Schlock (film)
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Directed by | John Landis |
Produced by | Jack H. Harris James C. O'Rourke |
Written by | John Landis |
Starring | John Landis Charles Villiers |
Music by | David Gibson |
Cinematography | Robert E. Collins |
Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
Distributed by | Jack H. Harris (Enterprises) Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD) |
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80 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $60,000 (estimated) |
Schlock is a 1973 low-budget comedy horror film, written, directed by and starring filmmaker John Landis.
Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Schlock is a prehistoric apeman who falls in love with a teenage blind beauty and terrorizes her Southern California suburb. Schlock is no ordinary simian as he possesses some very unusual skills. Among other things, he plays the piano and gives TV interviews. In this spoof of early monster movies and missing-link science fiction films, John Landis pays homage to the monster movies of the past with irreverent humor and wacky hijinks.
Production
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The film is the first credited project by Landis, who also starred as the title role. The film is notable for the early work of make-up artist Rick Baker.[citation needed]
Reception
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This film has received positive reviews, it currently holds a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes.[citation needed]
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Jack H. Harris Enterprises. It opened in Hollywood in March 1973 and in West Germany on 17 September 1982.[1]
The film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2001.
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Schlock at IMDb
- Schlock movie trailer on YouTube
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