150 Movies You Should Die Before You See - Miller Steve [86]
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The Crappies
The Worst Editing Award goes to … Dennis Chomininsky for cutting every single scene and shot in the movie so languidly that you'd think he was on Valium.
And the Worst Director Award goes to … Lee Bennett Sobel, who didn't have the sense to know when to end scenes. In fact, sometimes characters repeat themselves as if the editors had left several takes of the same scene in the film.
They Really Said It!
Wrecks: God, huh? Well, you better hope the Devil doesn't jump up and bite you in the ass.
Betcha Didn't Know
This film was completed in 1995, but sat on the shelf until 2001 when it was released by Troma as part of a vampire-themed multifilm DVD set. Even the Troma team knew what a dog this film is.
Stephen Blackehart, who plays the evil vampire Wrecks, has enjoyed a busy career playing bit parts on television and larger roles in low-budget horror flicks from the likes of Full Moon Features, Troma Films, and the Asylum.
Trivia Quiz
What real-world mythological creature could well be a “rockabilly vampire”?
A: Banshee
B: Gaki
C: Poltergeist
D: Kraken
Answer: B. According to Japanese beliefs, a gaki is the restless spirit of someone who died in a state of envy and spends the afterlife trying to obtain in death what it could not in life.
SCREAM BLOODY MURDER (AKA “MATTHEW,”
“CLAW OF TERROR,” AND “THE CAPTIVE WOMAN”)
Alan Roberts Productions/First American Films, 1973
PRODUCERS Alan Roberts (executive producer) and Marc B. Ray (producer)
WRITERS Larry Alexander and Marc B. Ray
DIRECTOR Marc B. Ray
STARS Fred Holbert (Matthew), Leigh Mitchell (Vera/Daisy Parsons), and Angus Scrimm (Dr. Epstein)
A demented freak (Holbert) with an Oedipus complex that extends to every couple (or hooker and john) he meets, goes on a killing spree.
Why It Sucks
I suppose if you're into pointless sadistic mysogynism, this will pretty much be your cup of tea. The main character is repulsive, and there's not much to like about most of his victims. Although the fact that the killer's hand has been replaced with a murderous hook does give this a strange surreality.
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The Crappies
The Worst Actor Award goes to … Fred Holbert for his somnam-bulistic portrayal of a serial killer. You've got a hook for a hand, guy! Enjoy it!
And the Worst Director Award goes to … Marc B. Ray for a sense of pacing that stops with knowing how to say, “Cut!”
They Really Said It!
Matthew: Eat, or I'll cut your tongue out.
Betcha Didn't Know
The soundtrack was composed by Rockwell (born Kennedy Gordy), the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Rockwell had a small number of hit songs during the 1980s, the biggest of these being “Somebody's Watching Me.”
This was the first and only credited film role for actor Fred Holbert.
Trivia Quiz
Who is the only actor appearing in Scream Bloody Murder with more than one or two film credits?
A: Leigh Mitchell
B: Angus Scrimm
C: Robert Knox
D: Gloria Earl
Answer: B. Angus Scrimm is best known for his portrayal of the monstrous undertaker in the Phantasm series
SIN, YOU SINNERS!
Farno Productions, 1963
PRODUCER Arnold Panken
WRITER Joseph W. Sarno
DIRECTORS Joseph W. Sarno and Anthony Farrar
STARS June Colburne (Bobbi), Dian Lloyd (Julie), Derek Murcott (Dave), and Beverly Nazarow (Gloria)
An aging stripper (Colburne) keeps her youthful looks (sort of) and energy thanks to a voodoo amulet and enchantments powered by a moon goddess. Between shows, she tells fortunes and brews love potions with a method that involves putting her daughter (Lloyd) through magically induced orgasms until she passes out. Until someone steals her amulet ….
Why It Sucks
Sin, You Sinners! was made by filmmakers with no talent and features actors only slightly more able. But there's an interesting idea here. Of course, there's the