Blood Diner
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| Directed by | Jackie Kong |
| Produced by |
Lawrence Kasanoff Jackie Kong Jimmy Maslon Ellen Steloff |
| Written by | Michael Sonye |
| Starring |
Rick Burks Carl Crew Roger Dauer LaNette LaFrance Lisa Guggenheim |
| Music by | Don Preston |
| Cinematography | Jurg Walther |
| Edited by |
Thomas Meshelski Marc Grimpe |
| Distributed by | Lightning Pictures |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
Blood Diner is a 1987 American horror comedy directed by Jackie Kong and written by Michael Sonye. The plot follows two brothers setting up a restaurant as a disguise for them to kill women and collecting their severed body-parts to summon forth the Lumerian goddess Sheetar.
The film was originally conceived to be a sequel to Blood Feast, but it was then changed to be a standalone film of its own. Although general reception towards the film have been mixed, it has became a cult film over the years since its release.
Two brothers, Michael Tutman (Rick Burks) and George Tutman (Carl Crew) are brainwashed by their serial killer uncle Anwar Namtut (Drew Godderis) into completing his task of resurrecting the ancient Lumerian goddess Sheetar (Tanya Papanicolas). Their mission is given to them once they resurrect him from his grave. Anwar Namtut is from then on a brain in a mason jar that commands the brothers. In order to complete their mission, the brothers must collect different body parts from many immoral women, stitch them together, and then call forth the goddess at a "blood buffet" with a virgin to sacrifice ready for her to eat. The brothers choose women for their "blood buffet" from those that enter into their wildly popular vegetarian restaurant. Meanwhile, two mismatched detectives (LaNette LaFrance and Roger Dauer) work together to try to track them down before more carnage can ensue.
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Lightning Pictures, Inc. in July 1987. It was released on VHS the same year by Vestron Video.
The film has been released on DVD by Lionsgate as part of a 8 movie collection in 2011. It was released on Blu-ray in the US on September 27, 2016 as part of Lionsgate's new Vestron Video Collector's Series line.
On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 40% approval rating based on 5 reviews, and a 51% audience score. Horror review site Horrornews.net gave it a positive review, stating that "I had a blast watching Blood Diner. It is funny, full of some excellent death scenes, and is just a lot of fun to watch in general."
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