The Corpse Grinders (The Flesh Grinders) (1971)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: May 19, 1971 Wide

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When the owner of Lotus Cat Food learns that his primary financial backer has pulled out upon completion of their new processing facility, he gets his revenge by stuffing the poor dope into a meat grinder (which looks for all the world like a cardboard box) and packing the end product into the next batch of cat-food cans. Lo and behold, this particular batch flies off the store shelves, coaxing the enterprising fellow to gather up more human cutlets. To this end he convinces a mortician to use

R, 1 hr. 12 min.

Horror, Comedy

Directed By: Ted V. Mikels

In Theaters: May 19, 1971 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

Cast

Sean Kenney
Dr. Howard Glass
Monika Kelly
Angie Robinson
Sanford Mitchell
Landau
J. Byron Foster
Maltby
Warren Ball
Caleb
Patsy Ann Noble
Cleo
Vincent Barbi
Monk
Ray Dannis
Babcock
Harry Lovejoy
Neighbor
Charles Fox
Willie
Don Ellis
Factory Workman
Mike Garrison
Assistant To De Sisto
William Kirschner
B.K.
George Bowden
David
Mary Ellen Burke
Annie
Earl Burnam
De Sisto
Andy Collings
De Sisto's Secretary
Zenna Foster
Mrs. Babcock
Drucilla Hoy
Tessie
Stephen Lester
Mortician
Curt Matson
Paul The Stranger

Critic Reviews for The Corpse Grinders (The Flesh Grinders)

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... silly scripting, bad acting, cheap sets, [and] dingy photography become part of the entertainment value, turning the film into a campy laugh riot.

July 5, 2008 Full Review Source: ESplatter

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

There is nothing in Ted V. Mikels's infamous grindhouse cheapie even a fraction as disturbing as the graphic art of its promotional one-sheet.

April 20, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Maloderous as a can of cat food left out in the sun.

January 28, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

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One of those movies where the trailer and cover art are much better than the film itself. Still though good campy fun. Just don't expect too much out of it.

October 9, 2010

Ed Fucking Harris

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The general plot of the movie is fantastic but the execution is piss poor. It doesn't even try to be a horror movie and with the story, you would think that it could also be a comedy but it's not. Unintentional comedy? Not too much unless you get a kick out of seeing all sign language done with 2 different jerks of

August 11, 2009