Lisa, Lisa
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DVD cover - using the better known 'Axe' title |
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Directed by | Frederick R. Friedel |
Produced by | Irwin Friedlander J.G. Patterson Jr. |
Written by | Frederick R. Friedel |
Release date(s) | July 1977 |
Running time | 68 Minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Lisa, Lisa (also known as Axe, California Axe Massacre, California Axe Murders, The Axe Murders and The Virgin Slaughter) is an American exploitation horror film released in 1977. Written and directed by Frederick R. Friedel it stars Leslie Lee as Lisa of the title.
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[edit] Synopsis
Three armed thugs hide out in a farmhouse owned by thirteen year old Lisa and her disabled grandfather. They gang rape Lisa who subsequently takes her revenge on them, mutilating them with an axe and other farmyard tools.
[edit] Cast
- Leslie Lee as Lisa
- Jack Canon as Steele
- Ray Green as Lomax
- Frederick R. Friedel as Billy
- Douglas Powers as Grandfather
- Frank Jones as Aubrey
- Carol Miller as Storewoman
- George J. Monaghan as Harold
- Hart Smith as Detective
- Scott Smith as Policeman
[edit] Controversy
The film gained notoriety in 1984 when it was designated a video nasty in the UK and appeared on the director of public prosecution's list of banned films. It remained unavailable until 2005.