Schlock is a 1973

1973 in film

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 low-budget satire

Satire

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 film, written, directed by and starring filmmaker John Landis

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Plot

Schlock, a prehistoric apeman who falls in love with a teenage blind beauty and terrorizes her Southern California suburb. Schlock is no ordinary simian; he possesses some very unusual skills. Among other things, he plays the piano and gives TV interviews. In this hysterical spoof of early monster movies and missing-link science fiction films, John Landis pays homage to the monster movies of the past with irreverent humor and wacky hijinks.

Production

The film is the first credited project by Landis, who also starred as the title role. The film is notable for the early work of make-up artist Rick Baker.

Reception

This film has received positive reviews, it currently holds a 60 % score on Rotten Tomatoes

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Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States

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 by Jack H. Harris Enterprises. It opened in Hollywood in March 1973 and in West Germany

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 on 17 September 1982.

The film was released on DVD

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 by Anchor Bay Entertainment

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 in 2001. It is currently out of print

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