Movie

The Pit

1981 · 97 min

A queasy, oddly funny descent into a lonely kid's warped fantasy world, mixing mean-spirited laughs with genuine discomfort.

Tagline: Jamie wouldn't kill anyone… unless Teddy told him to!
Overview: 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!
How it feels: Dark, eerie, absurd and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, revenge, madness
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
revenge
madness
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild