Farmer Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) is famous for his smoked meats that he markets from his roadside motel. With the help of his obnoxious, chubby sister (Nancy Parsons), they kidnap unsuspecting travelers, bury them in their garden with their vocal cords cut (so they can't scream) and fatten them up for their famous smoked meats. "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters."
In spite of flawed acting, Calhoun and Parsons have fun as the crazed siblings. The rest of the cast fails to carry this film. Director Kevin Conway drops the ball on this preposterous horror-comedy that fails as both horror and comedy. The chainsaw-fighting finale is uninspiring and pointless. Whose idea was it for Calhoun to wear a pig's head for that scene anyway? Not funny. Wolfman Jack as a corrupt evangelist and John Ratzenberger (before TV's "Cheers") as one of the unlucky victims appears briefly.
My evaluation: * out of ****
In spite of flawed acting, Calhoun and Parsons have fun as the crazed siblings. The rest of the cast fails to carry this film. Director Kevin Conway drops the ball on this preposterous horror-comedy that fails as both horror and comedy. The chainsaw-fighting finale is uninspiring and pointless. Whose idea was it for Calhoun to wear a pig's head for that scene anyway? Not funny. Wolfman Jack as a corrupt evangelist and John Ratzenberger (before TV's "Cheers") as one of the unlucky victims appears briefly.
My evaluation: * out of ****