Blood Diner

Blood Diner
Blood Diner
	Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Jackie Kong
Written by	Michael Sonye
Produced by	Lawrence Kasanoff; Jackie Kong; Jimmy Maslon; Ellen Steloff
Starring	Rick Burks; Carl Crew; Roger Dauer; LaNette LaFrance; Lisa Guggenheim
Cinematography	Jurg Walther
Edited by	Thomas Meshelski; Marc Grimpe
Music by	Don Preston; Dino Lee; Cecil Dill
Distributed by	Lightning Pictures
Release date	July 10, 1987;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Blood Diner is a 1987 American horror comedy directed by Jackie Kong and starring Rick Burks, Carl Crew, Roger Dauer, LaNette LaFrance, and Lisa Guggenheim. It was written by Michael Sonye.^[1]^[2] The plot follows two brothers setting up a vegetarian restaurant as a front for them to kill women and collect their severed body-parts to resurrect the Lumerian goddess Sheetar.

The film was originally conceived to be a sequel to Blood Feast, but it was then changed to be a standalone film of its own.^[3] Although general reception towards the film has been mixed, it has become a cult film since its release.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Two brothers, Michael Tutman (Rick Burks) and George Tutman (Carl Crew) are brainwashed by their serial killer uncle Anwar Namtut (Drew Godderis) into completing his task of resurrecting the ancient Lumerian goddess Sheetar (Tanya Papanicolas). Their mission is given to them once they resurrect him from his grave.

Anwar Namtut is from then on a brain in a mason jar that commands the brothers. In order to complete their mission, the brothers must collect different body parts from many immoral women, stitch them together, and then call forth the goddess at a "blood buffet" with a virgin to sacrifice ready for her to eat. The brothers choose women for their "blood buffet" from those that enter into their wildly popular vegetarian restaurant. Meanwhile, two mismatched detectives (LaNette LaFrance and Roger Dauer) work together to try to track them down before more carnage can ensue.

Cast

Rick Burks as Michael Tutman
Carl Crew as George Tutman
LaNette LaFrance as Sheba Jackson
Roger Dauer as Mark Shepard
Lisa Guggenheim as Connie Stanton
Max Morris as Chief Miller
Roxanne Cybelle as Little Michael
Sir Rodenheaver as Little George
Drew Godderis as Anwar Namtut
Tanya Papanicolas as Sheetar/Bitsy
Michael Barton as Vitamin
John Barton Shields as Little Jimmy Hitler
Effie Bilbrey as Peggy
Karen Hazelwood as Babs
Bob Loya as Stan Saldin
Alisa Alvarez-Wood as Aerobic Girl
Al Davis as Blonde Dancer
Gene Wells as Doctor, Zombie, Wrestling Fan, EMT, also worked with wardrobe

Release

The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Lightning Pictures, Inc. in July 1987. It was released on VHS the same year by Vestron Video. The UK issue of the movie on Vestron Video was heavily cut by the BBFC.

The film has been released on DVD by Lionsgate as part of an 8 movie collection in 2011. It was released on Blu-ray in the US on September 27, 2016 as part of Lionsgate's new Vestron Video Collector's Series line.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 57% approval rating, based on 7 reviews.^[4] Horror review site Horrornews.net gave it a positive review, stating that "I had a blast watching Blood Diner. It is funny, full of some excellent death scenes, and is just a lot of fun to watch in general."^[5] In Creature Feature, the movie was given one out of five stars, finding it poorly done on purpose, with every tasteless gag imaginable included.^[6] TV Guide found that while the movie was an attempt to pay tribute to the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis, the contempt the director injected into the movie for the source material left little of value.^[7]

References

^ "Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "Blood Diner"". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
^ Blood Diner Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Navarro, Meagan (July 11, 2017). "Celebrating Sheetar and 30 Years in the 'Blood Diner'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Blood Diner". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Blood Diner". Horrornews. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
^ "Blood Diner".

External links

[1] "Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "Blood Diner"". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

[2] Blood Diner Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Navarro, Meagan (July 11, 2017). "Celebrating Sheetar and 30 Years in the 'Blood Diner'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[4] "Blood Diner". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[5] "Blood Diner". Horrornews. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[6] Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition

[7] "Blood Diner".

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