HorrorComedy

Luther the Geek

- A movie with a fowl bite!

A psychotic killer convicted of multiple murders is released on parole after spending twenty years in prison. His psychosis immediately takes over and he goes on a killing spree.

Release Date : 1989-07-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Troma Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Freak

Cast

Character Name : The Freak

Original Name : Edward Terry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hilary

Original Name : Joan Roth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Stacy Haiduk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rob

Original Name : Thomas Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trooper

Original Name : Jerry Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geek

Original Name : Tom Brittingham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Luther

Original Name : Carlton Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carnival Woman

Original Name : 'Chicken' Klabunde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walsh

Original Name : Gil Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Butler

Original Name : Karen Maurise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chairman

Original Name : Jerome Borgos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Board Member 4

Original Name : Michael Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jason

Original Name : David Pavlosky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Robert Caraballo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Clerk

Original Name : Nat KT

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Manager

Original Name : Tom Wadsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Sigrid Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Lady at Bus Sop

Original Name : Gail Buxton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Tris Brumbly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Martin Widener

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Sprister

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-02-21

**_A deadly “chicken-man” is on the loose at a farmhouse in the Midwest_** A deranged geek with a penchant for killing with his metal dentures is unwisely paroled and wastes no time returning to his sick ways as he terrorizes people at a remote Illinois farmhouse. “Luther the Geek” (1989) is a low-budget slasher in the mold of "Blood Harvest" (1987), just with better production values seeing as how it was filmed over the course of five weeks whereas “Blood Harvest” was amazingly shot in a 24-hour period. Both movies have a small cast of about five people with a one-dimensional story focusing on a killer at an isolated farmhouse in the Midwest. Joan Roth plays the fair mother of the homestead, Hilary, while Stacy Haiduk is on hand as daughter Beth. The latter has some brief nude scenes that are relatively tasteful (just a heads up). I prefer Itonia Salchek from “Blood Harvest,” but Stacy is effective enough here. Some commentaries cite this as a comedy, but it’s not. They probably felt the chicken-like odious antagonist was amusing, but that doesn’t make it a comedy. This is serious horror on a low budget with Edward Terry convincing as the clucking nutjob. Like “Blood Harvest,” it’s an 80’s slasher artistically done on a miniscule budget. However, if you have no patience for slow parts that create creepy, suspenseful mood, such as the closet sequence from “Halloween” (1978), don’t bother. The film runs 1 hour, 20 minutes, and was shot in Tampico & Sterling, Illinois, both in the northwest corner of the state. The parole board scene was evidently done in New York. GRADE: B-