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The Pit

R
Movie
1981
1h 37m
English
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!
Rating
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5.8
IMDB
The Pit (1981) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
42

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Sammy Snyders
Jamie Benjamin
Jeannie Elias
Sandy O'Reilly
Sonja Smits
Mrs. Lynde
Laura Press
Mrs. Benjamin
Laura Hollingsworth
Marg Livingstone
Richard Alden
Mr. Benjamin
John Auten
Library Janitor
Wendy Schmidt
Christina
Lillian Graham
Miss Oliphant
Cindy Auten
Library Clerk
Roger Van Haren
Truck Driver
JR Zimmerman
Sgt. McNally
Sandy Kovack
Officer Bentley
Directed By: Lew Lehman
Written By: Ian A. Stuart (Screenplay)

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MCubed1220 says...
11 months ago
What the holy heck did I just watch? Buyer beware.
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peteo says...
3 years ago
Made before monsters were CGI, and very reminiscent of Goonies and others, it has actually aged quite well It's kid friendly horror, and watchable enough - but not great
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KurtMoney says...
8 years ago
Boy this movie is odd. In a good way. And that lead kid is sooo creepy. Not as creepy as King Creep Curtis in Bloody Birthday, but still creepy.
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Wuchak
2 years ago
**_Surprisingly good cult flick shot in rural Wisconsin_**

In a town northwest of Milwaukee an outcast boy uses his imagination to cope (Sammy Snyders). When his parents go out of town they hire the umpteenth caregiver, a young woman from the local college (Jeannie Elias). The kid tries to convin More
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Bronson87
6/10  3 years ago
The Pit is an '80s horror movie unlike any I've seen. The closest comparison is Gremlins, but even that is very different. We follow Jaime, he's a lonely young boy who is unliked by kids at school, and adults in his neighborhood. The movie begins with a scene from deep within the second act, which w More
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