Wedding Night
Wedding Night

Wedding Night

1980Movie0Russian

A love story in a middle of WWII.

Read Reviews

Insights

IMDb5.1/10
Director: William LustigGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A young couple celebrating their honeymoon in a remote cabin are terrorized by a relentless, masked killer. As their romantic getaway descends into a nightmare, they must fight for survival against an unseen assailant with a brutal agenda. The film follows their desperate attempts to escape the cabin and the woods while being hunted.

Critical Reception

Wedding Night is a low-budget, independent horror film that garnered a cult following over time, primarily due to its raw, gritty aesthetic and intense violence. While not critically acclaimed upon release, it is appreciated by fans of exploitation and slasher films for its straightforward, brutal approach to the genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its atmospheric tension and brutal kills.
  • Criticized for its thin plot and low production values.
  • A notable entry in the early slasher genre for its relentless pacing.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this cult classic, but those who appreciate it often cite its effective scares and no-holds-barred violence, while some find it too crude or derivative of other horror films from the era.

Fun Fact

Director William Lustig later went on to direct the cult classic 'Maniac' (1980), which shares a similar gritty, exploitation-horror sensibility with 'Wedding Night'.

AI-generated overview · Verify ratings on official sources

My Review