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Sean Kenney Monika Kelly Sanford Mitchell J. Byron Foster
Cinematography
Bill Anneman
Edited by
Ted V. Mikels
Music by
Ted V. Mikels
Distributed by
Geneni Film Distributors
Release date
December 27, 1971 (1971-12-27)
Running time
72 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
In the film, a cat food company uses human corpses as ingredients for their products. The result is that pet cats acquire a taste for human flesh, and start attacking humans who are still alive.
When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners stumble upon a new, cheap source of meat—the local graveyard. Only one problem—the cats develop a taste for human flesh, and the pets have turned viciously against their owners all over town. Veterinary doctor Howard Glass (Sean Kenney) and his nurse Angie Robinson (Monika Kelly) become suspicious and begin to investigate.
"It’s a silly little gore comedy that stars Sanford Mitchell and J. Byron Foster as the owners of a cat food firm who find their sales booming when they accidentally turn a sleeping partner into cat food."[4]
The film was based on a script by Arch Hall who Mikels called "such a nice, nice man. This was the only time in my life where somebody brought in a full script. It wasn’t called THE CORPSE GRINDERS. I started to read it and I was enthralled and right while Arch was sitting there, I said ‘How much do you want for this?’ And he told me. I said, ‘Let’s go across the street to my bank.’ I liked the whole concept, but of course, it changed a great deal. I bought the property right then and there.”[5]
"The Corpse Grinders is the giddy centerpiece of a four year homemade-horror phase in the life of Mikels. It’s also a defining moment in off-the-cuff, vintage drive-in comfort."[6]
Receptionedit
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Mikels said later "it made its own name all over the world. No matter where I go, people talk about CORPSE GRINDERS. Boomers, if you want to call them that, said they saw that when they were kids and have never forgotten it, it’s the most memorable picture they ever saw. It set box office records, when the tickets were 25 and 50 cents, that, even to this day, surpassed even the big pictures today. It made a lot of money. It’s the only picture where I made some money."[5]
In its review of the film, Variety wrote that it "carries enough blood to satisfy any cravings for this type of divertissement, but it's a cheapie in every respect."[7] Conversely, Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine stated: "Make no mistake, there is nothing in Ted V. Mikels' infamous grindhouse cheapie The Corpse Grinders even a fraction as disturbing as the graphic art of its promotional one-sheet."[8]
Referencesedit
^Vansant, Demonica. "Film Review: The Corpse Grinders (1971)". HNN. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
^"The Corpse Grinders (1971)". Apocalypse Later. August 25, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
^"The Corpse Grinders (1971)". Worst Movies Ever Made. June 25, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
^"The Corpse Grinders". Worst Movies Ever. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
^ abAshmun, Dale (2000). "Ted V Mikels". Psychotronic Video. No. 32. p. 42.
^"The Corpse Grinders". Bleeding Skull. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
^"The Corpse Grinders". Variety. 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
^Henderson, Eric (April 20, 2005). "The Corpse Grinders". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
corpse, grinders, this, article, missing, information, about, film, production, theatrical, home, media, releases, please, expand, article, include, this, information, further, details, exist, talk, page, april, 2019, 1971, american, comedy, horror, film, dire. This article is missing information about the film s production and theatrical home media releases Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page April 2019 The Corpse Grinders is a 1971 American comedy horror film directed by Ted V Mikels 1 2 3 The Corpse GrindersTheatrical release posterDirected byTed V MikelsWritten byArch HallJoe CranstonProduced byTed V MikelsStarringSean KenneyMonika KellySanford MitchellJ Byron FosterCinematographyBill AnnemanEdited byTed V MikelsMusic byTed V MikelsDistributed byGeneni Film DistributorsRelease dateDecember 27 1971 1971 12 27 Running time72 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishIn the film a cat food company uses human corpses as ingredients for their products The result is that pet cats acquire a taste for human flesh and start attacking humans who are still alive Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThis article needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble the owners stumble upon a new cheap source of meat the local graveyard Only one problem the cats develop a taste for human flesh and the pets have turned viciously against their owners all over town Veterinary doctor Howard Glass Sean Kenney and his nurse Angie Robinson Monika Kelly become suspicious and begin to investigate It s a silly little gore comedy that stars Sanford Mitchell and J Byron Foster as the owners of a cat food firm who find their sales booming when they accidentally turn a sleeping partner into cat food 4 Cast editSean Kenney as Dr Howard Glass Monika Kelly as Angie Robinson Sanford Mitchell as Landau J Byron Foster as Maltby Warren Ball as Caleb Ann Noble as Cleo Vince Barbi as Monk Harry Lovejoy as The Neighbor Earl Burnam as Mr Desisto Zena Foster as Mrs Babcock Ray Dannis as Mr Babcock Drucilla Hoy as Tessie Charles Fox as Willie as Charles Foxy Fox Production editThe film was based on a script by Arch Hall who Mikels called such a nice nice man This was the only time in my life where somebody brought in a full script It wasn t called THE CORPSE GRINDERS I started to read it and I was enthralled and right while Arch was sitting there I said How much do you want for this And he told me I said Let s go across the street to my bank I liked the whole concept but of course it changed a great deal I bought the property right then and there 5 The Corpse Grinders is the giddy centerpiece of a four year homemade horror phase in the life of Mikels It s also a defining moment in off the cuff vintage drive in comfort 6 Reception editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2019 Mikels said later it made its own name all over the world No matter where I go people talk about CORPSE GRINDERS Boomers if you want to call them that said they saw that when they were kids and have never forgotten it it s the most memorable picture they ever saw It set box office records when the tickets were 25 and 50 cents that even to this day surpassed even the big pictures today It made a lot of money It s the only picture where I made some money 5 In its review of the film Variety wrote that it carries enough blood to satisfy any cravings for this type of divertissement but it s a cheapie in every respect 7 Conversely Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine stated Make no mistake there is nothing in Ted V Mikels infamous grindhouse cheapie The Corpse Grinders even a fraction as disturbing as the graphic art of its promotional one sheet 8 References edit Vansant Demonica Film Review The Corpse Grinders 1971 HNN Retrieved May 7 2018 The Corpse Grinders 1971 Apocalypse Later August 25 2010 Retrieved May 7 2018 The Corpse Grinders 1971 Worst Movies Ever Made June 25 2014 Retrieved May 7 2018 The Corpse Grinders Worst Movies Ever Retrieved 2020 07 09 a b Ashmun Dale 2000 Ted V Mikels Psychotronic Video No 32 p 42 The Corpse Grinders Bleeding Skull Retrieved 2020 07 09 The Corpse Grinders Variety 1971 Retrieved May 7 2018 Henderson Eric April 20 2005 The Corpse Grinders Slant Magazine Retrieved May 7 2018 External links editThe Corpse Grinders at the American Film Institute Catalog The Corpse Grinders at AllMovie The Corpse Grinders at IMDb nbsp The Corpse Grinders at Rotten Tomatoes The Corpse Grinders at the TCM Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Corpse Grinders amp oldid 1217577915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
