The Pit

The Pit

97 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 23, 1981

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!

The Pit

97 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 23, 1981

The Pit
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!
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Amulet Pictures
Original title The Pit
Directors Lew Lehman
Writers Ian A. Stuart

Cast

Sammy Snyders

as Jamie Benjamin

Jeannie Elias

as Sandy O'Reilly

Sonja Smits

as Mrs. Lynde

Laura Press

as Mrs. Benjamin

Laura Hollingsworth

as Marg Livingstone

Richard Alden

as Mr. Benjamin

Andrea Swartz

as Abergail

John Auten

as Library Janitor

Paul Grisham

as Freddy

Wendy Schmidt

as Christina

Edith Bedker

as Louise

Lillian Graham

as Miss Oliphant

Gerard Jordan

as Allan

Cindy Auten

as Library Clerk

Patrick Patterson

as Butcher

Roger Van Haren

as Truck Driver

J.R. Zimmerman

as Sgt. McNally

Sandy Kovack

as Officer Bentley

Jennifer Lehman

as Caren

John C. Bassett

as Greg

Harris Kal

as Trog

Alison McCuaig

as Trog