This was filmed for a budget of around $7000.00 in 1974 by a high school in Milpitas, California and it's a hoot.
The Milpitas landfill gives birth to a monster made of sludge and wearing a gas mask. This bizarre creature steals garbage cans for food and soon the citizens want something done.
As you would suspect, this film stars locals from the town and they do an alright job with the acting. There is even a cameo appearance by Bob Wilkins of "Creature Feature" fame.
I know this is also available in a "Directors" cut that runs 2 hours, but I haven't been able to track this down yet. I would also like to see this on Blu-ray with a complete re-master. However, this may not happen for a while so we'd better enjoy what we have now. Enjoy is a key word for this film. I love it.
The effects are well done for how inexpensive the film is and I am impressed. Lord knows I have worked with budgets that small and know how difficult it can be.
If you haven't seen this little gem, I think you should. It's funny and well made for amateurs. The entire town got behind this film and it shows. Sadly this would never happen today not only from a movie prospective, but one could never get even two people in a community to agree to work together anymore.
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