The American Scream

Mitchell Linden, the director is only known for this weird flick. Up to this review it's only available on VHS in the US on the "An Innovid Home Video Release". The cover of the VHS doesn't attract you but still it's classified under horror. The acting was really convincing but what a weird storyline it is. It reminded me a bit of 2000 maniacs but then without the blood. Here we also have a town who can't stand youth and are killing them. But they are doing it in a strange way. This flick never becomes really bloody even as it has a decapitation. There is also a bit of black comedy in it and for this kind of flick there is a good amount of nudity. But as I said, it's so weird, the killing of a baby in a car, man, you just must see it. Or the scene in the toilet. So weird. And when someone is talking about how his family was killed, you see it happen but in slo-mo. Or the strip part...you must see it to believe it. Further on, most of the actors are so far you can think unknown but watch out for the town's reverend, it's played by Antony Kiedis' (yes, singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers)father. But the most famous is Jennifer Darling. She's nowadays performs mostly off screen doing voice-overs. I kept watching mouth wide open from WTF to OMG. Strange flick.

i had a hard time following this movie. i rented it b/c i really like pons maar. parts of it were really funny, the baby exploding, for instance, and the cannibal couple eating the baby, but mostly it was just muddled and weird.

It seems several reviews for this movie just call it weird. Well...IT IS WEIRD! If you are a fan of David Lynch and the Twin Peaks series, you will love this movie. No one asks how they are supposed and hilariously I feel our 5 main cast have a different perspective and reaction to each even in the film. Every character feels completely lived in and somehow also completely fake. From the statue dog and street clowns this will be one of the funniest and liminal movies you've ever seen, if you're cool that is. Its sad this movie never became more popular. I think it's a secret Christmas vacation sequel. Horror vacation!

It's a decent film but it's definitely a weird one. The story is strange and doesn't make much sense. If you like movies that are random and obscure then this is one of them.

This is easily one of the very worst movies made. It is confusing, unintentionally funny, not funny when it wants to be, and strangely sleazy. Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! Troll 2 is a masterpiece compared to this trash!