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The Sinister Urge

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Police officers (Kenne Duncan, James Moore) hunt a sex maniac driven by pornography.

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Pat Graham Chicago Reader Ed Wood-o-manes will probably get their kicks from this 1961 exploitationer. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An amusing film for those who prefer bad films over good ones. Rated: B- Sep 25, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Possibly Ed Wood's best film and that's not saying much. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Of course, the most sinister urge of all is the inexplicable compulsion to watch an Ed Wood picture at 1AM on a Wednesday night. Cannonical scale: 5/5 — "I hope they don't pick up the pace too much, this movie's relentless." Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Completely inept, disjointed and nonsensical, THE SINISTER URGE is definitive Ed Wood territory- it is as gargantuan a mess as any movie of it's type I've seen. It is maybe a little better than PLAN 9, BRIDE OF THE MONSTER and GLEN OR GLENDA, but unlike those previous works, it isn't merely memorably bad, it's just forgettable. This one tries hard, but not as hard. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member So bad it's good! It has no real plot and the acting is so bad that it's laughable! Quite the bad movie entertainment! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ed Wood's porn expose is best viewed on MST3K. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A total mess of a film by the infamous Ed Wood involving an (inferred to be) illegal porn ring and the tough matron the runs it. Funny, because I am sure its the exact same as it goes on now how the treat (buy) the girls, though now its all fine and legal. Ties to the drug trade and other illicit trades are explored as well. One of the producers becomes a killer(?) because of his porn obsession. Robot friends, once again. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Police officers (Kenne Duncan, James Moore) hunt a sex maniac driven by pornography.
Director
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Producer
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 11m