Shrunken Heads (1994)

When three N.Y. kids are murdered, the local Hatiian voodoo priest re-animates their shrunken heads to exact revenge. Complications arise between one of the heads and his former girlfriend.

Director:

Richard Elfman

Writers:

Charles Band (original story idea), Matthew Bright (screenplay)

Stars:

Julius Harris, Meg Foster, Aeryk Egan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julius Harris	...	Mr. Sumatra
Meg Foster	...	Big Moe
Aeryk Egan	...	Tommy Larson
Rebecca Herbst	...	Sally (as Becky Herbst)
A.J. Damato	...	Vinnie
Bo Sharon	...	Bill Turner
Darris Love	...	Freddie Thompson
Bodhi Elfman	...	Booger Martin
Troy Fromin	...	Podowski
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Mitzi
Paul Linke	...	Mr. Larson
Billye Ree Wallace	...	Mrs. Wilson
R.J. Frost	...	The Vipers
Randy Vahan	...	Plumber
Don Dolan	...	Arresting Cop

Storyline

When three N.Y. kids are murdered, the local Hatiian voodoo priest re-animates their shrunken heads to exact revenge. Complications arise between one of the heads and his former girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

weird | bitten in the throat | maggot | hit in the crotch | triple teen murder | 

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Taglines:

They're superheroes from the heads...to their necks.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and witchcraft violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Full Moon's first theatrical release.

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Goofs

When Sally's walking as Vinnie and the Vipers approach her in their station-wagon, she's walking on the right side of their car, but when Mr. Sumatra gets her attention, she's suddenly on their left side, and there was enough time of her being out of the picture for her to cross the street when Vinnie was stopped by a few pedestrians crossing the street.

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Quotes

Sally: Can I ask you a question Mr. Sumatra?
Mr. Sumatra: Go ahead Sally!
Sally: How come you shot that guy when he opened the door?
Mr. Sumatra: There's a whole occasion pro-verb, in the TomTom Macoute, when it comes to knocking, don't answer the door!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits Mitzi is seen talking to a big woman. She turns and screams when she sees Big Moe and Vinnie cleaning up garbage after being turned into zombies.

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Alternate Versions

A "3D" DVD of the film, released by Razor Digital in 2007, features a TV Print of the film featuring two puppets providing MST3K-style commentary towards the film.

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Connections

References Netherworld (1992)

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Soundtracks

No One Lives Forever
Performed by Oingo Boingo

User Reviews

These Guys Are Real 'Head Cases'

This turned out to be a lot more of a comedy than a horror film. Seeing shrunken heads flying around was pretty unique and cool-looking but a lot more funny than scary. That's okay; I enjoyed it as a comedy.

There really wasn't much to this Grade B-horror flick expect a lot of voodoo nonsense, which was taken quite seriously in here. What a croc! I actually believe would take this stuff seriously.

Nevertheless, it's always satisfying to see a bunch of hoods get what's coming to them as our headless heroes did in here, seeking revenge on those responsible for their odd condition.

Talk about an original story! Fun stuff.

Details

Official Sites:

Full Movie on Hulu Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shrunken Heads

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color