director: Russell Kern
starring: Rex Cutter · James Aerni · Carol Engel · Sandra Shields ·
Chopper Bernet · Cliff Willis
A town
in Colorado goes completely insane when the townspeople are negatively
affected by increased gravitation caused by "the planet Jupiter
and Saturn moving into the house of Aries" [supposedly predicted
by Nostradamas and further explained through the new-age writings of
Peter Keim]. People with certain blood-types have helplessly transformed
into blood-hungry, flesh-eating and crazy maniacs. Big
Jim Driller - a John Wayne-ish character (played by Rex Cutter
who also produced the film) - is lucky enough to have the right blood-type
and, therefore, is not affected by the mania around him. He is the tough
owner of a local silver mine, trying to save his son and daughter who
have been captured by a deranged cop.
Little
is known about this surprisingly good motion picture that manages to
position itself above the pitfalls of a low budget production. Frankly,
the plot is remarkably original. Horror cinema is populated with towns
full of supernatural malevolents - from zombies, to vampires, to werewolves
- but that's not quite the same. This film captures an unsettling uniqueness
(like CARNIVOROUS
FEMALES) with docile, simple folk suddenly snapping and turning
homicidal.
An American film
in English language; fullscreen format (4:3),
103 minutes, encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include theatrical trailer..
