Messiah of Evil A.K.A. Dead People

For those of you who are not self possessed film junkies, this 70's stinker will be of no appeal whatsoever. Those of you who live for the celuloid will want to look closely at this one, no matter how tortuously slow it is, for one very important reason, Willard Huyck. He co-wrote and directed this zombie disaster no doubt hoping to catch the proverbial lightening in a bottle NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD had done several years earlier. What he presents as atmospere is just plain boring yet there are sparks of promise throughout. What makes them of interest is he would go on to script AMERICAN GRAFFITI and INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM as well as direct what some consider one of the worst films ever made HOWARD THE DUCK. It is for these reasons this baby is worth a looksie. Horror veteran Royal Dano makes an appearance and Star Trek and television vet Marianna Hill shows up with her freak on. Wait til you hear the opening song....I have no idea why those shits in the sixties and seventies had to damn near always throw some seriously bad folk song on top of the opening credits but it sure was painful to the ears.