I Spit On Your Grave Horror Movie Synopsis

I Spit On Your Grave is a 1978 revenge film that has divided many movie fans, even horror enthusiasts, for its lengthy depictions of gang rape and violence. It follows the story of Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton), a short story writer who retreats to a cottage by the lake for some quality writing time. Her presence alarms some local men, including Johnny (Eron Tabor), the gas station manager, unemployed acquaintances Stanley (Anthony Nichols) and Andy (Gunter Kleemann), and delivery boy Matthew (Richard Pace), a mentally slow young man.

Matthew claims to the others that he saw Jennifer's breasts, arousing the interest of Stanley and Andy, who decide to go by the cottage and linger around outside in a speedboat. They find her relaxing in a canoe and tow her back to shore. Jennifer's frightened, but can't elude them, especially when Johnny shows up, intent on using Jennifer for virgin Matthew's first time. Matthew refuses to take part initially, but Jennifer is eventually pursued by the three other men. Johnny rapes her first, followed by Andy, and then eventually Matthew and Stanley. The rapists even take time to ridicule and destroy her in-progress manuscript.

Johnny determines that Jennifer has to die since she is a witness to their rape and so orders Matthew to kill her. Matthew cannot bring himself to do it, so instead simply pretends to stab her and splashes the blood. He tells the others that she is dead.

Jennifer isn't dead, however, and recovers from the attack. She pieces her manuscript together and goes to church for penance, in anticipation of a future sin. When the gang finds out Jennifer is still alive, they attack Matthew for lying.

Jennifer begins her plan for revenge, first by ordering a grocery delivery so she can encounter Matthew. Matthew is suspicious but Jennifer entices him to have consensual sex under a tree. She uses the opportunity to string a noose around his neck and induce death by hanging. Johnny is next to be seduced and rides in Jennifer's car. She pulls a gun on him, but Johnny still insists the rapes were her fault. Jennifer tells Johnny about Matthew's death just as she brings him to orgasm and then stabs his genitals with a knife, causing death by bleeding.

Stanley and Andy decide to pay Jennifer a visit after finding out Johnny's missing, and bring their weapons. However, Jennifer catches them unawares by climbing in the boat and pushing him to the water. She uses the axe to kill Andy and prepares to kill Stanley. Stanley begs for his life but she refuses, taunting him with the exact same words he spoke to her during the rape. After Stanley's disemboweling, she escapes in the boat, and presumably spits on all of their graves in spirit--since she has already disposed of most of the bodies.

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