Psychos in Love
A strip-joint owner and a manicurist find that they have many things in common, the foremost being that they are psychotic serial killers. They fall in love and are happy being the family that slays together, until one day they come up against a plumber who also happens to be a cannibal.
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- Cast:
- Ruth Collins , Angela Nicholas , Eric Lutes , Irma St. Paule
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I love this movie so much
Instant Favorite.
Absolutely Fantastic
It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
PSYCHOS IN LOVE is a grossly unfunny indie comedy horror film of the 1980s. The plot literally has a male and female serial killer meeting up and falling in love. It's cheap and stupid throughout, with excruciating mannered tongue-in-cheek acting from beginning to end and plentiful gags which simply aren't funny. The first half of the film is one riff on the PSYCHO shower scene after another, with copious topless nudity from briefly-seen female starlets and tomato ketchup spraying all over the place. Later, cheesy gore effects are the order of the day, and they're pretty stupid. The only thing I can commend about this is the excellent high-definition presentation by Vinegar Syndrome.
Psychos in Love (1987) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Joe (Carmine Capobianco) and Dianne (Angela Nicholas) meet in his bar and soon hit it off. They never realized that they could meet someone with so much in common but it turns out that they both are also serial killers. The two agree to live together and keep killing but soon problems start to happen.PSYCHOS IN LOVE from director Gorman Bechard is a rather interesting film because in many ways it plays out like the countless romances that have happened since the dawn of cinema. You've got a fun couple. That couple faces various issues. That couple here just happen to be brutal murders. This isn't the type of film that is going to appeal to everyone and there's no question that there are some flaws but at the same time there's no question that there's a certain charm that is going on here.The main thing that is going to draw people to this movie is its sleaze. If you're into violence, gore and hot ladies getting naked then you're going to get plenty of that throughout the running time. What's so funny about this movie is that we've got the two lead characters talking to each other like they're in Romeo and Juliet but at the same time they're surrounded by all of this brutal and gory violence. The special effects certainly aren't in the same league as Tom Savini but they're still quite good. There's also plenty of blood being sprayed around so it's easy to see why this film gained its cult reputation.I also thought the two leads were quite good but there's no doubt that it's Capobianco who steals the show. He was co-writer for the screenplay so I'm sure he wrote his character's good dialogue but he also knew how to deliver it. PSYCHOS IN LOVE has certain flaws including its plot getting worn out by the end but it's still a fun little gem.
Psychos in Love is one of the most twisted comedies you will ever see. Way ahead of it's time, it's been ripped off by Hollywood (SCREAM!) and Madison Avenue Ad Agencies (the insurance industry's grape commercial...c'mon!), and I'm sure it's still being quote today by fans who first saw it two decades ago.The new DVD is ridiculously cool! Extras abound. The two commentaries offer completely different takes on the film. Gorman's solo is like a great film class. The one with him and Carmine is funny and sweet. The making off made me laugh out loud. And the photo gallery is really amazing.I love this movie. Along side The Evil Dead and Reanimator, probably my favorite in the horror genre of all time. Glad to finally see it get the DVD release it deserves.A must have for any good DVD collection!
This movie really sucks . That is what makes it so good. The " I hate grapes" dialogue foretells that this is one of the worst written screenplays of all time . Even the sound effects are overdone . Ed Wood couldn't have done it (Better)? . Whatever. This is a must not see .