Shrunken Heads (1994)

When three N.Y. kids are murdered, the local Hatiian voodoo priest re-animates their shrunken heads to exact revenge. Complications arise between one of the heads and his former girlfriend.

Director:

Richard Elfman

Writers:

Charles Band (original idea), Matthew Bright (screenplay)

Stars:

Julius Harris, Meg Foster, Aeryk Egan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julius Harris	...	Mr. Sumatra
Meg Foster	...	Big Moe
Aeryk Egan	...	Tommy Larson
Rebecca Herbst	...	Sally (as Becky Herbst)
A.J. Damato	...	Vinnie
Bo Sharon	...	Bill Turner
Darris Love	...	Freddie Thompson
Bodhi Elfman	...	Booger Martin
Troy Fromin	...	Podowski
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Mitzi (as Leigh Allyn Baker)
Paul Linke	...	Mr. Larson
Billye Ree Wallace	...	Mrs. Wilson
R.J. Frost	...	The Vipers
Randy Vahan	...	Plumber
Don Dolan	...	Arresting Cop

Storyline

When three N.Y. kids are murdered, the local Hatiian voodoo priest re-animates their shrunken heads to exact revenge. Complications arise between one of the heads and his former girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

shrunken head | voodoo | levitation | bitten in the throat | shot in the forehead | 

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Taglines:

They're superheroes from the heads...to their necks.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cabeças Voadoras

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Full Moon's first theatrical release.

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Quotes

Mr. Sumatra: I will pluck out your tongues with bull cutters and roast them, and I will take your brains and chill them for the purposes of garnishment.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits Mitzi is seen talking to a big woman. She turns and screams when she sees Big Moe and Vinnie cleaning up garbage after being turned into zombies.

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Connections

References Netherworld (1992)

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Soundtracks

"No One Lives Forever"
Performed by Oingo Boingo

User Reviews

Super-hero kids with no bodies...cool!

Master of the B movie Richard Elfman brings us a tale of 3 kids out to avenge their own deaths and put an end to a neighborhood gang of hoodlums. Sounds like a typical plot...but there's a twist: They have no bodies!

For those of you who were waiting for Richard Elfman (the director of the brilliant Forbidden Zone) to return to the cinema and finally follow up his masterpiece, this movie might not be what you expect. Elfman is known for outrageous characters and chaotic nonsense warped into something that actually makes sense. Besides the shrunken heads flying around with no bodies, Shrunken Heads takes a more subtle approach. But make no mistake, Richard Elfman's twisted handprints are all over this movie!

Like it's predecessor The Forbidden Zone, Shrunken Heads takes us to a world of its own liking where there are only reflections of a time or era that we might be familiar with. This might make some viewers feel uncomfortable. For me, it only expands the possibilities and exercises the imagination. Tim Burton (an obvious influence-ie of Elfman) captured a similar world in Edward Scissorhands.

Critics may not like Shrunken Heads for the same reasons they don't like other Full Moon movies. It does not fit into the intellectual box that most critics have constructed around cinema as far as pacing and originality are concerned. My advice to the viewer of this movie: if you don't over-analyze it, you will find its compelling qualities. I am not a qualified movie critic (obviously), but I like horror movies, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one.