Blood Diner (1987)

Two brothers are entrusted by their uncle to uphold the ritualistic cannibalism of the ancient cult of Sheetar. In order to do so, they have to prepare a feast of sacrifice for the resurrection of their goddess.

Director:

Jackie Kong

Writer:

Michael Sonye (screenplay)

Stars:

Rick Burks, Carl Crew, Roger Dauer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Burks	...	Michael Tutman
Carl Crew	...	George Tutman
Roger Dauer	...	Mark Shepard
LaNette La France	...	Sheba Jackson
Lisa Elaina	...	Connie Stanton (as Lisa Guggenheim)
Max Morris	...	Chief Miller
Roxanne Osco	...	Little Michael (as Roxanne Cybelle)
Sir Lamont Rodeheaver	...	Little George (as Sir Rodenheaver)
Dino Lee	...	King of White Trash
The Luv Johnsons	...	The White Trash Review
Drew Godderis	...	Anwar
Bob Loya	...	Stan Saldin
Alan Corona	...	Paul Stanton
Deseree Rose	...	Mrs. Stanton
Laurie Guzda	...	Joanne

Storyline

Two cannibals/health food diner owners are on a wacky quest to restore life to the five million year old goddess Shitaar. Aided by their uncle's brain and penis, the two set about getting the required parts - virgins, assorted body parts from whores, and the ingredients for a "blood buffet". Their adversaries are the police: the chief with a Russian accent, the "player" detective, and the new Yorker with an Australian accent.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | serial killer | goddess | resurrection | campiness | 

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Taglines:

Food So Good, It Tastes Just Like Mom Used To ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood Feast 2

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

PMS Filmworks, Vestron Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Little Michael was portrayed by a female actress, Roxanne Osco.

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Goofs

When Peggy is getting her head pushed into the deep fryer, both her arms are completely covered in batter mix. But in shots of her pushing Mike away and screaming, her arm is completely clean.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Warning! The truly unusual motion picture you are about to see contains many scenes of graphic violence. It is not intended for the faint of heart nor the young and impressionable. While it is a sad fact that mass homicide and practitioners of blood cults infest our society, the producers of this film wish to express that they do not condone, nor do they want to inspire, any of the human butchery or violence portrayed in this film. If you feel you will be offended by such material,...

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Alternate Versions

German rental tape and UK sale tape are cut, Dutch tape is uncut.

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Connections

References Flashdance (1983)

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Soundtracks

'59 VOLVO
Performed by The Medallions
Written by Dootsie Williams

User Reviews

My Blood Diner Nightmare

I played a zombie in BLOOD DINER and believe me when I tell you, it was such a bizarre and sickening experience that I plan to devote an entire chapter to the nightmare in my memoirs. I have worked on a lot of films, and I mean a LOT, and I can say with all confidence that the depravity of the project, inhuman working conditions and incompetence of the production have been unequaled, and will be fresh in my mind if I die of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 300.

So many people walked off the set in the middle of production, that they ended up hiring homeless people and crackheads off the streets of Hollywood to fill in the ranks. They probably even gave some of them lines. Half of the female cast were literally called into casting on the basis of spreads in JUGGS magazine. The writer, who later became a good friend of mine (before I knew he had written the thing), had played Mengele in SURF Nazis MUST DIE (one of my favorite, and the most depraved of all Troma films).

Jimmy Maslon, the producer, has a reputation as one of the cheapest and most thoughtless coke-head producers in Hollywood (he forgot to feed the zombies on so many occasions, that to keep the rest of us from walking off one day, he ran to the store and bought us some generic white bread and baloney, from which we made our own sandwiches).

And don't get me started about Jackie Kong. "The Dragon Lady," as she was known to all who worked with her, will have a special mention in the book.

Suffice to say, that she once spent six hours on a 2 minute dialogue scene, while her zombies were sitting around in cheap gel make-up, which had completely melted off our faces by the time we got around to our scenes.

All that said, it actually is a pretty funny movie. I don't think any of the actors realized it was going to be though. In fact, I don't think anybody did but the zombies, who were all wasted on weed and CLUB margaritas the whole time -hic- ;-)