Release
Zarchi was unable to find a distributor so distributed the film himself. It played a number of engagements in rural drive-in theaters, but only for brief runs each time, and Zarchi barely made back what he spent in advertising. In 1980, it was picked up for distribution by the Jerry Gross Organization. A condition of this re-release was that they could change the title to anything they wished. It was at this time the film was retitled I Spit on Your Grave.
Zarchi submitted the film to the Motion Picture Association of America several times before they passed it. They rejected the film due to its violence, suggesting the violence should be toned down but refusing to specify which footage should be removed. Zarchi re-edited the film and submitted it a second time and it was again rejected. The MPAA finally passed the film after all footage depicting the anal rape was removed.
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