---
title: 'American Gothic (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Hough'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-gothic-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094642/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Gothic (1987)

1987 · 96 min · Horror · United Kingdom, Canada


## Synopsis

American Gothic is a 1988 slasher film directed by John Hough and starring Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright, and Michael J. Pollard. The film follows a group of travelers who become stranded on an island in the Puget Sound where they find themselves in the clutches of a demented family of murderers. The film's poster is a pastiche of the Grant Wood painting of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Hough](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hough)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-parker-2)

## Cast

- [Janet Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-wright)
- [William Hootkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hootkins)
- [Michael J. Pollard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-pollard)
- [Mark Lindsay Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lindsay-chapman)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Stephen Shellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-shellen)
- [Yvonne De Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-carlo)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-gothic-1987
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