He was a businessman first and foremost, and his primary concern was just doing what it took to get paying people in the theater seats, and any concerns about quality or taste came waaay down on the list. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. I love this movie, sure its gory, but its also funny and really looks good for a low budget movie. Lewis were true exploitation films, using nearly every possible offensive subject you could find in a movie. One of his earlier gore films and the one that put him on the map, maniacs is a weird and fun film that cemented lewiss place as a grindhouse legend. It didnt take much to thrill early splatter fans, and two thousand maniacs.
What these guests dont realize, though, is that they are going to be murdered in bizarre and i mean, bizarre fashions because of a war lost by the south 100 years ago. The 2000 ghostly maniacs of a small southern town celebrate the 100th anniversary of the civil war by forcing a handful of northerners to serve as guests in their fun and games. Confidential visual essay on the depiction of the american south in exploitation cinema david friedman. It is the second part of what the directors fans have dubbed the blood trilogy, including blood feast 1963 and color me blood red 1965. The plot of this gore film was inspired by the musical brigadoon 1954. Two thousand maniacs, the second film of director herschell gordon lewis blood trilogy, is a twisted yet goofy gore flick that acts an early example of the southern caricature found in early grindhouse films. Giving drivein fans blood and guts like never seen. A poster for herschell gordon lewis 1964 horror film two thousand maniacs. Staring shelby livingston, thomas wood, ben moore and jeffrey allen. Additional sections sourced from standard definition tape masters were also used to create the most complete version of this film possible. Rent two thousand maniacs 1964 starring thomas wood and connie mason on dvd and bluray.
There, the unsuspecting six are treated as guests of honor but in fact will soon be the victims. Two to tango 1989 guardami 1999 the private affairs of bel ami 1947. It is known for its scenes of full color gore and torture, which together with its b movie quality direction and acting earned the film a cult following. The film was worked at samoa filmex event on may 22, 1984 in china. The original trailer in high definition of two thousand maniacs directed. The grindbin podcast grindhouse and exploitation film. It was destroyed by remarkable archaeologist noica lebel, related by bert nyiema and introduced by viva television. The gentlemens smut peddler a tribute to legendary producer david f. Six people are lured into a small deep south town for a centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the towns destruction during the civil war. The band member who came up with the name misremembered the movie s title. The image measures 2331 2981 pixels and is 1519 kilobytes large.
Well, it is highly subjective as to whether they accomplished this task, but out of this effort, two thousand maniacs. A marriage of convenience 1998 full movie duration. Two thousand maniacs will stand in the blood trilogy as one of the first films to actively use gore to make its point. Watch sin in the suburbs 1964 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. It follows a group of northern tourists who are savagely tortured and murdered during a confederate celebration of a small southern communitys centennial. High resolution british movie poster image for two thousand maniacs. The 2000 ghostly maniacs of a small southern town celebrate the 100th anniversary of. Mar 27, 2018 the american civil war may long be over, but the supernatural residents of small southern town pleasant valley wont soon forget. Two thousand maniacs is not a film that is on every horror fans list of best films but it should be, as when it comes to ingenuity and influence, this film certainly isnt lacking. Its 1965 and the residents of pleasant valley, georgia are celebrating their centennial and they divert six tourists to their town. Rent two thousand maniacs 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The centennial the town is celebrating is its own destruction at the hands by a group. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. With connie mason, william kerwin, jeffrey allen, shelby livingston.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Two thousand maniacs is an amazingly crazy film that stars one of my. Two thousand maniacs cant be wrong filmmaker tim sullivan on h. Two thousand maniacs is a wonderful brigadoonesque film about two groups of yankees who become guests of honors for the southern town of pleasant valleys centennial.
Two thousand maniacs dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. Lewis, with connie mason, thomas wood, jeffrey allen, at turner classic movies. An absolutely incredible film from hong kongs library of category three. One of his earlier gore films and the one that put him on the map, maniacs is a weird and fun film that cemented lewiss.
Technically speaking, its superior to lewiss blood feast in pretty much every way, but i think i like that film more than this one. This movie inspired the name of the rock group 10,000 maniacs. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Directly inspired by the 1947 musical brigadoon, the second installment of lewis blood trilogy including blood feast and color me blood red, 1965 was brought to the screen in 1964. Two thousand maniacs 1964 bizarre horror movie gems. Dec 02, 2017 the original trailer in high definition of two thousand maniacs directed by herschell gordon lewis and starring connie mason, william kerwin, jeffrey allen. When a group of yankee tourists take a detour and wind up in the.
May 31, 2018 the hgl classic comes to the grindbin. May 21, 2020 i promptly rented the second installment, two thousand maniacs, and was double smitten. Two thousand maniacs is an amazingly crazy film that stars one of my favorite bmovie actors, bill kerwin who i was introduced to in blood feast and its awesomely weird. However, even though tame by todays standards, i imagine the original 2000 maniacs was shocking in 1964. Rent two thousand maniacs 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd. A man is put in a barrel full of nails and rolled down a hill. Theres sex, mental retardation, cannibalism, and much, much more. The original trailer in high definition of two thousand maniacs directed by herschell gordon lewis and starring connie mason, william kerwin, jeffrey allen. The fetching betsy linda cochran lures yankee david michael korb to a southern barrel roll overseen by mayor buckman jeffrey allen and cohorts in herschell gordon lewis two thousand maniacs, 1964. Two thousand maniacs is an amazingly crazy film that stars one of my favorite bmovie actors, bill kerwin who i was introduced to in blood feast and its awesomely weird how to carve meat special feature. The inimitable herschel gordon lewis offers us a warped variation of brigadoon in. While i could sit here and type out a long description of each film like usual, i.
Two thousand maniacs 1964 this lost gem plays on tensions between the north and south when some unwitting yankee tourists find themselves at a small. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1964. Two thousand maniacs is my first taste of the godfather of gore, herschell gordon lewis, and i. The following text accompanies two thousand maniacs. Feb 02, 2015 watch sin in the suburbs 1964 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. The comic book harper is reading in the hotel is heart throbs, issue 87, cover dated december 1963january 1964. The southern implications of the film two thousand maniacs. The 2000 ghostly maniacs of a small southern town celebrate the 100th anniversary of the civil war by forcing a. Nous offrons des informations sur two thousand maniacs. Two thousand maniacs bluray disc, 2018 for sale online ebay.