The Mutations


Director	Jack Cardiff
Selected Cast	Donald Pleasence as Professor Nolter
	Tom Baker as Lynch
	Brad Harris as Brian Redford
	Julie Ege as Hedi
	Michael Dunn as Burns
	Scott Antony as Tony
	Jill Haworth as Lauren
Soundtrack	Basil Kirchin

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alexlincs 10th Nov 2021		Rated 7/10 The Freakmaker is about a crazy scientist (Donald Pleasence) who creates half-human, half-plant hybrids for his circus freakshow. Eventually the "freaks" turn on him. The film is directed by Jack Cardiff who is best known as a cinematographer creating a stunning body of work with films like: The Red Shoes and Black Narcissus. His directioral films have not been as critically acclaimed; they came out at a time when the British film industry was heading towards ruin. The Girl On A Motorcycle is a very good existential biker film with some stunning photography. The Freakmaker has some excellent time lapse photography of plants and some great performances from Donald Pleasence who hams it up, but still manages to be creepy and insidious. A young Tom Baker who has good screen presence and is physically imposing as he is over six feet tall. Julie Ege is a cult film actress who is an underrated actress and this film gives her something to do other than take her clothes off. I consider it to be an above average B-Movie horror with some genuinely disturbing moments and it manages to be a bit more than a campy homage to Tod Browning's "Freaks". The Blu-Ray from Diabolik has great colour bringing out the garish palette and features clear Mono sound. 7 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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