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Two Thousand Maniacs!

  • 19641964
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.8K
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Connie Mason in Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
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  • Horror

Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.

IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Herschell Gordon Lewis
  • Writer
    • Herschell Gordon Lewis(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Connie Mason
    • William Kerwin
    • Jeffrey Allen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Herschell Gordon Lewis
  • Writer
    • Herschell Gordon Lewis(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Connie Mason
    • William Kerwin
    • Jeffrey Allen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Connie Mason
    Connie Mason
    • Terry Adamsas Terry Adams
    William Kerwin
    William Kerwin
    • Tom Whiteas Tom White
    Jeffrey Allen
    Jeffrey Allen
    • Mayor Buckmanas Mayor Buckman
    Shelby Livingston
    Shelby Livingston
    • Bea Milleras Bea Miller
    Ben Moore
    Ben Moore
    • Lester MacDonaldas Lester MacDonald
    Jerome Eden
    Jerome Eden
    • John Milleras John Miller
    Gary Bakeman
    Gary Bakeman
    • Rufus 'Rufe' Tateas Rufus 'Rufe' Tate
    Stanley Dyrector
    • Harper Alexanderas Harper Alexander
    • (as Mark Douglas)
    Linda Cochran
    • Betsyas Betsy
    Yvonne Gilbert
    • Beverly Wellsas Beverly Wells
    Michael Korb
    • David Wellsas David Wells
    Vincent Santo
    • Billyas Billy
    Andy Wilson
    Andy Wilson
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Candi Conder
    • Switchboard Operatoras Switchboard Operator
    The Pleasant Valley Boys
    • Bluegrass musiciansas Bluegrass musicians
    Paul Champion
    Paul Champion
    • Banjo playeras Banjo player
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Glore
    Charles Glore
    • Guitar playeras Guitar player
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herschell Gordon Lewis
    • Writer
      • Herschell Gordon Lewis(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    The citizens of the southern town Pleasant Valley lure six Yankee tourists into town where they are to be the reluctant guests for the centennial celebration of the day a band of renegade Union troops decimated the town. The town then participates in events, a different event for each of the tourists, in which the tourist is dispatched. One couple begins to suspect something and seeks a way to escape. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • An Entire Town Bathed In Pulsing Human Blood! Madmen Crazed For Carnage!
    • Genre
      • Horror
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Herschell Gordon Lewis has often cited this movie as his personal favorite of his films.
    • Goofs
      After Harper cuts Bea's thumb off, it's clear that her real thumb is tucked under her hand.
    • Quotes

      Tom White: Has it occurred to you that nobody has told us what this centennial is all about? Now, this is 1965, and a hundred years ago it was 1865, right? So, what happened in 1865?

      Terry Adams: It was the ending of Civil War. The War Between the States!

      Tom White: Well, then, you tell me, why would a Southern town want Northerners as guests of honor at the centennial? It must have something to do with what happened a hundred years ago. So, something is very wrong with this town.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1986 UK video was cut by 4m 27s. The cuts list was as follows:
      • [26 mins] Reduce to absolute minimum the severing of Bea's finger and chopping off of her arm, removing the sight of finger being cut off and most of the scene that follows, reducing in particular the sadistic glee of the townsfolk at the pain and terror they are inflicting.
      • [45 mins] Reduce tearing apart of John by horses, in particular the cackling and gloating of the crowd, the smiling women as he dies, and the shot of the dismembered arm.
      • [52 mins] Remove shot of nails coming through barrel from victim's point of view inside, with laughing face peering in. Also reduce to minimum sight of bloody body at bottom of hill.
      • [60 mins] Reduce length of scene in which Beverley is tied under stone, in particular removing the last close shot of her struggling body as boy kneels by her, and reducing other shots of bound girl struggling to minimum.
      All DVD releases are uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Sleazemania Strikes Back (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Rebel Yell
      (The South's Gonna Rise Again)

      Lyrics and Music by Herschell Gordon Lewis

      Performed by Herschell Gordon Lewis

    User reviews93

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    HG Lewis' best film. A classic!
    TWO THOUSAND MANIACS is HG Lewis' best film, or most complete film. Unlike so many of Lewis' films, TTM actually has characters, you either care for or dislike. There's some suspense. There's actually a beginning, a middle and an end to it. The story's concept is brilliant and inspired, even if its execution is a tad lacking. And the violence is actually disturbing and important to the story. There are the usual HG Lewis touches in TTM, like bad acting and static film-making but the whole product is so well made that, in the end, the typically HG Lewis weaknesses don't harm the film.

    There is one big mistake in the story: the town looks modern and the people of Pleasant Valley act like modern folks and are dressed in 1960s clothes. The town should have looked like a town from around 1860s, and the people should have looked and acted like folks from that period. It would have been even more fantastic and creepy. But they probably didn't have the money to recreate such an elaborate setting so I understand why everything looks like the 1960s in Pleasant Valley. The plus side of this mistake: the juxtaposition of 1960s sunny retro quaintness with extreme gory violence actually adds a lot to the film's unique quality.

    I love TWO THOUSAND MANIACS. It's a cool flick and it's a classic horror film.
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    4
    • Maciste_Brother
    • Aug 27, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 2000 Maniacs
    • Filming locations
      • St. Cloud, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jacqueline Kay
      • Friedman-Lewis Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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