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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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(2 articles)
The Room – So Bad It’s Good (Kind Of)
 (From FilmShaft.com. 7 September 2009, 11:32 AM, PDT)

The Room…So Bad, It’s Good (Kind Of)
 (From FilmShaft.com. 7 September 2009, 11:17 AM, PDT)

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More deserving of a Zero rating if they had one available more (604 total)

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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:
The word "Manos" is Spanish for "hands". Therefore, the title really says "Hands: The Hands of Fate". The master's outfit has two red hands on it and Torgo's walking stick has a hand on top of it. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When The Master is waving Torgo's stick at him, he is waving it side to side slowly when seen from Torgo's point of view. When we see it from behind, he is jerking it around quickly. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Debbie: Mom, I'm cold.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) more

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Is there a way to see this movie without the MST3K treatment?
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36 out of 55 people found the following comment useful.
More deserving of a Zero rating if they had one available, 15 May 2005
1/10
Author: dinobrya from Lubbock, texas

There are not words that can describe how bad that movie was. Luckily we watched the MST 3000 version. I honestly do not know if I could survived it otherwise. That was without question the movie I have ever seen. The plot was horrendously constructed. Without the possible exception of the family, the writer poorly conceived his characters. I think many people gave it a 10 for its vintage quality. For some including myself, bad movies (particularly during the sixties and seventies)have more aesthetic quality than many good movies. Make no bones about it, however, anything more than a 1 is too much and is quite deceiving. Having said that, Please watch it.

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