So it makes fun of rich people. Big deal. Get over it.
I was really surprised by this one since I had never heard of it before. It's got imagination of plot with good latex special effects, and a satirical social statement about the 1980s without sounding preachy or condescending. And it sticks in my mind too, even weeks after seeing it.
Bill Whitney (soap-opera actor Billy Warlock) notices some strange things about his rich Beverly Hills parents that he's always wondered about, but winds up putting it in the back of his mind. For one thing, he doesn't bear any family resemblance towards them. For another, they always seem to be good-natured about things they shouldn't be good natured about. Same thing goes for his sister and all the other people in Billy's life. His neighbors, his friends at school, etc...
He hears a tape his friend made of his parents having incestual orgies with his sister and it blows his mind. Billy also starts seeing things like his parents and his sister's bodies bend and twist into strange contortions like rubber. He thinks he's losing his mind and is seeing a psychiatrist who doesn't believe him.
The scene where his father's face is superimposed over his buttocks is awesome! And the 'orgy' at the end is pretty indescribable. People melt and absorb into one another and are covered in sticky goo. The part where Billy's hand goes up a guy's buttocks and pulls the other guy's body inside out with his innards lying all over the floor, is pretty mind-blowing, too. Well done!
I consider this an excellent 80s horror classic by Brian Yuzna who also had an important hand in the RE-ANIMATOR films. It starts out looking like a conventional 1980s Hollywood teenage film, but then begins to descend into something else which kept me on edge.
Unfortunately the double-sided Anchor Bay DVD that I saw (teamed up with SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION) didn't come with any extras. Even just a director's commentary would've been nice.
I liked this one and recommend it for those who want something different from the usual teenage-slasher flicks.
Weird stuff.
7 out of 10
I was really surprised by this one since I had never heard of it before. It's got imagination of plot with good latex special effects, and a satirical social statement about the 1980s without sounding preachy or condescending. And it sticks in my mind too, even weeks after seeing it.
Bill Whitney (soap-opera actor Billy Warlock) notices some strange things about his rich Beverly Hills parents that he's always wondered about, but winds up putting it in the back of his mind. For one thing, he doesn't bear any family resemblance towards them. For another, they always seem to be good-natured about things they shouldn't be good natured about. Same thing goes for his sister and all the other people in Billy's life. His neighbors, his friends at school, etc...
He hears a tape his friend made of his parents having incestual orgies with his sister and it blows his mind. Billy also starts seeing things like his parents and his sister's bodies bend and twist into strange contortions like rubber. He thinks he's losing his mind and is seeing a psychiatrist who doesn't believe him.
The scene where his father's face is superimposed over his buttocks is awesome! And the 'orgy' at the end is pretty indescribable. People melt and absorb into one another and are covered in sticky goo. The part where Billy's hand goes up a guy's buttocks and pulls the other guy's body inside out with his innards lying all over the floor, is pretty mind-blowing, too. Well done!
I consider this an excellent 80s horror classic by Brian Yuzna who also had an important hand in the RE-ANIMATOR films. It starts out looking like a conventional 1980s Hollywood teenage film, but then begins to descend into something else which kept me on edge.
Unfortunately the double-sided Anchor Bay DVD that I saw (teamed up with SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION) didn't come with any extras. Even just a director's commentary would've been nice.
I liked this one and recommend it for those who want something different from the usual teenage-slasher flicks.
Weird stuff.
7 out of 10