Slime City (1988)

Director:

Greg Lamberson

Writer:

Greg Lamberson (writer)

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A horror film with guts!

Plot:

A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it, he turns into a deformed, murderous monster. |

Cast

Robert C. Sabin	...	Alex
Mary Huner	...	Lori / Nicole
T.J. Merrick	...	Jerry
Dennis Embry	...	Roman
Dick Biel	...	Det. Irish
Jane Doniger Reibel	...	Lizzy
Bunny Levine	...	Ruby
Marilyn Oran	...	Selina
T. Clay Dickinson	...	Derelict
Terry Spivey	...	Seaman
Eva Lee	...	Prostitute
Jamie Johnson	...	Tracy (as Jamie Zozzaro)
Allen Lewis Rickman	...	Horace (as Alan Rickman)
Ivy Rosovsky	...	Rene (as Ivy J. Rosovsky)
Gary Stein	...	Mr. Swan

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bare Bones Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making Slime (1998) (V)

Bright Slime, Gooey City

I agree the numerous comparisons with "Street Trash" are very justified, but personally I think "Slime City" is a far more interesting and 'better' film because the characters in this film are at least sympathetic and the overall elaboration is definitely more appealing than "Street Trash", which is – in my humble opinion – a hideous and nearly unwatchable production. At least "Slime City" benefices from a much more pleasant & cheerful atmosphere, greatly inspiring music and the light-headed direction by Greg Lamberson! This is a terribly poor and laughably inept film, of course, but it certainly doesn't fail to entertain fans of cheap 'n cheesy 80's smut. The camera-work and editing are rudimentary and very amateurish, but the gore effects are incredibly grotesque and the storyline is too demented for words. The promising young painter Alex moves into an old apartment building, unaware that the other tenants are reincarnated disciples of a Satan-worshiping alchemist who committed suicide in the building's basement. Through eating bright-colored pudding, drinking vaporous wine and enjoying sexual contact with the luscious neighbor, Alex mutates into a sticky monster who kills homeless guys, prostitutes and ghetto hoodlums. His only hope for rescue lies in the hands of his virgin girlfriend Nicole, but she loves Alex too much to ever hurt him. "Slime City" surpasses the average 'so-bad-it's-good' 80's horror film; it's a genuine trash and crap FEAST! We're talking characters (like the hilarious prostitute) that patiently wait around for monstrous Alex to kill them, obtrusive spiritual media that pop up unasked and out of nowhere, incompetent police detectives that couldn't even prevent a crime if it happened right under their noses and body parts that continue to function after being separated from the torso. The climax is particularly outrageous (in a gooey way) and over-the-top hilarious. The acting performances are abominable, but you wouldn't expect it any other way, the whole thing is simply too insane to feature any tension and the vintage 80's soundtrack is too fabulous for words. If you like Troma films, Frank Hennenlotter's Indie-flicks and other no-budget crap from the 80's, "Slime City" is the ideal purchase for you. It would be a crime against good taste to rate this movie any more than 5 out of 10, but this is one of those times you shouldn't exclusively focus on the rating.