A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Toni Gilman
- Mrs. Owens
- (as Toni Gillman)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film's original screenplay was a darker, more disturbing story with bestiality and a lot more violence in it and it was definitely not a black comedy.
- GoofsReflections of the crew/equipment can be seen in the Sheriff's glasses when he is first shown.
- Quotes
[Vincent uses human flesh to spice up his smoked meat]
Vincent Smith: It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent Fritters.
- Crazy creditsThe film's opening title image is the neon-lit sign "Motel Hello" with the "o" at the end of it burned out. The entire sign is later shown to be slowly short circuiting during the closing credits and finally exploding after said closing credits end.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the UK theatrical version of the film was uncut, the 1986 UK Warner Bros. video release of it had to have two seconds cut from it to remove a closeup shot of a chainsaw wound during the ending. The 2002 ILC DVD release of it, however, was completely uncut.
Featured review
Ridiculous But Works
This movie is like if someone took the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and set it in the backwoods of North Carolina, but added a little more humor. Instead of making chili, the sadistic brother and sister are making world famous jerky. The acting is surprisingly decent for a low budget, forgotten horror movie. The story is a bit more suspenseful, slowly building to murders and the suspense of the main character catching on to what the "meat" smokers are up to. Rory Calhoun (Vincent/ the old man) really stands out as he does remarkable job of switching back and forth between appearing as a comforting and compassionate figure to a sadistic and insane killer. If you're looking for an hour and a half to kill, give this a watch.
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,342,668
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,924,776
- Oct 26, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $6,342,668
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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