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Manos: The Hands of Fate

  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
1.6/10
36K
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Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
  • Horror
A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.
IMDb RATING
1.6/10
36K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harold P. Warren
  • Writer
    • Harold P. Warren(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Neyman
    • John Reynolds
    • Diane Adelson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harold P. Warren
  • Writer
    • Harold P. Warren(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Neyman
    • John Reynolds
    • Diane Adelson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 740User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    William Bryan Jennings in Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
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    Top cast

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    Tom Neyman
    Tom Neyman
    • The Master
    John Reynolds
    John Reynolds
    • Torgo
    Diane Adelson
    • Margaret
    • (as Diane Mahree)
    Harold P. Warren
    • Michael
    • (as Hal Warren)
    Stephanie Nielson
    • Master's Wife
    Sherry Proctor
    • Master's Wife
    Robin Redd
    • Master's Wife
    Jackey Neyman Jones
    • Debbie
    • (as Jackey Neyman)
    Bernie Rosenblum
    • Teenager in Car
    Joyce Molleur
    • Teenager in Car
    William Bryan Jennings
    William Bryan Jennings
    • Cop
    Jay Hall
    • Girl in Convertible
    Bettye Birns
    • Master's Wife
    Lelanie Hansard
    • Girl in Convertible
    Pat Coburn
    • Master's Wife
    Pat Sullivan
    • Master's Wife
    George Cavender
    • Cop
    • Director
      • Harold P. Warren
    • Writer
      • Harold P. Warren(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cast and crew recall that John Reynolds was on LSD during filming. It explains his confused behavior and incessant twitching in virtually all of his scenes.
    • Goofs
      The female teenager in the car misses her cue, looks directly into the camera, then delivers her line.
    • Quotes

      Torgo: I am Torgo. I take care of the place while the Master is away.

    • Crazy credits
      The End?
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD version is a few seconds shorter than the original. For example, the film once started with the car (with mom, dad and Debbie) pulling up and stopping BEFORE the dialog starts. There is also a little music that was cut out. The full opening can be seen in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of the film.
    • Connections
      Edited into Manos: The Fans of Hate (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Row, Row, Row Your Boat
      (uncredited)

      English language nursery rhyme

      Sung by Diane Adelson and Harold P. Warren

    User reviews740

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Amazingly Awful!
    The leading man is a Frank Zappa lookalike with only a fraction of the talent Zappa (being dead) has.

    However, the real star of the film, Torgo (a goat-man), performed in some of the best walking-from-one-end-of-the-set-to-another scenes I have seen since 1950s Corman films.

    Finally, the fights (or are they orgies?) between Manos' wives, which we are asked to believe to be deadly, are utterly hilarious.

    The MST3K version of this incredibly dreadful bit of late 60s trashola is one of Joel and the Bots' best, but even their antics fail to make this movie wholly tolerable.

    Rated: For Insomniacs Only.
    helpful•116
    18
    • mst-2
    • Jun 22, 1999

    FAQ7

    • Where was the family heading?
    • Is it true that three cast members killed themselves out of embarrassment after the release of the movie?
    • Is there a way to see this movie without the MST3K treatment?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fingers of Fate
    • Filming locations
      • 2310 Scenic Dr., El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Norm-Iris
      • Sun City Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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