Wacko (film)
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| Directed by | Greydon Clark |
| Produced by | Greydon Clark |
| Written by |
Jim Kouf Dana Olsen Michael Spound |
| Starring |
Joe Don Baker Stella Stevens Elizabeth Daily George Kennedy Julia Duffy |
| Music by | Arthur Kempel |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Josef von Sternberg |
| Edited by |
Earl Watson Curtis Burch |
| Distributed by |
Jensen Farley Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical) Citadel Films (1982) (Canada) |
Release dates | November 12, 1982 |
Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wacko is a 1982 horror-parody film directed by Greydon Clark and starring Joe Don Baker and George Kennedy.[1]
Plot
It all started exactly 13 years ago, when Mary Graves' older sister was murdered on Halloween prom night by a power-mowing maniac. Poor Mary...since then she has experienced horror, sexual frustration, even psychoanalysis, but she still sees little lawnmowers everywhere. But tonight will be different. Tonight, at the new Halloween Prom, all the questions of the past 13 years will be answered as the pumpkin headed killer has returned. But hot on their trail is an obsessed cop (Joe Don Baker) who won't allow history to repeat itself.
Cast
Main
- Joe Don Baker as Dick Harbinger
- Stella Stevens as Mrs. Doctor Graves
- George Kennedy as Mr. Doctor Graves
- Julia Duffy as Mary Graves
- Scott McGinnis as Norman Bates
Supporting
- Elizabeth Daily as Bambi
- Michele Tobin as Rosie
- Andrew Dice Clay as Tony Schlongini (credited as Andrew Clay)
- Anthony James as Zeke
- Sonny Carl Davis as The Weirdo (credited as Sonny Davis)
- David Drucker as The Looney
- Jeff Altman as Harry Palms
- Victor Brandt as Dr. Moreau
- Wil Albert as Dr. Denton
- Charles Napier as Chief O'Hara
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Jensen Farley Pictures in January 1983. The film was released on VHS by Vestron Video. It has still not officially been released on DVD.
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote "Wacko virtually vanished from the face of the earth, which, as it turns out, isn't necessarily a bad thing. For its hundreds of gags and zingers, there are actually very few laughs in a seemingly endless 84-minute running time."[2]
References
- ↑ "Wacko". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ Jeremy Wheeler. "Wacko (1981)". Allmovie. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
External links
- Wacko at the Internet Movie Database
- Wacko at Rotten Tomatoes
- Wacko at AllMovie
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