Blood Diner (1987)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Jackie Kong

Writer:

Michael Sonye (writer)

Release Date:

July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

First they greet you, then they eat you.

Plot:

Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of their new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Body Part | Severed Head | Electronic Music Score | Throat Ripping

Cast

Rick Burks	...	Michael Tutman
Carl Crew	...	George Tutman
Roger Dauer	...	Mark Shepard
LaNette La France	...	Sheba Jackson
Lisa Elaina	...	Connie Stanton (as Lisa Guggenheim)
Max Morris	...	Chief Miller
Roxanne Cybelle	...	Little Michael
Sir Lamont Rodeheaver	...	Little George (as Sir Rodenheaver)
Dino Lee	...	King of White Trash
The Luv Johnsons	...	The White Trash Review
Drew Godderis	...	Anwar
Bob Loya	...	Stan Saldin
Alan Corona	...	Paul Stanton
Deseree Rose	...	Mrs. Stanton
Laurie Guzda	...	Joanne

Also Known As:

Blood Feast 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 (heavily cut) | Italy:VM14 (video rating, cut) | Australia:R | Iceland:(Banned) | UK:18 (cut) | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario)

Company:

PMS Filmworks

Trivia:

The film was originally intended to be a sequel to the Herschell Gordon Lewis film Blood Feast (1963), hence the similar titles, but before production started it was decided that Blood Diner would be a stand-alone horror/comedy.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Peggy is getting her head pushed into the deep fryer, both her arms are completely covered in batter mix. But in shots of her pushing Mike away and screaming, her arm is completely clean.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1978)

Soundtrack:

'59 VOLVO

Gore makes this watchable.

What was the deal with the horror comedies from the late 80's? Movies like Evil Dead II, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Jason Lives, Sleepaway Camp II, etc. set the standards for slasher comedies but it was too late when these kind of flicks became popular. Dark sense of humor helped this movie to at least be remembered by some people.

BLOOD DINER is a decent little gore flick. With no pretentions, a weak storyline, low budget, but with whacked characters, a weird humor, and lots of blood this is a must see for die hard fans of the genre.

Watch it to witness the 80's madness.

5/10.