Killer Nerd

I'll start off by saying if you don't enjoy no budget b movies stay away from this one.This movie is freaking hilarious.It's the story of the worlds biggest nerd,who gets pushed to far and becomes "Killer Nerd"!!!!!He goes around dispatching the people who ridiculed him in amazingly gory ways.He spoon feeds his mom draino while wearing a giant diaper!If that isnt high quality entertainment I dont know what is!This movie is a must see.My only gripes are why the hell do they show about ten minutes worth the footage of him looking in the mail box?!?!?And another five of him dancing in a nightclub.Well despite that this is an awsome movie that stands up for the little guy!

I find nothing so enjoyable as a "good" bad movie. Now, keep in mind the movie must meet several criteria in order to be a "good" bad movie: 1--It can't be a cash cow slapped together to make a few bucks (like Halloween 8 or Jason X). 2--At some point you have to say to yourself "were they really trying to make something meaningful/memorable and they failed so miserably that this film is now fodder for simple amusement?" 3--The special effects have to be not-so-special effects or special defects; such as poorly-executed jump-cuts during death scenes, models that are clearly plastic used in place of humans, and the use of rubber limbs. For these reasons and many more, I wholeheartedly recommend that bad movie lovers (and fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000) rent or purchase this classic film. Let's examine the criteria: 1--I don't think Riot Films was looking to make big bucks on this one (though they do throw Toby Radloff's name around quite frequently on the box). 2--Nerd, (pause for emphasis) what a stupid word. (Watch it and you'll see what I mean). 3--Watch it--'nuff said. My rating--9/10--my roommates from college and I ran around our apartment shouting "NERD NERD NERD" and "BLOOD RED WITH BRAINS" for days. Coincidentally, I purchased this film off eBay from one of the producers of the film, and he was a real nice guy.

this movie sucks worse than a bad hummer. Despite the hilarious murders in the end this is literally the worst movie i've ever seen. Hell, i've seen other cheesy horror flicks likke troll 2 and The Beast Within but this one is unwatchable. Maybe if they didn't spend literally almost 15 minutes watching harold dance, 2 minutes watching him just walk in the street, about 8 minutes watching him and that girl he likes talk about jack s**t( and also w/ his mother), and also concentrating on a mailbox for god knows how long, this movie would actually bring amusement. Its boring as hell. I love the cheesy effects and bad acting but i wasted an hour and a half watching harold sit on his ass, dance, walk around, and get picked on. And what the hell was w/ that naked chick who had absolutely nothing to do w/ the film??????? i like naked chicks but they coulda got someone way hotter than her.

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.

Poor Harold. A life long nerd. This guy has no social skills, greasy hair, stupid clothes, a ridiculous voice, he's irritating, his peers make fun of him and his only friend is his mother. Yeah, Harold Kunkle is a nerd if there ever was such a thing.

Is there seriously no hope for Harold? Enter Slick Dick. This Infomercial guy might be Harold's one and only hope for social salvation.

Slick Dick seems to know all the right things to say, and do, and how to dress, and most importantly, how to be confident. Or maybe it's just those Back To The Future Solar Shades he was wearing.

Whatever the case, Harold is desperate enough to try anything at this point. So he orders Slick Dick's motivational tape. Finally, the secrets of coolness will be revealed.

And if Slick Dick's advice doesn't work... well, then there's always that killing spree Harold has been thinking about.

Killer Nerd is a comically-hopeless tale of one sad, lonely man-child's burning desire to rise above his own reject status, only to be sabotaged by those who hate those who are different.

Well, them, and his own ridiculous qualities. Or maybe he just needed some Solar Shades.

Brought to us by our pals at Troma, Killer Nerd is some extremely entertaining B-Horror. Also very satirical, typical for the early 90's. Sadly, B-Horror from the 90's doesn't get a whole lot better than this, I mean, it's totally worthwhile and all, but it ain't no Exploitation masterpiece.

Anyone looking for another performance from the legendary Toby Radloff, Townies should do just fine. Oh yeah, and Bride Of Killer Nerd. For more in killer nerds, check out Hitch hike To Hell from Something Weird Video.

Don't expect a hell of a lot, and you won't be let down. If you're expecting to be entertained, as opposed to being impressed, you'll dig it. Killer Nerd only wants to make you laugh. 7/10