The audience then sees the volunteer brutally murdered right there on the stage, but amazingly enough once the trick is over, she then appears. I have seen both the original wizard of gore and the remake at a friends house. With ray sager, judy cler, wayne ratay, phil laurenson. The wizard of gore is a remake of a 1970 movie of the same name by herschell gordon lewis. But the wizard gore director jeremy the attic expeditions kastens take on the 1970 herschell gordon lewis film is something very unique. A mysterious magician has some very unpleasant secrets in this gory tale. Jun 07, 2018 herschell gordon lewis, also known as the godfather of gore a mantle he shares with lucio fulci, was responsible for inventing the splatter film, beginning with 1963 gore soaked shocker blood. I remember the days of going to those driveins and watching those gory blood and guts movies that had an effect on me til this very day. Herschell gordon lewis, also known as the godfather of gore a mantle he shares with lucio fulci, was responsible for inventing the splatter film. Gore is first seen with specter when they find ian speeding while driving in barleys van guinevere with barley and half of their father wilden while on their way to ravens point to find the phoenix gem.
Based on a cultfavorite gore film from hershel gordon lewis, the wizard of. Nov 19, 2008 this is a promo for the slasher teenage horror film, the wizard of gore. The wizard of gore is a low budget remake of a low budget film that didnt need or want a remake, in trying to make it substantially different it strays too far from the originals concepts. After seeing this film, i now understand that this represented the integral point in that film where juno revealed herself to be an absolute fucking idiot who just thought she was smart and quirky.
The wizard of gore is a 2007 splatternoir horror film directed by jeremy kasten and starring kip pardue, bijou phillips, crispin glover, joshua miller, brad dourif, jeffrey combs, and the suicide girls. The actors sound as if they are reading their lines for the first time. Aug 25, 2008 in the wizard of gore 2007, the offal is the least of our concerns, and thats not the way to approach any old fashioned splatter film. It is a part of movie history, but there is nothing good about it as a film on its own merits. Feb 29, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The film is a remake of the 1970 herschell gordon lewis film of the same name. With kip pardue, bijou phillips, crispin glover, jeffrey combs. The first one may have been good in its day, the concept greatly appealed to me as a horror movie enthusiast, however the first movie was left widely open to interpretation, even featuring the main characters sitting around asking about the unanswered questions and still getting no where. Lewis original gore films, ray sagar plays a magician named montag the magnificent, a selfproclaimed master of illusion who has a knack for strange soliloquies and who, when we meet him, pulls a lovely female member of the audience up on stage to assist in a trick hell perform for the crowd. It is as if montag is standing in place of lewis on the podium and, like a carnival barker, daring the unsuspecting onlookers to gaze upon his latest horrific discovery.
Butcher block herschell gordon lewis the wizard of gore. Heres a look at what youll find, a daring expose on the maniac magician whose monstrous tricks actually work and a film able to. If you feel like you need more horrible cgi, douchebags dressed as cheaply assembled 1930s gangsters, overstylized nonsense and topless suicide girls in your life, then i guess this movie will cater to you. The package focused on lewis gore films, for which he is mostly. Arguably the most interesting product from cinematic gorehound herschell gordon lewis, the wizard of gore presents its grand guignol violence within a surreal, selfreferential framework that stands out in any pack of cardboard slasher plots. Montag the magnificent glover is a master illusionist who performs at underground venues, selecting female volunteers from his ravelike audiences. An astounding walk down the bloody corridors of the occult.
Wizard of gore 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The wizard of gore is less a film than a visual experiment for newer and more disgusting splatter techniques. The magician in the wizard of gore 1972 delivers a speech before his performance in which he states that the violence committed in the arenas of ancient rome for bloodthirsty spectators has been replaced in the twentieth century by television. For me to describe this film is like describing what human fecal matter would look like after being thrown against a wall. The gloomy world of the wizard of gore is captured perfectly by dp christopher duddy, relying heavily on dutch framing and long tracking shots. The wizard of gore is typical of herschell gordon lewisthe inyourface eviscerations where innards are strewn about with wild abandon is the signature of his work, yet what comes off as completely unexpected and quite surprising is the surrealistic turns this film takes.
In this classic herschell gordon lewis splatter film, an insane magician uses hypnosis to control audience members into partaking in gruesome onstage illusions. This film was a true classick in every sense of the word. A tv talkshow hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician whom has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory onstage illusions using his powers of mind bending. Lewis, who will show you the sleaze, the gore, and some inept special effects which all may not be too convincing, but too fun not to watch at midnight. Calling a hgl film repetitive is like saying water is wet, but this is ridiculous. Officer gore is a character in the 2020 disneypixar animated feature film, onward. Wizard of gore, the on dvd 014381610222 from image ent directed by herschell gordon lewis.
The wizard of gore is a 1970 american splatter film directed by herschell gordon lewis and starring ray sager, judy cler, and wayne ratay. Director herschell gordon lewis, speaking on the commentary track of the wizard of gore specialedition dvd, refers to the film s incomprehensibly redtinted graveyard scenes, but he could have been referring to any number of moments in this grand guignol grossout. I dont care how great the gore is, sitting through montags monologue over and over was actual torture. As the entire film takes place in dark alleys, dingy nightclubs, and in secluded rooms owned by perverts and criminals, the tone is so secretive that it is hard for the viewer to figure out who is actually dying. To their hysteria, it appears hes dismembered their bodies, but his sleight of hand has them fooled. While this wizard of gore remake does satisfy any needs i may have had to see crispin glover as a magician with a codpiece, i cant say it satisfied much else maybe i got a little too excited at the prospect of a horror film with crispin glover, brad dourif and jeffrey combs but instead, all i got was gaudy garbage. Staring judy cler, jim rau, phil laurenson and wayne ratay. And so the redux legacy of the wizard of gore sits somewhere. The guts are so obviously not from the victims they just look nasty, not scary. The fact that the film ends with a kind of triple twist ending is possibly a good indication that the wizard of gore isnt meant to be some tightly structured, intricate bit of reality bending horror. But thats hardly the attraction of the film, one of the notorious blood feasts that earned lewis the nickname godfather of gore.
Christopher armstead the wizard of gore from director jeremy kasten, who i think i can safely say after seeing his previous film the thirst is a very sick man, is a remake of a film from 1970 that ive never heard of and as such ive never seen, and is one of those tripped out mind blowing confusing as hell psychedelic experience type flicks that i generally do not. The wizard of gore is a 1970 american splatter horror movie directed by herschel gordon lewis the godfather of gore and starring ray sager as a stage magician who specializes in gruesome onstage performances. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film is probably just meant to screw with your brain a bit while saying a few words about how the media can play games with your senses. A magician performs a show where he selects a female volunteer and appears to put swords, drills, and such through them. The titular maniac prefaces his horrible onstage acts by taunting his audience, challenging the space between reality and illusion, then proceeding to. While the former is about a madman who hypnotizes and tortures his victims as part of an illusionary stage show, the other is about a college professor who builds a machine to create women out of thin air. But wizard of gore gets confusing as edmund develops an obsession for discovering montag s magic, only to face his ultimate horror. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. If you want yet another remake of yet another 1960s splatter film with yet. An existentialist gorn movie by herschell gordon lewis, previously known for blood feast, a taste of blood, and the gruesome twosome, the wizard of gore.
Oct 01, 2001 the magician in the wizard of gore 1972 delivers a speech before his performance in which he states that the violence committed in the arenas of ancient rome for bloodthirsty spectators has been replaced in the twentieth century by television. Lewis original gore films, ray sagar plays a magician named montag the magnificent, a selfproclaimed master of illusion who has a knack for strange soliloquies and who, when we meet him, pulls a lovely female member of the audience up on stage to assist in a trick hell. With absolutely no plans to star in the film nor any preparation, sager. To avoid getting caught, ian and barley use a lie spell to disguise themselves as their. The wizard of gore is simply terrible, everything about it was just awful. A seedy, histrionic magician caked in cheap pancake makeup cuts a female. Check out our interview with wizard of gore actor brad dourif. Director herschell gordon lewis, speaking on the commentary track of the wizard of gore specialedition dvd, refers to the films incomprehensibly redtinted graveyard scenes, but he could have been referring to any number of moments in this grand guignol grossout. Aug 07, 20 the jester a short horror film duration. Blood feast 1963 was simple in story and often laughable from an. They walk away and everyone applauds, then they show up somewhere else, dead of the same injuries they sustained in the magic show.
His fiendish magic tricks will make you shiver with fear and recoil in disgust. The ending is so brazenly stupid, it almost makes up for the pain of the rest of it. Ray sager, judy cler, wayne ratay, herschell gordon lewis. The wizard of gore 1970, een horrorfilm uit 1970 onder regie van herschell gordon lewis. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. An existentialist gorn movie by herschell gordon lewis, previously known for blood feast, a taste of blood, and the gruesome twosome, the wizard of gore follows sherry carson, a tv show host, and her fiance, jack, as they try to unravel the mystery of montag the magnificent, a stage magician whose volunteers wind up dead after the show in a fashion identical to their onstage death. A man whose girlfriend is infatuated with the show begins to investigate on his own. Stage magician montag the magnificent sager has a modest but popular act in which he hypnotizes a woman from the audience, brings.
The wizard of gore is a 2007 splatter noir horror film directed by jeremy kasten and starring kip pardue, bijou phillips, crispin glover, joshua miller, brad dourif, jeffrey combs, and the suicide girls. The best scene in the wizard of gore 1970 duration. Oct 20, 2017 the fact that the film ends with a kind of triple twist ending is possibly a good indication that the wizard of gore isnt meant to be some tightly structured, intricate bit of reality bending horror. Arrow video rereleases two of their offerings from the herschell gordon lewis feast multifilm boxed set with the wizard of gore, and as a subfeature, how to make a doll. While this wizard of gore remake does satisfy any needs i may have had to see crispin glover as a magician with a codpiece, i cant say it satisfied much else maybe i got a little too excited at the prospect of a horror film with crispin glover, brad dourif and jeffrey combs but instead, all i. Mar 22, 2019 arrow video rereleases two of their offerings from the herschell gordon lewis feast multi film boxed set with the wizard of gore, and as a subfeature, how to make a doll. From 1959 through 1972, writerproducerdirector herschell gordon lewis left an indelible stamp on the film industryas the unquestioned godfather of gore. Greg convinces absolutely everyone, including the policemen who are there. Arrow video rereleases two of their offerings from the herschell gordon lewis feast multi film boxed set with the wizard of gore, and as a subfeature, how to make a doll. Hot on the heels of their blood trilogy bluray release, something weird video once again returns to the well that is the filmography of herschell gordon lewis with a high definition double feature release of the wizard of gore and the gore gore girls.
By the early 70s, lewis departed from film entirely and focused on a career in advertising and book publishing instead, with numerous other. Police are baffled and cant tie the murders to the magician. In the wizard of gore 2007, the offal is the least of our concerns, and thats not the way to approach any old fashioned splatter film. A big mess of a movie,this film gets only one star because it had that midnight drivein theater appeal going right along with it. Its a piece of tool designed to insult a horror fans intelligence.
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