A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.
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Cast
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| Rory Calhoun | ... | Vincent Smith | |
| Paul Linke | ... | Bruce Smith | |
| Nancy Parsons | ... | Ida Smith | |
| Nina Axelrod | ... | Terry | |
| Wolfman Jack | ... | Reverend Billy | |
| Elaine Joyce | ... | Edith Olson | |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Guy Robaire / 1st T.V. Preacher | |
| Monique St. Pierre | ... | Debbie | |
| Rosanne Katon | ... | Suzi | |
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E. Hampton Beagle | ... | Bob Anderson |
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Everett Creach | ... | Bo Tulinski |
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Michael Melvin | ... | Ivan |
| John Ratzenberger | ... | Drummer | |
| Marc Silver | ... | Guitarist | |
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Victoria Hartman | ... | Female Terrible |
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Plot Synopsis
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Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand. His motto is: It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters. The movie is gory, but is also a parody of slasher movies like Last House on the Left. Written by Scott Lane <rslane@ix.netcom.com>
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It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$6,342,668Company Credits
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Vincent Smith: Almost, but not quite. Tomorrow he'll be ready to become famous.
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Sung by Don Nowak
Written by Don Nowak (uncredited) and Lance Rubin (uncredited)
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The movie's original screenplay was originally a darker more disturbing piece with bestiality, a lot more violence and was not a black comedy. See more »Goofs
Toward the end, when the saw is turned on during the fight, the object on the "conveyor" would not index toward the saw. That is a "skatewheel" conveyor, it just has a series of rollers that only allow a person to easily push something down the line. There are no motors, belts, etc. to automatically drive or feed anything down the line to the saw. See more »Quotes
Ida Smith: Hey Vincent. I think this one is just about ready.Vincent Smith: Almost, but not quite. Tomorrow he'll be ready to become famous.
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Crazy Credits
The films opening title image is the neon "Motel Hello" sign with the "O" burned out. During the closing credits the entire sign is shown burning out and finally exploding after the credits end. See more »Alternate Versions
Although the cinema version was intact the 1986 UK Warner video suffered a brief 2 sec cut to remove a closeup shot of a chainsaw wound during the climax. The 2002 ILC DVD was fully uncut. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Raquel Welch/Carl Reiner (1980) See more »Soundtracks
Up to Here with YouSung by Don Nowak
Written by Don Nowak (uncredited) and Lance Rubin (uncredited)
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How can anybody not love the campy awfulness of this movie. It's fantastic! I remember seeing this when I was roughly eleven or so and being freaked out by the guy wearing the pigface brandishing a chainsaw, now I just laugh as I realize how funny it all was supposed to be. A camp classic all the way!