Killer Nerd

In the twisted tradition of TOXIC AVENGER, Troma unleashes KILLER NERD!

Harold Kunkle (The inimitable Toby Radloff) is the pitiful, picked-on creature of the title, pushed to an eventual spree of bloody violence. Kunkle is presented as a basket case, suffering from several deficits.

Radloff plays his role so convincingly, that it's hard to believe he could have possibly memorized his lines! His sublime performance goes far beyond "wooden", into petrified forest territory!

With no production values whatsoever, this movie's genius lies in its overuse of its anti-charismatic star.

Watch, and be astonished!...

Killer Nerd (1991) is an fun film that portrays the exploits of Harold Kunkle. Harold is your stereotypical nerd who just wants to fit in. But his unique behavior and dress makes him a social outcast in his community. No matter what he does or how hard he tries he just can't fit in. One day Harold has enough of the ribbing and beatings and decides to strike back.

Toby Radloff stars as Harold Kunkle. He's perfect as the Killer Nerd. What keeps this movie from being better than average is the pacing of the film. It feels very padded out. I can deal with the tiny budget and the fact it was shot on video but they need to tighten this film. I guess they felt that they needed to make it at least 90 minutes. I can live with it being shorn of the padded scenes and what not (it's sequel is a much better film and it clocks in well under 80 minutes). I totally disagree with this film being the worse ever made. Watch Spine.

Recommended.

"NERD, NERD, NERD, NERD!!!

With that sarcastic remark out of the way, let's get to the review, shall we? This is an odd little movie, to say the least, but I liked it. My expectations were a little too much for this, but it's not too bad at all. It starts out as a goofy, quirky comedy (which would probably only be funny to us geeky people), but doesn't get truly horrific until the end. It's the kind of movie I would love to fool some mainstreamers into watching just to see the look on their faces when it switches gears and becomes a splatter movie toward the end. One thing I'm yet to figure out is whether the horror portion is meant to be humorous in a Freddy Krueger type of way, or to be intense with a guy who loses it and offs anyone who he thinks has crossed him, regardless of who might deserve it or not (which some of the victims don't). All in all, though, I did like it, just not as much as I thought I would. I think the title was what ensnared me, and though we do get what's promised, the delivery wasn't as much of a nasty blast as I had hoped for. If I could give it a rating with stars (which I usually don't like to do), I would sum this one up with about three out of five.

This movie was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen anything with the magic of Killer Nerd. Toby Radloff played an excellent nerd, and the acting was great. Although the budget was a little big for my taste, it was still one of the best nerd movies ever made.

A prime example of how entertaining a low budget horror comedy can be, Killer Nerd packs quite a punch throughout its ninety minute running time. Howard Kunkle, played to perfection by Toby Radloff, is the ultimate nerd who snaps and goes on a killing rampage to get revenge against those that have ridiculed him. It's an over-the-top black comedy that will delight those who like films by such auteurs as David Lynch and John Waters. Thumbs up on this one!