Never having heard of this film before and wary of the Troma connection I imagined it would simply be a light hearted diversion. In fact it opens strongly with fairground references and a posse of rednecks culminating in the very convincing biting off of a chickens head. Things become a little more mundane after that and the movie takes on the look of a TV exercise before Edward Terry really gets going with his walking, talking chicken routine. He actually moves about like one of the birds, his bulging eyes and screwy neck constantly in action and his only utterances like those of a chicken. he even crows after any modest success, like almost biting the head off an opponent. As we progress, Terry seems to get more and more into the role and overall the film becomes more instead of less serious and a really creepy atmosphere develops. A completely irrelevant shower scene allows newcomer Stacy Haiduk to display her assets and whilst her straight acting appears uninspired, she has actually gone on to have a substantial career, albeit mainly in television. Unlike the amazing Mr Terry who seemed to burn out after this most extraordinary and worrying performance.
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