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Jack-O
A family's curse brings back the spirit of Jack-O, The Pumpkin Man, who returns to drag more souls back with him to hell. The producing credit for Fred Olen Ray should be a clear indicator of what fans can expect in the scenes to follow. JACK-O is the poor man's PUMPKINHEAD, and a literal one at that, considering the character's name and the jack-o-lantern that adorns his head. It is hard to tell which of the performances were intentionally terrible and which were just terrible, but in either case, the acting in the picture is remarkably bad and played entirely straight. JACK-O somehow manages cameos from genre greats Cameron Mitchell, John Carradine, and Linnea Quigley, each of whom are given throwaway roles for what little money they must have been paid. Even with his cheap latex mask and scarecrow costume, Jack-O's silent, jagged grimace is sufficiently creepy when contrasted against the choking smoke from the fog machines. Though it poses some of the lamest low-budget FX, there are a few bloody gags to satiate the hardcore gore fan. JACK-O is just another tiresome, derivative Slasher with all of the makings of a bad B-movie.
-Carl Manes
I Like Horror MoviesPumpkinhead's slow cousin makes his debut in Jack-O
On our list for a while has been a lesser known cult horror that appeared to be in the "Wicked Games" field called Jack-O. Well there's no question to it's quality being that of Wicked Games because this couldn't have cost more then $500 to make, and that is very generous assumption. Right from the opening credits it's made quite clear either you back out now or force yourself into an hour an a half of some low budget laughs. For us the choice is simple. We live for B and all the horrible acting, effects, and dialogue it can throw at us. Unfortunately is wasn't quite as entertaining as we were hoping for but certainly gave us enough chuckles to earn itself a healthy 3 star rating.
Amidst an incredible amount of plot holes we managed to somewhat figure out what was going on in Jack-O. It starts off with some kid sporting a giant pair of specs who happened to be a relative of Jack-O-Lanterns first victim. The kid has a lot of visions of the Jack-O character who is nothing more then a guy walking around with a pumpkin mask on. See Jack-O's grave was tampered with causing him to rise up and seek vengeance on the descendants on the family that took him out long ago. Beyond what we attempted to piece together is nothing more then some of the worst acting and hilarious effects ever caught on tape. The greatest part had to be when one of the victims got shocked by a toaster with unreal graphics of voltage shooting through her body then turning her into a skeleton with hair. It's simply something you must see to understand.
When deciding on what Jack-O is worth it really depends on the viewer. For us it was pretty entertaining and provided enough laughs to keep us satisfied for a one time only watch. However if you are looking for a real scary flick, which would be confusing to us if you'd be considering this for that reason, then by no means attempt to watch Jack-O. This is a film only meant for those who love that of the "so good it's bad" variety and can appreciate a very poorly made movie. It's pretty amazing how this one never showed up on Mystery Science Theater 3000 because it is right up there with their typical caliber of movie.
Pure garbage...And I loved it!
Jack-O is 90's schlock-horror crapola of the highest order. Of all the low budget crud I've watched over the years, I can honestly say I've never seen one so cheap that it had to use the same actors to play different characters...Until I watched Jack-O that is.
You see, many years ago, the Kelly family put a stop to an evil wizard's reign. As his revenge, the wizard conjured up the deadly pumpkin man "Jack-O". As it might be, Jack-O has been sealed in his grave for years. That is until some punk teens are horsing around in the graveyard and knock over the wooden crucifix that keeps him locked in there. Now Jack-O, the figure of a man with a jack-o-lantern head, roams the surrounding neighborhood on Halloween night picking off people at random. The only one who can stop him is young Sean because he is a fifth generation Kelly...Or something like that...I dunno, does it really matter?
Words could not adaquetely describe the cheapness of Jack-O. But let's just say that when Linnea Quigey is the most capable actor in the movie, you know you've got a force to be reckoned with on your hands. Jack-O also tries, (and I emphasize TRIES) to incorporate some type of pro-left wing commentary into the whole thing. While I believe that politics have no place in horror, in this case it just ends up being all the more hilarious when we see the wife in a crotchety conservative family meet her doom by means of a toaster, with some of the cheesiest special effects possibly ever. Alone worth purchasing this movie.
All in all this is must-see material for low-budget, and schlock horror fans. Jack-o is classic in my book!
Ignore the reviews...................
Ok you can't expect high quality acting and special effects from a B movie....this movie is fun and cheesy which was meant to be,funny not scary. It is ver creative unlike the stupid Horror movies of today,apparently people who like saw,and hostel and other stupid movies like that should stay away from this movie.Invite freinds make popcorn and eat junk and perpare to have fun while watching this movie.It is a cult classic This movie defintely deserves a place in any horror fan collection who appreciate B Movies.Please do not take this movie seriously or else that will take the joy out of it....Great Halloween Film..............the worst EVER
there is absolutely no entertainment value in this movie.
don't look at the cover and say "oh , cool, this will be alright"......
no it won't.
this movie is so bad it's BAD.
you've been warned.
and no, there isn't even a moment or two worth remembering either for you "half-movie" likers.
this movie makes leprechaun look like psycho. no, that wasn't insulting enough but it will do.Description
Raised from the dead by evil wizard Walter Machen (horror legend John Carradine), scythe-wielding Jack-O, a pumpkin-headed Halloween Demon, returns in modern times to haunt an average American family and their babysitter, Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead). On Halloween night, Jack-O begins hacking and slashing his way through a blood-spattered stack of drunk college students, clueless neighbors, terrified trick-or-treaters, motorcycle maniacs, and a witless cable TV installer played by the film's self-deprecating, Florida-based director, Steve Latshaw (Death Mask). Finally back on home video, this homegrown cult classic returns in its first special edition to terrify audiences all over again! Also starring terror favorites Brinke Stevens (Delta Delta Die!) and Cameron Mitchell (Blood and Black Lace)
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