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Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
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It's Shocking! It's Beyond Your Imagination! morePlot:
Classic low budget horror about a family getting lost and stumbling upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Look no further--this is the worst moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Neyman | ... | The Master | |
| John Reynolds | ... | Torgo | |
| Diane Mahree | ... | Margaret | |
| Harold P. Warren | ... | Michael (as Hal Warren) | |
| Stephanie Nielson | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Sherry Proctor | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Robin Redd | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Jackey Neyman | ... | Debbie | |
| Bernie Rosenblum | ... | Teenager in Car | |
| Joyce Molleur | ... | Teenager in Car | |
| William Bryan Jennings | ... | Cop | |
| Jay Hall | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Bettie Burns | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Lelanie Hansard | ... | Master's Wife | |
| Pat Coburn | ... | Girl in Convertible |
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USA:Not RatedFun Stuff
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The city of El Paso was so involved that director Harold P. Warren sent free tickets for the premiere to the press and all the aldermen and the Mayor of El Paso. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning, when the family pulls over, and after Mike says his line, he mouths the word "Cut!" moreFAQ
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Is it true that three cast members killed themselves out of embarrassment after the release of the movie?
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Every so often, someone comes onto IMDb (or a similar forum) and declares that such-and-such a film is, and I quote, "THE WORST MOVIE EVER!!!" Usually the culprit is the latest big-budget, little-story extravaganza, or some popular work receiving its expected share of backlash. I always laugh a bit when people do this. Clearly, these innocent souls have never seen an episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Specifically, they have never been exposed to the horror that is "Manos: The Hands of Fate." Sure, plenty of movies are bad, but usually if you look hard enough, you can see some evidence that someone on board had at least a vague idea of how to make a film work. Not "Manos." There is not a single shred of competence to be found anywhere in it. It fails on every conceivable level: direction, acting, script, cinematography, sets, costumes, effects, sound, music. Throw in some of the most irritating and idiotic characters you'll ever see, a lot of disturbing sexual subtext, and the result is this pile of cinematic excrement.
The story...well, I guess it's supposed to be one of those "innocents get lost and stumble upon supernatural evil" deals. Actually, it's more like an "irritating family gets lost and stumbles upon a group of vague cultists and their creepy hired hand Torgo" deal. Anyway, things happen, arguments go in circles, the mom of the family yells for her husband so much you wonder how she ties her shoes in the morning without him, the husband makes so many wrong decisions you wonder if he'd be any help with the shoe-tying thing, and the female cultists get into an extended wrestling match, revealing that under their diaphanous Grecian robes they're wearing modern bras and underwear.
There's much more, of course, but "Manos" is like a train wreck, or a natural disaster: I could describe it to you, but you'd never understand the full level of horror unless you witness it for yourself. So go ahead, watch it, I dare you. At least you can take comfort in the knowledge that, after you've seen it, nothing else you watch will be quite so bad.