Psychos in Love (1987)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Gorman Bechard

Writers:

Gorman Bechard (writer)
Carmine Capobianco (writer)

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A Deliciously Wicked Comedy

Plot:

A strip-joint owner and a manicurist find that they have many things in common, the foremost being that they are psychotic serial killers...

Plot Keywords:

Strip Joint | Serial Killer | Plumber | Psychotic | Manicurist

Cast

Carmine Capobianco	...	Joe
Patti Chambers	...	Girl in Bed
Carla Bragoli	...	Girl in Woods
Carrie Gordon	...	Girl in Toilet
Angela Nicholas	...	Dianne
Debi Thibeault	...	Kate
Cecelia Wilde	...	Nikki
Robert Suttile	...	Bar Patron
Lum Chang Pang	...	Bar Patron
Danny Noyes	...	Bar Patron
Herb Klinger	...	Bar Patron
Wally Gribauskas	...	Bar Patron
Peach Gribauskas	...	Bar Waitress
Ed Powers	...	Man
Frank Christopher	...	Man at Picnic

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Goshen, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Beyond Infinity

Trivia:

This movie was filmed using short ends.

Movie Connections:

References The House on Sorority Row (1983)

Soundtrack:

Psychos in Love

Gorman Bechard's Psychos in Love

This horror comedy is at least as funny as "Scary Movie," and just

as lacking in plot. Joe, a bar owner and part time psychotic killer,

meets Kate, a manicurist and part time psychotic killer. They bond

over their hatred of grapes (I am not making this up), and decide to

marry, and keep their relationship from interfering with their

respective murdering.

The female lead, Kate, looks a lot like Molly Ringwald. Joe looks

like me with a beard. There is a subplot involving a plumber who

eats his victims who has a run in with Kate and Joe, but that really

does not go anywhere.

What can I write about a movie with that kind of plot? There are

quite a few bloody murders and even more nude women, which is

weird for a low budget film like this. There are too many scenes of

rape, and the acting is less than stellar. The film quickly makes its

point about love and marriage being hard, even when you are

murderers, and then beats it to death for 88 minutes.

The actors do have fun with the genre, however. There is a funny

wedding scene that rips off "who's on first?" One scene has the

actors talking when a boom mike bonks them in the head, they

sweep it aside without a second glance. The writers play with tons

of film making conventions to the point that you realize this is not

going to be a Shakespearean, or even Adam Sandlerian, smart

comedy.

I just cannot believe how much I laughed through this. Joe and

Kate would argue about where their relationship is going while

disposing of bodies. The plumber/killer/cannibal is very good. The

gore is cheap but good.

I recommend this like I recommended "Scary Movie," with some

reservations and a stern warning that this will probably not enrich

your life in any way. Bon appetit!

This is unrated but contains strong physical violence, gun

violence, sexual violence, strong gore, profanity, strong female

nudity, and strong sexual references.