Last House on Dead End Street
The original three-hour-long version of the film, titled "The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell", was screened in 1973, and purportedly caused theater riots in New York City and Chicago. It was claimed that the theater in Chicago was burned down. The following year, the film had a brief release under the title "The Fun House". In 1977, it was released yet again, through Cinematic Releasing Corporation, under its most widely known title, "Last House on Dead End Street", a play on the title of the Wes Craven film "The Last House on the Left" (1972). Both of these later releases of the film were significantly shorter, running 78 minutes, as opposed to the original 175 minutes.
Sean S. Cunningham
Cunningham is best known for creating the "Friday the 13th" series of horror films, which introduced the fictional mass murderer Jason Voorhees. Of the 12 films in the series, the ones that had Cunningham's involvement were the original, "", "Jason X", "Freddy vs. Jason", and the 2009 reboot. He has also produced many horror films, such as the "House" series and Wes Craven's debut feature, "The Last House on the Left". He is the founder and CEO of Crystal Lake Entertainment. Cunningham is set to produce the CW series adaption of "Friday the 13th" and served as a producer of "".