Beauty Queen Butcher (1991) (V)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jill Zurborg

Writers:

Shane Partlow (writer)
Jill Zurborg (writer)

Release Date:

11 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Pretty is as Pretty Dead!

Plot:

Phyllis Loden is an overweight shy nerd who is relentlessly picked on by the more popular girls. This...

Plot Keywords:

Beauty Pageant | Blood | Slasher | Microwave Oven | Murder

Cast

Jim Boggess	...	Betty Prunish
Rhona Brody	...	Phyliss Loden
Ryan Martin Dwyer	...	Best friend of 1st murdered character
Steve Kollin	...	Cameron Fishpod
Kimberly Ann Kurtenbach	...	Alison Murphy
Kathryn A. Mensik	...	Muffy Fairlane
Curtis Mohr	...	Marv, The Coroner
Tammy Pescatelli	...	Elizabeth Mckay
Laura Schutter	...	Shelley Styles
Peter B. Soderberg	...	Dick Richards
Matthew Speak	...	Paul Whitewater

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Davenport, Iowa, USA

Pure Camp

There's a lot to gripe about in Beauty Queen Butcher. It's shot on video and looks it. The characters are two dimensional and over the top. The soundtrack at times reeks of a 1980's infomercial. But at the same time, I just can't deny liking the movie. It's made "just" well enough to keep you watching. I smiled, a lot. It's pure camp, and I would venture to say the filmmakers knew it. Ultimately, it plays out like a zero budget Carrie with some so bad it's good bits of acting. Of the Camp Motion Picture releases thus far, I can honestly say I enjoyed this one the most.

Whether or not you chose to rent it all determines on one question. Do you enjoy cult movies? I do, and I enjoyed the hell out of it.