Hotel Torgo (2004)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Aaron Allard
James Lafleur

Writers:

Aaron Allard (written by) and
James Lafleur (written by)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama | Short

Tagline:

Watch the American dream crumble

Plot:

In April of 1966 a film called "Manos: The Hands of Fate" was completed. By late April of that same...

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Richard Brandt	...	Himself
George Cavender	...	Cop (archive footage)
Colbert Coldwell	...	Himself
Alfredo Gutiérrez	...	Himself
William Bryan Jennings	...	Cop (archive footage)
Diane Mahree	...	Margaret (archive footage)
Jackey Neyman	...	Debbie (archive footage)
Tom Neyman	...	The Master (archive footage)
Stephanie Nielson	...	Master's Wife (archive footage)
Sherry Proctor	...	Master's Wife (archive footage)
Robin Redd	...	Master's Wife (archive footage)
John Reynolds	...	Torgo (archive footage)
Bernie Rosenblum	...	Himself
Harold P. Warren	...	Michael (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Torpocalypse Now (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:28 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Trivia:

Robert Guidry, cinematographer of _'Manos' the Hands of Fate (1966)_, died two months before the filmmakers had a chance to interview him.

Movie Connections:

Features Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

The Manos Curse is born

I'm not going to lie about who I am and how I saw this movie. There are plenty of people here on the IMDb who just can't wait to see this film. I'm a film student who got into contact with Bernie Rosenblum, who sent me a copy of this film. Jackey Neyman-Jones, who played Debbie in Manos the Hands of Fate, asked me to burn the DVD and send it to her. I rather have that approved by the people who made this movie. Unfortunately, they think she is dead.

This is, as everyone who is reading this knows, a documentary about the making of Manos the Hands of Fate. And it's one market is to fans of Manos. And I will give my guarantee that they will not be disappointed. The documentary is thoroughly enjoyable. This is mostly because of Bernie Rosenblum, who talks about his experiences with such passion and wit. Joining him in the commentary is the man who owned the ranch, Colbert Coldwell himself.

Colbert is one of the old men you see rambling on the bus, and you listen to his stories and laugh, but don't want him to know you are paying attention. Then there is "Manos Historian" Richard Brandt, who wrote the two great articles on the film where most of the lore come from.

I said the movie was not disappointing, but only because it is worth watching. It's a very enjoyable film. But even with Richard Brandt, Colbert Coldwell, and Bernie Rosenblum, it seems like they simply could not get all the facts right.

Everyone has either died or mysteriously disappeared? No, this is an overstatement of Fact. Robin Redd, John Reynolds, and Tom Neyman are dead. The rest are people who are known as "Private Citizens." Just because you can't contact them mean it's some sort of freak occurrence. These are people who were in one movie, which by a stroke of luck still exists. Well, it's lucky the film existed in the first place.

The movie does not give any new juicy bits of Trivia, nor does it cover all of Manos Lore. Even still, it's worth watching.