The Mutations

R

1974

1h 31m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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500+ Ratings

A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.

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Dennis Schwartz

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A sordid mad scientist horror pic.

Rated: B-

Dec 6, 2021

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 2, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2005

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 1974

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70’s ‘evil scientist schlock’ movie with the great Donald Pleasance —- but not as good as others around the same time. Plant monsters are laughably fake. Borrows heavily from ‘Freaks’ and even echos the classic ‘One of us’ line. Overall, its missing that special B-movie spark to hold any kind of interest, despite Donald’s fine performance. The real freak show bit was a nice inclusion. Dont think i can sit through this one again

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/22/22

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filmnya bikin capek kadang ada bagian yang bikin kaget tp emg kentara low budgetnya.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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dave s

The Mutations isn't nearly as bad as one would think, which isn't exactly a ringing endorsement but it does have something to offer. It is the story of a surprisingly subdued mad scientist (Donald Pleasance) who has made it his life mission to speed up the evolutionary process by essentially cross-breeding humans with carnivorous plants. Not surprisingly, things don't go particularly well. The production values are decent and the acting is better than one would suspect, but the movie ultimately fails based on the silliness of the plot and really takes a slide when we get a glimpse of the final product, a human version of a Venus flytrap, which has to be seen to be believed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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delysid d

i hated this movie. A mad scientist whose plans to make a half human half plant go terribly wrong and end up causing his own death. So many great movies came out in 1974, this has got to be one of the worst. First of all, its not scary in the slightest, the mad scientist is not evil enough, the "Freaks" are not freaky enough, the whole thing was so lame, its sort of a PG horror movie for children. 1000 Curses!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/18

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bastante entretenida, y el final me gustó.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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The Mutations is an oddity of a film really, from sideshow curiosity to mad scientist horror to 70's sleaze it never quite decides what it wants to be & suffers because of it but there's enough to keep you from being bored & I liked it overall even if it could have been even better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Jack Cardiff

Director

Donald Pleasence

Professor Nolter

Tom Baker

Lynch

Brad Harris

Brian Redford

Julie Ege

Hedi

Michael Dunn

Burns

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Synopsis

A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.

Director: Jack Cardiff
Screenwriter: Edward Mann, Robert D. Weinbach
Production Co: Cyclone Productions, Getty Pictures Corp.
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Runtime: 1h 31m

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