Demented Death Farm Massacre
DVD cover for Demented Death Farm Massacre
Directed byDonn Davison
Fred Olen Ray
Written byBarbara Morris Davison
Produced byDonn Davison
Fred Olen Ray
StarringAshley Brooks
George Ellis
Trudy Moore
Mike Coolik
Narrated byJohn Carradine
CinematographyAvrum M. Fine
Edited byAvrum M. Fine
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Demented Death Farm Massacre is a 1971 horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray and Donn Davison[1] and features John Carradine as 'the Judge of Hell', who narrates the story.[2]

Plot

A group of jewel thieves on the lam run out of fuel in the middle of the countryside. They wander into a backwoods farm, hoping to hide out for the time being. However, when the farmer returns home only to find the thieves taking over the house, he hatches a deadly plan.

Taglines

Taglines include: "First we plant the perversion, then we harvest the horror"[3]

Cast

  • Ashley Brooks as Reba Sue Craven
  • George Ellis as Harlan P. Craven
  • Trudy Moore as Karen
  • Mike Coolik as Kirk
  • Jim Peck as Phillip
  • Pepper Thurston as Susan
  • Valarie Lipsey as Madame Jessabelle
  • John Carradine as the Judge of Hell[2]

Other titles

  • Honey Britches[4]
  • Demented Death Farm Massacre...The Movie[5]
  • Other titles include:[6]
  • Moonshiner's Women
  • Shantytown Honeymoon (original title)
  • Hillbilly Hooker
  • Little Whorehouse on the Prairie (promotional title)

Production and release

The film was originally shot by Davidson, received a limited release as Shantytown Honeymoon and then only bought and recut by Ray, who shot several new scenes with John Carradine as the Judge of Hell and gave it a theatrical release as Demented Death Farm Massacre.[7][8][9] It is Ray's first credit as director.[10]

Home media

In 1986, Olen Ray sold the film to Troma under the new title, who released it on VHS. Troma would later re-release it in various DVD packages alongside lesser known titles that had been purchased for distribution.[11]

Reception

A review at Unknown Films states : " If it would make Ray feel any better, then I'll say this 90 minutes of dreariness is some of the best work he's ever done."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Demented Death Farm Massacre". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. 1 2 Weaver, Tom; Mank, Gregory W. (1999). John Carradine: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0607-4.
  3. ↑ "Honey Britches - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ↑ Schanke, R. (2011-08-01). Queer Theatre and the Legacy of Cal Yeomans. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-11988-8.
  5. ↑ "Demented Death Farm Massacre... The Movie (1971) — Distribution et Équipe technique sur MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Honey Britches - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ↑ writer, Jon AbramsEditor-In-Chief at Daily GrindhouseJon Abrams is a New York-based; cartoonist; Work, Committed Cinemaniac Whose Complete; Site, Credits Can Be Found at His. "HONEY BRITCHES (1971)". Daily Grindhouse. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ↑ Ziemba, Joseph A. "Backwoods A-Yo-Yo: Donn Davison And His Incredible Films – Bleeding Skull". Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  9. ↑ "HONEY BRITCHES (1971) de Donn Davison, Cinefania". www.cinefania.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  10. ↑ Nanarland. "Fred Olen Ray - la biographie par Nanarland". www.nanarland.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  11. ↑ "DEMENTED DEATH FARM MASSACRE | Troma". Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  12. ↑ "Demented Death Farm Massacre: The Movie - The Unknown Movies". the-unknown-movies.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

See also


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