Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its director stated on the record that "some people age very gracefully and have a great time getting older and others have a hard time with it and become resentful and angry and the like, I always t…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Some people age very gracefully and have a great time getting older and others have a hard time with it and become resentful and angry and the like. I always thought that those themes were very relat…"Salon.com, May 2022 source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
Age: 47 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 19 |
| This title (2022) | 3 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
John Lott (director) · Benjamin Bamford (director)