In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home…
I first stumbled on this movie via some clips on the “Switchblade Sisters” laserdisc and immediately put it on my “wanna-have”-list. And I sure wasn’t disappointed when I watched the complete film (no two weeks later).
Jack Hill creates a weird story circling about the strange Meryee family which suffers from some strange disease, causing their members to degenerate into primitive pre-human lifeforms (or something like that), or as Lon Chaney puts it out “rotting of the brain”. Chaney himself, of course, is – in a fine performance – the loyal caretaker who suddenly has to deal with the fact that some relatives are trying to get their hands on the family estate (and heritage).
Besides great cinematography (under the given budget) and the genuine storyline one has to admire the characters, making the viewer think of something like “Addams Family” on Crack.
Classic stuff, with some bits which really are memorable (e.g. Chaney’s groan “It’s going to be full moon tonight” when the nerd hero and his love interest are discussing horror films in general and “The Wolfman” in special). And, last but not least, there’s always Sid Haig…
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Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps + Commentary track | Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi | Director: Jack Hill
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