Schlock (1973)
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60% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(589 ratings)
Southern California is being terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense… More Southern California is being terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd. Schlocky moves easily through a strangely stupid suburban society, the members of which don't seem to see him as a hairy menace. Young Mindy Binermen (Eliza Garrett), blind for the last three years, falls in love with him thinking he's a dog. When an operation to restore her eyesight proves successful, she discovers her pet is a lovesick gorilla being chased by the National Guard. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Landis
- Written By
- John Landis
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1973 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 2, 2001
Critic Reviews
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Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
A goofy, low-budget joy.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Goofily amusing early effort from a solid comedy director.
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Cast
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Forrest J Ackerman
as Man in cinema
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Eliza Garrett
as Mindy Binerman
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Saul Kahan
as Sgt. Wino/Detective
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Joseph Piantadosi
as Prof. Shlibovitz
- Richard Gillis
- Jack H. Harris
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John Landis
as The Schlockthropus
- Jonathan A. Flint
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John Chambers
as National Guard Captain
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Charles Villiers
as Cal
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Eric Allison
as Joe Puzman
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Enrica Blankey
as Mrs. Binerman
- Joh Landis
- Eliza Roberts
- Tom Alvich
