Day of the Woman [1978]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1979
Running Times: 90 mins [Australia] 98 mins 100 mins [USA] 102 mins
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: A Cinemagic Pictures Production
Copyright: © MCMLXXVIII
Produced by: Joseph Zbeda, Meir Zarchi
Production Manager: Bill Tasgal
Production Co-Ordinator: William Kruzykowski, Lou Klerman

SCRIPT
Written by: Meir Zarchi
Creative Consultant: Alex Pfau

DIRECTION
Directed by: Meir Zarchi
1st Assistant Director: Michael Penland
2nd Assistant Director: Beriau Picaro

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Yuri Haviv
Cameraman: Louis McMahon
Gaffer: Steve Miller, Josh Karan
Grips: George Liebert, John De Ruyter, Andre Givolinsky

EDITING
Film Editing: Meir Zarchi
Assistant Editors: Sol Fischler, Pamela Yates, Jim Ettorre, Ray Karticki
Post Prod. Supervisors: Michael Penland, David Schanker
Post Production Services: Montage Film Services
Negative Matching: J.G. Films Inc

MUSIC
Operatic Theme: Sola Perduta Abandonnato, from Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini

SOUND
Location Recording: Steven Sklar
Sound Mixing: Michel Carton
Sound Effects Editing: Alex Pfau
Mixing Studios: Magno Sound Inc

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Armine Manassian, Joan Puma

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Bill Tasgal, Beriau Picard
Titles and Opticals: Videart Opticals Inc

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Alexis Magnotti

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks to the people of Kent, Connecticut

LOCATIONS
Locations: Kent, Connecticut, USA

CAST
Camille Keaton [Jennifer Hills]
Eron Tabor [Johnny]
Richard Pace [Matthew Lucas]
Anthony Nichols [Stanley]
Gunter Kleemann [Andy]
Alexis Magnotti [Johnny's wife]
Tammy Zarchi, Terry Zarchi [Johnny's children]
Traci Ferrante [waitress]
Bill Tasgal [porter]
Isac Agami [butcher]
Ronit Haviv [supermarket girl]

SUMMARY

New York writer Jennifer Hills rents a small cottage in the country to work on her novel. But she is attacked, humiliated and raped by a gang of men who leave her for dead. But Jennifer survives and rallies enough strength to seek revenge...

CAPSULE REVIEW

Attempting a credible, objective critique of Meir Zarchi's much reviled revenge-for-rape drama is difficult work. Almost impossible to watch though difficult to dismiss, it generates strong feelings wherever it goes. While fully acknowledging its exploitative nature and questioning it motives, one must always be aware of its many strengths. It remains a frustrating, powerful, controversial and strangely moving film.

AVAILABILITY

Belgium
Video Distributors: Video Power

Portugal
Video Distributors: Top Video

UK
Video Distributors: Wizard [WV016]; Astra [WV018]
DVD Distributors: Screen Entertainment [SDVD1012]; Screen Entertainment [SPAC1017 - double bill with Don't Mess With My Sister [1985]]
UMD Distributors: Pinnacle

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Jerry Gross Organization
Video Distributors: Wizard Video
Laserdisc Distributors: Image Entertainment
DVD Distributors: Elite [Millennium Edition]
Television Distributors: Zone Horror

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: Banned

Finland
Rating: Banned

Germany
Rating: Banned

UK
Rating: Banned; 18 [with cuts]

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1982
May
Day Unknown: UK - video release [Astra [WV018]]

2001
November
15: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release (with cuts)]

2002
August
20: UK - trailer rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release]

December
17: USA - DVD release [Elite [Millennium Edition]]

2003
April
21: UK - DVD release [Screen Entertainment [SPAC1017 - double bill with Don't Mess With My Sister [1985]]]

August
22: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release]

December
18: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release]
19: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release]

2004
January
26: UK - DVD release [Screen Entertainment [SDVD1012]]

2005
October
26: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC [for video release]

2006
March
20: UK - UMD release [Pinnacle]

September
23: UK - television broadcast [on Zone Horror]

POSTER TAGS

This woman has just cut, chopped, broken and burned five men beyond recognition... but no jury in America would ever convict her! I Spit On Your Grave... an act of revenge

More devastating than Deliverance!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Blood Angel - West German video title
I Hate Your Guts
I Spit on Your Grave
I spit on your grave - koston enkeli - Finnish DVD title
Ich spuck' auf dein Grab - West German title
Koston enkeli - Finnish video title
Non violentate Jennifer - Italian title
Oeil pour oeil - French title
The Rape and Revenge of Jennifer Hill - US advertising title
Tomar revancha - Argentinean video title

LINKS

REMAKE
Naked Vengeance [1985]

SEE ALSO
Weird Science [1985]
Scream [1996]

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Is It Uncut? 3 pp.14-18
illustrated article

The Dark Side 66 p.31
review, credits

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.92
credits, review

The Seduction of the Gullible [2nd edition] p.107
illustrated article [by John Martin]

X-Rated Videotape Guide Volume I pp.233-234
credits, review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

axe murders, baths, boats, castrations, mental illness, rape, revenge, revenge for rape, rivers, woods, writers

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007