Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Uav Corporation
• VHS Release Date: October 19, 1990
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301223543
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,850 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the most infamous exploitation film of all time, July 12, 2002

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Spit on Your Grave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When movies first came out on video there were two legendary exploitation films I had to track down. One was "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the other was "I Spit on Your Grave," which is actually the more memorable film of the pair overall (although I do grant the highest place to the "hook" scene in TCM). Director Meir Zarchi's 1978 film has become rather infamous, since critics hated it, audiences were outraged, and the film was banned in Germany and Great Britain. The story, such as it is, finds Jennifer Hill (Camille Keaton, Buster's grand-niece) out in the woods of Connecticut to work on a novel when she crosses the path of some local boys who decide she should be the first sexual partner for their mentally-disabled friend. When he cannot complete the rape, his friends do it for him. Then they decide that they are not done with Jennifer.

At issue are not Jennifer's specific acts of revenge, including the infamous bathroom scene, but rather the series of brutal rapes that precede them. I do not want to meet anyone who is not disturbed by these rape scenes and I think it is fairly obvious that Zarchi intended to make audiences uncomfortable. In retrospect you have to wonder about all those movies with rape scenes that do NOT upset the audience. But Zarchi certainly pours it on thick, absolutely assuring that things go beyond the tolerance level of anyone who watches this film. So the bottom line is that this film will upset you and it is therefore effective at doing exactly what it wants to do, which is supposed to be a good thing, right? I have always considered this an "X" rated movie although I would not consider it pornographic in the traditional sense. But it is a very disturbing film and I do not think I would want my kids to see it until after they graduate college (if ever). Anyone renting this film for cheap thrills is in for a shock.

As I now understand it, this 1978 film was originally released as "Day of the Woman," but that rather innocuous title was replaced by the well known "I Spit on Your Grave," although the film was also screened as "I Hate Your Guts" and "The Rape and Revenge of Jennifer Hill." All of this is interesting since it seems the producers were trying to pass off this film with both higher and lover levels of pretention. Beyond being letterboxed, this DVD offers nothing than the cheesy original theatrical trailer. But this is one film where you would certainly like to have to hear what the director has to say.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bostonian in Minnesota reviews Meir Zarchi's "I Spit", January 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I Spit on Your Grave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Meir Zarchi's classic "I Spit on your Grave" is an assault on your senses. It graphically depicts the most vile acts known to man: rape and murder. It is quite a strong pro-capital punishment document. It is a story of rape and revenge, that makes you feel totally uneasy. It is not your average horror movie. It doesn't offer many jump out of your seat, visceral scares...it just plain out disturbs you. If you like this one...check out Wes Craven's "Last House on the Left" (1972)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rape and revenge movie that knows what you want!, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I Spit on Your Grave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Without doubt uncomfortable to watch at times, but exactly the reason it is hired and searched for 20 years on. The ability to shock with a small budget seems to have dissapeared these days, so watch one of the films that began a genre. Not recommended for first dates.