OVERALL:
BLOOD:
BEASTS
BREASTS
Aka: The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
(USA) (longer version), The Fun
House (USA)
Director: Roger Watkins
Writer: Roger Watkins
Cast---
Roger Watkins ...  Terry Hawkins (as Steven
Morrison)
Ken Fisher ...  Ken Hardy (as Dennis Crawford)
Bill Schlageter ...  Bill Drexel (as Lawrence
Bornman)
Kathy Curtin ...  Kathy Hughes (as Janet Sorley)
Pat Canestro ...  Patricia Kuhn (as Elaine
Norcross)
Steve Sweet ...  Steve Randall (as Alex Kregar)
Edward E. Pixley ...  Jim Palmer (as Franklin
Statz)
Runtime:78 min | USA:76 min (cut version)

THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END
STREET (1977)
    
     Cult films are a weird thing. With more and more cult and obscure movies coming to DVD, films that
were once near impossible to find are now becoming more and more available. The good news with that
is that we as an audience are reaping the rewards. But, with them becoming more available, does that
mean that some of these films may be losing their mystique? "LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET" is
one of those films that even though it's become a little more available, it still holds on to a lot of what
makes cult movies so fun.

    "LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET" starts with Terry Hawkins getting out of a one year jail stint
for drugs, and all that time has made him pissed with the world. He's decided that he's going to get back
with everyone that's been keeping him down by doing something that would surprise everyone. He's had
a little experience making some stag films with a friend, but everyone is bored of just sex on film. He
thinks he has an idea that is gonna satisfy everyone's hunger, including his own. Snuff films is what
Terry's gonna get himself into.

     Let's be honest, this movie is really just a bunch of scenes that were thrown together to get you
ready for the ending. The story starts with a voice over, Terry and another character meet each other
and set up his relationship with a rich guy that doesn't have anything else to do, other than make porno
for his friends. There's no character development, the story is barely held together, and the budget is
noticeably non-existent. The characters aren't likable, in fact if you're like me, you'll hate every single
one of them, so you don't really mind seeing any of them die. Right at the beginning, there's actually a
slaughterhouse scene of a cow hanging getting it's throat cut to drain it's blood. What does that have to
do with anything else? Nothing really, it's just there while a character explains that he worked in a
slaughterhouse. Could we just have had a close-up of the guy's face instead of this gratuitous shot?
Sure, but it just adds to the chaotic tone that runs throughout this film.

     That being said, one thing this movie does have going for it is shock value. The final scenes are a
blood bath, and are actually done pretty convincingly, considering how little money was probably spent
on it. If you're into grindhouse films, or midnight cult type movies, this is one that you really should see, if
not for the extreme vivid imagery that it contains.


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The Last House on Dead End Street (1977)
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