Luther the Geek (1990)

A young country boy is plunged into the depths of homicidal madness after witnessing the strange exploits of a carnival "geek", a caged drunk so desperate for whiskey that he bites the heads off of live chickens in front of a freak show audience. 30 years later, Luther is all grown up and out on parole after spending his childhood behind bars for a series of grisly murders. Armed with a pair of razor-sharp metal dentures and only able to communicate through chicken clucks, Luther starts his bloody rampage anew as he terrorizes the citizens of a small town and takes a young mother and her family hostage in their isolated farmhouse. Featuring one of the most intense endings ever put on film, Luther the Geek is good gory fun in the splatter flick tradition of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Toxic Avenger!

DVD Features
Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger!-
Interview with Luther the Geek director Carl J. Albright
-Deleted scenes from "The Shower", "The Bedroom" and "The Bullet Hits"-
Troma’s "Freak of the Week" from Troma’s Edge TV, featuring "Tim the Torture King"!
-Tromatic music video "Freak of the Week" featuring Ron Jeremy and DJ Polo and directed by Lloyd Kaufman!
-Freaky theatrical Trailers for Luther the Geek, Bloodsucking Freaks, Tales From the Crapper, and Citizen Toxie!
-Freaky poster art and production stills!
-"Make Your Own Damn Movie" Film school in a box!
-Radiation March
-Learn about the only truly independent film festival with the Tromadance PSA!
-Special tribute to Rue Morgue Magazine

A very interesting and dark indepenent horror flick.

A man named Luther once had a bad childhood when he witnessed a real freak eating live chicken heads and he grows up to become a maniac that talks like a Chicken and has razor-sharp metal dentures that can rip people's flesh apart. After murdering an old lady outside of a grocery store, he stowaway's in a woman's car and takes her hostage inside of a farmhouse as her daughter must try to save her including her boyfriend.

Violent and maniacal low budget horror thriller that works on many levels with an interesting and original storyline. The acting is kinda bad but hey! what B-movie doesn't? Director Cartlon J. Albright ("The Children") has succeeded in making a cult favorite that has been re-issued by Troma.


This DVD contains fair picture and sound with extras like introduction by Troma creator Lloyd Kaufman, interview with the director, Troma TV clip, Troma Trailers, "Make Your Own Damn Movie" in a Box ad and Radioation March short.


Also recommended: "The Hills Have Eyes (1977 and 2006)", "Mother's Day", "Sleepaway Camp", "Cannibal Apocalypse", "The Untold Story", "Silence of The Lambs", "Hostel 1 & 2", "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Rejects", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series including 2003 remake and The Beginning", "The Toxic Avenger", "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", "Last House on The Left", "Maniac (1980)", "I Spit on Your Grave", "The Toolbox Murders (1978 and 2004)", "Scream", "Terror Firmer", "Intruder", "High Tension", "Wolf Creek", "Rabid Grannies", "Psycho (1960)", "Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2", "House on The Edge of the Park", "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage", "Cannibal The Musical" and "The New York Ripper". November 24, 2007

Good Stuff

What can I say but I like it. Good B-movie stuff. Worth ordering for your cult collection!!! July 4, 2006

Luther the Geek

{DVD director's cut.} Well, a poor movie at best. Typical "victims" that are useless. My 70 year old mother would have wasted Luther right off the bat. Even an armed cop couldn't handle the freek. The only reason for getting this movie is Stacy Haiduk's nude scenes. I was hoping that the shower scene outakes would have shown more. Stacy is entwined with her co-star and we don't get to see her by herself.Fred Olen Ray needs to teach the director how to shoot a shower scene. If he shot it, we would have seen her strip for the camera, shower with "no curtain", "then" the guy would have shown up. Also, the outakes are very grainy. Why is the movie clear and outakes grainy? I was hoping for the lovemaking scene in the bed to have outakes too, but they didn't add them. The other extra's are lame. November 6, 2005

Memories :-)

I remember watching this movie when I was about ten years old. It scared me because it was filmed in and around my hometown. My uncle showed me the film because it was part of our town's history.

All in all, this is a campy film that will either scare you or make you laugh. The older I get, the less effect it has on me. Don't get me wrong, I love to see it on DVD, it's just that this movie will not appeal to everyone. There are moments when I am still frightened.

I should mention that my grandmother did all the wallpaper in the house that was used in the movie and that it looks great!

This is a great horror story, and I think everyone should see it. It should not be limited to people who know it because it was filmed in our small town. August 22, 2005

Bwaaakkkk

Sorry for the ridiculous title but this crazy film deserves nothing less. "Luther the Geek" is a basic slasher movie containing a few things that truly set it apart from most. First, the actor who portrays Luther does an excellent job at portraying a seriously deranged psychotic. I don't know of too many actors who could pull off the fact that their only dialouge consists of squawking like a chicken, yet not make it seem funny. Second, a generally twisted feel overall that culminates in a very unsettling ending. The film also has a clausterphobic feel to it as most of the action takes place in or around an isolated farmhouse, somewhat in a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" mold. The gore effects are generally good with the vomiting blood scene being the most shocking. "Luther the Geek" is simply a disturbing movie that is one of my guilty pleasures, check it out. One note, since Troma acquired this, they have tacked on a rather obscene prolouge with Lloyd Kaufman introducing the film. Normally his stuff is kind of funny, this one is just tasteless. April 6, 2005

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