8/15/2024
Synopsis: A mad scientist seeks to bring back his recently deceased fiance in his garage with some spare parts.
The Good: It’s stupid but in a good way. It has all the camp of a Lloyd Kaufman film. There’s all the unnecessary nudity. The cheap practical effects. The slapstick humor at the wrong time. All of it.
The Bad: It’s stupid but also in a strange way. The acting is of course bad. The actresses were all strippers from a nearby club. The effects were underfunded and it’s all kind of creepy and over the top.
Best Line: What began as a birthday barbecue ended in a bizarre tragedy in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey today. It was this power mower that brought a quick end to the life of 21-year old, bride-to-be, Elizabeth Shelley. Like wood through a mulcher, the girthful fiance disappeared beneath the blades of the berserk mower that sent her personality raining down upon the birthday revelers. In a blaze of blood, bones, and body parts, the vivacious young girl was instantly reduced to a tossed human salad, a salad that police are still trying to gather up, a salad that was once named Elizabeth.’
Fun Fact: Writer/director Frank Henenlotter improvised the basic story at a pitch meeting. After getting the okay to make the picture, he then wrote the script for the movie. – IMDb
Verdict:
Technical: 5
Entertainment Value: 5.5
Genre Rating: 7.3
IMDb Score: 6.2
Total: 5.25
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