Cannibal Girls (1973)

A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Daniel Goldberg (story), Ivan Reitman (story),

Stars:

Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Ronald Ulrich

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eugene Levy	...	Clifford Sturges
Andrea Martin	...	Gloria Wellaby
Ronald Ulrich	...	Rev. Alex St. John
Randall Carpenter	...	Anthea
Bonnie Neilson	...	Clarissa
Mira Pawluk	...	Leona
Bob McHeady	...	Sheriff
Alan Gordon	...	Rick, First Victim
Allan Price	...	Felix, Second Victim
Earl Pomerantz	...	Third Victim
May Jarvis	...	Mrs. Wainwright
Gino Marrocco	...	Mouse
Rick Maguire	...	Gas Station Attendent
Bunker	...	Henchman
Fishka Rais	...	Butcher (as Kingfish)

Storyline

A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh.

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Plot Keywords:

couple | restaurant | monopoly the board game | topless female nudity | monopoly game | 

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Taglines:

They do EXACTLY what you think they do!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cannibal Girls - Der Film mit der Warnglocke

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scary Pictures Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ivan Reitman took this film to Spain's International Horror Festival in November of 1973. Eugene Levy ended up winning the best actor award and Andrea Martin ended up winning best actress.

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Connections

Referenced in Ghostbusters II (1989)

User Reviews

This film doesn't make any sense

I finally saw CANNIBAL GIRLS and was surprised by how tame it was and how little of it made sense. The producers probably didn't have a script when they started shooting the movie because the story is incoherent. It starts with a couple, played by Eugene Levy (sporting a huge Afro and mustache) and Andrea Martin (who talks like Marilyn Monroe), who meet this woman who relates a story from the town's past. We see a flashback of these three cannibal women and how they kill their male guests. Back to the future, Eugene and Andrea visit a museum of sorts where some of the cannibal women are still living there (and looking the same) and who are controlled by this man (sorta like Charles Manson). Eugene and Andrea stay at the man's house, something happens during their sleep. Andrea has a nightmare with this ugly, burly man running after her. Next day, Eugene and Andrea go on main street. Eugene wants to stay but Andrea wants to leave. There's a huge pointless scene spent on main street. Eventually, the two end up back at the weird man's house, and more things happen during the ending that don't make much sense whatsoever. The movie ends up looking like a weird blend of Twilight Zone and Charles Manson and SCTV.

The film is unfunny, dark, boring and very confused. But it IS an interesting time capsule of 1970s Canadian cinema. Just don't expect to be laughing, or be grossed out or to make any sense of it.