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''Two Thousand Maniacs!'' (1964) is a low budget [[Gorn|splatter]] [[Horror]] [[Film]] written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is the second part of the informal "Blood Trilogy", following ''[[Blood Feast]]'' and followed by ''[[Color Me Blood Red]]''. It is known for its scenes of full-color gore and torture, which together with its [[B |
''Two Thousand Maniacs!'' (1964) is a low budget [[Gorn|splatter]] [[Horror]] [[Film]] written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is the second part of the informal "Blood Trilogy", following ''[[Blood Feast]]'' and followed by ''[[Color Me Blood Red]]''. It is known for its scenes of full-color gore and torture, which together with its [[B-Movie]] quality direction and acting earned the film a cult following. |
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Six Yankee tourists are lured into the quaint southern town of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Pleasant Valley]], invited to be the guests of honor in a centennial celebration of the day [[The American Civil War|Union troops]] destroyed the town. They soon discover, however, that the festivities are nothing like they expected, as they are forced to take part in a series of extremely violent and gory games. |
Six Yankee tourists are lured into the quaint southern town of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Pleasant Valley]], invited to be the guests of honor in a centennial celebration of the day [[The American Civil War|Union troops]] destroyed the town. They soon discover, however, that the festivities are nothing like they expected, as they are forced to take part in a series of extremely violent and gory games. |
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=== This film and its remake contain examples of: === |
=== This film and its remake contain examples of: === |
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* [[B-Movie]] |
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* [[Bond One-Liner]]: In both the remake and its sequel, Huck says this after killing {{spoiler|the last two survivors}}: |
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{{quote| "Damn Yankees."}} |
{{quote| "Damn Yankees."}} |
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* [[Bury Your Gays]]: In the remake, the gay character dies [[Cruel and Unusual Death|in a cruel and sadistic manner]], but not without a hint of dark irony. He's bent over a table and has a [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice|giant skewer]] [[Ass Shove|shoved up his rear]] until it comes out of his mouth. The old woman tasting the blood is bad enough, but if you look closely [[Squick|you can see bits of corn on the tip of the skewer.]] [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|He had just been having a picnic minutes ago.]] |
* [[Bury Your Gays]]: In the remake, the gay character dies [[Cruel and Unusual Death|in a cruel and sadistic manner]], but not without a hint of dark irony. He's bent over a table and has a [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice|giant skewer]] [[Ass Shove|shoved up his rear]] until it comes out of his mouth. The old woman tasting the blood is bad enough, but if you look closely [[Squick|you can see bits of corn on the tip of the skewer.]] [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|He had just been having a picnic minutes ago.]] |
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* [[Freudian Excuse]]: In ''Field of Screams'', after Val says that her mother was a prison guard (when explaining how she knows how to handle a gun), Black Cherry says that [[Lipstick Lesbian|that explains a lot]]. |
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: In ''Field of Screams'', after Val says that her mother was a prison guard (when explaining how she knows how to handle a gun), Black Cherry says that [[Lipstick Lesbian|that explains a lot]]. |
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* [[Gorn]]: People getting drawn and quartered, getting [[Half the Man He Used To Be|sliced in half]], getting their faces ripped off, getting a [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice|skewer]] [[Ass Shove|up the ass]]... yessir, there is gore here and then some! |
* [[Gorn]]: People getting drawn and quartered, getting [[Half the Man He Used To Be|sliced in half]], getting their faces ripped off, getting a [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice|skewer]] [[Ass Shove|up the ass]]... yessir, there is gore here and then some! |
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* [[Kill'Em All]] |
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* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: TV producer Val Turner in ''Field of Screams''. She indulges in filming scenes of [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Rome and Tina]] wrestling in bikinis, and her death involves her getting seduced by one of the town's women. |
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: TV producer Val Turner in ''Field of Screams''. She indulges in filming scenes of [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Rome and Tina]] wrestling in bikinis, and her death involves her getting seduced by one of the town's women. |
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* [[The Other Darrin]]: ''Field of Screams'' replaces Robert Englund with Bill Moseley for the role of Mayor Buckman. |
* [[The Other Darrin]]: ''Field of Screams'' replaces Robert Englund with Bill Moseley for the role of Mayor Buckman. |