With michael kallaanvaara, olof rhodin, hans wilhelmsson, anders ek. Arrow, however, has gone above and beyond for this film. A construction worker jackie vernon carries on a vicious murdercannibalism spree after first murdering his wife claire ginsberg. He is married to may claire ginsberg, a woman whose main concern is cooking.
Microwave massacre is a 1983 american black comedy horror film directed by wayne berwick. I have just modified one external link on microwave massacre. It is purposefully exploitative, low budget, and bstock all the way. March 29, 1924 november 10, 1987 was an american standup comedian, actor and voice actor, who is best known for his role as the voice of frosty the snowman in the rankinbass productions christmas special frosty the snowman and. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Too often, this kind of film can feature nonactors and noncomics simply delivering lines. Berwick didnt make another movie until the early 2000s. It has a definite 70s look, and it wouldnt be unbelievable to think that this obscure comedygore homage to hershel gordon lewis might have been shelved for years and years. An insane and gorefilled comedyhorror extravaganza, microwave massacre is a real 80s relic dressed up like a 70s porno. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. Microwave massacre 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. They might be especially bewildered by the presence of vernon, a standup actor with only a handful of screen credits. Tom hanson agfa american genre film archivesomething weird videomvd visual.
Microwave massacre 1979 microwave massacre 1979 user. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Oct 23, 2018 microwave massacre has easily some of the strangest throwaway scenes i have ever seen in a movie. It feels like you are watching a poorly written porn without the lower body nuditydont worry, there is plenty of boobs to throw around. Bad acting, little plot, sleazy characters, bad attempts at comedy, and weirdness included. The film has been restored in 2k from its original camera negative, and it looks a hell of a lot better than it ever needed to. Aug 19, 2016 arrow has inexplicably given microwave massacre the same royal treatment it gives every film it releases. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
Despite utterly failing as comedy, horror and pornography, microwave massacre is grotesque enough in design and attitude to be fascinating, much like a car accident. Nov 27, 2019 microwave massacre 1983 movie trailer plot. Though filmed in 1979, microwave massacre didnt appear until. Part of jackie chans signature style is finding novel uses for various improvised weapons collected from around the scene of the fight. In august, arrow video will release the cult 1983 horror film on bluray dvd, and they recently revealed new facemelting cover art for the special release, as well as an updated bonus features. This one is definitely in the so bad, its good category. Microwave features a few ridiculous gags and setups, like a naked girl who gets slathered with mayo, covered with a giant piece of wonder bread and then sawed in half. Microwave massacre is a awful film but i must admit i enjoyed it.
However, it does in the movie tangled, where the wielder is. He plays donald a man who gets nagged by his wife, plus she cant cook the food he wants, so when he has had enough and snaps, then kills her and chops her into little pieces. The film s editor is a close friend, and i even visited the set one day before filming began. Microwave massacre this completely ridiculous cannibal comedy managed to sucker in a lot of 80s vhs gorehounds with its grisly art showing a severed head. The film follows an unspectacular blue collar construction worker, called donald. The result is 1983s notorious cult classic, microwave massacre.
Microwave massacre is not a subtle film when it comes to its comedy and gore, and it is not a subtle film when it comes to exploitation, either. Coming from 1983, microwave massacre stars late comedian jackie vernon as donald a hardworking builder who is frankly sick of how he is treated by his wife, may. The films editor is a close friend, and i even visited the set one day before filming began. The opening shot of this film is unexpectedly compelling. Arrow video has sent us details on their two upcoming releases in august, the cheesy microwave massacre and the giallo film, the bloodstained butterfly. Microwave massacre is one of those films that would totally, completely confound extraterrestrial anthropologists if it were mankinds only remaining cultural artifact. A construction worker jackie vernon carries on a vicious murder cannibalism spree after first. The combination of food and film, or better yet, food and horror films is one of my greatest pleasures. Yet while now we may laugh ironically at the sheer clunkiness of an early eighties microwave, big enough to contain a full human cadaver. Yes, there are murders, and a severed head, and a giant microwave, but the tone here is more like a borscht belt suburban comedy. The independent critic microwave massacre gets arrows. That happened with me and 1983s microwave massacre. He plays donald a man who gets nagged by his wife, plus she cant cook the food he wants, so when he has had enough and. It never pretends to be anything else, and it never lets you down.
A 1983 black comedyhorror film directed by wayne berwick and starring jackie vernon in his final feature film role. The zodiac killer 1971 bluraydvd combo dvd drivein. But no, were clearly dealing with cannibalism here. Microwave massacre 1983 stars jackie frosty the snowman vernon, as a construction worker named donald. Vernon only made one more acting appearance, on the tv anthology series faerie tale theatre, before succumbing to a heart attack in 1987.
Microwave massacre isnt exactly an original film, though it sure is a fun one. The producers wish to express their thanks to microwave ovens, without which this movie would have taken much longer. Allmovie wrote, despite utterly failing as comedy, horror and pornography, microwave massacre is grotesque enough in design and attitude to. New from arrow video is the bluraydvd release microwave massacre, an absolutely delightful horrorcomedy that could easily be considered an offspring of the cult director john waters. Hearing him throw out the groaninducing dialogue of microwave massacre comes as a bit of a shock. Made in 1978 but unreleased until 1983 microwave massacre was probably a few years ahead of its time three or four years later, the likes of troma, empire and others had made instant cult movies with catchpenny titles and a deliberate sense of cheesiness a going concern, but this film was quickly buried on video, doomed to be a question in trivia games and pub. For what its worth, the imdb fumbles a number of facts about microwave massacre. The opening credits are superimposed on the chest of a woman strutting down the street in a. Microwave massacre just about claws its way into the midnight movie slot through a certain uniqueness and, frankly, its brevity it comes in at around 75 minutes. Microwave massacre is one of the worst films i have ever seen. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot.
A mildmannered film editor is assigned to cut a series of infamous slasher films and is driven murderously insane by the miles of extremely violent footage he edits. The 15 best cannibal movies of all time taste of cinema. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. With the zodiac killer loose on the streets, filmmaker tom hanson sets out to capture him with the lure of the zodiac killer, on bluraydvd combo as the debut release of agfa and something weird video. Oh the thoughts that a great 80s video cover can inspire. As usual, the team at arrow video will be packing both releases with all sorts of special features.
Jackie vernon as donald loren schein as roosevelt al troupe as philip claire ginsberg as may quick cut. The restoration work done for such a sleazy slice of cinema rivals what major. Butcher md, the plot of microwave massacre is more or less adequately represented on its video cover the microwavetohuman scale is completely accurate, as is the major electric label on top. Its an exchange thats apropos of absolutely nothing, making it the perfect overture for microwave massacre, a film that effuses complete. Normally, a sword does not meet the standards for an improbable weapon. Microwave massacre is a horror film released in 1983 that centers around construction worker donald jackie vernon. A man gets fed up with his wifes cooking, and things come to a head. Microwave massacre begins with a shot of mays severed head before moving on to a pair of large bouncy breasts.
The story is about the aging construction worker donald jackie vernon, who has grown tired of his wifes attempts at fancy cuisine and an upscale lifestyle. There are times when it was completely sunny out and there will be a clap of thunder and what would normally signify a big storm, only to be ditched immediately. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. Fed up of his wifes bad cooking, donald kills her and turns to cannibalism to satisfy his appetite. New bluray from arrow films brand new audio commentary with writerproducer craig muckler, moderated by mike tristano.
Donalds shrieking harridan of a wife may is played by the utterly forgettable claire ginsberg. Yes, there are murders, and a severed head, and a giant microwave, but the tone here is more like a borscht belt suburban comedy directed by h. Though filmed in 1979, microwave massacre didnt appear until four years later, on a video release. Microwave massacre is a 1983 american black comedy horror film directed by wayne berwick and starring jackie vernon in his. Microwave massacre 1983 film complet en francais a 20171026t20. Aug 18, 2016 new from arrow video is the bluraydvd release microwave massacre, an absolutely delightful horrorcomedy that could easily be considered an offspring of the cult director john waters. The restoration work done for such a sleazy slice of cinema rivals what major studios do. Allmovie wrote, despite utterly failing as comedy, horror and pornography, microwave massacre is grotesque.
As it turns out, its the most artful and affecting shot in the entire movie. Right from the opening credits which you can watch here the film goes for the sleaze factor as the. Directed by wayne berwick, microwave massacre is an ultralow budget film, and it definitely shows. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. The opening credits are superimposed on the chest of a woman strutting down the street in a low cut shirt. Microwave massacre stars legendary standup comedian and actor jackie vernon. This completely ridiculous cannibal comedy managed to sucker in a lot of 80s vhs gorehounds with its grisly art showing a severed head in a microwave. It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes realworld context. Microwave massacre has easily some of the strangest throwaway scenes i have ever seen in a movie. Its proportions however, merely emphasise the comic aspects of the film elements which save it from becoming just another exercise in horrific bad taste, from an era which produced more than its fair share of such delicacies. There really are lots of tits and ass in microwave massacre and its female characters are constantly treated as mere meat to be consumed by men like donald and of course ogled by the viewer. Oct 05, 2017 microwave massacre jackie vernon as donald, a disgruntled construction worker whose wifes predilection for haute cuisine drives him to cannibalism.
Microwave massacre exploits the new appliance in a wholly. Microwave massacre is clearly parodying this bullshit mentality. Microwave massacre wayne berwick, 1983 construction worker donald jackie vernon and his wife may claire ginsberg live an unhappily married life. Based on a story by craig muckler and directed by wayne berwick, these two creative geniuses were on the crew of malibu high, directed by waynes dad, irvin berwick. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Jackie vernon may be remembered by many for being the voice of frosty the snowman, but horror fans know him as donald, a frustrated husband who develops a taste for fellow humans in microwave massacre. Jul 26, 2016 to be honest, i hadnt even heard of the film until arrow announced they were releasing it on bluray this august.
Watch microwave massacre 1983 full movie free streaming. Microwave massacre 1983 a slasher comedy sexploitation film, starring jackie vernon as a cannibal construction worker who roasts his victims dead meat in his microwave. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. The other reason to write about microwave massacre is to exploit a personal connection. The films editor is a close friend, and i even visited the set one day before. He lives in what can only be described as a thrift store funhouse, w his wife may, who is the bane of his existence. Rock bottom goes 2k with arrow videos bluraydvd combo restoration of the undeserving microwave massacre. Insert shots of daytime when it was just midday, and then back again. Microwave massacre was directed by wayne berwick, the son of irv berwick, director of films such as the monster of piedras blancas. After bludgeoning his wife with a pepper grinder, and microwaving her remains, a cranky construction worker discovers he has a taste for human flesh.
Microwave massacre started as a story written by craig muckler neighbor in womens underwear for a class taught by irv berwick, the classic bmovie director, whos son wayne would go on to direct the film. Redirected from list of comedyhorror films this articles lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Shes a constant storm of squeaking, shrieking, and complaining. Sep 27, 2016 as recently as five years ago i would have said a film like microwave massacre would never makes its way to bluray, well arrow video sees things differently than i. Muckler and berwick would team up again on the 2005 film the naked monster. Microwave massacre is a big ol microwave burrito of cinema not realy good by any objective standard, but it sure is tasty to eat when you are in the mood for something trashy. Not very much microwave for a movie called microwave massacre. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. And the legendary bob burns, known for his work on the 1974 film texas chainsaw massacre, served as the art director on microwave massacre. Save for frosty himself, jackie vernon whose actual name in the movie is donald.
Blood diner 1987 31 horror movies in 31 days duration. Microwave massacre stars legendary standup comedian and actor jackie vernon as. Screenplay by thomas singer based on an original story by craig muckler director. Filmed in 1978 and released in 1983, microwave massacre was berwicks directorial debut as well as vernons first and only starring film role. Boiled down to its most basic components, microwave massacre lives up to the second part of its name. Disappointingly, for an arrow video release, the extras with microwave massacre are somewhat limited. Wayne berwicks microwave massacre isnt a good movie.
Microwave massacre, bluray, with dvd, subtitled, horror, 7607880295. Vernon, a comic from the classic era, has a terrific sense of comic timing and knows how to deliver dry, sarcastic lines for maximum impact. Its more of a black comedy, well the late jackie vernon who was a standup comedian plays the lead role. In my parents video store way back when, i remember seeing the artwork on the oversized original vhs release of the film by midnight video and thinking that the film must be the most disgusting, horrific film ever made. It tries to be fun and light yet is so completely inept it cant even manage selfdeprecation without revealing its low iq. Donalds coworkers, roosevelt and philip are, respectively, white and black, though the film flips their expected stereotypical racial personalities. Wayne berwick described his upbringing as growing up on the universal studios film lots, and was turned on to horror films such as the beast with five fingers. He plays donald a man who gets nagged by his wife, plus she cant cook the food he wants, so when he has had enough and snaps, then kills her and chops her into little pieces, and he then stores her in his freezer. Jackie vernon, a reallife raunchy standup best known as the original cartoon voice of frosty the snowman. Microwave massacre 1983 film complet en francais film. Right from the start, this film lets its audience know what to expect.