Below the crumbling foundation and within rusting pipes of this deserted house dwells some thing that is about to be unleashed - when a group of friends set out to renovate an old home, they... Read allBelow the crumbling foundation and within rusting pipes of this deserted house dwells some thing that is about to be unleashed - when a group of friends set out to renovate an old home, they encounter a water demon made flesh.Below the crumbling foundation and within rusting pipes of this deserted house dwells some thing that is about to be unleashed - when a group of friends set out to renovate an old home, they encounter a water demon made flesh.
Rob Gorden
- Wade
- (as Robert Gorden)
Philip Barbour
- Plummer
- (as Philip 'Phip' Barbour)
William Burke
- Barfly
- (as William 'Dollar Bill' Burke)
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So this looks like it is all made by hand, with no CGI. If you are a fan of things being really there and low budget movies - you might have a bit more love for this than others do. I have to admit, the way this was shot I did think this was maybe from the 90s or even 80s. Turns out it is not that old ... but you get everything horror movies back then offered, with the effects and the occasional nudity.
A very weird ending to all of this and almost a surprise there weren't more of this. Everything gets sequels in horror, yes? Well ok not everything but most things do. Anyway, if you have a heart for low budget movies as I already hinted at, give it a go. Otherwise you'd be wasting your time
A very weird ending to all of this and almost a surprise there weren't more of this. Everything gets sequels in horror, yes? Well ok not everything but most things do. Anyway, if you have a heart for low budget movies as I already hinted at, give it a go. Otherwise you'd be wasting your time
Not everyone will like Drainiac, or even appreciate it for what it is. This was obviously a very low-budget production, but that helps it out a great deal in my opinion.
Brett Piper knows how to make a great movie on a shoe-string budget. This is welcome, because most low-budget horror movies I've seen in the last few years have been average or just plain dreadful. With the advent of Digital Video (a.k.a. cheap, cheap) it seems like any Joe can try to make a lame film and get it released in a video store.
I have seen only one other movie directed by Brett Piper, which was a little gem called "Psyclops". It's also a very original low-budget movie that is somewhat horror, but mostly in the sci-fi genre. I hope to see more of his films in the future, he can work wonders where there is little to work with.
Check out Drainiac if you can find it, you just might like it. But make sure you like low-budget horror movies with a comedy twist....otherwise you probably won't appreciate what Drainiac set out to do.
Brett Piper knows how to make a great movie on a shoe-string budget. This is welcome, because most low-budget horror movies I've seen in the last few years have been average or just plain dreadful. With the advent of Digital Video (a.k.a. cheap, cheap) it seems like any Joe can try to make a lame film and get it released in a video store.
I have seen only one other movie directed by Brett Piper, which was a little gem called "Psyclops". It's also a very original low-budget movie that is somewhat horror, but mostly in the sci-fi genre. I hope to see more of his films in the future, he can work wonders where there is little to work with.
Check out Drainiac if you can find it, you just might like it. But make sure you like low-budget horror movies with a comedy twist....otherwise you probably won't appreciate what Drainiac set out to do.
Brett Piper's "Drainiac" harkens back to horror's modern heyday in the mid 80s, and takes that retro groove on a tongue-in-cheek roller coaster ride through a haunted house opus. Lots of fun, solid FX work from Piper as always, and good energy throughout. Suffers a bit in post-production looping, but it's a coin toss whether Georgia Hatzis' bath or Leslie Culton's skull-faced boogie is better. Very solid independent outing.
Even though this isn't a good movie (bad acting, boom mic visible, etc.), Brett Piper did gain some of my appreciation in recent years (this is the 3rd movie I've seen of him, after "Bite Me!" and "Arachnia"). The man always brings a certain flair to his Z-grade world of horror and amps up his material with imaginative & very enjoyable low-budget special effects (plus, most of his movies seem to be shot on real film, so no SOV stuff here). And it works wonders, as his efforts become more watchable than you'd expect. "Drainiac!" feels a bit like as if a drunk Frank Henenlotter would have had his own take on the material of "The Evil Dead". This time we have an abandoned house possessed by a water-demon. Some teens come to clean the place up, and the madness begins. You may also include some female nudity, so we have something most B-movie horror fans can enjoy.
My 9 year old brother picked this movie up from Hollywood Video today, and we watched it together (No, I wouldn't recommend this movie for most 9 year olds, but my little brother is...different). If you rent this movie, you need to know what to expect. This was a low-budget film. It's not going to have the kind of special effects you see in theatres. If you can't dig a good independent film, don't bother renting this.
The storyline was cute...and so were the actresses, I mean WOW! The lead actress found a new reason to take her clothes off like every five minutes, and this guy had his genitals mutilated by a toilet (he had it coming though). Good stuff man.
The storyline was cute...and so were the actresses, I mean WOW! The lead actress found a new reason to take her clothes off like every five minutes, and this guy had his genitals mutilated by a toilet (he had it coming though). Good stuff man.
Did you know
- TriviaAll the nude scenes with Georgia Hatzis alone in the dilapidated house were filmed in a single day.
- Crazy creditsThe usual disclaimer: This motion picture is a work of fiction and all characters portrayed herein are pretty much the products of the writer / director / producer's warped imagination.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Psyclops (2002)
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