Humongous (1982)
Directed by Paul Lynch
Genres - Mystery, Romance, Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Creature Film, Slasher Film |
Release Date - Jun 11, 1982 (USA) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
This plodding horror bore from Prom Night director (and one-time softcore porn-maker) Paul Lynch slogs through Friday the 13th territory with a tale of standard teen slasher-fodder falling victim to a shambling subhuman killer. This particular crop of annoying kids has stolen Daddy's boat for a sex-and-drug-filled orgy on a remote island. Sadly for them, the island is inhabited by packs of wild dogs and a shaggy Mongoloid. The Bigfoot-like behemoth is apparently the spawn of a savage coupling between a slavering rapist and a former female resident of the island. It lopes about, chopping and bludgeoning the teens (who are particularly obnoxious, even for a film of this sort). Whatever interest this deathly dull flick may have mustered is completely obscured by some of the murkiest cinematography on record; the fact that nearly every scene is shrouded in complete darkness may prove a blessing in disguise. The film's ad campaign sported the slogan "God help us," which could easily have been a plea from the film's financial investors.
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giant, radioactivity, island, killing, monster, mutant, teenagers, vacation