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Blood Sucking Freaks

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A sadist (Seamus O'Brien) kidnaps young women and tortures and kills them on stage, but his audiences think it is fake.
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Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Freaks isn't much of a movie, but it does retain an eye-popping sense of violence, brazen in its contempt for women and disregard for human life. Rated: C Sep 27, 2014 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The point of this crappy exploitation film is to be revolting, and if you're not revolted by it you might be a sicko. Rated: C- Jun 12, 2014 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Exists in that disconcerting crossroads of loathsome exploitation and annihilating art Nov 15, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Nov 1, 2005 Full Review Shannon J. Harvey Sunday Times (Australia) Rated: 0/5 Feb 10, 2003 Full Review Jeremiah Kipp ToxicUniverse.com Rated: 3/5 Jun 20, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff L This is a 1970s drive-in movie, straight out of Hell . Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This is awful. Badly acted, desperately trying for laughs, gratuitous nudity that just appals, misogynistic, unpleasant, crude. Torture porn in the worst 70s way. A man and his assistant run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic,' they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real. And shit. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member RIP Joel M. Reed I view the film as a metaphor for low budget horror and exploitation filmmaking. If you push the limits of sex, nudity, violence and gore you're viewed as a hack and a sleaze. It's tough to get quality actors for your films and getting critics to see your vision, but ultimately Sardu is just an artist doing everything he can to put on the best show possible. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member What is not to love about this film? From the amazing acting to the top of the line special effects! If Tom Savini says he is impressed with the effects you know they are the best! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the original "torture porn" movies. Hard to classify this one. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Bloodsucking Freaks is one of those films that I typically stumble into that becomes just an exploitation of disgusting moments whose only purpose is to disgust I assume. An interesting horror concept: a man puts on a show that promises torture, which the audience assumes is fake but it's actually real. Unfortunately, that's all for the story, the rest is torture for the characters...and the audience. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joel M. Reed

Director

Seamus O'Brien

Master Sardu

Viju Krem

Natasha D'Natalie

Niles McMaster

Tom Maverick

Dan Fauci

Sergeant John Tucci

Alan Dellay

Creasy Silo

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Synopsis A sadist (Seamus O'Brien) kidnaps young women and tortures and kills them on stage, but his audiences think it is fake.
Director
Joel M. Reed
Producer
Alan C. Margolin
Screenwriter
Joel M. Reed
Distributor
Magnum Entertainment, Vestron Video, Rochelle Films, American Film Distributing Corporation, Troma Films, Miramax Films
Production Co
Troma Entertainment Inc.
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 2, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
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