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Acting so wooden my screen grew branches.


Unbelievable. A great so bad its good film in all ways but the acting is where this film truly excels. Its like watching furniture talk. Having people with no training or experience whatsoever read ad verbatim a script by non fluently English speaking Director Claudio Fargasso is a potent combination. Those who recognize the Directors name will be aware of his affiliation with Bruno Mattei (aka Vincent Dawn) who pumped out so many diabolically funny films a cult has risen around him. For example Fargasso wrote many of the greatest awful films Bruno released which include Rats night of Terror and Hell of The Living Dead. Bruno was at least aware he was turning out good rubbish, Fargasso seemed to think he was creating art. This of course only makes it better; total obliviousness that he has coaxed among the worst performances on film ever from these native Utah people. One was on day release from a mental hospital. The daughter really does excel though, perhaps as she is trying so very hard while keeping to every written word (one can see why she excludes it from her CV). The performances are a masterclass, of sorts.

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...Also anyone else have a mad crush on the daughter? She is very pretty but also her acting is so terrible that its kind of endearing.

And I thought Orson Welles died in 1985? Clearly he went into hiding before dying of shame after lending his disembodied head to be in the film.

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Local girl in Utah who answers a casting call but ends up with 'lead' role. No prior acting experience. Only 14 years old (film shot in Spring 89, released in 1990, her BDay is late in the year, did the math, she was 14). Weird script written by an Italian woman (wife of the director I think) who barely speaks English. Probably the WORST directorial guidance, given that the Director himself doesn't speak English that well and seems kinda weird.

I always wondered why the internet was SO CRUEL to this girl. Believe me, I've seen WORSE acting in other films, from folks who were in Los Angeles and had prior acting experience and weren't still kids.



Dr. Kila Marr was right. Kill the Crystalline Entity.

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Acting so wooden my screen grew branches.

That's very funny.

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Agreed. :) I'll have to remember that.

"I've seen things that would make you want to write a book on how to puke."

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lol...just lol



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