Curse of the Queerwolf

"Curse of the Queerwolf", the title alone should set you up for one of the funniest films of all time. Even though it wasn't, "Curse of the Queerwolf" could have very well been made by the same chaps who brought us "Airplane", "The Naked Gun", and all of those classics.

Most people won't like this film due to the fact that it was made on such a low budget, but if they would take the time to watch it, they will see what they're missing.

One of the things that makes this film so great is the only way one can kill a queerwolf. They never SHOW this, but you know what's going on.

Anyone who can watch this without laughing is probably a serial killer.

A film I wish I could have the brains to write. Out of 1-10 "Curse of the Queerwolf" gets a 10! A must see!

This is actually pretty funny in a reeeeeealy low budget way, and not as offensive as you might think. Actually the film is pretty much an equal opportunity offendor and makes fun of those straight white guys we all hate as well as gays. A guy gets bitten on the ass by a gay werewolf, and not only turns into a werewolf but also turns gay, to say more ruins the movie.

It's too bad they didn't call it "the Monster in the Closet" though...

I found my copy of CURSE... in a Suncoast Video in Indiana. I have shown it to many people who just stare at the screen in disbelief. I think it is one of the best "worst" movies out there. I've never found it again, and will cry the day my tape finally gives out. I just dug it out the other day and am gearing up for another viewing. So cracked in its layers. The Hillbilly nightmares...the running gag with the doctor...the poor puppies...the men with the torches...the gypsy...It's all flooding my memory, and I'm giggling all over again. If you ever have a chance to get your hands on this rare movie, DO IT! You won't regret a single penny of it.

My review was written in September 1989 after watching the movie on Paramount video cassette.

This catchily titled feature is an extremely funny, wide-ranging horror satire. Aggressively offensive black humor marks it as more a video to delight private audiences rather than for the traditional midnight bookings route.

Helmer Mark Pirro, known for his popular Super 8mm comedy "A Polish Vampire in Burbank", comes up with very clever (and equally tasteless) puns in limning the sick tale of Larry Smallbut (Michael Palazzollo), who's bitten by Cynthia Brownell. As a result, he turns into a Queerwolf when the moon is full and is soon on the run from a group of torch-wielding fanatics who want to silver stake him in an unmentionable spot. Only a medallion containing John Wayne's photo can protect him from transforming into a limp-wristed "monster".

On the surface, pic obviously is in poor taste regarding gays, but it is disarming not only because of its high percntage of successful gags but because it carefully mocks the paranoia of much of the straight world regarding homosexuals. The hilarious transformation scene is proof of this, culminating not only in bodily change but with a hanky magically growing out of the back pocket of the hero's jeans. Running gag of Palazzolo accidentally killing his pet dogs is typical of the no-holds-barred Pirro approach.

Also satirized are films ranging from "The Exorcist" to "Deliverance", with a truly inspired re-writing of the "Ballad of Jed Clampett" from "The Beverly Hillbillies" tv show to fit hero's nightmare about being pursued by the lecheous backwoods geeks from John Boorman's 1972 classic.

Larry Smallbut is bitten by a transvestite so when the moon is full he turns into a limp-wristed queen. He has to try to get back on the straight and narrow. All these people who complain about anything that that see as the tiniest bit 'homophobic' and nitpick about the differences between gay and cross-dressers need to get their head out of their asses (pardon the pun). And it only shows that being PC is sadly alive and well. For the rest of us (Ie. SANE people), we can see that it's JUST a movie. Funny at times, stupid at others (the whole hillbilly thing), but anyone who rants against the film not for what it is, but for what their narrow-minded views conceive it as being are just sad. My star rating will be higher than my graded rating in an effort to rectify that. (again no pun intended)

My Grade: C-

DVD Extras: 26 minute documentary "Curse of the Queerwolf: Completely from Behind"; a 1 and a half minute clip of the queerwolf's debut in "A Polish Vampire in Burbank"; Mark Pirro biography; and theatrical trailer

Eye Candy: Cynthia Brownell gets topless; Darwyn Carson in a see-thru bra