Flesh Feast (1970)

User Rating:

1.5/10   

Director:

Brad F. Grinter

Writers:

Thomas Casey (screenplay)
Thomas Casey (story)

Genre:

Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Morbid horror in vivid COLOR

Plot:

A ring of Nazis in Florida is in possession of the body of Adolf Hitler, and plan revive him so they can take over the world.

Plot Keywords:

Maggot | Neo Nazi | Hitler | Human Experiment | Science

Cast

Veronica Lake	...	Dr. Elaine Frederick
Phil Philbin	...	Ed Casey
Doug Foster	...	Carl Schumann
Harry Kerwin	...	Dan Carter
Brad Townes	...	Tyler
Martha Mischon	...	Virginia Day
Dete Parsons	...	Sharon
Heather Hughes	...	Kristine
Dianne Wilhite	...	Nurse
Yanka Mann	...	Miss Powell
Craig McConnel	...	Father
Chris Martell	...	Max Bauer
Bill Rogers	...	José
Otto Schlessinger	...	Benito
Eleanor Vale	...	Mrs. Lustig

Also Known As:

Time Is Terror

Runtime:

72 min | UK:68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Viking International Pictures

Trivia:

Rice was used to pass off as a sea of maggots in close-up shots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 4 (1997) (V)

How very, very pitiful

I'm always game for low budget films of any genre because every now and again you run across a gem. "Detour" has popped up as a noir masterpiece and "Night of the Living Dead" has become a cult classic. So maybe "Flesh Feast" would be worth a look. That was my first mistake.

It appears that there is not much story line and what there is makes no sense...maggots that chomp on your face and reverse the aging process....huh?? And then Adolph Hitler pops up. But besides this weak premise, there is absolutely nothing to recommend about this film. It appears to be shot in somebody's basement in Florida with an old Bell and Howell home movie camera. The acting of all involved is atrocious which leads me to Veronica Lake.

I realize that Miss Lake was down on her luck and had alcohol and mental problems but was it so bad that she had to end her career with this horror? I don't have to review her career from the 1940s and her wonderful films with Alan Ladd. She was the pin-up girl with the hair to die for. Her descent into oblivion really started when she cut her peekaboo hair and it was suddenly revealed that she really wasn't quite as beautiful as she appeared. From there, it was all down hill. Luckily, many of her fans don't even know that this film exists and it is just as well. To see her fall to these depths is so very sad. She was such a treasure of her time.

Avoid this film at all costs. It has no redeeming qualities and will only depress you to see Miss Lake hitting bottom.