Schlock

1973
15
1h 20m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

2.1K

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Comedy Horror Sci-Fi

A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Joe Putzman
(as Eric Allison)

Ralph Baker

Dying Man

Gene Fox

Billy

Susan Weiser-Finley

Betty
(as Susan Weiser)

Jonathan Flint

Bobby
(as Jonathan A. Flint)

Amy Schireson

Barbara

Belinda Folsey

Gloria

Emile Hamaty

Professor Shlibovitz
(as E.G. Harty)

Harriet Medin

Mrs. Blinerman
(as Enrica Blankey)

Phillip Levine

Little Boy
(as Phillip 'Da Baby' Levine)

Shirley Levine

Woman Onlooker

Mary Cortiz

Housewife

Director
- John Landis
Writer
- John Landis
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
John Landis raised the money to make this movie from family and friends. He originally wanted to make an underground porn movie, but abandoned the idea when he found out he would have to work with members of the underworld.

Goofs
After demanding his ice-cream, as the ape walks toward the cinema screen, the poster to his right changes completely. Then, as he takes the little boy to the toilet moments later and leaves after; the poster again changes, this time from The Animal World (1956) to King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and then to, together, The Blob (1958) & Dinosaurus! (1960).

Quotes
Cal: How do you feel?
Mindy: I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here.

Crazy credits
Baby Schlock as Itself

Connections
Featured in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)

Soundtracks
Yore Sudden Impulses
Music by David Gibson
Lyrics by Tonda Marton
Performed by Ron Urban

User reviews34

Featured review

schlocky

I suppose I was a little hard on this film. It entertains, indeed, but it's filled with holes and inconsistencies. I suppose if you ignore the aforementioned "holes and inconsistencies" you could get a kick out of this.

Childish, ridiculous, at times funny... Goofy, filled with rotten acting (and rotten bananas), bad camera-work, bad colours...

It's actually kind of nice to see a pretty well established director's first film and realize it's a total B flick.

I like the king kong reference. And the 2001. And the Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau would be proud... either that or roll over in his grave)