Shrunken Heads [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Elfman Richard Elfman

Overview

An enthusiastically brain-damaged outing from Charles Band's prolific B-Movie outfit Full Moon Entertainment, this cult-move manqu?, directed by Oingo Boingo co-founder Richard Elfman (brother of composer Danny Elfman) is weird even by Full Moon's unique standards. The demented plot begins with a modern-day Bowery Boys-type bunch foiling a street gang's robbery scheme only to bring down the wrath of hilariously butch crime boss "Big Mo" (Meg Foster, complete with Elvis pompadour), who commands her chief axe-man to rub them out. Thanks to the voodoo skills of newsstand vendor Sumatra (Julius Harris), the three boys' severed heads are reanimated (it is never specified why this is all Sumatra could salvage) as tiny airborne mini-zombies with assorted super-powers. This leads to the inevitable blow-out between the Heads and Big Mo's legions, as well as one of the weirdest romantic subplots on record. Initially an abortive bid for midnight-movie infamy (much like the director's Forbidden Zone), this wacko twist on the basic comic-book superhero scenario has a playful nature that distances it from cult-horror territory but gives it a certain kooky charm; it features a main-title theme by the director's big-shot brother.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2021
UPC:	0850019903348
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	R
Source:	Full Moon Pictures
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:26:00
Sales rank:	31,354

Special Features

Original videozone; Full Moon trailers; Digitally Re-Mastered from the Uncut 35mm camera negative; HD 1080p

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Aeryk Egan	Tommy Larson
Becky Herbst	Sally
Julius Harris	Mr. Sumatra
Meg Foster	Big Moe
A.J. Damato	Vinnie
Bo Sharon	Bill Turner
Darris Love	Freddie Thompson
Bodhi Elfman	Booger Martin,Temple Leader,Mr. Berkowitz,Composer
Paul Linke	Mr. Larson
Leigh-Allyn Baker	Mitzi
Troy Fromm	Podowski
Don Dolan	Arresting Cop
David Candreva	Moe's Thug #2
Chad Randall	Alley Mugger #2
Boris Krutonog	Thug Shot in Head
Harvey Keith	Actor
Troy Fromin	Actor
Richard Band	Composer

Technical Credits

Matthew Bright

Richard Elfman	Director
Charles Band	Producer,Executive Producer
Debra Dion	Executive Producer,Producer
Paul Gentry	Special Effects
MacDonald	Casting
Matthew Bright	Screenwriter
Bullington	Casting
Tolley Casparis	Casting