Thursday, June 3, 2021

Mutilations (1986)

Astronomy Professor Jim, his secretary Ann, and some of his students travel to the town of Berryhill where there have recently been sightings of strange lights in the sky.  Before he leaves, another professor mentions that there have also been a recent spate of cattle mutilations. Jim is not concerned.

On the way there, they pass a skinned claymation cow and stop the van to stare at it. When they leave, the van is buzzed by a spaceship, which sends them running to the nearest place around which is the local diner.

When they start asking questions about the recent sightings, the counterman  informs them the locals don't cotton to strangers sticking their nose into their business. The professor says they're doing legitimate research. When he mentions they might be able to help with the problems, a local sitting nearby mentions there is a hermit they may want to visit. Well who wouldn't want to visit a hermit?  

Unsurprisingly the hermit was not happy to see them.  But when a sudden storm appears, he allows them to shelter inside and provides information about the sightings. Chaos breaks loose when both the storm and the aliens hit.

This is a regional film from Oklahoma which has claymation, budget effects, and stilted acting. It's got some charm and clocks at a little over an hour.  

Ridiculous dialogue:

Counterman: His story remained the same down to the last detail.
Professor: What detail was that?

He was a strange man, but I was beginning to like him.

Roger: When I even mention the possibility of aliens from other worlds, people look at me as if I'm crazy.
Professor: Roger, people react that way because 1) they're ignorant and 2) because many are frightened by the possibility that they exist.


Roger has a shockingly horrible mullet.

His eyes almost fill his glasses.

The group stops to look at the claymation cow.

The diner sign that tells you what you can do there.

Spaceship attack!

Roger has gone from a bad mullet to Farrah hair.

Good god man! Don't touch that!
It used to be Eugene.


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