7/10
Howling Mad Mur(der)Dock ......
21 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths break out of the Haven maximum security mental institute.

Their plan is to lay siege the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories...

Speaking of Bizarre, this has to be one of the most random things I've seen in a very, very long time.

We have a group of escaped psychopaths played by Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Dynamo from The Running Man...

Their new doctor?

Howling Mad Murdock from The A Team.....

His boss?

Donald Pleasence as a marajiuana smoking nutcase who's ideals are more than questionable.

All these ingredients add up to one of the most random slasher films I've seen, and it makes it all the more fantastic for it. It's a simple concept, but the fact that we have these very seasoned actors play totally against type makes the film almost Lynchian.

To say that this film is an acquired taste is an understatement, it has a really strange feel to it, like the naughty little brother of The Ninth Configuration, and if you want a really bizarre double bill, try these two films.
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