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Wacko

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High-school students and a policeman (Joe Don Baker) await Halloween and the so-called Lawn Mower Killer.
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Tracy Allen PopHorror.com 08/08/2019
7/10
[Wacko is a fun time, especially for fans of National Lampoon-style comedy. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/21/2005
3/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 07/31/2002
1/5
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Ross A Jun 21 A film trying to be the Airplane! of slashers/horror. But I’m afraid it just doesn’t work. The scenes feel disjointed, and the jokes aren’t funny. What really doesn’t help is unlike Airplane!, where the jokes are delivered with a straight face, here everyone is Trying To Be Funny. But nobody has comedy timing. So what we get are scenes which often just end abruptly, and a joyless 84 minute slog. Worst of all, I’m not convinced anyone involved in the making was having any fun either. See more 10/03/2021 One of my favourite 80's comedies. If you're a fan of Airplane or The Naked Gun it will be up your ally. See more 02/26/2014 It pains me to admit it but my brother and I used to love this movie as kids; I dread to think how many times we must've watched a crappy VHS copy taped off the TV. Featuring likes of Joe Don Baker, George Kennedy, Charles Napier and Stella Stevens, you find yourself wondering how the producers of this puerile horror spoof managed to assemble a better-than-adequate cast, but you have to remember that this was the era of <I>Airplane</I> and there was money to be made in puerile spoofs. Unfortunately for all concerned, they had to be good though, and while <I>Wacko</I> occasionally hits the mark with a decent gag, more often than not it misses. Joe Don Baker is funny as a slobbish police detective obsessively hunting the so-called Lawnmower Killer who terrorised a prom night thirteen years before, but his character becomes secondary as the story progresses and the film sags in the latter half as a result. Fans of <I>National Lampoon's Class Reunion</I> (assuming there are any) might want to check it out but anybody else can live without this. See more 05/18/2013 Love this parody of the horror genre. The Flying High of horror movies. See more 02/23/2012 A spoof is suppose to be funny like Scary Movie,Shriek,or maybe even Student Bodies,but this movie was just idiotic. Whoever made this must have been in a mental institution. See more 10/19/2010 One of my all time favs. Must have watched it 50 times in the 80. Hoping that one day it will be released on DVD. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis High-school students and a policeman (Joe Don Baker) await Halloween and the so-called Lawn Mower Killer.
Director
Greydon Clark
Producer
Greydon Clark
Screenwriter
Dana Olsen, Michael Spound, Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt
Production Co
Greydon Clark Productions, O.S.M.
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2018
Runtime
1h 24m
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