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11 June 1992 (USA)
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In Beverly Hills, what you fear is only the beginning. more
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Bill is worried that he is 'different' to his sister and parents. They mix with other 'upper class' people while Bill is more down to earth...
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Disturbing
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Upper Class
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Incest
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Party
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1 win
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Several Stills From Brian Yuzna’s Upcoming Creature Feature Amphibious
(From Beyond Hollywood. 9 November 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)
Fantasia: Days 12 Through 15
(From Dread Central. 25 July 2009, 10:09 AM, PDT)
(From Beyond Hollywood. 9 November 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)
Fantasia: Days 12 Through 15
(From Dread Central. 25 July 2009, 10:09 AM, PDT)
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Sit back and enjoy the thrill of the shunt.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Warlock | ... | Bill Whitney |
| Connie Danese | ... | Nan |
| Ben Slack | ... | Dr. Cleveland |
 | Evan Richards | ... | Milo |
 | Patrice Jennings | ... | Jenny Whitney |
| Tim Bartell | ... | David Blanchard |
| Charles Lucia | ... | Jim Whitney |
| Heidi Kozak | ... | Shauna |
| Brian Bremer | ... | Petrie |
| Ben Meyerson | ... | Ferguson |
 | Devin DeVasquez | ... | Clarissa Carlyn |
| Maria Claire | ... | Sally |
| Conan Yuzna | ... | Jason |
| Jason Williams | ... | Jason's Friend |
| Pamela Matheson | ... | Mrs. Carlyn |
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99 min
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Finished in 1989, but not released until 1992.
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Continuity: When Clarissa squirts the suntan cream on Bill's face on the beach, it is in a different pattern in the next shot, and lotion smeared on his shoulder disappears between shots.
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David Blanchard:
You've been living with these people all your life, and you didn't know anything about this?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Durch die Nacht mit...: Pierre Woodman und Brian Yuzna" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
If You Aint Got Money
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Offbeat screenplay by Woody Keith and Rick Fry is partly psychological, and part mind-blowing - I mean *really* mind-blowing fantasy style horror. Hunky teenage jock Bill Whitney (TV mainstay Billy Warlock) is starting to become suspicious of his parents and sister, believing that they are up to some very odd things. It turns out that they - and the white bread clique they belong to ... are truly *different*. I shouldn't say any more so as not to spoil the outrageous revelations of this genuinely disgusting and yet oddly interesting little genre picture.
While refraining from giving away the movie's secrets (you really have to see this movie's climax to believe it), I have to warn the squeamish to stay away, far away. This is the kind of film that may very well offend some as well as nauseate them.
Even I myself, who has seen his fair share of in-your-face gore, was rather unprepared for what I saw. It was like nothing I've seen before.
Brian Yuzna, who should be a familiar name to horror fans, made his directing debut here after producing several pictures for Stuart Gordon.
No matter how high the "ick" factor may be here, I thought that this was something different, rather irreverent at times. It's not like the usual run of genre fare; it's not even predictable. It has a story that maintains interest, a reasonably likable protagonist, and amusing supporting characters.
Altogether, a fantastical, and yes, surreal experience. It is in bad taste to a degree, but it's impossible to just dismiss. Horror fans are advised to seek it out.
7/10