Invasion inside my head, some say im better off dead i taking control of me, to be or not to be dna of the alien race, either way im a basket case i hear my. The legend goes that the original negative was destroyed in a fire, so writerdirector doris wishman was forced to go out and shoot an entirely new version of the movie from scratch. A night to dismember a late period slasher offering from cult exploitation. Night to dismember, a on dvd 790594367428 from elite entertainment. Aug 08, 2018 for years, the original version of doris wishmans gonzo horror masterpiece a night to dismember was believed to have been lost. Aug 08, 2018 you probably thought this was destroyed in a fire. A night to dismember was completed after exploitation movies had. This largely incomprehensible horror film her first feature in 20 years features porn star samantha fox in a rare legitimate role as a suspected psycho killer sprung from an insane asylum.
Its a heck of a little package, considering the source, and features not only, surprisingly, a 16. Nov 26, 2017 excerpt from doris wishmans 1983 film a night to dismember with alexandria. For years, the original version of doris wishmans gonzo horror masterpiece a night to dismember was believed to have been lost. The kent family have a history of horrible crimes happening to their family every october 15. With tim allen, patricia richardson, earl hindman, richard karn. Apr 18, 2010 a night to dismember is available on dvd from elite entertainment.
The first few minutes of the film are a disjointed mess, an attempt at back story cobbled together not from whole scenes, but from scene fragments. Its entirely postdubbed so it sounds like a 60s psa movie and actually if it wasnt for the obvious late 70s fashions on display, i would have really thought this. A woman from a cursed family is released from a mental facility, and soon dismembered corpses start turning up. December to dismember was a professional wrestling event first held by the original extreme championship wrestling ecw in 1995 as a nontelevised supercard. A woman is released from an asylum and murders start occurring is she responsible. The film stars pornographic actress samantha fox as a psychotic young woman, recently released from a psychiatric institution, who is driven to kill by an ancestral curse. A night to dismember 1983 when i first started flashback friday back at the university of alabama aka uab, the idea was to introduce the collegiate masses to the world of cult and exploitation films.
A night to dismember 1983 directed by doris wishman. A very cheesy horror flik from 1983, alot of people think the commentary is a hilarious the entire movie was filmed without sound, all the dialog and sound effects were dubbed in later. Dec 29, 2010 this feature is not available right now. A night to dismember is doris wishmans bloody, boobfilled slasher that is as light on plot as it is on sense. Drafthouse programmers recap every dismember the alamo. Mark henry traded a career as a counselor to scar minds with his fiction. A night to dismember 1983 viewer discretion advised. Horror enthusiasts bleeding skull and current video home invasion focus severin films are coming together to present two greats of 80s horror at cinefamily in l. In stories clogged with sentient zombies, impotent sex demons, transsexual werewolves and ghostly goth girls, he irreverently processes traumatic issues brought on by premature exposure to horror movies, an unwholesome fetish for polyester andor witnessing adult cocktail parties in the swingin 70s. Its insultingly bad, infuriating terrible, and, worse, its somehow managed to achieve cult status over the years. Her directing,editing and marketing of her films was all selftaught and almost all of her films were selfproduced.
Honestly, besides the real obvious stuff like her being totally inspired and intrigued by john carpenters halloween and wanting to submerse herself into the new slasher subgenre, i was a little taken aback by some similarities we share. Excerpt from doris wishmans 1983 film a night to dismember with alexandria. It was the first and only foray into the horror genre for wishman, who mainly directed and produced sexploitation films. Home improvement a night to dismember tv episode 1997 imdb. A night to dismember is a 1983 american slasher horror film, produced and directed by doris. Dec 06, 2001 doris wishmans ultrarare horror flick a night to dismember finally resurfaces after years of outofprint obscurity. For the next eight months, a film was pieced together with bits from other movies, including alternate takes.
The vhs cover art for the film claims an 80 minute runtime and the original poster credits an entirely different actress than samantha. I can not help but feel like i have a special connection to a night to dismember director, doris wishman. Vickie kent is a suspected murderess who is released from an insane asylum to return home, only to raise the question of whether or not she was completely. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a nite to dismember 2014 near you. Night to dismember dvd rare oop elite horror slasher cult fox cummins wishman. It was such fun planning it all out and making a bunch of decorations and recipes for the party. Jul 07, 2018 because watching a night to dismember is a lot like watching a movie with the fast forward cranked up to 16x speed. Doris wishmans a night to dismember and ruben galindos dont panic are screening at cinefamily in hollywood. Director wishman is best known for her sexploitation flicks of the 60s and 70s but this here is probably the best movie ive seen from her. Oct 30, 2014 in winchester, the completely sold out dismember the alamo focused on crowdpleasing 80s titles with night of the creeps, halloween iii, monster squad and night of the comet. This largely incomprehensible horror film her first feature in 20 years features porn star samantha fox in a rare legitimate role as a suspected psycho killer sprung. The lost version of doris wishmans a night to dismember.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a nite to dismember 2016 near you. Vickie kent is a suspected murderess who is released from an insane asylum to return home, only to raise the question of whether or not she was completely cured of her insanities. The event was revived as a payperview ppv event for the first time and was promoted by world wrestling entertainment wwe for its new ecw brand. In winchester, the completely sold out dismember the alamo focused on crowdpleasing 80s titles with night of the creeps, halloween iii, monster squad and.
Includes audio commentary by the director doris wishman and director of photography c. Long lost version of 1983s a night to dismember was just found. This was her final film and man is it a mess of epic proportions a great mess, though. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A night to dismember is a 1983 american slasher horror film, produced and directed by doris wishman.
The original cut adds nine minutes to the film s running time and boasts a completely different story. A night to dismember zombie prom halloween party this past weekend mister spooky and i hosted our zombie prom halloween party and it was a great success. The original cut adds nine minutes to the films running time and boasts a completely different story. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. December to dismember 2006 was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe, which took place on december 3, 2006, at the james brown arena in augusta, georgia. A night to dismember is a horror film that approximates the twisted logic of a. Director doris wishmans 1983 slasher epic a night to dismember has absolutely nothing going for it except a catchy title. The missing footage necessitated unconvincing reshoots and creative editing to hold it all together, but the beauty of a night to dismember, as many of us originally experienced it, was that it barely did. A night to dismember makes any ed wood movie look like a michael bay production. Five years ago, vickie kent was sent to an insane asylum for killing two boys. A miraculous story, beautifully told by a charmingly hairy idiot. A night to dismember doris wishman, 1983 nsfw on vimeo. Night to dismember dvd rare oop elite horror slasher cult fox. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport.
Night to dismember, a 1983 out of 4 a woman hacks up her family and then five years later is released from the asylum only to have more bodies start piling up. Mark and his friend make a horror movie, with the taylors being the stars. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. A night to dismember 1989 a night to dismember 1989. For anyone who still holds up ed wood as the worst director who ever lived, consider a night to dismember as a nomination for doris wishman. Even doris wishman, god bless her, knew this film was a stinky disaster. Doris wishmans a night to dismember is an ultracheap and sleazy slasher flick that simply has to be seen to believed. According to the commentary on the dvd i unfortunately bought, wishman says half of her rushes where lost by the lab, so she had to compensate by adding a voiceover that explained the story. The graveyard boulevard a night to dismember lyrics. Apr 01, 2017 according to wishman herself, most of the film negative for the original version of a night to dismember was destroyed in a lab, which made the constant, overbearing narration necessary to tell a cohesive story.
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