Igor and the Lunatics (1985)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Billy Parolini

Writers:

Jocelyn Beard (writer)
Billy Parolini (written by)

Release Date:

December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Still Crazy After All These Years!

Plot:

After 16 years in prison, Igor and his gang are out and bent on taking revenge on the town that sent them up.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Igor | Maniac | Sect | Pitchfork

Cast

Joseph Eero	...	Tom Turner
Mary Ann Schacht	...	Mary Ann Merson
Joe Niola	...	Ygor
T.J. Glenn	...	Paul (as T.J. Michaels)
Joan Ellen Delaney	...	Sharon (as Joanellen Delaney)
Peter Dain	...	Hawk
Kathleen Dennehy	...	Colette
Buddy Durrant	...	The Boy
Bobby Hargrave	...	Bernard
Constance Rodgers	...	Sara
Edward Mears	...	Captain Hood
Brendan Faulkner	...	Conway
Thomas Doran	...	Slim (as Tom Doran)
Patti Cohen-Hecht	...	Carol Quackerbush
Christopher Chandley	...	Jimmy Quackenbush

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Carmel, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Redneck Rampage (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I'll Never Tell

"If you enjoyed this film, we've got more like it..."

It's unbelievable to see how many amazing films Troma has put out in the past 30 years. I'm not going to pretend that every film they've ever touched has been golden (see I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist, Deadly Daphne's Revenge, Blood Hook, etc...), but more often than not they're always at least worth a watch... and this film is definitely amongst their better productions.

First of all, this is not high-brow entertainment. The whole film is a mess; in fact, the actors in the second half of the film are completely different than the first half (but playing the same characters). Second of all, there isn't much gore in this film (despite the back of the box saying that the film climaxes in the most violent bloodbath in the history of film).

But if you like a little bit of humor, some silly violence, and plenty of Charles Manson homages (which, in all reality, is all that John Water's early films were), then this is for you. The whole film is played very straight and not for laughs, which makes it even better. Trust me, this film is completely hilarious, one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. And there's some rape and torture for those that like that kind of stuff too -- but, again, not too much.

I appreciated the murky, backwoods surrounding of the whole thing, and the hippie atmosphere. And, really, there's not a boring moment to be had in the whole film. So, yeah, of course I recommend it... if you're looking for a serious horror film, though, you won't be pleased.

Also, to let you know what you're getting into here, the leader of the group isn't even named Igor -- he's just a member of the group.