Psychomania [VHS]
by Don Sharp
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Actor: Ann Michelle, Denis Gilmore, Mary Larkin, Nicky Henson, Roy HolderDirector: Don Sharp
Cinematographer: Ted Moore
Editor: Richard Best
Producer: Andrew Donally
Writer: Arnaud d'Usseau
Writer: Julian Zimet
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC, Original recording reissued, Widescreen
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Studio: Image Entertainment
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Movie Review: you can come back if you want to..
Summary: 4 Stars
There's copies of this out there on vhs which contain the entire movie and are in pretty good condition. If you can find it, the Euroshock Collection disc - now sadly discontinued - also contains the entire movie. This version, which appears to be sourced from two different prints, is well worth snapping up even though a short sequence containing a seance which reveals quite a bit of background info about three of the films most important characters has been left out - presumably due to damage of the prints used (?) other than that its still a great movie. In fact I think its safe to say that its the only British Biker Zombie movie - with the possible exception of the terrible I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (itself being a spin-off from British tv series Boon) and therefore should need no more description.
Also of interest, if you can find them, would be Dead of Night, The Sorcerers, Witchfinder General, The Wicker Man, Death Line, Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, Blood on Satans Claw and the strangely erotic Vampyres. British horror movies weren't all about the Bray studios output and Psychomania is a great example.
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Summary of Psychomania [VHS]
Look out! The Living Dead motorcycle gang is on the rampage, wreaking havoc in their small English town. For gang leader Tom, however, mere earthly violence is not enough: he's obsessed with the occult and is convinced that he can kill himself and then return from the dead--with the help of a frog-worshipping cult and his seance-conducting mother (Beryl Reid). Remarkably, Tom succeeds and soon joins the ranks of the walking--and riding--dead! Now if he can only persuade his girlfriend and the rest of his gang to join him, but Mother and her diabolical butler Shadwell (George Sanders) may have other plans for the Living Dead, who are dangerously trespassing on uncharted spiritual grounds. "Psychomania" is a pre-punk, British horror cult classic featuring trashy violence, suburban witchcraft and some amazing motorcycle stunt sequences. Come and ride with The Living Dead--if you dare!Somewhere in the English countryside a nihilistic biker (Nicky Henson) decides to make the name of his violent motorcycle gang ("The Living Dead") more than just a slogan. With the help of his dear old mum (Beryl Reid), who just happens to be a frog-worshipping occultist, he dives to his death only to leap out of his grave (still astride his motorcycle) like a black leather bat out of hell. This is one young rebel who makes the dictum "Live hard, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse" a reality. Soon he's recruiting for his undead biker army. ("Oh man, what are we waiting for?!" exclaims a restless gang member before driving headlong into a truck.) This zombie version of The Wild Angels is less horror film than biker nightmare, and Don Sharp, a former Hammer horror director, doesn't quite know how to straddle the line. The obscure supernatural elements feel creaky next to the restless violence of the rebels without a pulse and their sadistic reign of terror. Though he revels in gallows humor (the gang's "extreme sports" suicide montage is ghoulishly hilarious), Sharp never lets it descend into camp--though at times perhaps he should have. It's an inventive if not altogether successful genre mix highlighted with a sardonic turn by George Sanders as a shady servant who seems completely bemused by the entire spectacle. --Sean Axmaker
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