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.

Content safety

Harmful content

Depicts sexual assault or abuse.

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  • Sexual harassment on screen Flagged
  • Rape off-screen or strongly implied Flagged
Methodology

Representation

Poor representation

Few women in cast, crew, or story.

Based on 4 of 4 metrics
  • Women in cast 36%
  • Women in top 5 billed 3 of 5
  • Women in key crew 37%
  • Bechdel Test 3/3
Methodology

Bechdel Test

3/3
  1. Two named women (met)
  2. Who talk to each other (met)
  3. About something other than a man (met)

Unconsenting Media

2 concerns
  • No rape or sexual assault
  • Rape or sexual assault mentioned/discussed/implied
  • Sexual harassment on screen
  • Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Incest
  • Attempted rape
  • Rape off-screen or strongly implied
  • Rape on screen

One of the film’s antagonists watches from a distance as the protagonist undresses and skinny-dips (26:00). One of the film’s protagonists tells another to “feel how hard (his) cock is” and guides (and holds) their hand over his erection (26:40): it is played for laughs, but as the shot lingers, the other may read uncomfortable. One of the film’s antagonists strokes the protagonist’s exposed skin (36:00). One of the film's antagonists watches the protagonist film a sex scene through a window without her consent (42:00). One of the film’s protagonists discovers a man’s body: the man is tied up and nude except for his pants around his ankles (1:12:00). Given the later context, the film implies that he was imprisoned and touched (at minimum) against his will until his death. This discovery then recontextualizes the antagonist’s motives from moral disapproval and jealousy to sexual predation, as they cull the protagonists for his implied replacement. One of the antagonists get into bed naked with the sleeping protagonist while the latter is topless and fondles her. This scene is intercut with others and the film returns to it twice in various stages of progression (01:15:00, 01:18:00, and 01:22:00). One of the protagonists hides under the bed and is trapped until the antagonists begin to have sex (1:31:00).

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Cast and crew

36% women in cast

Cast

  • Women 5 (36%)
  • Men 9 (64%)
  • Non-binary 0 (0%)
  • Unknown 0 (0%)

Crew

  • Women 21 (15%)
  • Men 44 (31%)
  • Non-binary 0 (0%)
  • Unknown 76 (54%)

Details

Released
March 17, 2022
Runtime
1h 46m
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$14,745,049
Country
United States
Language
English

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