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Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) -- Classic low budget horror about a family getting lost and stumbling upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.

Overview

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Director:
Harold P. Warren
Writer:
Harold P. Warren (screenplay)
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Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
It's Shocking! It's Beyond Your Imagination! more
Plot:
Classic low budget horror about a family getting lost and stumbling upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Amazingly Awful! more

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Lodge of Sins (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
74 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
El Paso, Texas, USA more
Company:
Norm-Iris more

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Trivia:
People attending the premiere at The Capri Theater in El Paso paid $0.35 (Children) $1.25/$1.00 (Adults/with a discount card). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Although they are supposedly in an abandoned area, a car is visible driving in the background when the family is first talking to Torgo. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Debbie: Mom, I'm cold.
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Where was the family heading?
Is it true that three cast members killed themselves out of embarrassment after the release of the movie?
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74 out of 85 people found the following comment useful:-
Amazingly Awful!, 22 June 1999
1/10
Author: mst-2 from New Jersey

The leading man is a Frank Zappa lookalike with only a fraction of the talent Zappa (being dead) has.

However, the real star of the film, Torgo (a goat-man), performed in some of the best walking-from-one-end-of-the-set-to-another scenes I have seen since 1950s Corman films.

Finally, the fights (or are they orgies?) between Manos' wives, which we are asked to believe to be deadly, are utterly hilarious.

The MST3K version of this incredibly dreadful bit of late 60s trashola is one of Joel and the Bots' best, but even their antics fail to make this movie wholly tolerable.

Rated: For Insomniacs Only.

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