Igor and the Lunatics (1985)

After 16 years in prison, Igor and his gang are out and bent on taking revenge on the town that sent them up.

Director:

W.J. Parolini (as Billy Parolini)

Writers:

Jocelyn Beard, W.J. Parolini (as Billy Parolini)

Stars:

Joseph Eero, Mary Ann Schacht, Joe Niola

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Eero	...	Tom Turner
Mary Ann Schacht	...	Mary Ann Merson
Joe Niola	...	Ygor
T.J. Glenn	...	Paul (as T.J. Michaels)
Joan Ellen Delaney	...	Sharon (as Joanellen Delaney)
Peter Dain	...	Hawk
Kathleen Dennehy	...	Colette
Buddy Durrant	...	The Boy
Bobby Hargrave	...	Bernard
Constance Rodgers	...	Sara
Edward Mears	...	Captain Hood
Brendan Faulkner	...	Conway
Thomas Doran	...	Slim (as Tom Doran)
Patti Cohen-Hecht	...	Carol Quackerbush
Christopher Chandley	...	Jimmy Quackenbush

Storyline

Horror movie about a Charles Manson-like cult leader and his deranged, sex-mad, murderous followers who were captured and sent to prison, only to make probation 16 years later and launch a bloody revenge. Igor and his flock set out to smite the townspeople who sent them up, the former members who betrayed them to the law, and just about anyone else who gets in their way.

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Plot Keywords:

low budget | slasher | troma | igor | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Still Crazy After All These Years!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000)

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Soundtracks

I'll Never Tell
Written by Dave Rogers and Michael Walsh
Performed by "Cut Loose"

User Reviews

Really bad, even for Troma

It quickly becomes evident that "Igor and the Lunatics" had more than its share of production problems. The credits have a listing for the direction of "horror, action and suspense sequences" as well as a normal directing credit. I don't know what went wrong behind the scene, but the end results are really bad. The story only makes a little sense, for one thing, and they have the chutzpah to play one lengthy sequence TWICE. There are quite a few times when freeze-frames of buildings are used when cutting to a new scene. There's bad continuity, such as when one scene mixes footage shot in the daytime with footage shot at night. The movie further annoys with a really obnoxious musical score, as well as with really cruddy acting. I'm really amazed that Troma Films' president Lloyd Kaufman (who also produced the movie) thought that the end results were releasable. Though it tells a lot that in his autobiography he makes no mention of the movie anywhere, even in his list of "all" Troma Films at the back of the book.

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Igor y los lunáticos

Filming Locations:

Carmel, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color