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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)
    Tom Neyman in Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

    Top cast

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    Tom Neyman
    Tom Neyman
    • The Masteras The Master
    John Reynolds
    John Reynolds
    • Torgoas Torgo
    Diane Adelson
    • Margaretas Margaret
    • (as Diane Mahree)
    Harold P. Warren
    • Michaelas Michael
    • (as Hal Warren)
    Stephanie Nielson
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    Sherry Proctor
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    Robin Redd
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    Jackey Neyman Jones
    • Debbieas Debbie
    • (as Jackey Neyman)
    Bernie Rosenblum
    • Teenager in Caras Teenager in Car
    Joyce Molleur
    • Teenager in Caras Teenager in Car
    William Bryan Jennings
    William Bryan Jennings
    • Copas Cop
    Jay Hall
    • Girl in Convertibleas Girl in Convertible
    Bettye Birns
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    Lelanie Hansard
    • Girl in Convertibleas Girl in Convertible
    Pat Coburn
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    Pat Sullivan
    • Master's Wifeas Master's Wife
    George Cavender
    • Copas Cop
    • Director
      • Harold P. Warren
    • Writer
      • Harold P. Warren(screenplay)
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    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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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
    2/10
    A $300 refrigerator , and I am still waiting for the sequel
    Upon release, Manos: The Hands of Fate swept theaters throughout the world, causing mass hysteria, panic, and power outages as theater-owners tried to keep up withe the endless demands for more power to power more projectors and sound equipment. Concerns for the general health of the world's population kept it shelved for several years, but now, finally, the greatest film of all time has been unleashed upon the public. With a score by John Coltrane and Frank Zappa (who also appears as "The Master"), direction by Martin Coppolla (illegitimate son of Mr. Scorses and Francis Ford...), and a script written by Stephen King (at the age of 14), Manos is as legendary as it is brilliant.

    Not.

    There really is no sense in beating this poor film into the ground any more than it already has been. What I find sort of amusing is that after a third or fourth viewing (yes, I admit it, I'm a masochist), is that it's sort of grown on me a bit. Like a fungus!

    Manos is about a small family of yankees who get lost in the southwestern US and end up in a place from which nobody can leave, in an Inn overseen by a twitching human-goat hybrid named Torgo (who steals the show) and owned by the enigmatic "Master" - a worshipper of Manos who collects wives through trapping them at his inn. I guess you can figure the rest of the film out pretty easily. This ends up being a horror film with virtually no horror, an action film with the most poorly shot action sequences I've ever seen, and an artsy jazz vehicle with such poor acoustic sound quality that it would have been much better with just the groovy soundtrack and no dialog.

    The biggest problem with Manos is what we call "Production values". To cut to the chase, there are none.

    There is too much wrong with this film to list it all out, so instead I will list what's right with it. The acting is not entirely awful - but the sound, editing, pacing and camera work are so bad that the actors all look totally ridiculous at all times. The script is not the worst I've seen, but it is lost in the jerks and irks of the pace (dramamine recommended), and finally, the plot is no worse than some of the recent Hollywood horror catastrophes I have seen, but it to is swept up in the maelstrom of maleficence emanating from the director's chair.

    The result would make a great object example for a film production class in "what not to do". Most people will find this film tedious, idiotic, and unwatchable. The average person, I think will turn it off after the first 5 minutes of countryside pans during the opening driving scenes.

    Some would argue that my rating of 2 is too high. I won't argue that point but I will explain that I reserve "1" for those truly aggravating films which do more harm then good, serve no purpose, and do nothing to expand the boundaries of contemporary film-makers' and cinema-goers imaginations. Most of these are commercial Hollywood romantic and sex comedies and horror films. Manos, at least, occupies an important place in film-making history, and should really be seen by would-be film-makers and participants. At least it didn't cost much to make, and at least it does no real long lasting harm. Can't say the same for, for example, "American Pie". For these reasons, I reserve the rating "1" for such truly harmful films. The distinction is best made through an analogy. If you buy a refrigerator for $3000, and it breaks down immediately upon the expiration of the warranty, that refrigerator has done you some harm. If you buy one for $300, and it does the same, you should count yourself lucky.
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    • mstomaso
    • Apr 21, 2005

    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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    • 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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