The Headless Eyes
| Headless Eyes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kent Bateman |
| Produced by |
Henri Pachard Ron Sullivan |
| Written by | Kent Bateman |
| Starring |
Bo Brundin Ramon Gordon Kelly Swartz Ann Wells |
Production company |
Laviniaque Films |
| Distributed by |
J.E.R. Pictures Cinema Shares International Distribution |
Release date | 1971 (United States) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Headless Eyes is a 1971 American exploitation horror film written and directed by Kent Bateman.
Plot
The film depicts an artist named Arthur Malcolm (Bo Brundin) who sneaks into a woman's bedroom and tries to steal the money off her nightstand to pay his rent. Mistaking thief for rapist, the woman pushes his eye out with a spoon from her evening tea and knocks him out the second-story window. After being gawked at with his eye dangling from his head and the ultimate loss of his eye, Arthur becomes a serial killer and uses his victims' eyes in his artwork.
Cast
- Bo Brundin as Arthur Malcolm
- Gordon Ramon
- Kelley Swartz
- Mary Jane Early
Release
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Wizard Video on July 16, 2013.[1]
Reception
Joseph A. Ziemba from Bleeding Skull! gave the film a positive review, writing, "Unkempt and gloomy, yet somehow radiant, the mind-bending Headless Eyes is a touchpoint for every element that makes nonconformist 70s trash-horror cinema so enduring today. As soon as “The End” rolls around, you’ll want to watch it again."[2] On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar gave the film a negative review, calling it "pointless, pretentious, annoying, and no fun at all".[3]
References
- ↑ "The Headless Eyes (1971) - Kent Bateman". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Ziemba, Joseph. "Headless Eyes (1971)". Bleeding Skull.com. Joseph A. Ziemba. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ Sindelar, Dave. "The Headless Eyes (1971)". Fantastic Movie Musings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 15 August 2018.