Luther the Geek (1990)

Director:

Carlton J. Albright

Writer:

Carlton J. Albright (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A movie with a fowl bite!

Plot:

As a young child Luther The Geek or "The Freak" witnesses a band of men goading a geek (a man who bites...

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Geek | Chicken | Clucking | Bound And Gagged

Cast

Edward Terry	...	The Freak
Joan Roth	...	Hilary
Stacy Haiduk	...	Beth
Thomas Mills	...	Rob
Jerry Clarke	...	Trooper (as J. Joseph Clarke)
Tom Brittingham	...	Geek
Carlton Williams	...	Little Luther
'Chicken' Klabunde	...	Carnival Woman
Gil Rogers	...	Walsh
Karen Maurise	...	Mrs. Butler
Jerome Borgos	...	Chairman
Michael Boyle	...	Board Member 4
David Pavlosky	...	Jason
Robert Caraballo	...	Cook
Nat KT	...	Teenage Clerk
Tom Wadsworth	...	Store Manager
Sigrid Norris	...	Teenage Girl
Gail Buxton	...	Old Lady at Bus Sop
Tris Brumbly	...	Police Officer
Martin Widener	...	Hunter

Directed by
Carlton J. Albright

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Carlton J. Albright		writer (as Whitey Styles)

Produced by
Beth George	....	associate producer
David Platt	....	producer
Ernest Shapiro	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Vern Carlson

Cinematography by
David Knox

Film Editing by
Richard Smigielski		(as Rick Smigielski)

Production Design by
Michael Beaudette

Art Direction by
Lance Norris

Set Decoration by
Patricia Aldrich

Costume Design by
Laura Drawbaugh

Makeup Department
Cidele Curo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Michael Dempsey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bix Skahill	....	assistant director (as Don Skahill)
Korrine Skinner	....	assistant director

Art Department
Rebecca Kurtz	....	props
Lauren Lippman	....	props
Lance Norris	....	set dresser
Troy Alan Peters	....	set dresser (as Troy Peters)
Bundy Trinz	....	scenic painter

Sound Department
Wendy Hedin	....	sound editor
Michael Jordan	....	sound re-recording mixer
David M. O'Dell	....	boom operator (as Dave Odell)
Steven J. Rogers	....	production sound mixer (as Steven Rogers)
Theo Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
William Purcell	....	special effects (as Bill Purcell)
Mike Tristano	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (as Ed Fernandez)
James Fierro	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Kay Whipple	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Parish Allen	....	grip (as John Parish)
John Beran	....	third assistant camera
Art Brown	....	first assistant camera
Frank Eck	....	stills: New York
Bobby Golibart	....	grip
Wayne Indyk	....	second assistant camera
Randall Levinson	....	stills: circus poster
Todd MacNicholl	....	grip
Lance Norris	....	stills
Brian O'Connell	....	additional photographer
Paul Schneider	....	grip
William Schwarz	....	gaffer
Mike Swenson	....	key grip (as Michael Swenson)
Chris Thornton	....	best boy electric
Lee Vercruse	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joyce Beatty	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Fred Koevary	....	negative cutter
David Leonard	....	assistant editor
Stacia Thompson	....	assistant editor
Kathy Wohlfeld	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Vern Carlson	....	music copyright

Other crew
Eva Banhidi	....	script supervisor
Kathy Bowers	....	craft service
Phyllis Johnson	....	caterer
Chris Kolling	....	production assistant
Helen McGinn	....	production coordinator
Sari Pardoor	....	production assistant

Thanks
Elaine Henrekin	....	special thanks
Jim Henrekin	....	special thanks
Billy Soto	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Quest Entertainment (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Troma Entertainment (1996) (USA) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Team Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Astro Distribution (2001) (Germany) (DVD)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Iowa, USA

Trivia:

The old woman that Luther kills outside the grocery store is actually a young actress in old age make-up

Movie Connections:

References Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Filmed As The Freak

I rented the out of print video version of this about a year and a half ago from a mom and pop video store down the road from my house. I watched it and liked it. I asked the old guy who ran the place to sell me the video but he declined. A couple of days ago I saw Troma re-released this and I quickly snatched it up. I'm glad I didn't buy the video. The Troma DVD has some really good extras (love the shower scene outtakes). Anyway, this is a pretty good horror movie and the first hour has plenty of out-of-nowhere twists and turns and the villain in this is entertaining to watch (he clucks like a chicken). The gore is spaced out but heavy and the story moves at a fast pace even though it's pretty slim. A chunk in the last half hour features a cop sleuthing through a dark barn and the scene takes an eternity (my girlfriend then fell asleep). Thats the only downfall of the movie. Otherwise, an original, gruesome, fast-paced time-waster that I don't mind watching now and then. Features gory neck bitings. Three stars.