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When twelve-year-old alienated boy Jamie Benjamin stumbles across a deep pit housing centuries-old troll-like creatures,he takes it upon himself to see that the monsters are well fed.But the finances of a twelve-year-old go only so far.After stealing both money and meat prove to be dead ends,Jamie decides to take the advice of his perverse teddy bear and lure all the unfriendly members of town into the inescapable bowls of 'The Pit'."The Pit" by Lew Lehman is a mixed bag:it definitely has an interesting concept and the acting is surprisingly decent,however the plot is quite boring and there is a minimal amount of blood and gore.Still the relationship between Jamie and Teddy is well-developed and has to be the strongest aspect of the film.Despite some obvious flaws "The Pit" is a truly original horror flick that kept me entertained.Give it a look.7 out of 10.

Creepy, weird, unpredictable and yet satisfying! I think I could watch this a few more times! This kid is a genuine nut case weirdo!!!!!!

The Pit could be the most unintentionally funny movie that I have ever watched. And let me say that I've seen a lot of those. There are some parts that are so funny. Like ever time someone accidentally falls into the huge, gaping hole in the ground that no one can seem to see. The wheelchair scene is a standout. And I'm not saying that the movie is bad. I own it and I recommend it to friends. Mainly because of the dark comedy elements. And also because Jamie gives me the creeps. He's way scarier than the Tra-la-logs. The back of the box mentions that he is autistic, but no where in the movie is the word autism ever used. Instead, you hear words like weird, stupid, crazy, funny person, and even hippie. The Pit is an extremely ridiculous movie, and I hope no one takes it too seriously.

Jamie is a 12 year old boy that cannot seem to get attention from his parents or avoid getting picked on. Left home alone with the babysitter, he begins to fixate on her. And when he discovers a pit full of Trogs (man-eating creatures), he seeks his revenge on his bullies.

Jamie is exceptionally creepy and well-acted by Sammy Snyders. Director Lehman effectively shows the child's abuse at the hands of his peers and how he is outcast. He is punched for wanting to join a club, called a weirdo for admiring a young girl's bike, and called a hippie by an old lady for just standing on a sidewalk. But there are the more disturbing scenes like when he talks to his Teddy and Teddy talks back! When his parents abandon him amidst his weird personality changes, he begins to fall in love with his nubile babysitter Sandy. Sandy is cherub faced and acts just as angelic with her endless patience with the weird kid. There are a variety of scenes with Jamie hitting on Sandy. He sneaks in when she showers, watches her sleep with her breast exposed (because women never notice drafts!), and makes her bath him in a tub because he is "dirty".

When he discovers the Trogs, he notices that they like fresh meat. He begins buying meat wherever he can get it and then turns to people when the money runs out. Soon he is luring random "mean" people into the woods and then into the pit. He even hijacks an old lady in a wheelchair and pushes her through the city, through the woods, into the pit, and then the cruises around in her wheelchair after.

There is a cute scene where he has exhausted his resources meat-wise and must feed the Trogs. He attempts to kidnap a cow, but it won't budge. He talks to it and tries to convince it that it will die anyway, so might as well be for his friends. It doesn't work by the way.

Jamie begins to run into trouble when a pesky librarian notices his penchant for art (nudes) and animal husbandry (carnivores). One scene of interest would be when he sneaks to her house, phones in as a man that kidnapped her daughter, and makes her strip in front of the window for him to take pictures! Produced by Amulet Pictures, it clocks in at a solid 96 minutes with an Aspect Ratio of 1.85:1.

Weird Fact: The director's wife refused to let him shoot the nude scenes, so the screenwriter shot them instead. The only shot involving nudity that the director was allowed to film was the "skinny dipping" scene and only because the actress was his daughter. Umm, this sounds incredibly gross and creepy to me. Also, this is the only film Lehman ever directed.

Favorite Quote: An 8 year old girl asks her mom, "What is wrong with boys? Is that boy Jamie crazy? They are all the same. Always stressing." DVD Extras: Just the poster and some stills.

Bottom Line: The movie is a weird combo of a serial killer flick and a troll movie. Good acting plus the strange premise helps it to hold up well over time.

Rating: 7/10 by Molly Celaschi www.HorrorYearbook.com

Jamie (Sammy Snyders) is an impossible-to-understand, obnoxious 12 year old sociopath (and pervert!) who has no friends except for his possessed stuffed animal "Teddy," who talks to him. When his parents leave him alone with a live-in babysitter (Jeannie Elias), he discovers a deep hole in the woods full of hairy, yellow-eyed "trogs" whom he starts feeding chocolate and raw meat to.

About an hour into the film, Jamie finally takes Teddy's advice, and starts luring all his enemies into the hole while goofy music plays. The victims are a bratty little girl, an old blind woman in a wheelchair, a guy who likes the babysitter and a bully who punched him in the face. In one scene Jamie uses a bogus kidnapping scheme to get a librarian to take off her top so he can take pictures and bring them home to Teddy ("I'm gonna look at these a lot!"). Snyders is actually OK in the main role, but there's no gore until the end (it isn't much), the shaggy monster costumes are pretty bad and, as you can tell, the plot is stupid.

Score: 3 out of 10

As far as low budget 'bad' horror movies go, this is a great time. The tone is all over the place, but the bones are very strong. Somehow it all works. Have a drink and enjoy!

I have watched unpleasant horror films before, but few left me feeling so befouled as "The Pit". Watching the little pervert Jamie push his friends and neighbors into the hole where the cannibal monsters live is laughable, but to place that side by side with his voyeurism and other unrelated sadistic behavior is just too much to bear even in the name of parody. Jamie is nothing more than a human abomination created for purely exploitationist purposes. Are we really supposed to have any kind of sympathy for him? Not even the alleged possessed teddy bear generates any empathy or understanding. In fact, the teddy bear business is an illogical distraction. The acting performances are uninspired caricatures. The direction is limp and pedestrian. The art values in the sets and cinematography are non-existent. Nothing about the film rings true. "The Pit" is a true contender for the title "Most Immoral Film Ever".

I must say that I have watched this film probably twenty times, and for those handful of people who have even heard of this movie - I have a feeling you think that that is excessive. I own two copies of the film, one reprint from 1992 which can be found in the 9.99 section at any Suncoast, and the other an original miraculously found in a bargain bin at a small Wal-Mart. I have had many profound thoughts about this movie and why I am so attracted to an obviously bad movie. The answer: Sammy Snyders' eyes. No actor can say so much with once glance like Sammy. When Sandy doesn't allow Sammy to pick up the knife Sammy's eyes say - I am 12, I am a little pervert, I am crazy. And no actor can mask the subtle signs of autism like Sammy can. The cover claims Sammy has autism, however, it is never brought up in the movie. It is a stain that Sammy covers well. And even you can't admit you didn't laugh when Sammy wheels Mrs. Oliphant's wheelchair through the meadow. What a rollicking time that was! God bless Sammy Snyders, it is a shame that Hollywood and fame consumed him.

Lonely and burdened with an usual sexual appetite for his age, a preteen boy finds unexpected solace with a group of monsters trapped inside a pit who he feeds and takes care of like the pets he never had in this very weird horror film from Canada. Sammy Snyders is perfectly creepy (while remaining sympathetic) as the confused lad in question with some truly oddball scenes as he tries to seduce his babysitter and as he plays one of the most imaginative telephone pranks ever committed to screen. 'The Pit' gets most of its edge though from its black comedy undertones; there is a hilarious scene in which he tries (but fails) to pull a cow towards the pit for his monster pets to feed on, the difficulty of which naturally causes him to consider using human meat instead! The biggest weakness of the film is the monster effects. There are some effective point-of-view shots as they stare up at Snyders from their dark abyss in the ground but they are not terrifying in the least when they become far more visible in the film's final third. That said, the movie ends on an incredibly strong note with an unforgettable freeze frame. Also, monsters or not, it is hard not to like the deeper messages that come with the offbeat narrative here as the entire project is underpinned by the negative effects of ostracising those who are different. At least the pit monsters are non-judgemental creatures!

I've heard a lot about this movie, each time hearing it was boring, stupid, pointless, etc. Ok not really boring but definitely the latter of the complaints. I recently acquired a copy and from start to finish, I was having the time of my life. The movie just threw me for a loop time and time again. At first I felt bad for the main character, Jamie. He's looked down upon and pretty much hated by the local people. But after he acted perverted on several occasions (which grants the viewer with a handful of RANDOM GRATUITOUS BREAST SHOTS!!!!) I called into question how I felt about him. And another thing that confused me was Jamie's demonic Teddy Bear (which may have been the main character originally, hence the film's original title "Teddy"). But I ignored that fact since it added to the feeling that maybe Jamie was crazy, or just didn't get the love and appreciation he needed. And the Pit itself? It contains four flesh eating beasties that Jamie names the Tra-la-logs (or Trolls, but that isn't nearly as much fun to say). Jamie kind of treats the monstrous creatures as pets, first feeding them beef he purchases with his babysitters money; later feeding "nasty people" to the Tralalogs. All in all, I liked this one. It's different, it's strange, and there are plenty of funny scenes (and the occasional breast shot for the guys) that keep it interesting. Plus it has a great (but somewhat predictable) ending. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd certainly sit and watch it again.

This movie starts out with a genuinely intriguing premise, but very rapidly becomes completely ridiculous, going from psychological study to campy bloodbath. Some of the performances are not bad, and there are a few successful scenes, but overall, the movie is just a big disappointment, with an ending that's schlocky and clichéd. It's not bad as camp, though!

I loved this! I want to give it more stars, but I'm trying to remain a little objective here. A film like this can really only come about through a case of "too many cooks". It feels like it's vying to be at least two different movies: both a psychological thriller and an all-out B-grade horror. Apparently the initial screenplay had a different tone and perhaps could have delivered an effective and chilling thriller focussing on the lonely 12-year-old Jamie and his delusions: ostracized by his schoolmates, labelled a weirdo by the townsfolk, and with a mostly absent, distant pair of parents, he talks only with his Teddy and plots to feed those who've wronged him to the imaginary creatures in the titular pit: an allegory for all sorts of adolescent angst. However, it seems director Lew Lehman wanted to make a more campy horror, and so there actually ARE creatures in the pit and in one scene, Teddy actually swivels his head independently, suggesting he really is talking to Jamie. Add to this madness visions of a supernatural nature and a tone that swings wildly from serious psychoanalysis of a bullied child to absurd black humour and slapstick and you've got one hell of a strange, but entertaining movie.

Sammy Snyders is great in the lead role of Jamie, really coming across as sinister and disturbed at times, but also able to evoke sympathy when showing his naive side. You felt there was a lot of neglect and hurt behind his strange behaviours. I felt a bit sorry for him being considered a pervert when literally all the women in his life (teacher, nanny, librarian) were willowy young women in sheer leotards and tiny short shorts: no wonder his libido was raging. His antics would have made him king of the frat-house if this was a teen comedy of the era! Jeannie Elias was also very believable as the sweet-natured psychology student, Sandy, who becomes his nanny whilst his parents are away on a trip, thinking she will be able to understand and help the young boy. She gets a lot more than she bargained for!

Whilst simmering along for the first hour, things take an unexpected tonal turn when Jamie starts luring and dumping people into the pit, since these scenes are all played for laughs with a ridiculous soundtrack to match. Following this, the tension building between Jamie and Sandy is eschewed for a simple "monsters on a rampage" storyline with costumed people running around the countryside for the closing fifteen minutes, before the movie delivers a wickedly satisfying ending.

It's a shame the filmmakers couldn't have shown a bit more discipline as they could have really made something powerful. Instead they delivered something quite silly and yet utterly unique, memorable and entertaining from start to finish. If you enjoy unusual horror films this is really worth a watch.

This movie is mayhap the funniest I've seen yet. Regrettably, I lost my copy of it, but I shall doubtless get another! There is little to be said here that would not be a blatant repeat of the comments of others... it is just plain fun! And (as I said above) one does not have to be giddily tired, drunk, or high to enjoy it! Scarily enough, I have a stuffed toy beaver that has eyes remarkably similar to "Teddy's," but it has yet to compel me in a soft but undeniable voice to lure hapless victims to a mosnter-filled pit in the forest. Sigh.

I don't know the history and the making of this film. I can only assume that this wasn't a serious attempt at film making, so we can't judge too harshly. I made several attempts at watching, but I just couldn't make it through the whole thing.

The Pit is a great film not in the traditional sense. If you are looking for an award winning movie, go look at something else. The Pit is great on B movie levels. This is the definition of a cult classic.

Jamie is what you call an "Autistic" child. Getting in trouble by running around in his underwear with a superman cape on at the age of 12 is rather unusual. He also has a good friend, that being his Teddy, his Teddy bear. He also has a few more friends. They live in a big hole in the ground. They are called trollalogs and they like to eat... people that is! When Jamie discovers that they aren't getting enough food and that they may die, Teddy tells him he should start luring all the people that have been mean to him to the pit.

This is such a strange movie. Originally, I don't even think it was suppose to be a horror film. The idea of the pit, originally, was suppose to all be in Jamie's head but the directer didn't want to have such a serious approach. Thus, we end up with the silliness that is The Pit. Not to say that the film doesn't have a few gory moments or not to say that this movie dosen't have a few decent scary moments in it, because it does have a few very memorable scenes, in general it is just hilarious though. Look for scenes like when Jamie is pushing an old blind lady in a wheelchair to the pit. If you don't laugh during that scene there is something seriously wrong with you.

Anyway, The Pit is an awesome film and if you are a fan of B horror I highly recommend this movie. 9/10

I can't tell you what the filmmakers originally intended for The Pit, but given some of the choices made throughout, they had to have at least been going for intentional comedy every now and then.

The Pit involves a pervy, awkward little boy who's only friend is his teddy bear who speaks to him and tells him to do bad things like spy on neighbors, cut pictures of naked women out of library books, and feed his enemies to hungry creatures who live in a huge pit in a wooded clearing right around his house.

Everything in The Pit is pitched a bit too high. The over the top performances and blaring music don't seem to be taking the material seriously, so I'm assuming we shouldn't either. Once you settle in and figure out what tone The Pit is going for, it becomes an incredibly good time. It's perhaps a bit overlong and, right when you think it's almost over, it adds an additional 10-15 minutes. I still can't not recommend it, because it's such a blast overall.