[4] It was directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by Stuart Morse, based on the original film's director/writer Meir Zarchi's screenplay,[5] and stars Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, and Andrew Howard.

Lisa Hansen, Jeff Klein, Alan Ostroff, Gary Needle, and Meir Zarchi (director of the original) served as executive producers.

I Spit on Your Grave had its premiere on Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 1, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 8, 2010, by Anchor Bay.

Next, she ties Johnny to the rafters of an abandoned house and uses pliers to pull out his teeth and a pair of pruning shears to emasculate him, leaving him to bleed to death.

[16] Lisa Hansen, Jeff Klein, Alan Ostroff, Gary Needle, and Meir Zarchi (director of the original) served as executive producers.

[2][25] The film's video release in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK is handled by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

The DVD includes an audio commentary by director Steven R. Monroe and producer Lisa Hansen, as well as 11 deleted scenes, and teasers and trailers.

[27] Critical reaction to the film has been generally negative, with a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews with the consensus simply labeling it as a "Well shot exploitation that has less purpose and utility than in 1978".

While he allowed that the movie was made "professionally", as opposed to the original version that was devoid of skill and artistry, he considered this largely in the service of the truly offensive material, the rape scenes.

He summarized, "this [version] is more offensive, because it lingers lovingly and at greater length on realistic verbal, psychological and physical violence against the woman, and then reduces her 'revenge' to cartoonish horror-flick impossibilities.

"[30][31] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "In addition to all the obvious things that are disgusting about this movie, I Spit on Your Grave is trying to get us to hate each other.

"[32] Critic Andrew O'Hehir also denounced the notion that the film has a message, writing that it "just piles imaginary atrocities on top of real ones, and then halfheartedly claims that it means something.

"[33] Some support for the film in mainstream press came from The New York Times, whose reviewer wrote, "Female-empowerment fantasy or just plain prurience, Grave is extremely efficient grindhouse.

"[36] A sequel titled I Spit on Your Grave 2 directed by Steven R. Monroe, was produced, and had a limited theatrical release on September 20, 2013.

In March 2015, Anchor Bay Entertainment announced the third installment in the series, titled I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine.