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"Two Thousand Maniacs!" (1964) and the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis

I saw "Two Thousand Maniacs!" as a kid and I don't think I really grasped much of it aside from the silly gore gags. The only part I remembered was a woman getting crushed by a boulder. I rewatched it over the weekend for the first time in decades, and was pleasantly surprised. Very surreal and loaded with social commentary. The twist ending where it is revealed that the whole town were ghosts was quite clever (and apparently inspired by the musical "Brigadoon"). DL trash cinema connoisseurs: What are some of his other films that are worth watching?

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by Anonymousreply 13October 13, 2025 2:13 PM

I watched this a few weeks ago and it wasn’t bad.

by Anonymousreply 1September 14, 2025 12:14 AM

R1 it's definitely Lewis's best film. I don't care much for most of his other work, but this one is special. The supernatural twist at the end is fun.

by Anonymousreply 2September 17, 2025 3:28 AM

In college, a guy took me to see a Halloween showing of "Blood Feast" the movie club on campus hosted.

All I remember is a woman getting her tongue pulled out of her head.

First date.

Last date.

by Anonymousreply 3September 17, 2025 1:42 PM

Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!!

by Anonymousreply 4September 17, 2025 1:45 PM

Man, what ever happened to Natalie Merchant?

by Anonymousreply 5September 17, 2025 2:10 PM

R5 She ate for two, sleeps for two, now.

by Anonymousreply 6September 17, 2025 2:13 PM

R6 You mean she got so fat she had to be buried in a couple's casket?

by Anonymousreply 7September 17, 2025 2:17 PM

She’s not that fat. It’s not like Chrissy Metz

by Anonymousreply 8September 18, 2025 12:42 AM

How ironic that this gore fest was shot exactly where Disneyworld would spring up less than a decade later.

by Anonymousreply 9September 18, 2025 12:56 AM

You have to watch the entire "Gore" trilogy: "Blood Feast," "2000 Maniacs," and "Color Me Blood Red." "The Wizard of Gore" has an interesting Zen ending. But the real fun are his nudie cuties: I recommend "Miss Nymphet's Zap-In," one of the greatest films ever made.

by Anonymousreply 10September 18, 2025 8:34 PM

Blood Feast has some of the worst acting in movie history.

by Anonymousreply 11October 13, 2025 12:48 PM

Harbor Blvd and the 5?

The center of the universe? R9

by Anonymousreply 12October 13, 2025 1:04 PM

I just finished watching my HGL box set last weekend as it happens.

Two Thousand Maniacs is the best, but I also enjoyed Blood Feast, Color Me Blood Red, The Gore Gore Girls, She Devils On Wheels, Something Weird and The Gruesome Twosome, but the print of the latter is in quite bad shape.

Just For The Hell Of It and This Stuff'll Kill Ya! were atrocious. Not even so bad they're good, just shit.

The others on the box were ok to watch once, but avoid the two above. Also A Taste Of Blood is far too long.

by Anonymousreply 13October 13, 2025 2:13 PM
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