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The owner of a roadside diner, and his new helper, kill people and feed them to pigs.The owner of a roadside diner, and his new helper, kill people and feed them to pigs.The owner of a roadside diner, and his new helper, kill people and feed them to pigs.
Catherine Ross
- Miss Macy
- (as Katherine Ross)
Bruce Adams
- Pig Farmer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to director Marc Lawrence, at the film's theatrical premiere in Detroit, Michigan on May 23, 1973, the distributor offered free bacon to the audience as part of a promotion, most of which was quietly and cautiously returned after it was over.
- GoofsThere is a camera shadow behind Lynn when she stabs Jess Winter in Zambrini's diner.
- Alternate versionsAside from Marc Lawrence's original cut of the film, which was titled "The 13th Pig", two other versions of it exist. The first one featured a three-minute introduction depicting Toni Lawrence's character Lynn Hart (here portrayed by a different but similar-looking actress) being possessed by a demon and the subject of an exorcism, ending with her running from the room. This version was exhibited under various titles, including "Love Exorcist" and "Blood Pen". The second one featured an all-new introduction that shows Lynn's childhood experiences with her incestuous father, ending with her stabbing him to death with a knife after he had raped her and then being committed to an asylum because she believes that her father is still alive. She escapes when a nurse undresses to have sex with a doctor, leaving behind her uniform and her car keys. There is also a new ending in this version, which shows Lynn faking her own death and later being picked up on the side of the road by an elderly man in his car who, as she tells him, reminds her of her "Daddy". Lynn is portrayed in these additional scenes by various actresses wearing wigs and photographed from obscure angles. This version was originally titled "Daddy's Girl". This is also the version that was released to home video by various companies and again under various titles, including "Daddy's Deadly Darling", "Pigs", "The Killers" and "Horror Farm".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Pigs (1984)
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Somebody's Waiting for You
Lynn has a problem. Her father abused her, raped her, and beat her. Lynn killed her father, was put in an asylum, and still believes her father to be alive. Lynn escapes from asylum and heads on the highway to get away. Thus is the first five minutes or so of Daddy's Deadly Darling(Pigs was the title of video I saw). Then comes on one of the best and most ridiculous songs for a horror movie I've seen in a long time, "Somebody's waiting for you." I have to admit it is a pretty catchy tune. The tune plays while Lynn drives away from her troubles till she comes to a small cafe in the middle of nowhere that has a position for employment open. She secures her job here as a waitress and soon creates a bond with the cafe owner. His name is Zambrini and he has a bunch of human flesh-eating hogs in the back. Well, the story really gets bizarre here when we see Zambrini feed a freshly dug corpse to his livestock. Lynn too seems to not haven gotten over her killing ways completely and the two work together going hog wild over their work. This film is actually pretty good. I mean it is not a a good movie, but it is a whole lot better than I expected and I think will exceed many of your expectations. Marc Lawrence wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this film. His daughter Toni plays Lynn. Lawrence is able to create a very eerie feel to the film despite the total lack of logic that exists in the script. Some of the scenes are dream-like and Lynn's nightmare scene is very powerful. Lawrence also does a fine job acting in his professional low-key style. His daughter isn't too bad either and let's just say she sure knows how to fill out a nightgown. The deaths are not particularly plentiful or gruesome. The rest of the acting is adequate with a couple of old ladies doing very well as neighbors complaining about the pigs next door. Watch out for video misrepresentation: one of the older women's names is Katherine Ross(she starred in one movie...this one!) but is given top billing on many videos to try and make you think this is the other Katherine Ross(The Graduate and The Legacy). All in all a better than expected cinematic experience.
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- BaronBl00d
- Jul 29, 2001
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- Pigs
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- Lake Piru, California, USA(main location)
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- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973) officially released in India in English?
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