lynne | Karen Strassman | |||||
| Ron | Christopher Hoffman | |||||
Additional crew and production details
edit| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | ||
| I Spit on Your Grave (1978) | — | Yuri Haviv | Meir Zarchi | Cinemagic Pictures | The Jerry Gross Organization | 1hr 42mins | |
| I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | Corey Allen Jackson | Neil Lisk | Daniel Duncan | CineTel Films | Anchor Bay Entertainment | 1hr 48mins | |
| I Spit on Your Grave 2 | Damian Bromley | Kristina Hamilton-Grobler | 1hr 27mins | ||||
| I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine |
James Dooley | Richard J. Vialet | Ana Florit | 1hr 46mins 1hr 40mins (edited cut) | |||
| I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu |
— | Pedja Radenkovic | Terry Zarchi | Deja Vu LLC | 1hr 31mins | ||
Reception
editBox office and financial performance
edit| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | |||
| I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | $93,051 | $1,185,599 | $1,278,650 | #39 | not available | $2,000,000 | [3] |
| I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) | $809 | $677,795 | $678,604 | #52 | not available | $2,000,000 | [4] |
| I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015) | $144,661 | #91 | not available | $2,000,000 | [5] | ||
| Totals | $91,784,027 | $19,355,221 | $67,215,435 | $6,000,000 | |||
Critical and public response
edit| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| I Spit on Your Grave (1978) | 51% (35 reviews)[6] | 19/100 (6 reviews)[7] |
| I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | 32% (63 reviews)[8] | 27/100 (14 reviews)[9] |
| I Spit on Your Grave 2 | 0% (8 reviews)[10] | 23/100 (3 reviews)[11] |
| I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine | 0% (27 reviews)[12] | 40/100 (2 reviews)[13] |
| I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu | 0% (15 reviews)[14] | 27/100 (14 reviews)[15] |
Home media
edit| Title | Format | Discs | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Special Features | Distributors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Spit on Your Grave: Ultimate Collector's Edition | Blu-ray | 02 | — | 20 September 2010 | — | Content New Special Features | 101 Films |
| I Spit on Your Grave: Limited Collector's Edition | Blu-ray | 03 | — | 7 February 2011 | — | Content New Special Features | 101 Films |
| I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | Blu-ray | 01 | — | 8 February 2011 | — | Content New Special Features | Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| I Spit on Your Grave: Director's Cut | Blu-ray | 02 | — | 16 March 2011 | — | Content New Special Features | Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION - on Blu-ray 5th October - PART ONE". October 2020.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: The Complete Collection – Top Trivia". October 4, 2020.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine (2015)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (Day of the Woman) (1978)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (1978)". Metacritic.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Metacritic.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Metacritic.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)". Metacritic.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (2019)". Metacritic.