A low budget, made by a group of friends great guilty pleasure from the 80s. Basically a send up of all the bad 80s slasher flicks (and the good ones too) that IS intentionally funny. Two singles, both psychotic killers, meet randomly and make a go of it. They try to give it up, but end up getting pulled out of
'retirement' due to a visit from a cannibalistic plumber. Features many classic movie homages, a strange interlude and an obvious love for The Marx Brothers.
While making fun of the genre, it also makes use of plenty of gratuitous nudity to make sure fans of the spoofed movies will be entertained. Plenty of gore effects, but done with a sense of humor and obviously fakey. Features multiple shower scenes (ala Psycho) in part to be able to say it features multiple shower scenes.
Finally received a real DVD release last year (2009) with great commentary and clips from a theater company that has turned it into a stage musical. Truly a must see if you get these types of movies. Hatred of grapes optional.
February 1, 2010
