Blood Freak (1972)

A biker comes upon a girl with a flat tire and offers her a ride home. He winds up at a drug party with the girl's sister, then follows her to a turkey farm owned by her father, a mad ... See full summary »

Directors:

Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes

Writers:

Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes

Stars:

Steve Hawkes, Dana Cullivan, Heather Hughes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Hawkes	...	Herschell
Dana Cullivan	...	Ann
Heather Hughes	...	Angel
Bob Currier
Anne Shearin
Linda Past
Debbie Smith
Sandy Kneelen
Domink Grutta
Randy Grinter
Larry Wright
Dolores Currier
Jane Tarber
Lee Morris
Sam Taker

Storyline

A biker comes upon a girl with a flat tire and offers her a ride home. He winds up at a drug party with the girl's sister, then follows her to a turkey farm owned by her father, a mad scientist. The father turns the biker into a giant turkey monster who goes after drug dealers.

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Plot Keywords:

biker | monster | turkey farm | violence | lsd | 

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Taglines:

Only the blood of drug addicts can satisfy the thirst of the blood freak monster!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood Freaks

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The turkey-monster head that Steve Hawkes wears was made of papier-mache.

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Goofs

After Herschell hangs the woman on the door, a man in a blue shirt attacks Herschell and the woman's eyes can be seen opening and looking at Herschell fighting off the other man, when supposedly she is dead.

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Quotes

Drug dealer: Unless you give me the dough, I can not supply you anymore.

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Connections

Featured in TCM Underground: Blood Freak (1972) (2008)

User Reviews

The finest example of the pro-Christian / anti-drug / gore / Turkey-headed-monster sub genre

This has to go down in history as the all time finest example of the pro-Christian / anti-drug / gore / Turkey-headed-monster sub genre. It's a piece of trash that you just can't tear your eyes away from. Steve Hawkes stars as a Vietnam veteran biker named Herschel. He gives a ride home to some bible-thumper chick named Angel and crashes at her pad for a while. She lives with her evil hippie sister Ann, who turns him onto grass. And before you can say "yeah right", he's a raving addict to the stuff. Apparently the stuff they got back in the 70s was way more powerful than the crap around nowadays. Anyhow, to support his addiction he gets a job on a farm as the tester of turkey meat. He eats some contaminated Turkey and becomes a turkey-headed monster who craves the blood of marijuana-addicts. No I swear I didn't get into the cough syrup and watched The 700 Club. This movie actually exists and it's zanier than it sounds. By the end of this long, strange, and low-budget trip, Herschel is saved by the light of Jesus. I forgot to mention that director Brad F. Grinter appears on screen every now and than as a chain-smoking narrator who serves as Herschel's conscience and has coughing fits.

In case you haven't noticed, this is a bad movie. However, just like the films of Ed Wood and Phil Tucker, it has a badness that crosses over into surrealism. Almost as good as "Plan 9 From Outer Space" for unintended hilarity. (6/10)