, ▁and ▁sn uff ▁films . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁When ▁Brad ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lisa ▁plan ▁a ▁rom antic ▁week end ▁get away , ▁Lisa ▁is ▁ec static ▁and ▁looks ▁forward ▁to ▁sharing ▁the ▁delight ful ▁news ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁that ▁she ’ s ▁pre gn ant . ▁However , ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁their ▁vac ation ▁is ▁dashed ▁almost ▁instantly ▁as ▁they ’ re ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁curious ▁alter cation ▁of ▁road ▁ra ge ▁and ▁Brad ▁is ▁subsequently ▁arrested ▁for ▁reck less ▁driving ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁county ▁sh er iff . ▁Not ▁long ▁after , ▁alone ▁and ▁def ens eless ▁Lisa ▁is ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁sad ists ▁who ▁plan ▁to ▁tort ure ▁her ▁as ▁graph ically ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁record ▁the ▁entire ▁gru esome ▁act ▁on ▁film ▁for ▁profit . ▁At ▁the ▁small ▁cabin ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁where ▁they ▁keep ▁her ▁capt ive , ▁she ▁meets ▁her ▁co - star ▁for ▁the ▁sn uff ▁film : ▁a ▁mas och ist ▁well - vers ed ▁in ▁acts ▁of ▁per version ▁and ▁especially ▁eager ▁to ▁tort ure ▁Lisa . ▁Des perate ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁her ▁un born ▁child ’ s ▁life , ▁Lisa ▁makes ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁her ▁capt ors ▁to ▁offer ▁another ▁innoc ent ▁person ’ s ▁life ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁her ▁own , ▁abandon ing ▁all ▁mor als ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Book g asm , ▁author ▁J . F . ▁Gonz ale z ▁explained ▁how ▁his