Don't Go Near the Park (1981)
September 1, 1981Release Date
Don't Go Near the Park (1981)
September 1, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Aldo Ray
Taft
Meeno Peluce
Nick
Tammy Taylor
Bondi
Barbara Bain
Patty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / Petranella
Robert Gribbin
Mark / Gar
Linnea Quigley
Bondi's Mother
Chris Riley
Cowboy
Lara Morann
Bondi at 8 Years
Earl Statler
Griffith / Assistant Director
Cambra Foldes
Patty's Victim / Makeup Artist
K.L. Garber
Nick's Mother
David Ariniello
Boy Fishing
Steven Lovy
Mugger
Janet Giglio
Runaway Girl
Doug White
Spanish Priest
Steven Leider
First Priest
Rich Buendia
Second Priest
Stephan Hun
Jogger
Nicholas J. Vincent
Maintenance Man / Gaffer
Mark Meadows
Van Driver
Lawrence D. Foldes
Guy in Van / Director / Screenplay / Producer
Linwood Chase
Guy in Van / Screenplay
Shane O'Brien
Cave Boy
Beverly Bruce
Bondi's Godmother
Marlene Warner
Nurse
Gabor Lovy
Doctor
Inez M. Dugan
First Baby Bondi
Audrey Bruce
Second Baby Bondi
Barry Friedman
Corpse
John Racine
Corpse
Andrew Rowe
Corpse
John Raisin
Corpse
Peter Carpenter
Corpse
Marcus Carpenter
Corpse
David Cole
Corpse
Walter C. Snyder
Corpse / Key Grip
Kirstin Fife
Party Guest
Leigh Ash
Party Guest
Stephanie Fuller
Party Guest
Sherrie McRae
Party Guest
Stephanie R. Perkins
Party Guest
Michele Chamber
Party Guest
George Foldes
Executive Producer
Dan Perry
Editor
Linwood Chase
Story
Chris Ledesma
Original Music Composer
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
Douglas J. White
Makeup Effects / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Don Angier
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John Weldon
Assistant Art Director
William De Diego
Cinematography
Billy Oakes
Grip
Steve Lawrence
Assistant Makeup Artist
Harry Woolman
Special Effects
Bob Rich
Camera Operator
Steve Fuji
Sound Recordist
Woody Chase
Still Photographer
Sheila Zwirn
Assistant Makeup Artist
Robert Lovy
Graphic Designer
M. Marcos
Second Unit Cinematographer
Justin Chart
Assistant Makeup Artist
Marcos Morales
Production Manager / Visual Effects
Anthony Salinas
Sound
Mike Kass
Gaffer
C.S. Wally
Second Unit Cinematographer
Lisa Schulze
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sharon Evans
Animal Wrangler
Juan Mendoza
Props
Brad Brock
Clapper Loader
Ruth Abernathy
Negative Cutter
Miriam Lemel
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kathy Zatarga
Script Supervisor
Kathy Garber
Publicist
Robert Yerington
Sound
Richard Buendia
Assistant Camera
John Vincent
Camera Operator
Mel Underwood
Special Effects
Whitman McGowan
Production Coordinator
Jordan E. Ayan
Special Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingR
Budget$110,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Don't Go Near the Park is a 1979 American Independent supernatural horror film directed by Lawrence D. Foldes, and starring Aldo Ray, Meeno Peluce, Tamara Taylor, Robert Gribbin, Barbara Bain, and Linnea Quigley. Its plot follows a brother and sister, both cursed in prehistoric times, who remain on earth and must subsist on the entrails of young people; in an attempt to break their curse and achieve immortality, the brother conceives a child as a virginal sacrifice.
Filmed in Los Angeles, Don't Go Near the Park was then-19-year-old Foldes' directorial debut. He had previously produced the commercially successful exploitation film Malibu High (1979). The film was released theatrically in September 1981. It gained notoriety when it was successfully prosecuted for obscenity in the United Kingdom and placed on the "video nasty" list due to its violent content. In the intervening years, it was released on the home video market under several alternate titles, such as Night Stalker and Curse of the Living Dead.
Critical response to the film was largely negative, and it attracted commentary in subsequent decades for its themes of cannibalism, incest, and pedophilia. In 2006, Dark Sky Films released a DVD edition featuring the original U.S. theatrical cut.