Scalps (1983)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writers:

T.L. Lankford (story)
Fred Olen Ray (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

They came out of the grave to get revenge.

Plot:

Silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately...

Plot Keywords:

Student | Burial Ground | Male Rear Nudity | Nudity | Scalp

Cast

Jo-Ann Robinson	...	D.J.
Richard Hench	...	Randy / Black Claw
Roger Maycock	...	Kershaw Ellerbe
Frank McDonald	...	Ben Murphy
Carol Sue Flockhart	...	Louise Landon
Barbara Magnusson	...	Ellen Corman
Kirk Alyn	...	Prof. Machen
Carroll Borland	...	Dr. Sharon Reynolds
Cynthia Hartline	...	Ann
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Prof. Trentwood
George Randall	...	Billy Ironwing
Jay Walker	...	Kyle Dunne
Frank Scott	...	Prospector
Pepi	...	Little Kid
Romeo Rodriguis	...	Cashier

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

American Partnership

Trivia:

The "black trees" were actually a group of trees that had been recently charred by a brush fire on the ranch where filming was taking place, and were later worked into the script by director Fred Olen Ray.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Before one man's decapitation, his head comes off before it's supposed to.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Terror on Tape (1983)

What the hell?

I spend most of my free time watching movies. I'm not interested in your mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Sure, i'll watch them, but i'll get more enjoyment out of a film starring Sam Jones than I would with a film starring Tom Cruise (and before you start going nuts, I like Tom Cruise).

So I guess when I tell you that Scalps is the worst film I have ever seen you wont really care. I actually really like films of this ilk and the Friday the 13th films are particular favourites. But this is something totally different.

I think its important for you to know how bad this film is.

Its not the plot. Its not the acting. Its not the writing. Its the actual way the film was photographed. It is almost impossible to tell what is going on at any scene shot at night. You cannot make anything out. Its utterly unbeleiveable. I can only assume that this film had no director of photography/cinematographer.

I don't think it would be possible to make a film any worse, unless you maybe didn't have a director. But then look at how Superman 2 came out!