Body Melt

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Body Melt
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DVD Cover
Directed by Philip Brophy
Produced by Rod Bishop
Daniel Scharf
Written by Rod Bishop
Philip Brophy
Starring Gerard Kennedy
Andrew Daddo
Music by Philip Brophy
Cinematography Ray Argall
Edited by Bill Murphy
Distributed by ViewCave
21st Century Film Corporation
Release dates
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  • 15 December 1993 (1993-12-15)
Running time
81 minutes
Country Australia
Language English

Body Melt is a 1993 satirical Australian horror film directed by Philip Brophy and written by Brophy and Rod Bishop (both ex-→ ↑ →), influenced by "splatstick" Peter Jackson films like Bad Taste and Braindead.

Plot

The film is about the residents of the small town of Pebbles Court who are the unknowing test subjects for a new variety of "Vimuville" dietary supplement pills that arrive for free in their mailboxes. The pills are designed to produce the ultimate healthy human, but have unexpected side effects including hallucinations and mutations. Despite the attempts made to warn the townsfolk from a previous test subject, who is now undergoing rapid cellular decay, he arrives too late, and crashes his car and is killed by tentacles growing out of his throat. The pills are consumed by the residents, and produce liquefying flesh, elongated tongues, exploding stomachs, exploding penises, imploding heads, monstrous births, tentacles growing out of the face, living mucus, sentient placentas, and other gruesome mutations. Ultimately more and more of the residents of the Pebbles Court mutate or die horrific deaths, until almost every character has been dispatched.

Production

The film was shot in October and November 1992.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

  • Video review wrote "With over 150 ways to melt your body, it's one of the most innovative and versatile horror films ever. Guaranteed to make you squirm."
  • Samhain wrote "Unique and individual. A wicked and gruesome satire on the clean-living lifestyle of modern Australia as seen across the globe in various TV soaps."
  • Screen International described the film "As satirical as it is sick-making. A cult hit."
  • Star Burst wrote "Packs more mucous, phlegm, puke, snot, slime & spit than you'd ever think possible."
  • Time Out wrote "Despite its emetic preoccupation with exploding stomach's & bodily fluids there is also a liberal injection of black humour."
  • Fangoria wrote "A slime-soaked all-out shocker!"
  • Face described the film as "A dumb/smart satire on health faclslm. The kind of movie they just don't make anymore."[2]

Home Media

Body Melt was released on DVD with a new print by Umbrella Entertainment in August 2006. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the original theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, a behind the scenes featurette with cast and crew and a storyboard gallery.[3]

See also

References

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External links

  • "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, January 1003 p75
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