Curse of the Cannibal Confederates
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| Directed by | Tony Malanowski |
| Produced by | Tony Malanowski |
| Screenplay by | Lon Huber |
| Story by | Tony Starke |
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| Music by | Charlie Barnett |
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Production company |
Little Warsaw Productions |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
Release dates | 1982 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Language | English |
Curse of the Cannibal Confederates (also known as The Curse of the Screaming Dead) is a 1982 American horror film directed by Tony Malanowski and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film follows six young friends who unwillingly raise the undead corpses of Confederate soldiers, resulting in what the video box promises as "a finger-licking good fright film".
The film is a remake of sorts. It is based on a film that director Malanowski had collaborated with "star" Steve "The Sandman" Sankuhler, known as Night of Horror. The former was also about dead Confederate soldiers tormenting a bunch of dirty hippies in a Winnebago.
Plot
A group of Southern deer hunters stop at a church graveyard in the woods. Their activities arouse the corpses of long-dead Confederate soldiers, who attack them.
Cast
- Steve Sandkuhler as Wyatt
- Christopher Gummer as Mel
- Rebecca Bach as Sarah
- Judy Dixon as Lin
- Jim Ball as Bill
- Bumb Roberts as Deputy Franklin
- Mark Redfield as Captain Matthew Mahler
- Richard Ruxton as Police Captain Hal Fritz
- Mimi Ishikawa as Blind Kiyomi
Production
Filming took place in Maryland.
Reception
Despite no critical reviews, the film has a 23% score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes based on 125 user ratings, with an average of 2.1/10.[1]
Legacy
In his book, All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger, Troma president Lloyd Kaufman lists this among the five worst films in Troma's library. Among the films more notable flaws is the lack of a single Confederate uniform.
Mark Redfield, who played a minor role in the film, was one of the few crew members whose career actually continued after the film: he directed and starred in the critically successful 2006 film The Death of Poe. Ironically, in Redfield's first collaboration with Malanowski, Night of Horror, one of the characters constantly quotes Poe's poem, The Raven.
References
- ↑ "Curse of the Cannibal Confederates (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
External links
- Curse of the Cannibal Confederates at the Internet Movie Database
- Curse of the Cannibal Confederates at Rotten Tomatoes