Dead People (1973)
Also known as Messiah of Evil
1973 · Feature film · 89 min · dir. Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
- Horror
Synopsis
After losing contact with her artist father, Arletty travels to the west coast. Though she doesn't find him, she meets Thom, an odd wealthy man who's travelling with 2 lovers, Toni and Laura, to meet her father. She reads his diary and realises there's something strange with the residents of this California town.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
- Running time
- 89 minutes
Cast & crew
- Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz Director
- Michael Greer
Marianna Hill
Joy Bang
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Better known under the title MESSIAH OF EVIL · DoctorBotanus · 2011-02-03
This is a weird one. But its pretty cool. I don't find it to be boring or tedious as some of the other reviewers do. The scene in the movie theater is classic and has been included in documentaries and Horror compilations for years. There are some differences from print to print. Some versions have her narrative completely removed. Others omit the opening speech only. There is a very heavily edited version that runs very short and shortens or deletes the scenes with the mysterious albino "Messiah" character. This looks like a pretty complete version to me.
★★★★ · Strange... · onestoploser · 2010-12-02
This movie was very strange and tedious to watch at times, but all in all I enjoyed it. Very creepy, artsy, zombie movie. Nothing extremely graphic compared to movies nowadays, but there is a decent amount of blood. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
★★★★ · Fun Drive-in/Grindhouse classic · Video-Cellar · 2009-02-04
This is a good 70s exploitation pic. Also known as "Messiah of Evil"
★★★ · Artsy zombie movie · Luke Th. Bullock · 2009-06-27
Not bad this one, I could actually watch it again. Very artsy with a lot of great visuals, and the main actors are not bad at all. I would say more, but I think that the IMDB posting by Oliver Lenhardt sums it up, and I really don't have much to add. I give it 3/5 because it let my mind go drifting.. ie, it did not keep my attention the whole time. I also missed a central plot, as something to keep my mind busy with.
★ · Dead boring more like... · miss_anthrope · 2010-01-11
What drugs are you three on? This is tedious arty piffle from start to finish. If your mind wanders during a film it's a bit of an indicator that it's pants isn't it? I can't remember being quite so bored by a film for a long, long time. Who makes this stuff and how do they manage it with their heads wedged up their own backsides and their arms in a straight jacket?
