Even members of the filmmaking team themselves have been disturbed by the film. Composer Robert McNaughton couldn't watch the film all the way through upon first seeing it, and Tom Towles (Otis) has only ever seen the film once, at the Splatterfest Film Festival in 1990. See more

In the opening shot of the movie of a woman's body, the "dead" woman ( Mary Demas ) takes a few breaths towards the end of the shot, as seen by the movement of her stomach. The filmmakers point this out in the commentary, and show additional footage in the outtakes. See more

Alternate Versions

In 1992, the uncut version was originally refused classification (RC) in Australia. To obtain an R rating, approx. 90 seconds of footage had to be edited out. The footage edited out for an R rating was as follows: Approx. 15 seconds of the close up of the dead woman on the toilet including the sounds of the bottle smashing and Henry shouting "Die Bitch Die!". Approx. 25 seconds of the close up of the dead woman on the couch including the sounds of her struggling. Approx. 50 seconds is edited from the home invasion scene consisting of approx. 15 seconds of Otis sitting down with the mother on top of him. Henry telling him to remove the mothers bra and skirt. Approx. 15 seconds of the mother struggling and pleading. Approx. 15 seconds of Otis kissing the dead mother and the sound of Henry killing the father off camera and approx. 5 seconds of Otis sucking the dead mothers breast. In 2005, all previous cuts were waived for the DVD release (rated R18+). See more