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Richard Riehle, Adam Rifkin, Ray Wise, Sarah Mutch, Eric Roberts

It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman (Hatchet's Richard Riehle) has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cineph... read more read more...ile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! What could possibly go wrong? -- (C) Official Site

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Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan

Release Date: September 17, 2011

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DVD Release Date: November 29, 2011

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  • thefog1331
    December 20, 2011
    thefog1331
    Juvenile, crude and generally funny/gross the film could easily pass for a Troma movie with the exception of less boobs and more people that can act. The highlight for me is Adam Green's Diary of Anne Frankenstein which features Joel David Moore and Kane Hodder. Damn funny.
  • Beefy
    December 11, 2011
    Beefy
    A sleazy horror movie anthology homage to sleazy horror movie anthologies. Gleeful if not substantial.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    December 10, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Directed by some of modern horrors best new talents, Chillerama is a good anthology of horror stories. The directors of the film have taken a liking to the Grindhouse cinema much like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez did with their film, Grindhouse. Chillerama features four... read more stories that are homage's and parodies of old school horror flicks of the 1950's to the 1970's. There are a few weak elements in the film, such as the second story, which is a musical, and aside from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I'm not a big fan of musicals. Aside from I was a teenage Weabear, this film is a fun little horror anthology. However there are aspects of the film that could have been improved upon. There are some great stories that are very funny, and Chillerama is a great addition to the short list of horror anthologies worth watching. This film is a fine tribute to old school horror films, and what's great about this film is that in its two hour running time, the filmmakers fit so much creativity into the film. Aside from the werewolf musical, which I previously stated absolutely sucked, this film was good for what it was. If you're looking for a fine tribute to old school horror, then you might find it here with Chillerama. Some of the stories are ridiculous especially the segment "Wadzilla" which probably the best story in this anthology. Chillerama has a good cast of actors here, and I think that the fact that four of today's foremost horror directors collaborated on one film makes this a must see film. Sure, the film could be better, but for the most part, it succeeds at being an entertaining two hours of crazy original horror stories. Only the most diehard horror fan will enjoy this.
  • flixsterman
    December 3, 2011
    flixsterman
    Sad, pathetic excuse for a movie. Crude, offensive and a complete waste of everyone's time.
  • mrbungle7821
    November 3, 2011
    mrbungle7821
    Chillerama is the latest ode to the drive-in B-movies of old. Like the higher profile 2007 Grindhouse, this movie is a series of short films from four different filmmakers celebrating the exploitation spirit of schlock cinema. Cecil B. Kaufman (Richard Riehle) is closing his driv... read moree-in theater, and for the final night of operation he's showing four movies never before seen: the killer sperm movie "Wadzilla," the unexpected lycanthropy romance "I Was a Teenage Werebear," the black-and-white monster movie "The Diary of Ann Frankenstein," and a final fecal-filled adventure into the abyss, "Deathication." However, during this final night the drive-in is also ground zero for a new zombie outbreak, a disease spread through sexual fluids. Tobe (Corey Jones) has to navigate through the sex-crazed corpses to save his crush, Mayna (Kaili Thorne), and escape the drive-in- of death and maybe lose his pesky virginity.

    Given its vignette nature, not all of the segments will be equal in quality. The absolute highpoint is indisputably "The Diary of Ann Frankenstein." I laughed long and hard during this clever, cock-eyed satire. The absurdity of its premise and the assured demented sense of comedy of its creator, writer/director Adam Green (Frozen, Hatchet), had me laughing until I was in physical pain. The Frank family (formerly Frankenstein) is found by none other than Hitler (Joel David Moore, embracing the silliness with gusto) who dispatches them and steals the family journal. In one of the movie's funniest lines, Hitler tosses a journal to a Nazi cohort and instructs: "Here, write some depressing stuff in this. We'll say the girl wrote it and make millions after the war." Hitler creates his own Jewish Frankenstein-like creature, though a missing film reel reveals his true motivation for reanimating this corpse (and he sings!). Green's sense of comedy is evident in the pacing, construction of layered jokes, and genre spoofing. There's one point where the monster is locked in the laboratory and just walks around the set, breaking down the fourth wall. Green even has the entire segment subtitled, though if you listen closely you'll notice only about 10 percent is German. At one point Moore is screaming "No!" for a solid minute but he says a different word or phrase every time, including "Goldie Hawn!" at one point. The segment is so good that you may not even notice that joke at first glance. "The Diary of Ann Frankenstein" is wickedly hilarious and too tacky to be taken as a serious offense.

    The other vignettes falls somewhere in the middle. "Zom-B-Movie" is the slickest looking movie, set in the present, and is a lot of fun. It adds a twist to the crowded zombie genre by adding in a sexual element, making the zombies a sex-crazed orgy (expect nudity that makes you feel funny). There are plenty of solid gross-out effects, and several sequences of penile endangerment, and there are some ingenious camera angles to match the segment's electric energy. It's the most self-aware segment, as characters openly discuss horror movie conventions and their own place in the movie Scream-style ("I'm the Final Girl," one guy declares). A good percentage of the dialogue is comprised of movie quotes and catch-phrases brilliantly placed in this incongruous setting. During the climax, Riehle (Office Space) shoots round after round into the bands of zombies, ripping off like 20 anachronistic movie quotes as if they were action movie quips ("Nobody puts baby in a corner!" he yells and then shoots a zombie in the crotch). I was flabbergasted that the segment actually quoted Billy Madison, and well. The self-aware humor and the overall feverish energy, plus some characters we've been investing with in between the earlier segments, makes for a fun and satisfying sendoff for the whole trashy enterprise.

    The first two segments rely more on base humor and seem to run out of gas midway through. "Wadzilla" is a one-joke segment about a man whose single sperm grows to monstrous, man-eating size. The cartoonish tone and low-rent visuals feel like a Joe Dante (Gremlins) homage. The segment does feature one truly inspired, wacked-out image: the giant sperm fantasizes the Statue of Liberty stripping out of her cloak and shaking her green goods (I think this segment just gave birth to a brand new fetish). But the overall concept is weak and the segment tries relies far more on shock value than wit. It's more like a rejected Troma flick, though helped immensely by the presence of Ray Wise (TV's Reaper). "I Was a Teenage Werebear" takes the 1950s beach blanket bingo teen films and gives it a gay twist, and to boot it's a musical (territory covered well in Psycho Beach Party). The storyline of guy-meets-werebear doesn't provide enough material to hold together the segment. Many of the actors cannot sing either, which adds to the joke but also makes the film more punishing to watch. The pacing is poor and the gags feel like they were the first things conceived. There's not enough thought on display; the segment just peters out and becomes tiresome. The fact that Chillerama opens with "Wadzilla" and then "I Was a Teenage Werebear" makes it harder to appreciate the finished product.

    Chillerama is certainly going to have a restricted audience interested in campy homages celebrating the trashy nature of cheesy low-budget, exploitative B-movies. Unlike Grindhouse, this collection lacks big names but it makes up for with a cracked sense of humor. The segments all run about 25 minutes in length, which means even if you dislike one it'll be over soon enough. The four segments vary in quality, though each has its moments. "The Diary of Ann Frankenstein" is easily the standout of the bunch, elevated by droll, absurdist, demented humor that's skillfully constructed and deconstructed. "Zom-B-Movie," the culmination of the film's connecting characters, is a fun blast to conclude with. Chillerama is a messy, uneven, crude, occasionally brilliant, but most of all it's a great way to spend a Saturday night with some friends and a supply of popcorn. Just watch out what's in that butter topping.

    Nate's Grade: B
  • moviewaffle
    April 30, 2012
    moviewaffle
    Directors Adam Green, Adam Rifkin, Joe Lynch and Tim Sullivan conspire to deliver without doubt the worst horror anthology ever to (dis)grace the screen.
    The level of juvenile toilet humor is pathetic, was this made by grown men or twelve year olds? They try to capture the fifti... read morees and seventies grindhouse look by adding some cheap after effects but everything just ends up looking like a porn from 2003 rather than a horror movie from 1973.
  • fb100000185301014
    February 9, 2012
    fb100000185301014
    Wow, I miss this type of exploitationals, I miss the oldies :D Every single segment was interestingly enough, featuring grotesque characters and hilarious scenarios, I enjoyed it. Especially the second segment, total campy fun!!!!
  • John2223
    January 10, 2012
    John2223
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  • KLFilmmaker
    December 4, 2011
    KLFilmmaker
    I laughed quite a bit. Especially the 2 first segments. A blood good time with quite a few cool kills.
  • justybear96
    April 3, 2012
    justybear96
    C+

    Ok first off everyone needs to know that the director meant for this movie to look this way. And second, I found this movie to be very funny but not scary at all, unless you think a giant sperm is terrifying or a bunch of gay werewolves.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
January 6, 2012
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

There's a pure juvenile spirit here, coming from a bunch of guys that grew up reading horror magazines and watching horror movies. They really love this stuff, and that love comes through clearly. Full Review

Kevin Carr
December 13, 2011
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

blends a love for the horror genre, raunchy comedy and great anthology movies into a neat little package Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
December 1, 2011
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

Even the most open minded viewer will find it tough to sit through this chore of a horror outing. Full Review

David Nusair
November 28, 2011
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

An almost astonishingly terrible horror anthology... Full Review

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