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Cash Flagg, Brett O'Hara, Carolyn Brandt, Atlas King, Sharon Walsh ... see more see more... , Madison Clarke , Joan Howard , James Bowie , Gene Pollock , Bill Ward , Son Hooker , Steve Clark , Titus Moede , Bill Turner , Ray Dennis Steckler , Don Snyder , Jill Carson

For all of its inexplicable weirdness, this monster musical from cult filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler is not only the director's best-paced film, but also his most entertaining. Visiting a carnival with... read more read more... friends, happy-go-lucky Jerry (Steckler appearing as "Cash Flagg") is hypnotized by evil gypsy fortune-teller Madam Estrella (Brett O'Hara) and turned into a zombie murderer. Surprisingly, the most competent parts of this film are the dance numbers at the carnival's nightclub, The Hungry Mouth, with pretty showgirls and flashy costumes, some good singing, and a fun strip act by Erina Enyo. Estrella scars her victims with acid and keeps them in a cage, but they break loose, strangling her and her ugly assistant Ortega (Jack Brady). Jerry, now a scarred killer, escapes to the beach where he is shot by police. Cult-film regular Titus Moody (Pit Stop) appears as a hobo, and rumor has it that James Woods is in the film somewhere as an extra. Steckler's leggy erstwhile wife Carolyn Brandt, who stars in most of his films, plays Marge, an alcoholic dancer who gets so drunk that she falls down during her routines. Incomprehensible Greek actor Atlas King and co-screenwriter Gene Pollock also appear in this odd film, presented in "Hallucinogenic Hypnovision." When it was re-released as Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary, men in zombie masks ran through theaters trying to scare people. Among the cameramen on this cheesy, but exceptionally good-looking production were such luminaries as Joseph V. Mascelli, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Laszlo Kovacs. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Ray Dennis Steckler

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DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    April 20, 2011
    ajv2688
    An incredibly strange movie, and not in a good way! The title is enticing, but it doesn't deliver on the story and the acting is atrocious. Most of the movie is taken up by carnival rides and dance numbers. Only watch this in the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version.
  • webalina
    July 6, 2009
    webalina
    This is a complete load of crap. But it's in the "so bad it's good" category.
  • nuheart
    January 21, 2007
    nuheart
    I've only ever seen the MST3K version ("Get your Schick into shape!"), hence the extra 1/2 star, but I think it's fair to say, they only improved it.
  • DrStrangeblog
    February 22, 2009
    DrStrangeblog
    A truly terrible film with one of the most legendary titles ever conceived! Start with amateurish acting, sloppy editing, poor lighting, and leaden pacing, what more could go wrong? An endless string of song and dance numbers! That's just what you want in a thriller/horror mov... read moreie to ratchet up the tension. I wish this was campier but it's mostly just plain boring. Except for the sidekick's pompadour.
  • patrickdol
    March 3, 2008
    patrickdol
    Not really a music, but a strange horror/comedy with musical segments.
    This is quite strange and confusing, and the last 20minutes are pure B-flick awesomeosity.
    For fans of H.G. Lewis and Ed Wood.
  • acidilith
    May 30, 2008
    acidilith
    WOW!!! Acid-trip dream sequences involving a painted faced hooded parka wearing psycho teenager amidst a crowd of vegas showgirls in an abandoned ballroom complete with random screaming and dancing and wicked laughter and utter confusion that looks really cool, football referee j... read moreersey wearing zombies who strangle people to death rather than eat them, hyponotism by simple "hypnowheel" effect, wart faced gypsy fortune tellers making unsuccesful attempts at sexual interecourse with fat drunken salesmen, 4 las vegas style production numbers, terrible stand-up comedy, interperetive dancing, animatronic clowns, weird cars, carnivals, rollercoaster footage, greek nonactors with enormous pompadors trying to be convincing, strippers, alcoholic superstitous exotic dancers in form fitting outfits knifed to death in the middle of a dance number opposite huge buzzcut sporting finnish vampire robot ken-doll looking guy in a popcorn vendor costume, bizzarre animated title sequence and the longest title in motion picture history that had to be slightly changed before the film's release due to a lawsuit with comlumbia pictures and stanley kubrick, and if that's not enough for you, James Woods is allegedly in it somewhere as an extra!
  • starlimitz2
    April 11, 2008
    starlimitz2
    The director should be ashamed of his horrible movie. The musical sessions were laughable, because they lasted too long, and could only be watched with the help of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Once again, the director seemed to have good ideas, but his execution of them was sub-... read morepar and childishly pathetic.
  • milesbogus
    June 24, 2006
    milesbogus
    You like Horror Musicals? You'll love this movie...The dance numbers were made up on the spot according to the commentary.

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Stefan Birgir Stefansson
April 24, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

Sucks

Dennis Schwartz
March 14, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The only thing incredible about it is the incredibly long title, something Steckler seems to have given more thought to than the lame story. Full Review

Rob Humanick
October 16, 2007
Rob Humanick, Projection Booth

Whatever it was that the creative forces at hand were smoking, they had a lot of it. Full Review

Steve Crum
June 29, 2005
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

A film to see/own only because of its title.

Ken Hanke
June 23, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Magnificent title. Boring movie.

Shane Burridge
January 1, 2000
Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

A film you see only for its title

Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
February 28, 2005
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

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