Michael_Elliott Schizophreniac: The Whore Mangler (1997) * 1/2 (out of 4) Harry Russo (John Giancaspro) is a cocaine sniffing maniac who gets his thrills by cutting up, beating and raping women he feels to be dirty. Sometimes he does the killing and then the raping so you know he has a few screws loose. He appears to also be getting orders from a doll known as "Rubberneck". This isn't the greatest film ever made and it's certainly not a good one but I must admit to having a nostalgia trip down memory lane. Becoming a horror fan during the 1980's saw a big line of films being released straight to VHS and you never really knew what you were going to get. That's somewhat the case for this film as it was shot on a digital camera and probably features a budget of under a few thousand dollars. What the film lacks in money it tries to make up with all out craziness. Giancaspro gives it his all as he does on cray thing after another be it dancing around naked in a parking garage or doing some sort of strange dance in a blond wig. The funniest scene is when he goes through a Wendy's drive-thru and asks to order some Big Macs. It's clear this shot was "real" and it was rather hilarious. The "whore mangling" aspects of the film are mostly bad special effects but they always try to go an extra step including one scene where a nipple is cut off and eaten. Yeah, it's that type of movie. Again, this is a pretty bad movie but you have to respect the fact that these guys actually got one made. Only the most jaded people will want to check this out even with all the nudity.

nnnoooiiissseee All I can say about the Necromaniac/Schizophreniac 2 series is... if you are even remotely "PC" or don't have a seriously messed up sense of humor, then you probably wont get it. As sick and disgusting as this movie is, it really is a comedy and not a "horror" movie at all. If you can appreciate somebody who pushes the bounds of good taste and political correctness to the most extreme limits imaginable, to the point where is becomes so out of hand that it's comical, then you must see this to believe it. This movie is so out of control that a major film studio couldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole (with a condom on the end). In my opinion though, the best, most extreme pieces of art come from way underground. If you don't stick to the same old formula that people are used to seeing, then they reject it.I have seen stacks of terrible, boring, z-grade, Indy movies that were just a waste of a perfectly good VHS tape or DVD-R. I have also seen stacks of stink bombs coming from the big named studios that were a complete waste of millions of dollars. When a NO BUDGET film like these two from Ron Atkins/John Giancaspro come out and blow all of the other "shock" films completely out of the water, you really have to take a second look at the whole Indy movie scene. After seeing this, you can really see how much freedom an Indy film maker can have when they work on their own.The funny thing is, even the other people who saw this movie and "hated it" admit to the fact that they laughed all the way through it. I don't think that is is possible for anybody to get bored watching either of these two. So if don't take everything that you seen in the mainstream media too seriously, and are able to laugh at a misanthropic, puppet wielding psychopath who has finally snapped, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS. You may just be able to see it for the stand alone, cult classic that it is. Both Schizophreniac / Schizophreniac 2 are among the favorites in my collection of well over 1000 dvds.

Antony Briggs This film is like marmite. You either love it or you hate it. If you go into this film expecting a proper film with decent production values, a good plot and great characters you'll hate it. If you go into this film expecting a low budget slasher you'll probably hate it.If you go into this film expecting to see one of the most deranged characters ever put to film in the form of Harry Russo you will love it. John Giancaspro is absolutely brilliant in his over the top portrayal of the insane, murderous coke fiend.The special effects are abysmal at best but really, who cares? If you're the kind of person who's prepared to watch a film Schizophreniac: The Whore Mangler you've undoubtedly seen scores of horror films filled with gore. With the budget this film was made for even if they had tried it probably would've mediocre at best. I'd much rather be able to laugh at something abysmal than be unaffected by the mediocre.To sum it up, you'll probably hate this film but if you're one of the few who decide to see it anyway it'll become the best thing since sliced bread #2 I hate marmite.

movieman_kev Director Ron Atkins is certifiably insane. This ultra-low budget film chronicles a few days in the life of one Harry Russo (John Giancaspro, who also co-wrote), a nut-job who receives a Rubberneck doll from his bitch girlfriend. He starts to take orders from the doll to take massive amounts of drugs, rape and kill, not always in that order. What starts off as being a balls-to-the-wall exploitation film, well stays like that, but it gets VERY repetitive VERY fast. I'm leaning more toward the certifiably insane. It IS hard to forget once seen though. Kinda like if Tom Green ever did a horror film.My Grade:F Eye Candy: Laurie Farwell gets fully nude; Jasmin Putnam shows tits and bush ANTI-eye candy: seeing John completely naked repeatedly