Evil Town (1987)

Passing through a small town, a stranger discovers that a crazed scientist is creating an army of zombies.

Directors:

Curtis Hanson, Larry Spiegel,

Writers:

Royce D. Applegate (story), Robert Bassing (screenplay),

Stars:

James Keach, Dean Jagger, Robert Walker Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Keach	...	Christopher Fuller
Dean Jagger	...	Doctor Schaeffer
Robert Walker Jr.	...	Mike Segal
Doria Cook-Nelson	...	Julie
Michele Marsh	...	Linda
Christie Houser	...	Terrie (as Christie Hauser)
Dabbs Greer	...	Lyle Phelps
Lurene Tuttle	...	Mildred Phelps
Regis Toomey	...	Doc Hooper
Margo Farrar	...	Woman
Hope Summers	...	Alice Wylie
Richard Hale	...	Lester Wylie
E.J. André	...	Earl
James Edwin Hadzicki	...	William
Phyllis O'Donnell	...	Nurse

Storyline

Passing through a small town, a stranger discovers that a crazed scientist is creating an army of zombies.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | female nudity | drugged | guitar playing | mad doctor | 

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Taglines:

Where only the dead survive.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

God Bless Grandama and Grandpa

Filming Locations:

Mendocino, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of Dean Jagger.

User Reviews

Forget it, Jake. It's Evil Town!

At least that's how I was hoping this movie would end. I managed to NOT absolutely hate this movie, although the rental synopsis was misleading. The only reason I tried "Evil Town" was my weakness for zombie movies, and this movie promised to be about a doctor who creates an army of the living dead. Not quite.

I regard "Evil Town" as an ultra-cheap "Pulp Fiction" of B-grade horror movies. It basically has three plots, all involving the same group of people in a sleepy town. (If anything, watch this one to see the sign in the opening minute of the movie - Smalltown, Pop. 666, Elev. 13) One plot involves two perverts who get a kick out of kidnapping girls who are passing through. Another is about an escaped patient from the local hospital. And the third and major plot is about the aforementioned doctor performing experiments at the same hospital, creating an army of the brain-dead who don't end up doing anything anyway.

So the acting is terrible. So the gore is non-existent. So the directing is flat and talentless. (The movie had 3 - count 'em, three - directors!) So the entire thing could be made by a group of friends and their immediate families. Hey, I know I've never seen a movie involving a town of rampaging senior citizens! If you want to see a movie where the only thing that sets the hero apart from all the other characters is his willingness to beat up old people, I say give "Evil Town" a quick view.