I Spit on Your Grave (film series)

I Spit on Your Grave is an American rape and revenge film series that comprises two films written and directed by Meir Zarchi and three remake films, each installment following a woman who exacts revenge on each of her tormentors after four men gang rape and leave her for dead.[1] The original 1978 film has gained a large cult following. Jennifer Hills (portrayed by Camille Keaton and Sarah Butler) is the only character to appear in every film, with the exception of the 2013 film I Spit on Your Grave 2.

I Spit on Your Grave
Created byMeir Zarchi
Original workI Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Years1978–2019
Films and television
Film(s)List of films

Films

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Film U.S.
release date
Director Writer(s) Producer(s)
I Spit on Your Grave November 22, 1978 (1978-11-22) Meir Zarchi Joseph Zbeda
I Spit on Your Grave May 1, 2010 (2010-05-01) Steven R. Monroe Stuart Morse Lisa M. Hansen and Paul Hertzberg
I Spit on Your Grave 2 August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) Thomas H. Fenton and Neil Elman
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23) R. D. Braunstein Daniel Gilboy
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) Meir Zarchi Jan O'Connell and Terry Zarchi

Original series

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I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

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After a young writer (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.

I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu (2019)

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Forty years after a woman (Camille Keaton) gets revenge on her attackers, she faces the wrath of the families of the men she killed. She and her daughter (Jamie Bernadette) are kidnapped and have to face off against a gang of degenerates overseen by a violently unhinged matriarch.

Remake series

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I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

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Jennifer (Sarah Butler), a writer, rents an isolated cabin in the country so she can work on her latest novel. The peace and quiet is soon shattered by a gang of local thugs who rape and torture her, then leave her for dead. But she returns for vengeance, trapping the men one by one. Jennifer inflicts pain on her attackers with a ferocity that surpasses her own ordeal.

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

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A young woman (Jemma Dallender) embarks on a merciless path of revenge after three men rape and torture her.

I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)

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After joining a therapy group for rape victims, a woman (Sarah Butler) seeks grisly revenge against the perpetrators of the crimes.

Derivative works

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The first film was followed by a slew of imitators and unofficial followups, including the unofficial remakes Turkish I Spit on Your Grave from 1979 and 1985's Naked Vengeance. Naked Vengeance film inspired the name of the unofficial sequel to the original film named Savage Vengeance (also called I Will Dance On Your Grave: Savage Vengeance) which starred Keaton once again as a woman named Jennifer. Other derivatives include the spoof I Spit Chew On Your Grave (2008) and the German I Piss on Your Cadaver (1999).[2]

Principal cast and characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character Original series Unofficial film Remake series
I Spit on Your Grave I Spit on Your Grave:
Deja Vu
I Will Dance On Your Grave:
Savage Vengeance
I Spit on Your Grave I Spit on Your Grave 2 I Spit on Your Grave III:
Vengeance Is Mine
1978 2019 1993 2010 2013 2015
Jennifer Hills
Angela Jitrenka
Camille Keaton Sarah Butler Sarah Butler
Johnny Stillman Eron Tabor Mentioned Jeff Branson Mentioned Jeff BransonA
Matthew Duncan Richard Pace Chad Lindberg Chad LindbergA
Stanley Woods Anthony Nichols Daniel Franzese Daniel FranzeseA
Andy Chirensky Gunter Kleemann Rodney Eastman Rodney EastmanA
Becky Stillman Alexis Magnotti Maria Olsen
Melissa Stillman Tammy Zarchi
Johnny Stillman Jr. Terry Zarchi
Waitress Traci Ferrante
Porter William Tasgal
Butcher Isaac Agami
Supermarket Girl Ronit Haviv
Christina "Christy" Hills Jamie Bernadette
Priest Meir Zarchi
Herman Duncan Jim Tavare
Scotty Chirensky Jeremy Ferdman
Beady Eyes Duncan Alexandra Kenworthy
Kevin Woods Jonathan Peacy
Millie Stillman Holgie Forrester
Henry Stillman Roy Allen III
Bar Singer Melissa Moore
Tommy Donald Farmer
Sam Linda Lyer
Dwayne Chesney Phil Newman
Sheriff Jack Clout
Dr. Luna Robin Sinclair
Clerk Jane Clark
Manny Bill Sweeney
Bulldog Jack Kent
Earl Tracey Walter
Storch Andrew Howard Andrew HowardA
Mrs. Storch Mollie Milligan
Chastity Saxon Sharbino Mentioned
Girl at Gas Station Amber Dawn Landrum
Katie Carter Jemma Dallender
Ivan Joe Absolom
Ana Mary Stockley
Father Dimov Valentine Pelka
Sharon Kacey Barnfield
Georgy Yavor Baharov
Nicolai Aleksandar Aleksiev
Detective Kiril Georgi Zlaterev
Valko Peter Silverleaf
Jayson Michael Dixon
Bar Patron Dimo Alexiev
Pedestrian Ivan Ivanov
Policeman Krasimir Ortakchiev
Marla Finch Jennifer Landon
Oscar "Koza" Kosca Doug McKeon
Detective McDylan Gabriel Hogan
Therapist Harley Jane Kozak
Detective Boyle Michelle Hurd
Matthew Russell Pitts
Chief Walter Perez
Lynne Karen Strassman
Ron Christopher Hoffman

Additional crew and production details

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Film Crew/Detail
Composer(s) Cinematographer Editor Production
companies
Distributing
companies
Running time
I Spit on Your Grave (1978) Yuri Haviv Meir Zarchi Cinemagic Pictures The Jerry Gross Organization 1hr 42mins
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) Corey Allen Jackson Neil Lisk Daniel Duncan CineTel Films Anchor Bay Entertainment 1hr 48mins
I Spit on Your Grave 2 Damian Bromley Kristina Hamilton-Grobler 1hr 27mins
I Spit on Your Grave III:
Vengeance Is Mine
James Dooley Richard J. Vialet Ana Florit 1hr 46mins
1hr 40mins (edited cut)
I Spit on Your Grave:
Deja Vu
Pedja Radenkovic Terry Zarchi Deja Vu LLC 1hr 31mins

Reception

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Box office and financial performance

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Film Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Ref.
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America
All time
worldwide
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) $93,051 $1,185,599 $1,278,650 #39 not available $2,000,000 [3]
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) $809 $677,795 $678,604 #52 not available $2,000,000 [4]
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015) $144,661 #91 not available $2,000,000 [5]
Totals $91,784,027 $19,355,221 $67,215,435 $6,000,000

Critical and public response

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
I Spit on Your Grave (1978) 51% (35 reviews)[6] 19/100 (6 reviews)[7]
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) 32% (63 reviews)[8] 27/100 (14 reviews)[9]
I Spit on Your Grave 2 0% (8 reviews)[10] 23/100 (3 reviews)[11]
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine 0% (27 reviews)[12] 40/100 (2 reviews)[13]
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu 0% (15 reviews)[14] 27/100 (14 reviews)[15]

Home media

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Title Format Discs Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Special Features Distributors
I Spit on Your Grave: Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray 02 20 September 2010 Content New Special Features 101 Films
I Spit on Your Grave: Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray 03 7 February 2011 Content New Special Features 101 Films
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) Blu-ray 01 8 February 2011 Content New Special Features Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment
I Spit on Your Grave: Director's Cut Blu-ray 02 16 March 2011 Content New Special Features Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION - on Blu-ray 5th October - PART ONE". October 2020.
  2. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: The Complete Collection – Top Trivia". October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine (2015)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (Day of the Woman) (1978)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (1978)". Metacritic.
  8. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave (2010)". Metacritic.
  10. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)". Metacritic.
  12. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  13. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)". Metacritic.
  14. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  15. ^ "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (2019)". Metacritic.