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***“Grotesque” or “Confused”?*** A Los Angeles girl and her friend (Linda Blair & Donna Wilkes) travel to Big Bear Lake to relax at the remote abode of the former’s parents. Her father is a renowned horror effects artist (Guy Stockwell) and her plastic surgeon uncle is also co…
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Grotesque
“There is a Fate Worse Than Death”
43%
Movie
1h 29m
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Grotesque (1988) — AI movie analysis
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Story & themes: A gang of crazed punkers breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the entire family, except for one daughter who gets away. As the gang pursues the girl through the snow, they slowly realize that some kind of murderous creature is chasing them... Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Grotesque 43% (36 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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A gang of crazed punkers breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the entire family, except for one daughter who gets away. As the gang pursues the girl through the snow, they slowly realize that some kind of murderous creature is chasing them...
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-09-09
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 4.3
- TMDB ID
- 59744
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Directors & writers
Cast
Linda Blair
Lisa
Tab Hunter
Rod
Donna Wilkes
Kathy
- B
Brad Wilson
Scratch
- N
Nels Van Patten
Gibbs
- S
Sharon Hughes
Donna
- M
Michelle Bensoussan
Shelly
Guy Stockwell
Orville Kruger
Charles Dierkop
Matson
- C
Chuck Morrell
Jim Fulton
Lincoln Tate
Blane
Luana Patten
Old Lady
Robert Z'Dar
Eric
- B
Billy Frank
Ear Box
- B
Bunky Jones
Belle (as Bunki Z)
- A
Alva Megowan
Malinda
John F. Goff
Producer
- M
Mikel Angel
Writer
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***“Grotesque” or “Confused”?*** A Los Angeles girl and her friend (Linda Blair & Donna Wilkes) travel to Big Bear Lake to relax at the remote abode of the former’s parents. Her father is a renowned horror effects artist (Guy Stockwell) and her plastic surgeon uncle is also coming out (Tab Hunter). Unfortunately, a curious group of malevolent punks is on the loose and puts the kibosh on the get-together, but the family has a secret. “Grotesque” (1988) takes the cabin-in-the-woods slasher plot and mixes-in some “The Goonies” (1985) crossed with the cartoonish villains of the Mad Max trilogy. It’s an eccentric concoction and fairly entertaining. Yet the campy punks (the Mad Max element) seem like they walked in off of another set because everyone else takes the material seriously (up to a point, that is). The town features the worst police department in history. Their entire strategy to nail the punks revolves around a good cop/bad cop interrogation. What about fingerprints, blood traces, murder weapons and other such evidence? This was 1987 (when shot), not 1787. At the end of the day “Grotesque” holds enough surprises and bizarreness to amuse the viewer, depending on one’s tastes. But it drops the ball on the female front in light of the splendid resources. I’m not tawkin’ ‘bout nudity or sleaze but how about learning how to photograph women? The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Fawnskin, California, and the Big Bear Lake area. GRADE: C
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