2,000 Maniacs

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2,000 Maniacs

1964,

1h 15m,

Horror

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45%

20 Reviews

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50%

2,500+ Ratings

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50%

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2,500+ Ratings

The Southern hamlet of Pleasant Valley was the scene of a massacre during the Civil War. Now, once every hundred years the ghosts of the dead return and wreak havoc. Three Yankee couples are lured into town and invited to the centennial of the tragedy, which turns into a murderous parody of rural celebration, as the guests are dismembered, barbecued, stoned and otherwise inventively dispatched. The last living pair, Tom (Thomas Wood) and Terry (Connie Mason), attempt to escape the bloodshed.

Critics Consensus

It didn't take much to thrill early splatter fans, and Two Thousand Maniacs! proves it with its shrill soundtrack, basement-level theatrics, and goofy flesh-tearing gore.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 30, 2019

This is a real odd duck -- inspired by Brigadoon, of all things, with a score that alternates between cheesy midnight-movie organ and high-spirited bluegrass -- but its bloodthirsty hicks have become a genre standard.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Mar 10, 2003

The movie will have you cringing and smiling at the same time.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 6, 2019

1/4

Nonsensical and illogical.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Mar 30, 2019

Having picked up a modicum of craft since Blood Feast, Lewis integrates the gruesome money-shots less maladroitly into the story. Still, his sideshow-barker shamelessness remains undimmed.

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

Mar 30, 2019

This is easily Lewis' best film.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Mar 30, 2019

2/5

While as badly acted and technically inept as any Lewis drive-in exploiter, the cheaply graphic effects still carry a potent charge.

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Hagrid W

Jan 3, 2017

What a blast. Considering its time, place and intention Lewis did a good job with this. Tim Sullivan made a great point, in that it feels a lot like an old EC comic, in so many ways. I'm going to watch the rest of the Lewis films with that idea in mind.

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Synopsis

The Southern hamlet of Pleasant Valley was the scene of a massacre during the Civil War. Now, once every hundred years the ghosts of the dead return and wreak havoc. Three Yankee couples are lured into town and invited to the centennial of the tragedy, which turns into a murderous parody of rural celebration, as the guests are dismembered, barbecued, stoned and otherwise inventively dispatched. The last living pair, Tom (Thomas Wood) and Terry (Connie Mason), attempt to escape the bloodshed.

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Producer: David F. Friedman
Screenwriter: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Distributor: Something Weird Video
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m

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