not as good as all the hype

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Wheeler(King III)is to help Slick(Tommy Lamey)kidnap a retired wealthy businessman, a known fixture in his community, in the hopes of getting a ransom.Phillips(Herschel Mays)is a retired oil man who meets Wheeler, both exchanging positive interaction with each other. Wheeler, at this point(..the meet up twice, with Phillips treating Wheeler to a pop and coffee, kind gestures from a kind man)doesn't know Phillips is the man he is to kidnap.I don't know where they got this kid at but he's an adorable Dennis the Menace clone and his reactions towards slutty mama's sex with a john is priceless! You see the film establishes that the reason, the major contributing factor, for Wheeler's psychosis derives from watching his mama sleep with guys! His views of older men and women is skewed to say the least.I don't know where they dug up John King III, but he's quite a character. Pudgy, with a mop of hair, King III(..we'll such say that he's not the most snappy dresser) isn't exactly the most imposing presence, but his unspectacular look actually makes him a rather interesting psychopath. His scene with Phillips(..after smashing his glasses for kicks!)teasing the "old man" by working around his face with a pocket knife, talking about what he might do to his daughter, is a riot(..it takes place as Slick is driving Wheeler's Dodge to his cabin where they plan to keep Phillips). Slick sure doesn't expect to have such a deranged partner, and Wheeler gets so worked up sometimes, he can't help but torment Phillips, for whom he has contempt for. Wheeler's a confident, cocky bastard, and King III provides the character with a swagger. He's so repulsive, Wheeler spends time with Phillips' daughter stopping "by for a visit" he so claims, but it's more or less just for his own sick amusement. What Phillips' daughter, Connie(Candy Dee)doesn't realize is that her fiancé is the slime who has masterminded this whole scenario.The rural Arkansas setting sure gives the movie a Southern flavor(..there's a deadness in the open spaces, rail road tracks, and abandoned buildings which line the fields and roads, barb-wire fences, cattle grazing) and mood. But, I won't pretend it's handsomely made, which would be false, but it's lack of quality results in a cheap feel which suits the material. And, just wait until you get a load of the extensive chase(..it's quite a marathon!) where Slick must pursue Phillips, who breaks away once Wheeler has left to call to confirm the kidnapping, through fields and forest(..even coming across some pigs!)..both are so exhausted at the end, neither can barely move! While all this is going on, Wheeler is goofing off, stopping by to attempt to score some weed, pick up some Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a bar to pour beer over a teenage(..and buck naked) Linnea Quigley(..he humiliates her because she reminds him of his abusive mommy!). Not to worry, the film features a SECOND(!)foot race as a police deputy chases after Steve(Reed Johnson), the one responsible for the whole kidnap plot(..it ends inside a factory).This would undoubtedly fall under the "hickploitation trash" category..Rob Zombie would love this one. Country music is the score of choice featured throughout, adding to the sleazy atmosphere of the whole movie. Regarding Quigley, the camera lingers on her doused naked body for long periods as she sobs in embarrassment..I didn't know how to respond to this scene as I had conflicting feelings, as I'm sure others will as well. Wheeler's unflattering fate, appropriate for such a disgusting cretin, is shot in slow motion(..with flashbacks of mama kicking her boy on the ground!)fittingly closing the film.

This film is UNIQUE. Its so bad yet soooo good. Its rich with wondrous little moments found in no other film. And it has an authentic southern American quality that Hollywood often fails to capture. The vintage 70's south is crystallized perfectly in all its glory. This film is just plain fun for anyone with a discerning eye for tongue in cheek audacity. The characters are sharply contrasted against each other - very colorful, very animated, and the bad acting seems to do them a service. The main character, Wheeler, is the funniest/creepiest psycho ever. I mean, this guy is chock full of insecurity issues and they bleed right through the screen. If I ever met a guy this socially inept in real life I'd run away in a fit of giggle terror.

Yes there are other films that may be more boring than this, but it is so awful it's really unbelievable. I found it on video in blockbuster and thought it looked like a cool possibly gory movie. i waited for it to get late and watched it by myself in the dark at about 3 in the morning as i like to get scared. But boy howdy was i let down. The mask on the front of the video box is not even in the film and it was not even remotely scary. I paid £1 pound for this. the editing is amazing, one of the scenes ends and we then see a second of that scene again (mistake). I can't believe the editors left it like this. they probably could not be bothered as they new this would not change how the film went down. Also there is a long pointless chase for about half an hour, the music randomly plays and has no relevance to whats on screen, wheeler says dance about 100 times and does some well weird stuff which makes no sense. It seems funny how the director never made another film, hmm. Also if u look on the credits one of the cast has the directors surname so they may have been related to him - pointing out the low budgetness of this film. The director is also the producer and sheriff who kills wheeler for no reason. this film is a classic and i do not think there is a worse film out there. don't just take my word for it, i asked my brother what he thought of it and this is his response: "Don't ever think you have seen anything even close to the worst film ever, unless you have seen the butcher".p.s. the title is so miss leading. the only killing we see is not done by the films 'killer' and we only see two other dead people which he supposedly killed anyway.turdomatic - also look for that actress that also stars in zombiegeddon - ha ha

whew! i just finished this tour-de-force of a picture show! there is most definitely no character in the history of cinema who stands as grand as wheeler. he has more moxie than a fox in a rat trap! nothing can complete with this character who enjoys some kfc at a local tavern while forcing the waitress to put on an alluring strip show. in addition, the soundtrack or "wheeler's theme" is the tops! i didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but i was certainly glued to my davenport! oh, and his pilgrim hat is the benchmark in fashion...i only i could find the store where he got that....! in closing, this moving picture show was fraught with thrills and chills...i nearly wet my trousers!