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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1973 DVD Release: 08/21/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 19 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Comedy, Horror, Parody/Spoof, Horror Comedy

Southern California is being terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd. Schlocky moves easily through a strangely stupid suburban society, the members of which don't seem to see him as a hairy menace. Young Mindy Binermen (Eliza Garrett), blind for the last three years, falls in love with him thinking he's a dog. When an operation to restore her eyesight proves successful, she discovers her pet is a lovesick gorilla being chased by the National Guard. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

Eric Allison - Joe Puzman
Enrica Blankey - Mrs. Binerman

Director John Landis got his start making the ape comedy-monster movie Schlock in 1973. Anchor Bay has done some nice work on this title, starting with a very good looking 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. For a film that ran on an a budget of around ten dollars, Anchor Bay has done a great job cleaning up the print and minimizing any blemishes or scratches. Edge enhancement was kept to a bare minimum, as was any digital artifacting or shimmer. Audio for =Schlock is presented in Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono and sounds as good as a mono track from 1973 can. While the dialogue, effects, and music were all basically distortion free, the overall fidelity of the track was flat and unimpressive. No subtitles are included on this disc. Fans of this movie will thrill to a few well produced extra features, including a funny and informative commentary track by John Landis and master makeup effects man Rick Baker, a trailer for Schlock, four radio spots, talent biographies, and a still gallery of about 80 photos. Anchor Bay is to be commended for doing a very nice job on this "shlocky" film. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide