Shrunken Heads

A truly surreal amazingly funny work. I knew the Elfman clan was unhinged, but this movie just blew me away. The concept of three little shrunken heads fighting crime was just way too much for me.

If you laugh at really bizarre movies, or just really like "Evil Dead" and "Brain Dead", this is definitely a must see.

Okay. Yes. The movie is cheesy. The effects are Just Plain Awful.

And yes. The plot (what little there is) is, frankly, ridiculous.

And I agree. The developmnet of the nearly non-existent plot is stupid and quite undirected.

Maybe the only reason I find this piece of unremitting schlock compelling was Rebecca Herbst. Hey! If she'll open her shirt for a nasty little shrunken head, there may be hope that, one day, a troll like me will get similar treatment!

;-)

I had the opportunity to sit down here in 2021 to watch the 1994 movie "Shrunken Heads" from writers Charles Band and Matthew Bright. And I must admit that I had a bit of expectations for the movie, given Charles Band's involvement in it.

Turns out that this movie was just bad. Sure, the concept idea might have been good enough, but the movie was just a lousy swing and a miss. From the lackluster storyline, dubious acting performances, mundane characters and horrible special effects, then there was just little room left for entertainment and enjoyment for "Shrunken Heads".

There was just next to nothing of any worth to the storyline, and to be honest, it felt like the plot and script was written by a student in elementary school for a school project. It was just bad writing and lousy storytelling.

The acting in the movie was wooden and rigid, and it felt like most of the performers weren't buying into the movie's plot either. In fact, there weren't any noteworthy or mentionable performances to be seen throughout the course of the movie.

And as for the special effects. Well, they were just downright terrible; no sense dancing around the bush here. For a movie from 1994, then "Shrunken Heads" was just displaying a showcase of horribly inadequate special effects for that era of horror movies. The floating heads made me laugh so hard.

"Shrunken Heads" is not a movie that entertained me, much less enthralled me in any way. And this is hardly a movie that I would recommend you spending your time, money or efforts on. This is definitely not your typical Charles Band quality.

My rating of the 1994 movie "Shrunken Heads" lands on a mere three out of ten shrunken heads, pardon the pun.

This turned out to be a lot more of a comedy than a horror film. Seeing shrunken heads flying around was pretty unique and cool-looking but a lot more funny than scary. That's okay; I enjoyed it as a comedy.

There really wasn't much to this Grade B-horror flick expect a lot of voodoo nonsense, which was taken quite seriously in here. What a croc! I actually believe would take this stuff seriously.

Nevertheless, it's always satisfying to see a bunch of hoods get what's coming to them as our headless heroes did in here, seeking revenge on those responsible for their odd condition.

Talk about an original story! Fun stuff.

I picked up a copy of this at a boot sale last sunday for a pound. It's a quality low budget comedy/horror about 3 kids who are gunned down by Vinnie and the Viper Gang. Luckily Mr Sumatra the local newsagent and witch doctor revives them as 3 nasty little shrunken heads. If you are a fan of films like 'idle hands', 'Ghoulies' or 'Critters' you will love this film. It has an excellent Danny Elfman score great special effects and a tongue firmly lodged in it's cheek! It also comes from producer Charles Band who produced 'Dolls' & 'Puppet Master'. This is definitely one of the better full-moon horror movies. If you see this film - grab it! This movie has only been released in the UK once- on rental video. Time for a DVD!!!!