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5.0/10
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An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
William Kerwin
- Det. Pete Thornton
- (as Thomas Wood)
Christy Foushee
- Trudy Sanders
- (as Toni Calvert)
Louise Downe
- Woman at lecture
- (uncredited)
Jerome Eden
- High Priest
- (uncredited)
David F. Friedman
- Drunken Husband
- (uncredited)
Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Radio Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Craig Maudslay Jr.
- Garbage Truck Driver
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Louise Downe
- David F. Friedman(uncredited)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaWas filmed in Miami in only nine days and cost just under $25,000 (some sources say $60,000) and earned back millions for its creator and associates.
- GoofsIshtar was actually an ancient Babylonian mythological goddess, not an Egyptian one, though Lewis and Friedman were aware of this.
- Quotes
[the killer is crushed to death in a garbage truck]
Police Captain: He died a fitting end for the garbage he was.
- Alternate versionsThe 2001 Tartan Video UK DVD release was cut by the BBFC to remove 23 secs of shots of Ramses's whip hitting the girl in his back room. These were replaced with shots of the statue's head and Ramses's face. The BBFC waived these cuts for the 2005 Odeon DVD issue.
- ConnectionsFeatured in New Year's Evil (1980)
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From a technical standpoint, this movie is awful. But, you still have to give credit to Lewis and Friedman for creating a new genre of film; the splatter flick. For this reason, and probably this reason alone, I rate it at 6. Well, you have to give Lewis credit for the musical score that he did himself. The electric organ and opening shot of the Sphinx is hilarious. The writing and acting, though, are deplorable.
This is an exploitation movie in the mold of the circus sideshow. The ad campaign for the movie made it appear to be more than it really was. In fact, a "nurse" was on hand at showings to assist those who might become overwhelmed by the horror presented on the screen. Many of the scenes, like the one with the woman's tongue being ripped out of her mouth (from what I understand, it was a sheep's tongue purchased from a local butcher)are quite revolting and unsettling. Actually, this is a part of what is known as the Blood Trilogy along with Lewis' better made, Two Thousand Maniacs. The third film is Color Me Blood Red.
This is an exploitation movie in the mold of the circus sideshow. The ad campaign for the movie made it appear to be more than it really was. In fact, a "nurse" was on hand at showings to assist those who might become overwhelmed by the horror presented on the screen. Many of the scenes, like the one with the woman's tongue being ripped out of her mouth (from what I understand, it was a sheep's tongue purchased from a local butcher)are quite revolting and unsettling. Actually, this is a part of what is known as the Blood Trilogy along with Lewis' better made, Two Thousand Maniacs. The third film is Color Me Blood Red.
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- etmore
- Feb 11, 2005
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- Budget
- $24,500 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1(original ratio)
- 1.85 : 1
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