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Surf Nazis Must Die

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
6.3K
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Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)
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B-ActionActionComedyDramaHorror

When the son of a gun-wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, his Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.When the son of a gun-wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, his Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.When the son of a gun-wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, his Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.

  • Director
    • Peter George
  • Writers
    • Jon Ayre
    • Peter George
  • Stars
    • Gail Neely
    • Robert Harden
    • Barry Brenner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter George
    • Writers
      • Jon Ayre
      • Peter George
    • Stars
      • Gail Neely
      • Robert Harden
      • Barry Brenner
    • 66User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gail Neely
    Gail Neely
    • Eleanor 'Mama' Washington
    Robert Harden
    Robert Harden
    • Leroy
    Barry Brenner
    Barry Brenner
    • Adolf
    Dawn Wildsmith
    Dawn Wildsmith
    • Eva
    Michael Sonye
    • Mengele
    Joel Hile
    • Hook
    Ryan Fegley
    • Lame Skater Nazi
    Gene Mitchell
    • Brutus
    Tom Shell
    Tom Shell
    • Smeg
    Bobbie Bresee
    Bobbie Bresee
    • Smeg's Mom
    Jordan Briers
    • Cool Sk8r Gurl
    Tom Demenkoff
    • Ariel
    • (as Ty Thomas)
    John Williamette
    • Mex
    Rand Hogen
    • Teeth
    Dennis Phun
    • Wang
    • (as Daniel Kong)
    Steve Reid
    • Yin
    Terry Lee
    • Yang
    Brian Krutoff
    • Curl
    • Director
      • Peter George
    • Writers
      • Jon Ayre
      • Peter George
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    User reviews66

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    govett

    Beneath Teeth?

    Folks, eat your heart out. I know Rand Hogen, who plays Teeth. His death-scream still resonates throughout Hollywood — and Bollywood, for that matter — as the model scream for all on-screen dust-biting. As for Rand himself, I know that from his incomparable acting you'd expect him to be a glitzy, world-traveling, supercilious snob, but he's actually quite a nice guy. (Thought the same can't be said about his brother, Rory, who, while no actor himself, fancies himself God's gift to the unevolved.) The rumor through the grapevine is that two rainmaking produces in Hollywood are bruiting about a project called Surf Nazis Are Fixin' to Die II, but it hasn't got enough funding yet. It seems to be a prequel filmed in the South on the Gulf of Mexico. I think they need to raise about $200. I sure hope that Rand gets the opportunity to reprise his role as Teeth, though by now he'll probably go by the sobriquet Dentures, which more befits a superannuated man. An Oscar awaits him, no doubt. Or at least a Reynaldo.
    acky

    Fascinating post-apocalypse feature

    I think most people hate Surf Nazis Must Die because of the whole Troma label. This is more of an interesting experimental feature closer to "The Bedsitting Room" than Mad Max. It's very well shot and the synth 80's music is interesting for a film of this type. This film should have been marketed to the Art House Crowd. It's a slow moving odd and unique film. It's a shame it fell into the hands of Troma.
    KGB-Greece-Patras

    Beautiful soundtrack, I enjoyed so much...

    This film is no better or worse than others have described. It's silly, its corny, we know that already, I mean I knew before even pressing play button..... I have had my fair in strange, extreme, original , unconventinal movies - nevertheless I was never a bad-film fan, I like b-films through the passion of the independent anti-artist, but i haven't done much research in the legendary 'best' bad films...

    I have to add that I have only seen Toxic avenger 1 from Troma... not much else, but i plan to! I really can't describe the emotions and vibe this films awoke! The perfect musical theme, some kind of early post-electro , pre-techno tune stuck in my mind, this piece of 'art' is not easily labeled as comedy, nor horror. I liked the fact that it doesn't want to be anything much, and it knows its values... Little talking & meanings, lots of wanna-be (?)style , lots of amateurish passion, lots of great synthesizer music (i happen to be one of the hugest fans of them all!) and cheesy (?) editing ....

    Easily my best bad film, not that I have seen a lot of them, and for what it is worth, it's because of the music ....

    If you have a somewhat strange humour and happen to like electronic music and 90s synthesizers, give this a try... quite a different take on praising this piece of trash, isn't it??
    5znep27

    How did they manage to make this movie suck?

    When I first heard about this movie, I thought it would be the greatest movie ever made. First of all, it's called Surf Nazis Must Die. Second of all, it's about an old fat black lady seeking revenge against a gang called the surf Nazis who killed her son. Third of all, it was released by Troma. It seems nearly impossible for somebody to screw this movie up, but they did. It was just one big boring scene after another and Momma Washington didn't do too much fighting with the surf Nazis. Somebody with talent needs to remake this would be tromasterpiece. This would be the end of my review but I need at least 10 lines. I don't understand why they think you can only describe a movie in 10 or more lines. And I have seen reviews that have been far less the 10 lines. How did they do that?
    5Survive_Kino

    Troma matures with a dystopic vision of the future of gang culture

    This film unashamedly attempts to replicate Kubrick's 'A clockwork Orange' and is also similar to other youth gang movies such as 'Romper Stomper' and 'Suburbia' The issues of radical politics, racism, disillusioned youth, vengeance and gang violence are all addressed, but there is nothing original about this film. There is excellent cinematography and an interesting synth score which seems appropriate. The story focuses around a the 'surf Nazis' the dominant surfer gang in California, they kill a young African American, but things go wrong for the gang when the victim's Mother seeks a bloody revenge. The story is simple and the acting pretty abysmal, but if you're a fan of the amateur charm of Troma movies then this probably won't bother you, as long as you accept there are a lot less laughs and a lot less tits than other Troma classics such as 'Class of Nuke 'em High'

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    • Trivia
      The cover to King Crimson's 1969 debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King, An Observation by King Crimson" is painted on a wall.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the movie the surf-nazi swastikas are facing different directions. Which also changes the meaning behind the symbol.
    • Quotes

      Eleanor "Mama" Washington: Taste some of Mama's home cookin', Adolf!

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in an unrated "director's cut" that contains an additional 10 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Theater Mode: Surf Nazis Must Die (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Alcoholic's Anthem
      Performed by The Tazers

      Copyright 1986 The Tazers

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    • Release date
      • July 3, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los nazis karatekas
    • Filming locations
      • Huntington Beach, California, USA(all beach scenes)
    • Production company
      • Troma Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $20,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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