Unhinged
Unhinged is a 1982 American psychological horror film directed by Don Gronquist. It is one of the 72 films on the Director of Public Prosecutions' video nasties list, later dropped without a successful prosecution.
Three women, a mansion, rain, and a twist. Shot in Oregon and stranger than its reputation.
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Three young women, a car crash, a mansion in the rain, and a family that is not right.
It is shot in Oregon in near-continuous downpour, which gives it a truly oppressive texture, and it is much stranger than its reputation. The mother at the dinner table delivering opinions about men is the tonal centre and it is closer to Southern gothic than to a slasher.
The twist is guessable and the film is not really relying on it.
It was made by people with no experience and it shows in the pacing, and it has a real following among people who value atmosphere over competence.
Listed and dropped without prosecution. Passed 18 uncut in 2004.
Banned, seized, prosecuted
DPP 72 · listed, then dropped
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Checked 9 Aug 2026
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