Blood Diner (1987)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Jackie Kong

Writer:

Michael Sonye (writer)

Release Date:

July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

First they greet you, then they eat you.

Plot:

Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of their new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Body Part | Severed Head | Electronic Music Score | Throat Ripping

Cast

Rick Burks	...	Michael Tutman
Carl Crew	...	George Tutman
Roger Dauer	...	Mark Shepard
LaNette La France	...	Sheba Jackson
Lisa Elaina	...	Connie Stanton (as Lisa Guggenheim)
Max Morris	...	Chief Miller
Roxanne Cybelle	...	Little Michael
Sir Lamont Rodeheaver	...	Little George (as Sir Rodenheaver)
Dino Lee	...	King of White Trash
The Luv Johnsons	...	The White Trash Review
Drew Godderis	...	Anwar
Bob Loya	...	Stan Saldin
Alan Corona	...	Paul Stanton
Deseree Rose	...	Mrs. Stanton
Laurie Guzda	...	Joanne

Also Known As:

Blood Feast 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 (heavily cut) | Italy:VM14 (video rating, cut) | Australia:R | Iceland:(Banned) | UK:18 (cut) | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario)

Company:

PMS Filmworks

Trivia:

Upon release Blood Diner was banned in a number of provinces of Canada.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the very beginning, uncle Anwar is gunned down outside during the day. In a flashback, it shows uncle Anwar being shot by the police as it happened. In the flashback, it is night time, but Anwar was clearly shot during the daytime; not the night.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1978)

Soundtrack:

LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY

This may be the best film ever made

This movie is the classic old tale of two men trying to construct an Egyptian goddess for their castrated uncle from the severed body parts of young women.

This is one of those rare unknown cinema gems that reminds you of what 80's horror/slasher movies were all about and why video cameras were ever invented in the first place. It also contains the best movie line ever written: "On that night, on this mission, I lost my gentitals and my life." And yes, Uncle Anwar really says "gentitals".

The plot of this movie is thrown together as loosely as the body parts used to construct Shiitar. The movie is lightly based on Blood Feast with some horrible special effects and 80's hairdos thrown in.

There are more classic moments in Blood Diner than there are in most B horror movies combined. You'll be laughing all the way to the blood buffet from the weird stuffed talking dummy in the rival diner to the guy getting his head smashed by a car with hydraulics which causes an onlooker to ask "hey man, you OK?". The movie even has token 80's horror flick nudity when the brothers go into a topless aerobics class (don't ask why) and mow everyone down with a machine gun. Hey, it happens. Another epic scene is when a fat guy driving a van and listening to mambo music repeatedly runs over a dude in a failed yet hilarious attempt to kill him.

If you haven't seen this movie I suggest you quit your job and study it for the next few months. You'll be swinging a meat cleaver screaming SHIIIIIITAAAAAAAR!!!!! before you know it.