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Don't Go Near the Park

  • 19791979
  • RR
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
812
YOUR RATING
Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
  • Horror
Two siblings cursed in prehistoric times survive for millennia by feasting on the entrails of young people, prowling in what eventually becomes a park in contemporary Los Angeles.Two siblings cursed in prehistoric times survive for millennia by feasting on the entrails of young people, prowling in what eventually becomes a park in contemporary Los Angeles.Two siblings cursed in prehistoric times survive for millennia by feasting on the entrails of young people, prowling in what eventually becomes a park in contemporary Los Angeles.
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
812
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lawrence David Foldes
  • Writers
    • Linwood Chase(screenplay)
    • Lawrence David Foldes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aldo Ray
    • Meeno Peluce
    • Tammy Taylor
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lawrence David Foldes
  • Writers
    • Linwood Chase(screenplay)
    • Lawrence David Foldes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aldo Ray
    • Meeno Peluce
    • Tammy Taylor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Linnea Quigley and Robert Gribbin in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Tammy Taylor in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Meeno Peluce, Chris Riley, and Tammy Taylor in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Chris Riley and Tammy Taylor in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Barbara Bain in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
    Robert Gribbin in Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
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    Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
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    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Taft
    Meeno Peluce
    Meeno Peluce
    • Nick
    Tammy Taylor
    Tammy Taylor
    • Bondi
    • (as Tamara Taylor)
    Barbara Bain
    Barbara Bain
    • Patty
    • (as Barbara Monker)
    • …
    Robert Gribbin
    Robert Gribbin
    • Mark
    • (as Crackers Phinn)
    • …
    Linnea Quigley
    Linnea Quigley
    • Bondi's Mother
    Chris Riley
    • Cowboy
    Lara Morann
    • Bondi at 8 Years
    Earl Statler
    • Griffith
    Cambra Foldes
    • Patty's Victim
    K.L. Garber
    • Nick's Mother
    David Ariniello
    • Boy Fishing
    Steven Lovy
    • Mugger
    Janet Giglio
    • Runaway Girl
    Doug White
    • Spanish Priest
    Steven Leider
    • First Priest
    Rich Buendia
    • Second Priest
    Stephan Hun
    • Jogger
    • Director
      • Lawrence David Foldes
    • Writers
      • Linwood Chase(screenplay) (story)
      • Lawrence David Foldes(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Scream Queen legend Linnea Quigley's first horror movie role. She talked about it in a 2015 interview with AV/Club. "(My first horror film was) a movie called Don't Go Near The Park, and it was done by Lawrence Foldes. He was probably 19, not much older than me. I went in, and it was when they had this [casting call publication] called Drama Log and they had "looking for a 19-24-looking woman." I sent my picture in, and they called me and I read for the part of this woman that bears a child. They're supposed to age me, like she's all grown up and everything, and I had a real babyface then, but they used the worst makeup, and I just looked like I had stipple on. It was crazy. It looked so bad. The movie was terrible."
    • Alternate versions
      For the U.S. release, several snippets of gore from the cannibal scenes were cut to earn an "R" rating instead of an "X".
    • Connections
      Featured in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

    User reviews29

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    Top review
    Heed My Warning!
    I read the warnings online. Despite them, I stupidly went out and rented this piece of garbage. Wow. I've been let-down by a movie before, but never by a movie I had no expectations for anyway. This was just bad. First of all, the intro takes place "12,000 years ago"... which would make the characters 10,000 years older than Christ, but they speak VERY good American English... wow. THAT'S an impressive feat, almost as impressive as going on a 12,000 year-long murdering spree and not being caught once. Another impressive feat would have to be the awesome special effects they used to show aging... which were the exact same effects used in The Wolf Man almost 40 years prior to this. Incredible. [sarcasm]

    Yes folks, this movie includes it all: bad acting, stupid effects, weak plot, and best of all, two 12,000 year old murderers, everything. The only thing this movie has going for it, in my opinion, is that it's hard to find.
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    5
    • Notsoboo
    • Feb 19, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sanctuary for Evil
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Star Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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