What a strange movie indeed where a noted "film doctor" directed a film which was worse than the films he rescued.
The dude playing the axe murderer was a South African stuntman called Solly Marx 😳😉
They shot part of that movie at my alma mater (Wagner College in Staten Island, NY)! It was a few years before I went there, though.
I didn't know about it till years later when I was watching the movie on Tubi and thought "Hey, that building looks familiar... so does that one... what the hell?" :smile:
The original red poster/VHS cover always confused me. It seemed impossibly similar to the poster for SHOCK TREATMENT featuring Richard O'Brien's grinning face. Couldn't be a coincidence, but - why??? :question:
The analog 3d glasses are always sittin' right next to my pc, next to my reading glasses.....
https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/91156/silentmadness3d.html
Dull and not very memorable slasher. It was a zoomed-in nightmare to watch on VHS back in the day.
They did a great restoration job for the Blu-ray, though.
Quote from: claws on April 13, 2024, 12:03:01 AM
Dull and not very memorable slasher. It was a zoomed-in nightmare to watch on VHS back in the day.
They did a great restoration job for the Blu-ray, though.
👍 I always like the fact that a South African born stuntman played the killer 😂
Quote from: M.10rda on April 02, 2024, 07:52:13 AM
The original red poster/VHS cover always confused me. It seemed impossibly similar to the poster for SHOCK TREATMENT featuring Richard O'Brien's grinning face. Couldn't be a coincidence, but - why??? :question:
I don't even know why Shock Treatment went with that cover, much less why anyone would want to copy it.
My headcanon is that Richard O'Brien described his ideal poster to the PR department and it was something that approximated the poster for APOCALYPSE NOW only w/ his face instead of Brando's and somehow the product ended up the way it ended up.......