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Lisa, Lisa
DVD cover - using the better known 'Axe' title
Directed by	Frederick R. Friedel
Produced by	Irwin Friedlander J.G. Patterson Jr.
Written by	Frederick R. Friedel
Release date(s)	July 1977
Running time	68 Minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Lisa, Lisa (also known as Axe, California Axe Massacre, California Axe Murders, The Axe Murders and The Virgin Slaughter) is an American exploitation horror film released in 1977. Written and directed by Frederick R. Friedel it stars Leslie Lee as Lisa of the title.

Synopsis

Three armed thugs hide out in a farmhouse owned by thirteen year old Lisa and her disabled grandfather. Lisa is raped and subsequently takes her revenge on them, killing them with an Axe.

Cast

• Leslie Lee as Lisa
• Jack Canon as Steele
• Ray Green as Lomax
• Frederick R. Friedel as Billy
• Douglas Powers as Grandfather
• Frank Jones as Aubrey
• Carol Miller as Storewoman
• George J. Monaghan as Harold
• Hart Smith as Detective
• Scott Smith as Policeman

Controversy

The film gained notoriety in 1984 when it was designated a video nasty in the UK and appeared on the director of public prosecution's list of banned films. It remained unavailable until 2005.

External links

• Lisa, Lisa at the Internet Movie Database