A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.A small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Eric Sinclair
- Joe Putzman
- (as Eric Allison)
Susan Weiser-Finley
- Betty
- (as Susan Weiser)
Jonathan Flint
- Bobby
- (as Jonathan A. Flint)
Emile Hamaty
- Professor Shlibovitz
- (as E.G. Harty)
Harriet Medin
- Mrs. Blinerman
- (as Enrica Blankey)
Phillip Levine
- Little Boy
- (as Phillip 'Da Baby' Levine)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Landis raised the money to make this movie from family and friends. He originally wanted to make an underground porn movie, but abandoned the idea when he found out he would have to work with members of the underworld.
- GoofsAs the ape walks toward the [cinema] Screen, after demanding his ice-cream, the Poster to his right changes completely as he takes the little boy to the toilet moments later and leaves after; from The Animal World (1956) to King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and then to, together, The Blob (1958) & Dinosaurus! (1960).
- Crazy creditsBaby Schlock as Itself
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)
Featured review
"I believe we're on the verge of the greatest scientific breakthrough of the last eight or nine weeks."
Low budget comedy that helped launch the careers of director John Landis and makeup artist Rick Baker. It parodies everything from King Kong to Dragnet to 2001: A Space Odyssey and more. Funny stuff but it does lose steam the longer it goes on. Still worth a watch especially for Landis fans. I would also recommend the many would-be filmmakers whose crappy iPhone-shot home movies dominate the internet today take a look at how a proper low budget (really no budget) indie film can be done.
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- utgard14
- Nov 18, 2020
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- The Banana Monster
- Filming locations
- Mason Ave. at Devonshire St., Chatsworth, California, USA(theater parking lot)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000 (estimated)
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