House on the Edge of the Park

"Anything Could Happen… Everything Did!"

1980 1h 32m IT

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5.9

MID

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33%

ROTTEN

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5.7

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 151🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 6,435

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Synopsis

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A posh couple experience car trouble on their way to a villa party and stop into a local mechanic's shop for assistance, unaware of his shady background. After he and his mentally challenged assistant fix the car, the couple invite them to the party to return the favor, leading to an evening of mayhem.

“Anything Could Happen… Everything Did!”

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Cast

David Hess
Alex
Annie Belle
Lisa
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Ricky
Lorraine De Selle
Gloria
Christian Borromeo
Tom
Marie Claude Joseph
Glenda
Gabriele Di Giulio
Howard
Brigitte Petronio
Cindy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ruggero Deodato
Writers: Vincenzo Mannino, Gianfranco Clerici
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ruggero Deodato, shot by Sergio D'Offizi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Riz Ortolani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Vincenzo Tomassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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David Hess and Annie Belle and Giovanni Lombardo Radice carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Anything Could Happen… Everything Did!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ruggero Deodato directs. Sergio D'Offizi behind the camera. Riz Ortolani scores. Vincenzo Tomassi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ruggero Deodato, shot by Sergio D'Offizi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Riz Ortolani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Vincenzo Tomassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7David Hess and Annie Belle and Giovanni Lombardo Radice carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Anything Could Happen… Everything Did!".
9IMDB entry: tt0080503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "new york city", "robbery", "rape", "sadism".