The House on Sorority Row
1982 American slasher film by Mark Rosman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The House on Sorority Row (also known as House of Evil in the United Kingdom) is a 1982 American slasher film written and directed by Mark Rosman, produced by John G. Clark, and starring Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil. The plot follows a group of sorority sisters being stalked and murdered during their graduation party after they conceal a fatal prank against their house mother.
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Directed by | Mark Rosman |
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Produced by | John G. Clark |
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Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
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Music by | Richard Band |
Production company | VAE Productions |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $425,000[1] |
Box office | $10.6 million[2] |
Partly inspired by the 1955 French film Les Diaboliques, first-time writer-director Rosman wrote the screenplay for the film in 1980, then titled Seven Sisters. The film was shot on location in Pikesville, Maryland in the summer months of 1980, with additional photography taking place in Los Angeles.
In November 1982, it received a limited regional theatrical release before expanding on January 21, 1983. The following week it rose to number one, eventually going on to gross $10.6 million at the box office.[2] Despite a mixed critical response on release, the film has obtained a large cult following among fans of the genre since its release.[3]
The House on Sorority Row was named one of the greatest slasher films of all time by Complex in 2017. A remake, titled Sorority Row, was released in 2009.