Trail of the Screaming Forehead

This movie succeeded in cracking me up throughout its duration. The characters are what it is all about.

Trail of the Screaming Forehead is (I think) the 4th movie from the mind of Larry Blamire, and it's subject matter is the most eccentric yet. Basically it apes the B movies from the 1950's yet again, with the Blamire twist of more than one strand of plot happening at the same time.

How anyone could give this amiable parody of a old sci-fi movies less than a grade of 7 is beyond me. Even if it's not to your taste, it's clear that the movie makers knew exactly what they were doing, and they never cheat.

One of the great joys of Larry Blamire's films is that he uses the same core cast for each of his affectionate pastiches, so you get to see them in a variety of roles. The affection one feels for them upon meeting up again is akin to that felt for long gone movie actors of one's childhood.

The scuttlebutt is that apparently, as of late 2010, the film has gotten distribution and will be released to DVD shortly.The version I saw was the one screened on the Independent Film Channel.

After seeing this little gem in our On Demand service, I knew I had to watch it. It doesn't really have much of a re-watchability factor to it, but it's worth the view if you like this sort of thing.

Had a great time at the world premier in Seattle. Screaming Forehead is EXTREMELY funny, with great writing and acting.

I just was at the world premiere of The Trail of the Screaming Forehead at the Seattle International Film Festival (2007), and it was terrific!

I understand what they were going for in this movie but it just failed. It wasn't funny...