Flanders al golden lecture on bloody egyptian rites even without seeing director herschell gordon lewis indulgent reenactment in blood feast, 1963. During these long nights he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the ancient goddess ishtar. Blood feast exists solely to ogle grotesque acts of carnage, scene after scene of bloody bodies that the camera lingers upon lovingly and without shame. Less a horror movie than extreme exploitation, it may even be argued that blood feast is the first horror roadshow since 1934s maniac. Blood feast is the third remake of the 1963 movie of the same name, the first being the 1978 lowbudget video nasty mardi. Trailer for the herschell gordon lewis classic blood feast. Friedman color me blood red, scum of the earth production. Blood feast was the first part of lewis blood trilogy, with the others being two thousand maniacs. A night shift worker working in a museum of ancient egyptian culture falls under the spell of the goddess ishtar who demands ritual human sacrifice.
The screenplay was written by alison louise downe, who had previously appeared. Crude exploitation filmmaker, herschell gordon lewis strayed not a. Released august 31st, 2018, blood fest stars robbie kay, jacob batalon, tate donovan, seychelle gabriel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of 54 out of 100 on. He starts to prepare a ritual feast to honor his new mistress, a lavish affair dripping with blood, organs, and intestines of human victims.
Heralded as the original splatter film, blood feast has become the temple at which gorehounds pay homage. Blood feast also known as egyptian blood feast and feast of flesh is a 1963 american horror film directed by herschell gordon lewis, often considered the first splatter film. Blood feast is the official remake of the first splatter film in motion picture history. The film starts out incredibly in a beautiful gothic castle in germany. While blood feast is mostly bad, its important to note that lewis and producer david f. Blood feast is a 1963 american horror splatter film composed, shot and directed by herschell. As butchered bodies are heaped upon the altar of ishtar. Egyptian caterer busies himself collecting body parts from young maidens in order to bring ishtar, an ancient goddess of good and evil back to life. Other cast members include zachary levi, barbara dunkelman, nick rutherford, and tate donovan. A crazed blood drenched reworking of the splatter classic frightfest uk a remake the godfather of gore should be proud of nyc horror film festival this is more than a remake, its the. I cant really explain why blood feast became popular with a new generation but i think its because the movie was despised and gross. The plot is threadbare, the acting is on a par with the clumsiest of highschool plays, and the direction is static and uninvolving. Watch blood feast 2018 full movie free online streaming. Mal arnold plays fuad ramses, a mad egyptian caterer with bushy eyebrows who is gathering body parts to use in a.
This remake from marcel walz is rather shocking not because of the gore and violence level but because of how boring it is. Horror 1963 67 minutes color egyptian caterer busies himself collecting body parts from young maidens in order to bring ishtar, an ancient goddess of good and evil back to life. The only other dvd release i am aware of although im sure there are others is the uks but is cut by 23 seconds removing the scenes where the girl is whipped by fuad ramses. Blood feast 1963 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
An egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant egyptian goddess, while an inept police detective tries to track him down. The plot focuses on a psychopathic food caterer named fuad ramses arnold who kills women so that he can include their body parts in his meals and perform sacrifices to his egyptian goddess ishtar. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Blood feast is a 1963 american horror splatter film composed, shot and directed by herschell gordon lewis and starring mal arnold, william kerwin, connie mason, and lyn bolton.
Blood feast was one of the original video nasties in the uk and incidently was the oldest movie on the list of 39 titles banned by the department of public prosecutions. Blood fest is just a collection of overused tropes, devices and recycled mantras crammed into the same uneven movie. He becomes more and more allured by the goddess as she speaks to him in visions. Blood feast fuad ramses and his family have moved from the united states to france, where they run a american diner. Fuad works night shifts in a museum of ancient egyptian culture. When a society woman decides to plan a soirase, she hires psychotic caterer ramses, who decides to prepare a blood feast using human body parts. Released october 12th, 2003, blood feast stars williamkerwin, malarnold, conniemason, lynbolton the movie has a runtime of about 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Financial analysis of blood feast 1963 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Suzette connie mason and her cop boyfriend pete thomas hall enjoy dr. An egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant egyptian goddess, while an inept police detective try to track him down. Friedman were in the right place in the right time when they cranked out what has become known as the first splatter film. Blood feast movie tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and. Watch blood feast 1965 full movie free online streaming. Herschell gordon lewis 1963 film blood feast certainly wasnt a masterpiece but it did present a lot of violence and blood to teenagers at the drivein and it pretty much kickstarted the whole gore in films period. Director herschell gordon lewis and producer david f. Blood fest is a 2018 american comedy horror film written and directed by owen egerton and starring seychelle gabriel, robbie kay, and jacob batalon. Rent blood feast 1963 starring thomas wood and connie mason on dvd and bluray. The filmography of late movie maverick herschell gordon lewis brims with the mad, macabre, and just downright bizarre.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bloodfeast near you. Herschell gordon lewis shocking cult classic is considered the first gore movie. Unfortunately, while it certainly broke new ground in terms of explicit gore, it isnt a. After this pivotal night, fuad begins a new life, in which murder and cannibalism become his daily bread. But blood feast was explicitly meant to be a film that was not like what hollywood was producing. The film was released on rooster teeths video on demand service and had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in 2018. Blood feast 1963 an egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant egyptian goddess, while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
When he has prepared enough parts for the ceremony, he hypnotizes a woman giving an engagement party for her. When he has prepared enough parts for the ceremony, he hypnotizes a woman giving an engagement party for her daughter, at which he plans to perform the ancient rites of summons, using the daughter as his final. Friedman were not taking themselves seriously when they made the movie. Add not very bright police officers, one of whom is clearly basil expositions father, and a series of splendid and groundbreaking, it must be said gore setpieces, and you have genius. But perhaps the most unhinged of all his directorial efforts, and certainly the most influential, must surely be his original gorefest blood feastthe first splatter movie. With a rather sinister atmosphere, the handmade special effects should be to the genre fans liking not too many though but there are some throughout the entire movie and they are rather graphic as well. Blood feast 1963 67 minutes an egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant egyptian goddess, while an. On the fiftieth anniversary of its release, simon abrams revisits this. Herschell gordon lewis, the acknowledged godfather of gore, shattered taboos against graphic violence onscreen with this bloody horror film. The original trailer in high definition of blood feast directed by herschell gordon lewis and starring william kerwin, mal arnold, connie mason.
Blood feast is a terrible film, and a historically important one, too. Blood feast is the third remake of the 1963 movie of the same name, the first being the 1978 lowbudget video nasty mardi gras massacre and the second being the 1987 comedy horror, blood diner. Doctor who 1963 s03 ep16 the feast of steven 7 hd watch. Blood feast 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. Blood feast is a decent remake, a bloody film with an opening sequence that catches the attention with its plentiful blood and boobs. Lewis and proclaim blood feast as the warped work of art it most surely is.
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