Infamous Shocker I Spit On Your Grave Gets First Official Sequel

It was one of the most notorious horror titles of the Video Nasty era, and now its original director and star have reunited on a sequel, 37 years later.

‘I Spit On Your Grave,’ AKA ‘Day of the Woman,’ was directed by Meir Zarchi in 1978 and starred Camille Keaton as Jennifer Hills, a novelist who retreats to a secluded woodland hideaway to work on her next book, but is savagely raped by a group of local men. She proceeds to take brutal revenge on each of them in turn.

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The film proved hugely controversial, and was among the titles banned on VHS in the UK under the Video Recordings Act of 1984. To this day it is only legally available in a censored form, cut by almost three minutes.

However, more recent years have seen a renewed interest in the film, with many critics, academics and fans hailing it as an empowering feminist film. It also spawned a 2010 remake, which has in turn had two sequels, all of which have also had some trouble with the censors.

It is into this climate that ‘I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu’ arrives. The very belated sequel, which has just completed production, will see Keaton (above) reprise the role of Jennifer Hills with Zarchi back in the director’s chair.

The synopsis on the sequel’s official website tells us that ‘Deja Vu’ will pick up with Jennifer Hills decades later, with the relatives of the men she killed seeking revenge of their own.

‘Deja Vu’ will also introduce Jamie Bernadette (pictured below with Zarchi) as Jennifer’s daughter, with supporting cast including Maria Olsen, Jim Tavare, Jonathan Peacy, Jeremy Ferdman, Holgie Forrester, Roy Allen and Alexandra Kenworthy.

Explaining why he wanted to return to the film that made his name, Zarchi says, “I always envisioned Camille Keaton returning to continue the saga of Jennifer Hills,” adding, “getting together with Camille to film the sequel was a surreal, deja-vu-like experience.”

Zarchi also declares the original film was inspired by a real-life encounter with a rape victim, and although the film has been accused of misogyny and voyeurism the director insists his intention was to show the ‘real horrors of rape.’

Currently in post-production, ‘I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu’ is expected in 2016.

Watch the trailer for the 2010 remake below.

Picture Credit: Cinemagic, Deja Vu LLC