The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)

An undertaker and his two friends, who are restaurant owners, drum up business by going out on the town and killing people; the restaurant owners use parts of the bodies for their menu, and... See full summary »

Director:

T.L.P. Swicegood

Writer:

T.L.P. Swicegood

Stars:

Ray Dannis, Warrene Ott, James Westmoreland

Cast

Cast overview:
Ray Dannis	...	The Undertaker
Warrene Ott	...	Friday / Thursday
James Westmoreland	...	Harry Glass (as Rad Fulton)
Marty Friedman
Sally Frei	...	Ann
Rick Cooper
Robert Lowery
Ryck Rydon
Charles Fox
Karen Ciral	...	Sally Lamb
Dodie Warren
Tiffany Sharon O'Hara
Vince Harris
Barbro Heart
Florence Dupree

Storyline

An undertaker and his two friends, who are restaurant owners, drum up business by going out on the town and killing people; the restaurant owners use parts of the bodies for their menu, and the undertaker gets paid by the families to bury the remainder. Their racket goes awry when 2 detectives suspect that something isn't quite kosher.

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Plot Keywords:

undertaker | guts | bondage | skateboard | falling from height | 

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Taglines:

A macabre story of two motorcycle-riding, knife-wielding, shiv-shaving, eye-gouging, arm-twisting, chain-lashing, scalpel-flashing, acid-throwing, gun-shooting, bone-breaking, pathological nuts and their pal the UNDERTAKER...

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1966 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eola Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (first sequence, and biker sequences) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original cut of the film included clips from training films for surgeons for shock value. After initial showings these were trimmed down, hence the short running time.

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Goofs

In the first sequence, when the camera pans along the length of the girl's body, the cameraman's shadow is seen on her leg.

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Quotes

The Undertaker: It will be painless if we dunk you fast.

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2013)

User Reviews

Great shock film from the 60's

This was a big favorite of mine back when it came out. I loved the corny gaglines like "leg of lamb" for the murdered woman named Lamb, whose body parts were served up in the Greasy Spoon Cafe. Crafted mostly for shock appeal, it came off, to me anyway, as a very funny comedy. Wish I could see it again.