Buttcrack (1998)

Director: Jim Larsen

Writer: Jim Larsen

Tagline: We're all zombies in the end!

Actors: Doug Ciskowski, Caleb Kreischer, Rob Hayward, Kathy Wittes, Kris Arnold, Cindy Geary, Mojo Nixon

Runtime: 1h 8m

Category: Comedy, Voodoo, Zombie

Synopsis: Brian has an obnoxious roommate named Wade who never pulls up his pants. No matter what he does his buttcrack shows. After Wade’s accidental death by bathtub electrocution, his sister puts a curse on him, so he can come back and get revenge on Brian, whom she thinks killed him. Back from the dead, Wade sets out to get his revenge, but something is stopping him…Preacher Man Bob! He instructs Brian, Annie, and Ken to knock him out so they can put him back in the ground. Only Wade’s sister has other plans for him…and Preacher Man Bob has his own plans…for her!

Review: Wow…I never thought I’d see the day. Not only was this one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, I feel like I should sue or something. I never thought I would sit through a zombie movie and dream of a colonoscopy. I swear…somebody needs to be hurt for this.

The story was not the worst part about this movie. It was actually really funny. I may have hated this movie, but I have to say…it was funny as hell! The story was an interesting one; kind of a mix of zombie, voodoo, and…a Plymoth Horizon. That car actually has nothing to do with the story or even the movie itself…but I just wanted to think of the ugliest, most horrible car to help me properly describe the level of pain this movie caused me. But the story was actually not half bad.

The acting was the worst part of this flick; really kinda obvious for a C-Movie. But altogether the acting was just awful…except for Preacher Man Bob! I thought his performance was spectacular! His mannerisms and gestures were perfect, and his appearance was even better…kind of a “Wolverine meets Beast meets Pat Robertson” sorta thing. I would love to see more of Mojo Nixon!

The gore and effects were minimal until the end where they had the tearing of limbs and the ripping of flesh. I was surprised, actually, by the precision of the gore. It was C-rate obviously, but not bad for that rating. I would say that given a bit more green, they could have done even better.

Rating: 8. I must be fair; the acting was bad and the script was even worse. But the gore was nice and the story had a nice hook to it. It’s still a lowbie but it’ll have to do. I would suggest that everyone see this movie some way or another. Blockbuster has it; you can rent it from their Total Access program. But this is definitely one of those ‘diamonds in the rough’. (8of25).