The Last House on the Left will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 2 on October 19. British film site Stale Popcorn posted their Q&A sessions with Garret, Monica Potter and Wes Craven. Here is a snippet:
Q: How is Krug different in this movie to the villain in the 1972 version?
A: Times have changed, and I wanted my guy to be more of a rageaholic, without the drug influence. And the father angle is explored further in this movie as well.
Q: Krug must be one of the most horrific characters you have ever played.
A: Yes, but I also felt sorry for him. I know people who are angry at what life has handed them – albeit not to that extreme – and take it out on everyone around them.
Q: And it’s even more tragic here due to the fact that he also has a kid…
A: And a good kid who, despite Krug, is kind of normal and ultimately does what is right, so it’s tragic that he doesn’t have a proper father.
Q: So, your character is multi-layered then?
A: That’s what I liked about him. His complexity made my job interesting.
Q: It seems that as an actor you like to challenge yourself with very different roles, going from one extreme to another…
A: I know, but I thought that’s what we were supposed to do as actors: one day you are the king and the next you are the beggar. I feel a sense of accomplishment if I can pull off a character that is very far from me or from the last character I played. It’s important to me.
Q: When you think of a villain that has impressed you on screen, which film comes to mind?
A: I really like Terrence Malick’s BADLANDS because that villain – a serial killer – is very interesting.
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