Following the death of their estranged father, three girls are summoned to their childhood home (still maintained by the servants) for the reading of the will. Per the deceased dad's request, the women are supposed to stay in the house for a "night of love" with their respective husbands before the opening of a mysterious trunk the next day. Naturally, someone wielding a big clever wants to mess up the plans.
Despite watching some of the worst films known to man, I had never seen an Andy Milligan flick before. I decided on this one as it was recommended as his best work and now I fear for my cinematic safety. My initial thoughts were, "Finally, Nick Millard has some competition!" This has the similar hypnotic/wonky camerawork and choppy editing. But Milligan trumps Millard when it comes to unfulfilled ambition. Adept at costuming according to the DVD liner notes, Milligan does do well in creating a Victorian era look and the central location is impressive, even if we never get an establishing shot of the house. The movie is actually doubly entertaining with a raucous audio commentary provided by actor Hal Borske (the film's hunchback) and cult director Frank Henenlotter. The Something Weird DVD offers a co-feature of Milligan's SEEDS OF SIN, but I'm just not ready for that yet.
Despite watching some of the worst films known to man, I had never seen an Andy Milligan flick before. I decided on this one as it was recommended as his best work and now I fear for my cinematic safety. My initial thoughts were, "Finally, Nick Millard has some competition!" This has the similar hypnotic/wonky camerawork and choppy editing. But Milligan trumps Millard when it comes to unfulfilled ambition. Adept at costuming according to the DVD liner notes, Milligan does do well in creating a Victorian era look and the central location is impressive, even if we never get an establishing shot of the house. The movie is actually doubly entertaining with a raucous audio commentary provided by actor Hal Borske (the film's hunchback) and cult director Frank Henenlotter. The Something Weird DVD offers a co-feature of Milligan's SEEDS OF SIN, but I'm just not ready for that yet.