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The Pit

The Pit

Jamie wouldn't kill anyone… unless Teddy told him to!

19815.71h 37m

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!

Directed by Lew Lehman
Written by Ian A. Stuart
Produced by Bennet Fode
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0

Top Cast

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Sammy Snyders

Jamie Benjamin

Jeannie Elias

Jeannie Elias

Sandy O'Reilly

Sonja Smits

Sonja Smits

Mrs. Lynde

Laura Press

Laura Press

Mrs. Benjamin

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Laura Hollingsworth

Marg Livingstone

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Richard Alden

Mr. Benjamin

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Andrea Swartz

Abergail

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John Auten

Library Janitor

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Paul Grisham

Freddy

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Wendy Schmidt

Christina

Themes & Keywords

forestrevengecanuxploitation

About The Pit

The Pit is a horror, mystery, thriller, comedy film released in 1981 exploring themes of forest, revenge, canuxploitation. Directed by Lew Lehman, it stars Sammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Sonja Smits. 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!

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