Schlock (1973)

Directed by

John Landis

Genre

horror film, comedy horror, parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A caveman-like apeman causes chaos after wandering into a Southern California suburb. He develops a crush on a teenage girl and resorts to kidnapping her.

goofylow-budgetsillylightheartedcampyplayfulquirkyamusing

What happens

Schlock is a 1973 American comedy horror film written, directed by and starring filmmaker John Landis in his directorial debut. The film depicts Schlock, an apeman in Southern California. After being attacked in his cave, the apeman wanders into a suburb and falls in love with Mindy Blinerman, an adolescent girl. His love is unrequited and he resorts to kidnapping the damsel in distress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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