Microwave Massacre [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs]

Director: Wayne Berwick Wayne Berwick

Overview

A construction worker (Jackie Vernon) carries on a vicious murder/cannibalism spree after first murdering his wife (Claire Ginsberg). Though filmed in 1979, Microwave Massacre didn't appear until four years later, on a video release.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2016
UPC:	0760137880295
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	NR
Source:	Arrow Video
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:16:00

Special Features

Brand new audio commentary with writer-producer Craig Muckler, moderated by Mike Tristano; Brand new making-of featurette including interviews with Muckler, director Wayne Berwick and actor Loren Schein; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jackie Vernon	Donald
Loren Schein	Roosevelt
Al Troupe	Philip
Claire Ginsberg	May
Lou Ann Webber	Chick
Sarah Alt	Evelyn
Karen Marshall	Neighbor
Marla Simon	Knothole Girl
Anna Marlowe	Chick
Ed Thomas	Dr. Von Der Fool
John Harmon	Dr. Gestalp
Norman Friedman	Mr. Goodbite

Technical Credits

Editorial Reviews

With a title like Microwave Massacre and deadpan stand-up comic Jackie Vernon in the lead, there's little doubt that this cheap cannibal saga is meant as a comedy, though some might debate how well it delivers on that promise. The humor is obvious and juvenile, obsessed with sex and other bodily functions, and what little laugh value these obnoxious gags might hold for the puerile-minded is destroyed with soggy timing and a laggard pace. Vernon (who once provided the voice of Frosty for the holiday perennial Frosty The Snowman) is as unfunny here as his unknown costars, often worse. His sluggish demeanor suggests not merely embarrassment, but utter confusion, as if he's waking up from a bad dream and trying to figure out where his career is. Lots of rubber body parts are tossed about the set for sick giggles, and there's a topless woman every ten minutes or so, all in a desperate attempt to go "over the top." Despite utterly failing as comedy, horror and pornography, Microwave Massacre is grotesque enough in design and attitude to be fascinating, much like a car accident. Director Wayne Berwick obviously had low budget mischief-making of this sort in his blood; he is the son of veteran exploitation director Irvin Berwick, who helmed the distinctive creature feature The Monster of Piedras Blancas.