One night on an independent channel famous for showing off-the-wall films was aired this monstrosity. Though tempted to turn it off, we watched it to the bitter end, hoping to see some semblance of redeeming value. Alas, there was none. Absolutely nothing. The film quality was cheap; the soundtrack was muddy; the editing was ridiculous. Then again, there was precious little to salvage. After a few minutes of Cameron Mitchell's doctor character narrating about some patient of his, the viewer is tortured by no plot, pathetic writing, abysmally terrible acting, and an utter lack of cohesion and continuity. The rotting cherry on top of this fetid mess was the most horrendous "special effects" and "makeup" to ever disgrace the screen, even for television. The main character stumbles through his role in a dimestore rubber mask and a pair of dishwashing gloves which appear to have been dipped in glue and rolled in beads. Perhaps the poor lighting and gag-worthy film quality were attempting to cover up how bad-to-the-tenth-power the makeup was. One can only hope that at least one deliberate decision was made in the course of this hopelessly amateurish video. Seriously, a handful of three-year-old kids could've produced a better project. At the end, poor Mr. Mitchell returns (how desperate he must've been for money!) and drones out some nonsense that's supposed to connect this pile of crap with the AIDS epidemic. Please spare you and your loved ones the inhuman cruelty of sitting through this. It was so bad, even Mystery Science Theater 3000 couldn't have salvaged it.
14 Reviews
Not even good for a few laughs.
BA_Harrison6 April 2011
There are many films out there that stink to high heaven but which still manage to redeem themselves somewhat by providing unintentional giggles along the way; Demon Cop, however, is such an amateurish mass of excrement that it is not even good for a few laughs.
A jumbled mess of terribly written, badly acted, crudely lit, poorly framed scenes, seemingly edited together completely at random, this rancid garbage from the multi-talentless Rocco Karega (failed actor turned failed writer and failed director) must surely qualify as one of the worst movies in the history of horror.
The film opens at the Ravenwood Asylum for the Criminally Insane, where we are greeted with a cheery 'Hello' by Cameron 'Will Act For Food' Mitchell, who informs us that he is not a patient at the institution, but the doctor. The doc then proceeds to ramble inanely for a couple of minutes about the 'files of the damned' and Edgar Allen Poe, making us wonder if he might be a patient after all, before recounting the details of one particular case, that of a poor soul infected by a 500 year old demon that can be transmitted through blood...
What follows is some of the most incoherent trash ever committed to film, featuring a monster with gag-shop plastic teeth and scary hands made from rubber gloves, 'actors' who frequently fluff their lines (but who soldier on regardless hoping that no-one has noticed), baffling shots that linger interminably on eyes, feet or the backs of heads, while the characters spout lengthy chunks of meaningless dialogue, and some of the most unconvincing reaction shots you are ever likely to see.
By the time Cameron Mitchell reappears at the end to wrap things up (and presumably to collect his payment—after all, a man's got to eat!), there's a good chance that you'll either be sound asleep or checking into the nearest asylum yourself.
A jumbled mess of terribly written, badly acted, crudely lit, poorly framed scenes, seemingly edited together completely at random, this rancid garbage from the multi-talentless Rocco Karega (failed actor turned failed writer and failed director) must surely qualify as one of the worst movies in the history of horror.
The film opens at the Ravenwood Asylum for the Criminally Insane, where we are greeted with a cheery 'Hello' by Cameron 'Will Act For Food' Mitchell, who informs us that he is not a patient at the institution, but the doctor. The doc then proceeds to ramble inanely for a couple of minutes about the 'files of the damned' and Edgar Allen Poe, making us wonder if he might be a patient after all, before recounting the details of one particular case, that of a poor soul infected by a 500 year old demon that can be transmitted through blood...
What follows is some of the most incoherent trash ever committed to film, featuring a monster with gag-shop plastic teeth and scary hands made from rubber gloves, 'actors' who frequently fluff their lines (but who soldier on regardless hoping that no-one has noticed), baffling shots that linger interminably on eyes, feet or the backs of heads, while the characters spout lengthy chunks of meaningless dialogue, and some of the most unconvincing reaction shots you are ever likely to see.
By the time Cameron Mitchell reappears at the end to wrap things up (and presumably to collect his payment—after all, a man's got to eat!), there's a good chance that you'll either be sound asleep or checking into the nearest asylum yourself.
Only good in the last 10 minutes
Chance_Boudreaux196 January 2019
The first 1 hour 10 is unbearably boring and awful. The plot is incoherent and torturous with no entertainment value whatsoever. It was so bad it made me hate the movie and I couldn't care less about what happened. That all changes in the last 10 minutes when we finally get to see shots of demon cop in all his glory. Now, this might be because I went insane after 70 minutes of watching this but I found all of the last 10 minutes incredibly entertaining. I was laughing so much at the stupidity of what was happening and how it was filmed that I almost forgot about how bored I was just before. I'd give those last 10 minutes a very high rating but the rest of the movie is the lowest of lows so it gets a 3 overall and is hard to recommend.
Like a Home - Made Video
NickSavage5 July 2003
I recently saw this movie on a local independent channel and it sparked my curiosity. It was very hard to follow and suffers from lack of production quality and actors. The film lists the late Cameron Mitchell as the main star of the movie (best known for tons of B flicks and 70's TV appearances like "Fantasy Island"). When I saw him at talking at the beginning of the movie, I figured I'd be watching a cheap B horror movie. Instead, what I found was something like what I would have made on my home movie video camera when I was a teenager.
First off, Cameron Mitchell only makes two appearances in the whole movie, about 3 minutes at the beginning and 3 minutes at the end. He is supposed to be some kind of Doctor or something and he's telling a story about what happened to one of his experimental patients or something. In both scenes, he's sitting at a desk in an office and at no time does he appear in any of the scenes of the movie or interact with any of the "actors". I heard a narrator at times throughout the movie that could possibly be Mitchell, but with the sound quality being so bad, I couldn't tell if it was him.
I can't really comment on the plot to much, due to the fact that I had a very hard time following it (partly due to the sound track). A couple of detectives are investigating a series of murders in a suburban / city area. A man (I guess its Mitchell's patient) has a disease that causes him to turn into a sort of werewolf - looking monster.
This movie seems to have been shot on video and fades to black after almost every scene. I did observe some film scratch lines from time to time which could have been added for effect. This movie also has an overwhelming 80's feeling to it - back ground music, clothing, set designs, etc. There seems to be a lot of voice sound - overs (dubbing) that is not very well done.
To point out just a very few positives, the make-up effects aren't too bad. This might have been O.K. as a 15 minute short, and shows some, if little, hope for the cast and crew involved.
Feeling generous today, I'll give this movie 1 out of 10 stars.
First off, Cameron Mitchell only makes two appearances in the whole movie, about 3 minutes at the beginning and 3 minutes at the end. He is supposed to be some kind of Doctor or something and he's telling a story about what happened to one of his experimental patients or something. In both scenes, he's sitting at a desk in an office and at no time does he appear in any of the scenes of the movie or interact with any of the "actors". I heard a narrator at times throughout the movie that could possibly be Mitchell, but with the sound quality being so bad, I couldn't tell if it was him.
I can't really comment on the plot to much, due to the fact that I had a very hard time following it (partly due to the sound track). A couple of detectives are investigating a series of murders in a suburban / city area. A man (I guess its Mitchell's patient) has a disease that causes him to turn into a sort of werewolf - looking monster.
This movie seems to have been shot on video and fades to black after almost every scene. I did observe some film scratch lines from time to time which could have been added for effect. This movie also has an overwhelming 80's feeling to it - back ground music, clothing, set designs, etc. There seems to be a lot of voice sound - overs (dubbing) that is not very well done.
To point out just a very few positives, the make-up effects aren't too bad. This might have been O.K. as a 15 minute short, and shows some, if little, hope for the cast and crew involved.
Feeling generous today, I'll give this movie 1 out of 10 stars.
Good Gravy!!
raven_blood8824 June 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I remember watching this movie on TV a few years back. It was so bad, I can only remember the scenes that just made me die laughing. The only plot summary I can give you (without any spoilers) is picture a home movie made by college kids who were high.
(Spoiler alert starts here...) When the movie starts, a guy's running, being chased by the "Demon Cop", when in fact, the man was really being chased by a Halloween costume gone wrong. A car pops out of nowhere, hitting the guy who was running. It sends him flying over the top of it, and what does the driver do??? Watches the man as he falls, gets back in his car and drives away. What kind of hair-brained dolt would do that? I would've at least asked if the guy was okay.
Then, some black guy stares the Demon Cop straight in the face, then, later tells reporters, "I didn't get a good look at him." My sisters and I, by then, were almost choking ourselves to death with laughter.
Then, there's some scene in an alley, where this girl with an afro, pulls a machine gun out of her teeny-weeny little purse. It couldn't have possibly FIT!! I can hardly remember certain scenes. Maybe it's because they were just that bad.
Cops in the film can't even jump a fence, and the acting is so wooden, it makes planks of wood look like better actors.
All in all, this movie brings shame to Hollywood, way more than any other flop could. You have to see it to believe its sappy cheesy plot, which it has none of, as far as I can tell.
(Spoiler alert starts here...) When the movie starts, a guy's running, being chased by the "Demon Cop", when in fact, the man was really being chased by a Halloween costume gone wrong. A car pops out of nowhere, hitting the guy who was running. It sends him flying over the top of it, and what does the driver do??? Watches the man as he falls, gets back in his car and drives away. What kind of hair-brained dolt would do that? I would've at least asked if the guy was okay.
Then, some black guy stares the Demon Cop straight in the face, then, later tells reporters, "I didn't get a good look at him." My sisters and I, by then, were almost choking ourselves to death with laughter.
Then, there's some scene in an alley, where this girl with an afro, pulls a machine gun out of her teeny-weeny little purse. It couldn't have possibly FIT!! I can hardly remember certain scenes. Maybe it's because they were just that bad.
Cops in the film can't even jump a fence, and the acting is so wooden, it makes planks of wood look like better actors.
All in all, this movie brings shame to Hollywood, way more than any other flop could. You have to see it to believe its sappy cheesy plot, which it has none of, as far as I can tell.
"Makes the AIDS virus look like the common cold"
BillyBlobThornton7 August 2019
Demon Cop is a film of preknown origin with great cover art, and after 80 straight minutes of exposition I still don't know what happened. Thankfully, there's an abundance of truly strange/hilarious moments in this movie. It's really in a league of its own.
The whole thing is on YouTube, so you can at least watch the spooky intro and outro starring Cameron Mitchell.
Incoherent mess.
HumanoidOfFlesh14 January 2012
Unexplained murders of gang bangers shock the community of Colorado Springs.The police is baffled and don't know what to do.A German scientist tries to warn police forces about Demonic Cop-a police officers who suffers from a strange blood disease which turns him into unstoppable killing machine.Extremely illogical and hard to follow piece of low-budget crap.The characters are poorly developed and various sub-plots are strikingly idiotic.The only reason to watch this disaster is cameo of Cameron Mitchell as an unpleasant psychiatrist.The acting is awful and hackneyed script is even worse.Watch "Demon Cop" only if you are a true masochist.3 dead gang bangers out of 10.
Some hilarous moments, but mostly just nauseating
charleservin1 August 2019
There are moments of brilliant so-bad-it's-goodness, but most of the movie is a nauseatingly badly made mess. Actors constantly flub lines, the camera never seems to be framed correctly, the story is almost non-existent, there are numerous weird psychedelic parts for no reason, the writer/director/star is an ugly balding man... it's just so terrible. I'd recommend NOT watching it, since I felt kind of like I had the flu the entire time.
This movie brought out my inner demons
cheetor7530 April 2004
As I was flipping through the channel I came to a channel 124. It is an urban channel. I saw this movie on and decided to give it a try. I almost became a mass murderer due to this film. I have done home movies and they are oscar quality compared to this huge mass of Dookie. The lighting was terrible and the acting was absolutely unrelentlessly bad. I would rather watch Star Crystal....... Holy cow maybe that is not a good example. The main question I have about this film is... Was it to be a morality film? the reason why I ask is because ther was one line where this lady in a wheelchair says " I would have been another gang statistic" Oh my head is starting to hurt. After hearing that line I went into the kitchen and pulled out a knife ready to stab anyone who dared watch this movie. But some sense kicked in and I just changed the channel to watch the man with the afro paint. Well that is all I have to say about this movie. If you want to endure this pain go ahead but not recommended for those with short fuses or a bad case of tourettes
Epic Awfulness
blurnieghey5 February 2024
Last week I watched the movie Future War (1997) and, while that movie is laughably bad and considered one of the worst movies on IMDB, it has a lower rating than this film, which by just about every measure is easily ten times worse than Future War in every regard. This flick is the lowest form of low budget SOV garbage and, while I tend to grade on a curve for these sorts of film, there is no curve steep enough to where I can say anything positive about Demon Cop.
The editing alone is such that it would embarrass Godfrey Ho, seemingly pasted together by someone half-asleep with a half-dozen or so scotch and sodas under their belt at 4:00 AM, without any regard to what someone actually trying to watch the movie and understand what the hell is going on might think. The film also relies heavily on narration to explain what is going on, which is rarely a good thing, inflicting the viewer with scenes where you hear dialogue explaining background information but you see no one talking and, instead, see a hand writing in a diary or a car driving down the road, which puts this mess where? A fusion of filming styles that merges a Godfrey Ho ninja flick with The Beast of Yucca Flats? With the exception of Cameron Mitchell, no one in this movie can act worth a damn and the sound and special effects are the bottom of the barrel, pretty much on the level of a student film, but I've seen student films better than this. The plot is nonsense and hard to follow for the reasons stated above, coupled with the addition of characters and scenes that seem to lend nothing to the film, leaving you that more confused (it took me three attempts just to sit through this thing). The film attempts to be a horror/ action flick, but the action is laughable, and the only scary thing is that Cameron Mitchell was hard up for cash to the point that he was willing to show his face in this piece of trash.
If you are a fan of grade Z-Minus cinema, then by all means you need to see this movie. It is truly epic awful, but this one qualifies as on of those flicks that never should have seen the light of day and it is almost insulting that something this lame was inflicted on the public. Demon Cop is a tough watch for even a veteran bad movie fan--you've been warned!
The editing alone is such that it would embarrass Godfrey Ho, seemingly pasted together by someone half-asleep with a half-dozen or so scotch and sodas under their belt at 4:00 AM, without any regard to what someone actually trying to watch the movie and understand what the hell is going on might think. The film also relies heavily on narration to explain what is going on, which is rarely a good thing, inflicting the viewer with scenes where you hear dialogue explaining background information but you see no one talking and, instead, see a hand writing in a diary or a car driving down the road, which puts this mess where? A fusion of filming styles that merges a Godfrey Ho ninja flick with The Beast of Yucca Flats? With the exception of Cameron Mitchell, no one in this movie can act worth a damn and the sound and special effects are the bottom of the barrel, pretty much on the level of a student film, but I've seen student films better than this. The plot is nonsense and hard to follow for the reasons stated above, coupled with the addition of characters and scenes that seem to lend nothing to the film, leaving you that more confused (it took me three attempts just to sit through this thing). The film attempts to be a horror/ action flick, but the action is laughable, and the only scary thing is that Cameron Mitchell was hard up for cash to the point that he was willing to show his face in this piece of trash.
If you are a fan of grade Z-Minus cinema, then by all means you need to see this movie. It is truly epic awful, but this one qualifies as on of those flicks that never should have seen the light of day and it is almost insulting that something this lame was inflicted on the public. Demon Cop is a tough watch for even a veteran bad movie fan--you've been warned!
The Best Worst Film Of All Time!
david_s_fox1 January 2005
Warning: Spoilers
After reading the comments made by the other reviewer about this film, who is clearly a film buff, I thought I would include my own point, as someone who watches films simply for the crack. Demon Cop is no Lord Of The Rings or Terminator 2, but it does make for some compelling viewing, for the simple fact you have no idea whats going on, it looks like it was made by a blind man, and not once in the film is the Demon actually a cop! This film is so bad its fantastic! The film starts with and introduction by a Doctor who is the head of a mental asylum, who talks of one of his patients (the Demon Cop), which I cant see how he can talk about him as he dies at the end of the film, and not once was he in the asylum! Then we move to a seen where a man is being chased by the Demon Cop. This is hilarious as the man is sprinting for dear life while the Demon Cop plods behind, but he's only ever just in front of the Demon Cop! The Demon Cop himself is brilliant - from what I can gather, he's an ex-Special Forces/ Vietnam war hero who got a medal, who was involved in a drive-by shooting, who has HIV, who is a cop, sings songs in 'Demon Form', can't open doors and gets fooled by women in wheelchairs with tazer guns! You can imagine how bad this is. The production itself is horrendous. The opening credits mix are written in chalk on a wall (which you can't read), when people are talking it either shows the back of their heads, their mouths or their eyes, rarely their full face (can't blame them really - I wouldn't want to be shown in this film) and the music is done by a 3 year old on a knackered keyboard. It gets worse on from here, but thats what my review is about. Top marks to the distribution company for releasing this, whatever you were on that day I want some! The film is awful, but it gets full marks because it is so bad, i could watch it again and again and laugh my head off, which is strange as its supposed to be a horror movie! I will finish with saying that if you want to watch a good movie, clearly avoid like the plague. But if you want a film that you and your friends can watch while having a beer then this is a must. Recommended because its so bad! Bring on the DVD version, if ever!
The worst film ever made - without a shadow of doubt
Digger_Tobes12 December 2003
Warning: Spoilers
I challenge anyone to show me a worse film than Rocco Karega's absolutely woeful attempt at horror in "Demon Cop." This film is so drenched in mediocrity that I just don't know where to begin. In fact, it's only possible to sit through this attrocity because you spend your 90 or so minutes trying to comprehend how this film ever made it anywhere beyond the poor quality camera is was shot on. A warning to readers. If you are looking forward to seeing this film, do not read on. No doubt your excitement will be completely shattered. I wish I could say that this review has plot spoilers. But seeing as there is no plot, you have nothing to fear.
I just cannot believe that the people involved with this film were serious about the project. Tragically though, it appears that they were. The opening of the film is the best indicator of the plot. It begins with a sort of soliloquy from a man who is involved with an asylum and assures us that he is "not a patient, I'm the doctor." It's a good thing he told us, because the big wooden desk and his white lab coat really weren't enough.
In between asking pointless rhetorical questions of the audience, it is vaguely conveyed that we are about to witness the story of one of his patients. Next we cut to a man running in the darkness, then an ugly head (this is the Demon Cop, in a shot that is re-used a number of times), then a shot of a man peeling something off a dead body before smelling it and making what can only be described as a ridiculous expression. I say that this indicates the plot because, as you can gather, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Perhaps nothing characterises "Demon Cop" more than the disgracefully appalling performances of the actors. There is a woman in a wheelchair whose bland delivery of her many boring lines would put an insomniac to sleep. Then there is the German character "Bloodhound" who spends a good 5 minutes or so dictating into a tape recorder. Not only are these two actors horribly monotonous, but they actually fluff many of their lines. Yes, I'm serious, there are a myriad of muck-ups that were not corrected and remain in the film. However nothing comes close to the insanely ludicrous pair of detectives who are on Demon Cop's case. One guy reminds you of a drunken hunchback as he tries and fails to scale a 2m high fence, whilst the other could not have chosen a more bizarre stance from which to fire his gun.
But despite all these flaws, "Demon Cop" actually does end up being somewhat of a quality film. No, not really, I'm just trying to lighten the mood. There's the Demon Cop costume, which (thanks to some poorly shot close-ups) we can see consists of painted rubber dish gloves for his hands and some painted boots to appear as his feet. What else is just plain stupid about this film? A woman unloads a full clip of an automatic rifle into Demon Cop and it does not affect him. However later when one of the detectives fires a single shot at him, he stumbles backwards holding his shoulder. There is a shot of a thug with a baseball bat hitting demon cop with it, yet he does so with a force that would not trouble a thin layer of rice paper. A woman screams only when Demon Cop is shot at. Seemingly she is quite content to have an ugly demon over her back fence, yet is only upset by gunfire.
The wheelchair woman shoots Demon Cop with a laser gun. How fortunate she was that Rocco Karega decided it was appropriate to incorporate star wars style technology in a film about a small town in America in the 80's. To top it all off, the scripting is far worse than anything I've ever witnessed. Example. In a scene in which the two detectives try to put together the clues they have so far, one detective mentions the German character and gleefully exclaims "Oh yeah, and I found out his name isn't really Bloodhound!" Amazing. Then there is the extended monologue of "Demon Cop," delivered in the ridiculous voice of the character that one can only liken to that of the Cookie Monster. It contains such insightful dialogue as "I'll be elsewhere, not here, not with you, but somewhere." Please.
There are so many more terrible things about this film, but it's just so painful that I can't go on. I'm also running out of synonyms for "terrible." If you do actually sit down to watch it(and believe me, you WILL need to sit down), you will find yourself in tears of laughter as well as tears of anguish. It really is a fine line between pleasure and pain.
If there is one good thing you can take out of this film, it's that now you will certainly have a quick and ready answer when asked "What's the worst film you've ever seen?" Other than that, I want my 90 minutes back.
Oh yeah, and whoever was responsible for actually distributing this attrocity should be arrested.
I just cannot believe that the people involved with this film were serious about the project. Tragically though, it appears that they were. The opening of the film is the best indicator of the plot. It begins with a sort of soliloquy from a man who is involved with an asylum and assures us that he is "not a patient, I'm the doctor." It's a good thing he told us, because the big wooden desk and his white lab coat really weren't enough.
In between asking pointless rhetorical questions of the audience, it is vaguely conveyed that we are about to witness the story of one of his patients. Next we cut to a man running in the darkness, then an ugly head (this is the Demon Cop, in a shot that is re-used a number of times), then a shot of a man peeling something off a dead body before smelling it and making what can only be described as a ridiculous expression. I say that this indicates the plot because, as you can gather, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Perhaps nothing characterises "Demon Cop" more than the disgracefully appalling performances of the actors. There is a woman in a wheelchair whose bland delivery of her many boring lines would put an insomniac to sleep. Then there is the German character "Bloodhound" who spends a good 5 minutes or so dictating into a tape recorder. Not only are these two actors horribly monotonous, but they actually fluff many of their lines. Yes, I'm serious, there are a myriad of muck-ups that were not corrected and remain in the film. However nothing comes close to the insanely ludicrous pair of detectives who are on Demon Cop's case. One guy reminds you of a drunken hunchback as he tries and fails to scale a 2m high fence, whilst the other could not have chosen a more bizarre stance from which to fire his gun.
But despite all these flaws, "Demon Cop" actually does end up being somewhat of a quality film. No, not really, I'm just trying to lighten the mood. There's the Demon Cop costume, which (thanks to some poorly shot close-ups) we can see consists of painted rubber dish gloves for his hands and some painted boots to appear as his feet. What else is just plain stupid about this film? A woman unloads a full clip of an automatic rifle into Demon Cop and it does not affect him. However later when one of the detectives fires a single shot at him, he stumbles backwards holding his shoulder. There is a shot of a thug with a baseball bat hitting demon cop with it, yet he does so with a force that would not trouble a thin layer of rice paper. A woman screams only when Demon Cop is shot at. Seemingly she is quite content to have an ugly demon over her back fence, yet is only upset by gunfire.
The wheelchair woman shoots Demon Cop with a laser gun. How fortunate she was that Rocco Karega decided it was appropriate to incorporate star wars style technology in a film about a small town in America in the 80's. To top it all off, the scripting is far worse than anything I've ever witnessed. Example. In a scene in which the two detectives try to put together the clues they have so far, one detective mentions the German character and gleefully exclaims "Oh yeah, and I found out his name isn't really Bloodhound!" Amazing. Then there is the extended monologue of "Demon Cop," delivered in the ridiculous voice of the character that one can only liken to that of the Cookie Monster. It contains such insightful dialogue as "I'll be elsewhere, not here, not with you, but somewhere." Please.
There are so many more terrible things about this film, but it's just so painful that I can't go on. I'm also running out of synonyms for "terrible." If you do actually sit down to watch it(and believe me, you WILL need to sit down), you will find yourself in tears of laughter as well as tears of anguish. It really is a fine line between pleasure and pain.
If there is one good thing you can take out of this film, it's that now you will certainly have a quick and ready answer when asked "What's the worst film you've ever seen?" Other than that, I want my 90 minutes back.
Oh yeah, and whoever was responsible for actually distributing this attrocity should be arrested.
Rocco you insane Genius
nickbutler375 December 2003
I must begin by saying that from a 'production values' view this is possibly the worst film ever made. But for all the faults (and there are many) that Rocco makes in this poor display of movie making there are moments when you realise your life was revolved around seeing this movie. It looks like a home movie and the plot is simply baffling at best but Demon Cop is just so poor that you have to relive it again and again and soon it has become an obsession. For a professional movie company to produce this gives hope to us all with my friends and I certain to make a movie based loosely on a demonic cop, its just that inspiring.
The cover leads you to believe a rogue cop turns bad and becomes a demon but this couldn't be further from the truth. Really this werewolf type creature who was once a probationary officer stalks random victims for a cure to his blood disease which causes him to be demon cop. I can't really say any more simply because that is all I can make from the plot.
Director Rocco Carego has put out something that is so bad it must be seen to be believed. The acting is just terrible, the scene sequence appaling and the less said about the overall direction the better. You think I am kidding but I could shot a better picture with my home video camera. Yet this apparent R horror is such a send up of itself (though not on purpose) you become drawn to it and the 100 minutes are spent laughing at this accidental satire. You just want to watch it again and again to see how many faults there really are but it is just so funny you begin to feel sorry for Rocco.
As a horror I give it 3 out of 10 but as a comedy I give it a 10, long live Demon Cop a MUST see!!!
The cover leads you to believe a rogue cop turns bad and becomes a demon but this couldn't be further from the truth. Really this werewolf type creature who was once a probationary officer stalks random victims for a cure to his blood disease which causes him to be demon cop. I can't really say any more simply because that is all I can make from the plot.
Director Rocco Carego has put out something that is so bad it must be seen to be believed. The acting is just terrible, the scene sequence appaling and the less said about the overall direction the better. You think I am kidding but I could shot a better picture with my home video camera. Yet this apparent R horror is such a send up of itself (though not on purpose) you become drawn to it and the 100 minutes are spent laughing at this accidental satire. You just want to watch it again and again to see how many faults there really are but it is just so funny you begin to feel sorry for Rocco.
As a horror I give it 3 out of 10 but as a comedy I give it a 10, long live Demon Cop a MUST see!!!
File this under "So Bad It's Good". Actually, just "So Bad"
AndyOBX10 November 2003
Where does one begin with a film so sublime, so subtle, so tender and so good-natured? Well, one would *not* begin, were the subject of one's meditation this film. One would be stuck. One would stumble right out of the gate when writing about this travesty, this weirdly unintentionally brilliant piece of garbage called "Demon Cop." This is doubtless an entertaining little piece of horror bombast, but it is highly suggested that you imbibe copious amounts of illegal drugs or cheap wine before viewing, so that something else can be attributed to the inevitable destruction of your precious brain cells. It might also make it even more enjoyable viewing. Or at least tolerable. Or else you will be able to forget it quickly. Would that I had planned ahead. Seeing it as I just have, in the stark raving mad light of day, without benefit of mood- or cinema altering substances, soberly I was unable to consider the glittering, decadently awful "Demon Cop" for the peculiar gem it perhaps might be. More rather, for the gigantic train wreck of a waste of celluloid (rather, video) it most certainly is.
For all eternity, I will never know the plot, nor will I understand the motivation behind wasting the money to commit this to eternity and to an eternity of late, late night cable runs (although, in my case, not nearly late enough). But it has something to do with a cop, who is a demon because his blood is bad, and an understanding girlfriend. There appears to be a script, but nothing stands out that I can point to. To the writer's credit, tasteless AIDS jokes abound. There is a savage murder rampage then, several savage murderous rampages and voice-overs later, there is a girl in a wheelchair; several cops who don't wear uniforms; strange, suburban Los Angeles ranch style housing; and a laughably awful demon latex costume that is topped by a Geri-curled wig stolen straight out of an early LaToya Jackson video. Spirit gum must have gone missing, because that darned demon latex costume keeps peeling off. All of the above combines to create a vivid impression. At least it would be vivid, if the video quality weren't so bad. The hyphenate behind this production, a madman named Rocco Karega, perhaps walks our streets even this very night. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. But in that Ed Wood way, one does admire him. And by "admire," I mean stand very, very far away and observe from a distance, hopefully with bars between you, and a security detail. The earnest, "like me, please, oh, God, like me" quality that permeates the performances throughout are nowhere matched in their, well, permeability, than the stunning central, electrifying one of writer-director-producer-star-costumer-caterer Rocco Karega. There is nothing in film that this man thinks he cannot do. Alas, writing, directing, producing and starring are not any of them. To his credit, I am sure this film was catered adequately, as everybody seemed reasonably well fed, if not mostly pale. The costumes were provided by the cast, and it looks like everybody has washing machines. So there's that. Wherever you are tonight, Rocco Karega, rest well, knowing your 1991 masterpiece continues to enchant future generations, bringing joy and AIDS jokes to countless admirers. God bless you, Rocco Karega. God bless you richly.
For all eternity, I will never know the plot, nor will I understand the motivation behind wasting the money to commit this to eternity and to an eternity of late, late night cable runs (although, in my case, not nearly late enough). But it has something to do with a cop, who is a demon because his blood is bad, and an understanding girlfriend. There appears to be a script, but nothing stands out that I can point to. To the writer's credit, tasteless AIDS jokes abound. There is a savage murder rampage then, several savage murderous rampages and voice-overs later, there is a girl in a wheelchair; several cops who don't wear uniforms; strange, suburban Los Angeles ranch style housing; and a laughably awful demon latex costume that is topped by a Geri-curled wig stolen straight out of an early LaToya Jackson video. Spirit gum must have gone missing, because that darned demon latex costume keeps peeling off. All of the above combines to create a vivid impression. At least it would be vivid, if the video quality weren't so bad. The hyphenate behind this production, a madman named Rocco Karega, perhaps walks our streets even this very night. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. But in that Ed Wood way, one does admire him. And by "admire," I mean stand very, very far away and observe from a distance, hopefully with bars between you, and a security detail. The earnest, "like me, please, oh, God, like me" quality that permeates the performances throughout are nowhere matched in their, well, permeability, than the stunning central, electrifying one of writer-director-producer-star-costumer-caterer Rocco Karega. There is nothing in film that this man thinks he cannot do. Alas, writing, directing, producing and starring are not any of them. To his credit, I am sure this film was catered adequately, as everybody seemed reasonably well fed, if not mostly pale. The costumes were provided by the cast, and it looks like everybody has washing machines. So there's that. Wherever you are tonight, Rocco Karega, rest well, knowing your 1991 masterpiece continues to enchant future generations, bringing joy and AIDS jokes to countless admirers. God bless you, Rocco Karega. God bless you richly.
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