One of the whipping scenes from the film House of Whipcord. There’s one whipping scene, but it shows nothing, nada, except for a mom and perverted son getting mentally excited outside in the hall listening to the sound effects. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Tags 1974 Ann Michelle Barbara Markham House of Whipcord Patrick Barr Pete Walker Ray Brooks Sheila Keith Stag Model Slaughter. We pick the story up when a young French girl is inducted into the institution.The atmosphere of the film is brilliant; Pete Walker always ensures that the action is sleazy, and yet oddly erotic at the same time. Do you yearn to return to a time when both corporal and capital punishments were the order of the day? An old man that lives in an old house conducts a correctional institute for girls. Afterwards the girls get tied to a cross and whipped. For Editorial Use Only. What you don’t get is anything the title promises. I was hoping for more nudity. ( Log Out /  A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. And shall it be the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face according to his fault, by a certain number. Use the HTML below. View production, box office, & company info. Now for a little trivia for you on the film. This film is an interesting entry into the mystery-horror genre but its true intentions remain elusive. With Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Ann Michelle. ( Log Out /  You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. A group of tourists traveling on a bus take a detour to stay overnight in a castle owned by a family cursed with a history of Satanism and death. Considering that Walker constructed a film almost entirely free of bloody carnage, the pacing was excellent: “House of Whipcord” moved along quite nicely, and I never felt bored while watching it. This film adheres to but also subverts the conventions of prison genres but especially the ‘women in prison’ genre and only excludes lesbianism which maybe for the time in Britain would have been a step too far for that still conservative time. He is assisted by... 14 of 16 people found this review helpful. House of Whipcord is a cautionary tale of the older generation's fear of young, successful, sexually-free women and the rampant misogyny and hypocrisy which will follow. This is Within These Walls on steroids. Meanwhile the matron's son falls in love with a girl at a party and brings her to the house. 31 Days of Halloween 2020- Day 16- House of Whipcord (1974) meathookcinema in 31 days of halloween , 70s , Art , British , Cinema , cult film , film October 16, 2020 444 Words text After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands... See full summary ». However, his home appears to be some kind of old institution like a long forgotten prison. Your email address will not be published. The character of Mrs. M. Wakehurst alludes to the British “moral reformer” Mary Whitehouse. Not all beggars can be choosers. The film is very matriarchal, and it's the female characters that are the protagonists while the men exist in background roles. At first, the priest stalks the girl,... See full summary ». (1974). But he does not realize that the date is the present as he's been cooped up in the house. Another Pete Walker masterpiece. An old man who lives in an old house conducts a correctional institute for girls. The prison where Anne Marie pays a price for her actions looks like the type of resort spa Count Dracula would vacation in during the summer months. The film serves as a warning against what would happen if private institutions were given the power to decide what is apt punishment for certain crimes, and the dedication of the film to all those who believe in capital punishment shows Pete Walker's love for controversy. How to Get Your Book or Comic Reviewed on HNN. Two girls on the run get lost in the French countryside, and wind up in a haunted chateau occupied by an ailing vampire and his servants. Britain was moving away from it’s more conservative ways and some weren’t happy about this as they flocked to fill the letters pages of every national newspaper. It’s 1974. HOUSE OF WHIPCORD (1974) Director: Pete Walker Shriek Show/Media Blasters. What this movie does accomplish is a squalid, oppressive atmosphere of forbidding doom.