Imps* (2009)

Director:

Scott Mansfield

Writer:

Scott Mansfield

Stars:

Linda Blair, Barbara Bosson, Georg Stanford Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Blair	...	Jamie (segment "Don't") (archive footage)
Barbara Bosson	...	Pam (segment "Sale on Professional Men") (archive footage)
Georg Stanford Brown	...	Charlie (segment "Unhappy Hour") (archive footage)
Ray Buktenica	...	Bob (segment "Long Distances") (archive footage)
Colleen Camp	...	Young Lady (segment "Worst Fears") (archive footage)
John Carradine	...	Gentleman (segment "Great Moments") (archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers	...	Herself (segment "Marilyn") (archive footage)
Sybil Danning	...	Wife (segment "Long Distances") (archive footage)
Julia Duffy	...	Marjorie (segment "Soap") (archive footage)
Squire Fridell	...	Newscaster (segment "Sale on Professional Men") (archive footage)
Brodie Greer	...	Burt (segment "Weekends") (archive footage)
Rich Hall	...	Announcer (segment "Ho") (archive footage)
Deborah Harmon	...	Mom (segment "3-Mile Island People) (archive footage)
Sunny Johnson	...	Missy (segment "Hannuka Horror") (archive footage)
David L. Lander	...	Fritz #1 (segment "Interrogation") (archive footage) (as David Lander)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

asterisk in title | episodic | sketch comedy | segments | one word title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Immoral Minority Picture Show

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imps Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was completed in 1983 but not released until February 2009 (copyright 2008).

User Reviews

Stupid Uncle

Short skit movies are part of the cinematic language in the couple of decades after Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In made ADHD-esquire scenarios a hit, and both National Lampoon and Mad Magazine became national treasures (that have both failed at living up to their reputation of late).

In a way, the movies are far and few enough to almost be thought of in terms of clichéd relationships. The Kentucky Fried movie is like your overly-knowledgeable film geek friend who cracks you up. The Groove Tube is like that stoner friend of yours who can't get his mind out of the gutter. Amazon Women on the Moon is your sci-fi geek. And, Imps* is like that stupid uncle that comes over retelling all of the off-color jokes you read on the internet or through viral videos last year, but dumbs them down and doesn't know how to finish the joke.

IMPS* (The Immoral Minority Picture Show) is a collection of skits meant to push the boundaries of good taste, and be a spiteful middle finger to the moral majority. And, it may have pushed some boundaries when it was filmed 25-30 years ago, though I doubt it. Since it was released straight-to-DVD in 2009, the jokes have gotten stale, bland, and feel tame as all hell. In addition, almost all the skits that even think about working either end on a wah-wah trumpet note, or just get lost and should have ended 3 seconds sooner so the finale never comes. Python had it right in that you should escape before the skit goes bad.

IMPS* has no less than 4 skits about deodorant and BO. OOOO, edgy. 1 would have been just fine, thank you. The rest of the skits, with few lasting over 2-3 minutes, are a hodge podge of one-liner adaptations or expansions on older-than-dirt jokes. The best ones include Linda Blair in Don't Scream on my Face, and Wendy Jo Sperber's song about spousal abuse and S&M. The rest just go flat.

And, it isn't good pain to watch this.