Too much of everything

Pretty Good

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

A muscle man, a trollop, a big head brain, and a sensitive guy, make up the ultra-weird Stackpole family. They get their chuckles by waylaying strangers, giving them a lobotomy, then caging the victims in the basement for their amusement. Enter a diner owner, who's fooling around with a psycho biker's wife. Blackmailing the Stackpoles into getting rid of the brutish biker, he then puts the bite on them for money, which forces the plan to quickly spiral out of control. "Head of the Family" is outrageous and has enough dark humor to satisfy the "black comedy" crowd. There is very little gore, but be prepared for at least a bunch of nudity, including full frontal. Recommended of it's type. - MERK

In an effort to steal one man's wife, the protagonist Lance has a family of freaks kidnap the man and he then blackmails them to keep the whole affair silent.Many and perhaps most people would write this film off as being incredibly stupid and a horrible movie. And maybe they're right. But I think there are some things in this movie that should not be overlooked.First, the sheer excess of nudity and sexual activity. While in most films it would be completely unnecessary, this film seems to realize how silly the whole thing is and continues pushing the nudity to become even more outrageous. Half the plot develops while the main female lead is nude.Second, the plot is more intricate than many might assume. The plot, as outlined in my first sentence, is nothing spectacular. But they made the plot deeper and more serious when they put in a series of "what if" moments that arise when we hear about he hiring of multiple lawyers for use in the blackmail plot. What could have been a simple device is now a battle of the wits.Third, the film seems stupid because the ideas are silly and the nudity overshadows the rest of the film. But actually pay attention to the dialogue and you'll see the writer is a clever wordsmith. Such phrases as "foul play of the permanent variety" suggest this man would have had a good contract working for "Buffy the Vapire Slayer".If you like cheesy horror films, this is one you shouldn't pass up on. And you know it's cheesy because it's Full Moon Entertainment (makers of the "Puppet Master" series). While the gore is at a minimum, the b-movie schlock is at an all-time high!

I get angry when I think about this movie. When I look at the box cover my anger increases. This is the typical horror movie that has been for years on your local Blockbuster's horror shelf and no one has ever picked it up.I tend to rent a good movie and a terrible movie. I usually watched the good movie with my girlfriend or family and then, at midnight or later ir possible I watch alone the bad one.When I rented this crap I also rented The Insider (one of the best movies I've seen). I had a good taste in my mouth after watching it, but then HEAD OF THE FAMILY one of the worst horror movies ever made ruined my day. Castle Freak is a great horror film by Full Moon Pictures, why would they ever release a movie like this?! They've shown that they can make a good horror movie, why not follow the winning formula of Castle Freak?HEAD OF THE FAMILY has some elements (out dated by the way) like lots of nudity, gore, and a villain. The problem here is that none of the basic slasher elements work for this atrocity. I can't say if it's a horror comedy, a sci-fi mess, or an ultra low budget horror movie.I just know that it fails on everything! The storyline is a mess, it tried to spoof (I like to think so) TCM and Re-Animator but it just didn't work.But there's something good about the movie: Jacqueline Lovell. Her sex scenes are kinky! fit perfect in the B-movie label. She's hot! The scene where she's tied isn't violent, it's hot! Anyways, when you think that the best feature of a Horror movie is a hot woman, then it means that the movie is a total mess.I'm not whining, I'm preventing anyone from renting this one. Avoid it like the plague!1/10.

I was suprised at all the negative reviews, this is actually a darn good film from Mr. Band. "Benjamin Carr" coughs up a decent enough screenplay full of quirky characters and clever one liners. The head is genuinely creepy and the other characters are completely sleazy. Highly recommended, one of full moons better films.