The Freakmaker

Original title: The Mutations

19741974
RR
1h 32min

The Mutations (1974)

A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.

Director
- Jack Cardiff
Writers
- Robert D. Weinbach(screenplay)
- Edward Mann(screenplay)
Stars

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The Mutations (1974)

Donald Pleasence and Tom Baker in The Mutations (1974)

Olga Anthony and Tom Baker in The Mutations (1974)

Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, and Scott Antony in The Mutations (1974)

Scott Antony in The Mutations (1974)

Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, and Julie Ege in The Mutations (1974)

The Mutations (1974)

The Mutations (1974)

Donald Pleasence and Brad Harris in The Mutations (1974)

The Mutations (1974)

The Mutations (1974)

Toby Lenon and Scott Antony in The Mutations (1974)

Students have been going missing from the local college, and the one person who knows what's happened to them is Dr. Noller, a rogue biologist. Not satisfied with the pace of natural selection in driving evolution, Noller wants to push things further by creating his own genetically engineered creations. Having already created some amazing specimins by mixing the DNA of plants and animals, the doctor has now set his sights higher, and want to work on modifying humans, as well. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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Taglines
- It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature...... it can be HORRIFYING! EVEN TO THEM!
Genres
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
According to Tom Baker, while filming he and Willie Ingram, who went by the stage name "Popeye" for his strange ability to make his eyes pop far out of their sockets, used to frequent a bar across the street between shooting scenes. During one such outing a waitress made it clear through her attitude that she didn't approve of Baker, who is white, being friends with Ingram who is black. So to get back at her Ingram would make his eyes pop out when she would pass the table causing her to completely freak out, and then go back to normal while he and Baker would pretend nothing happened as she tried to point it out to other waitresses and patrons.

Connections
Featured in Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987)

Soundtracks
Worlds Within Worlds Parts III and IV
By Basil Kirchin
(special musical effects)
Regal Zonophone LP

Top review

7/10

Great movie

Ignore the uptight weirdo who spends 10,000 words bashing this movie. It's very enjoyable as long as you're a fan of the genre. With many gratuitous LSD references and a real live carnival freak show, how can you go wrong?

If you thought Swamp Thing was too intellectual and The Fly was just too gross, this movie might definitely be for you. One of many human-cross-animal or plant movies, what causes this one to stand out is the overall creepiness of Donald Pleasance and, basically, the entire plot (what you can make of it).

Time-lapse photography inserted for no particular reason just adds to the fun.

The people who made this movie must have had a blast and so will you as long as you're not some amateur wannabe film critic. Sheesh!

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5

dr_gonzo
Feb 21, 2006

Release date
- September 25, 1974 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Languages
- English
- German
Also known as
- Dr of Evil
Filming locations
- Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Production companies
- Cyclone
- Getty Pictures Corp.
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Budget
- £400,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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