It was,however, the 1971 classic the corpse grinders that cemented mr. This film doesnt stand a fur balls chance in hell of doing that. A company makes a bad decision that turns into disaster. The corpse grinders the flesh grinders 1971 rotten. The corpse grinders were laid to rest in november 1978 but in the tradition of most hollywood horror hits theres a sequel. Mikels firmly as one of the true kings of sleaze cinema. The corpse grinders were exhumed and resurrected by the interest shown by new rose records of france.
The corpse grinders is a gem of 70s exploitation since it lives up to the. Landau is broke and down on his luck and can no longer afford to pay his employees. Mikels celebrity profile check out the latest ted v. Byron foster, warren ball, ann noble, vince barbi, harry lovejoy, earl burnam, zena foster, ray dennis, drucilla hoy, charles foxy fox, stephen lester buy. A combination sequel and reboot of the original film but. Landau, the young owner of lotus cat food, is struggling to keep the company alive as business is worse than expected. The corpse grinders bluray release date october 24, 2017. The corpse grinders when the owners of the lotus cat food company, who manufacture an exotic, high priced type of kitty chow, run short of cash, they find themselves in. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications.
Corpse grinders is a filthy trashy little creature feature that wallows in its own excess and manages to deliver a film that is traumatizing. Burroughs in the 1960s and for the 1970s horror film, horror hospital. Digging up and then burying its own shit all over again, the corpse grinders is a celebration of everything distasteful. But mikels finest film was the corpse grinders which dared to go one step beyond the normal grave robber plot. The corpse grinders movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Find out when and where you can watch the corpse grinders on tv with the full listings schedule at. I just wish it was a better copy of this film, someone should really restore this movie, just a light touch up on the dark scenes. Mikels, with sean kenney, monika kelly, sanford mitchell, at turner classic movies. One of those movies where the trailer and cover art are much better than the film itself. Even mikels late90s sequel to the corpse grinders was generally ignored, but his early films continue to play at festivals and, despite their dubious quality, are testament to the sort of twisted ingenuity necessary to sustain an independent film career spanning half a century. The corpse grinders bluray delivers great video and solid audio in this excellent bluray release.
Charmingly inept and pleasantly mean, this is the perfect film for the delirium hours of an all night horror movie marathon. Antony balch 10 september 1937 6 april 1980 was an english film director and distributor, best known for his screen collaborations with beat generation author william s. The corpse grinders turn bones and flesh into screaming, savage blood death. The corpse grinders 2 tuxedo cat and siamese eating lotus cat food. Because of this, he starts to kill one of his employees every couple of days.
Love you dead, complete forever corpse grinders grind. The corpse grinders 3 maniacs are on the loose and people are vanishing into thin air. Mikels on allmovie when the owner of lotus cat food learns that his. The back cover states that the film is sourced from the original 16mm camera negative, but the presentation is preceded by a disclaimer.
Mikels astro zombies, blood orgy of the shedevils, the doll squad brings us this delectable dose of cretinous carnage called, the corpse grinders. The corpse grinders 1971 when the lotus cat food company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat the local graveyard. If you love lowbudget movies from the 60s and 70s, especially ones with bizarre storylines and characters, then the corpse grinders is a mustsee. When the owners of a catfood corporation are jilted by a potential investor, they decide to make him into cat chow. The corpse grinders is ridiculously entertaining and it looks remarkable thanks to its sincere handling by vinegar syndrome. Though there are no live torsos pulverized to mush in the film proper. It seems that felines all over town are feasting on lotus brand cat food, only to turn on their owners like cute, fuzzy furballs of death. When the owners of the lotus cat food company, who manufacture an exotic, high priced type of kitty chow, run short of cash, they find themselves in b. Corpse grinders the legend of the corpse grinders discogs. The same article reported that mikels had made the film with nonunion.
The corpse grinders the flesh grinders 1971 rotten tomatoes. Read the full synopsis of the corpse grinders, 1971, directed by ted v. Mikels photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The corpse grinders is a 1971 american comedy horror film directed by ted v. Beginning his entertainment career at age 15 as a stage magician and ventriloquist, the young mikels moved to california in the 1950s, where. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from corpse grinders at the discogs marketplace. In reality, they are being fed into the heinous corpse grinding machine of the lotus. How does a film live up to the title the corpse grinders or to the high concept plot synopsis. Mikelss infamous grindhouse cheapie the corpse grinders even a fraction as disturbing as the graphic art of its promotional onesheet. The corpse grinders 1971 r 1h 12min comedy, horror 21 april 1972 west germany when the lotus cat food company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat the local graveyard.
The concept of the movie is much cooler than the actual movie itself, but thats what makes it fun. Although he is not listed in the onscreen credits, an august 1970 daily variety news item stated that gus lampe, a former general manager of the schine theater circuit and a cocoanut grove nightclub entertainment director, had coproduced the corpse grinders with mikels. The corpse grinders 1971 letterboxd your life in film. The corpse grinders 2 the nephews, landau and maltby, of the original owners of lotus cat food for cats who love people start up the family business again. Such is the basic idea behind the comedy horror flick the corpse grinders 1971 which tells us the story of the financially struggling lotus cat food company. The corpse grinders when the owners of the lotus cat food company, who manufacture an exotic, high priced type.