Blood Diner
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| Directed by | Jackie Kong |
| Produced by |
Lawrence Kasanoff Jackie Kong Jimmy Maslon Ellen Steloff |
| Written by | Michael Sonye |
| Starring |
Rick Burks Carl Crew Roger Dauer LaNette LaFrance Lisa Guggenheim |
| Music by | Don Preston |
| Cinematography | Jurg Walther |
| Edited by |
Thomas Meshelski Marc Grimpe |
| Distributed by | Lightning Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood Diner is a 1987 black comedy horror film, and serves as a loose sequel to the 1963 film Blood Feast. The film was written by Michael Sonye and directed by Jackie Kong.[1][2] In the film, two brothers set up a restaurant as a disguise for them to kill women and collecting their severed body-parts to summon forth the Lumerian goddess Sheetar. Over the years, it has become a cult film.
Plot
Two brothers, Michael Tutman (Rick Burks) and George Tutman (Carl Crew) are brainwashed by their serial killer uncle Anwar Namtut (Drew Godderis) into completing his task of resurrecting the ancient Lumerian goddess Sheetar (Tanya Papanicolas). Their mission is given to them once they resurrect him from his grave. Anwar Namtut is from then on a brain in a mason jar that commands the brothers. In order to complete their mission, the brothers must collect different body parts from many immoral women, stitch them together, and then call forth the goddess at a "blood buffet" with a virgin to sacrifice ready for her to eat. The brothers choose women for their "blood buffet" from those that enter into their wildly popular vegetarian restaurant. Meanwhile, two mismatched detectives (LaNette LaFrance and Roger Dauer) work together to try to track them down before more carnage can ensue.
Cast
- Rick Burks as Michael Tutman
- Carl Crew as George Tutman
- LaNette LaFrance as Sheba Jackson
- Roger Dauer as Mark Shepard
- Lisa Guggenheim as Connie Stanton
- Max Morris as Chief Miller
- Roxanne Cybelle as Little Michael
- Sir Rodenheaver as Little George
- Drew Godderis as Anwar Namtut
- Tanya Papanicolas as Sheetar/Bitsy
- Michael Barton as Vitamin
- John Barton Shields as Little Jimmy Hitler
- Effie Bilbrey as Peggy
- Karen Hazelwood as Babs
- Bob Loya as Stan Saldin
- Alisa Alvarez-Wood as Aerobic Girl
- Al Davis as Blonde Dancer
- Gene Wells as Doctor, Zombie, Wrestling Fan, EMT, also worked with wardrobe
Release
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Lightning Pictures, Inc. in July 1987. It was released on VHS the same year by Vestron Video.
The film has been released on DVD by Lionsgate as part of a 8 movie collection in 2011. It was released on Blu-ray in the US on September 27, 2016 as part of Lionsgate's new Vestron Video Collector's Series line.
Reception
The film has a 52% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.[3] Horror review site Horrornews.net gave it a positive review, stating that "I had a blast watching Blood Diner. It is funny, full of some excellent death scenes, and is just a lot of fun to watch in general."[4]
References
- ↑ Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "Blood Diner"
- ↑ Blood Diner Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Blood Diner". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Blood Diner". Horrornews. Retrieved 23 February 2015.