Don't Go Near The Park (1979)

My rating 5/10

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A brother and sister are cursed in prehistoric times and survive for thousands of years on a diet of the contents of ripped open stomachs to keep themselves looking young. In modern day Los Angeles people start turning up dead with their stomachs ripped apart as the siblings continue their search for a cure.

Probably best known today for being scream queen legend Linnea Quigley's first ever film role, and for the fact it was banned in the UK as a video nasty, although it only made the section 2 list and was eventually removed after cuts for a re-release. Aldo Ray, Barbara Bain and a young Tammy Taylor (also in her first starring role) appear in this low budget effort that despite being quite poorly made manages to be strangely entertaining.

The effects are not great but still quite gory and it's the scenes of entrails being pulled and eaten that I'm sure caused it to get banned. Some bad acting and dialogue, a little nudity and an explosion, along with the gore should be enough to keep fans of bad movies happy. Not a good film by any means but I've always had a soft spot for it so would recommend at least one viewing for those that haven't seen it.

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