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Blood Freak

  • 1972
  • X
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
1.8K
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Blood Freak (1972)
HorrorSci-Fi

A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.

  • Directors
    • Brad F. Grinter
    • Steve Hawkes
  • Writers
    • Brad F. Grinter
    • Steve Hawkes
  • Stars
    • Steve Hawkes
    • Dana Cullivan
    • Randy Grinter
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.6/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Brad F. Grinter
      • Steve Hawkes
    • Writers
      • Brad F. Grinter
      • Steve Hawkes
    • Stars
      • Steve Hawkes
      • Dana Cullivan
      • Randy Grinter
    • 60User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
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    Steve Hawkes
    Steve Hawkes
    • Herschell
    Dana Cullivan
    • Ann
    Randy Grinter
      Heather Hughes
      • Angel
      Larry Wright
      Tera Anderson
      Dolores Currier
      Bob Currier
      Jane Tarber
      Anne Shearin
      Lee Morris
      Linda Past
      Sam Taker
      Debbie Smith
      Francis Sipek
      Sandy Kneelen
      Linda Preuwet
      Domink Grutta
      • Directors
        • Brad F. Grinter
        • Steve Hawkes
      • Writers
        • Brad F. Grinter
        • Steve Hawkes
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      • Trivia
        Years later when asked about the movie, Steve Hawkes referred to it as "a sad chapter in my life."
      • Goofs
        After Herschell gets in a fight with the dope dealer (Guy) he pins him on the ground, lifts away his hands, and as the dope dealer lies there, the director can be heard saying, "Get up slowly."
      • Quotes

        Ann: Gosh Herschel, you sure are ugly.

      • Alternate versions
        In 1975 the film was re-edited to secure an "R" rating from the MPAA replacing the original "X" rating.
      • Connections
        Featured in Extra Weird (2003)

      User reviews60

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      5/10
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      I'm kinda torn on how to rate this movie. On one hand "Blood Freak" has some of the worst "acting" I have ever witnessed on film including a chain smoking narrator that constantly looks down at his script who at one point goes into a serious coughing spell that is not edited out at all. On the other hand this is a one-of-a-kind insane combination of drug propaganda, slasher films, monster movies and Christian evangelism that has never been repeated to this day. With both of these factors in mind I decided on a score between the two which is why I gave it a 5 out of 10.

      Steve Hawkes is Steve Hawkes as Herschell. Why they choose to show his name twice is a mystery but make no mistake that Mr. Hawkes is the star of "Blood Freak" as he looks like a combination of Lou Ferrigno and Elvis. Herschell is a biker riding the Florida highways when he meets free spirited Ann who becomes instantly smitten with the soft spoken brute. She takes him to a drug party where he meets Ann's sister Angel who represents the straight and narrow path. Her words of warning to Herschell seem to resonate with him yet after one toke he becomes instantly hooked. Yeah, that happens with marijuana a lot. With his addiction growing and the need to satisfy his fix overpowering Herschell agrees to an absurd experiment where he eats turkey meat that has been tampered with by two scientists that are probably the worst of the so-called actors in this movie. Sure enough the infected meat turns Herschell into a turkey-headed beast that must feed on blood. From here he goes on a murderous rampage of neck slitting and leg hacking that takes "Blood Feast" from simple anti-drug screed into a gory hack-n-slash. To say that somewhere along the line "Blood Freak" got lost in translation is an understatement. How this was supposed to bring more Christians into the fold after watching this is beyond me. For bad movie enthusiasts out there this is THE MOVIE that you must see at least once in order to give you a true barometer as to what is considered bad in the bad way and bad in the awesomely bad way. I only remembered to review this when I stumbled upon Steve Hawkes on an episode of "Fatal Attractions" using his real name of Steve Sipek and his dangerous lifestyle of living with multiple lions and tigers. It's good to know that he continues to live beyond the norm.
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      • Release date
        • 1972 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Fenómenos sangrientos
      • Filming locations
        • Miami, Florida, USA
      • Production company
        • Sampson Motion Picture Production Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 26 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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