Hideous . Weekly Alibi . 11-02-98

Hideous

DIRECTED BY: Charles Band

REVIEWED: 11-02-98

I've never been a big fan of the stuff Full Moon Entertainment produces, simply because most of it is just so damn mediocre, so I was pretty surprised when I stuck this one in the VCR and found myself actually enjoying it. Most of that is thanks to the goofy script by Benjamin Carr, which opens with some sewer workers fishing a four-eyed mutant baby out of the muck. One of the fellows sells the kid to rich-bitch freak-dealer Belinda Yost, who in turn offers it to Napoleon Lazar, a rich collector who only wants the best in malformed merchandise. However, Yost's dimwitted secretary spills the info to rival collector Emilio Lorca, whose good right hand, the saucy and scantily-clad Sheila (Jacqueline Lovell in a cool performance), suggests a plan of action. As Lazar is returning home with his new prize, he comes across a car accident on his private road. When he approaches the vehicle, he is surprised by a gun-wielding Sheila, wearing only boots, hot pants and a gorilla mask (!). Her pert-'n'-bobbling boobs distracted me from the dialogue, but it's safe to assume that Lazar is pretty pissed when she steals the freak-baby. The creature is added to Lorca's collection, where, when left alone, it comes to life and revives several other little mutants. Lazar and Yost go to a private eye, who scares the secretary into giving up Lorca. The four head to Lorca's castle in an attempt to retrieve Lazar's property. However, the mutant babies have their own agenda and break out of their formaldehyde-filled jars, slithering and slopping into the depths of the castle. Lorca tells Lazar that he can have the mutant back--if he doesn't believe that Lorca has the greatest collection of biological oddities in the world. After flipping out over Lorca's big worm, Lazar gives in but asks to see the mutant baby. Once the shattered jars are discovered, it's all pretty much creatures-on-the-loose-in-the-castle, but it's pretty entertaining--and Jacqueline Lovell is waaay easy on the eyes in her hot pants and leather vest sans shirt. Not great, but worth checking out. (Full Moon Entertainment)

--Scott Phillips

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