American Gothic (1987)

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The family that slays together stays together.

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

• Released: 1987-08-17
• Genres: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 130 votes

Directed by John Hough.

Top cast

• Rod Steiger as Pa
• Yvonne De Carlo as Ma
• Michael J. Pollard as Woody
• Fiona Hutchison as Lynn
• Stephen Shellen as Paul
• Janet Wright as Fanny
• Sarah Torgov as Cynthia
• Mark Lindsay Chapman as Rob
• Caroline Barclay as Terri
• William Hootkins as Teddy

Full cast & crew

Where to watch American Gothic

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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