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Evil Toons

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Just like the other reviewers, I've got to say the first time I saw this bit of "B" movie perfection was late night on The Movie Channel. Even at that time this movie was hacked to pieces by the channel that was airing it! However there are so many reasons why anyone who loves cult horror films must own this!

Here's your plot, and the basis for my love of the film. Take four young beautiful coeds who are in charge of cleaning a large mansion (that strangely looks identical to the one in sorrority house massacre II and slumber party massacre) and have them find an old book of spells. One of the spells just happens to release a demon into the house, but instead of a disgusting slimy rubber demon we get a cute and crude cartoon demon superimposed on the screen! Talk about the X-rated version of Roger Rabbit! From then there's nothing but stripped girls, bloody deaths, and crude language from a raunchy cartoon demon! Couple this with David Carrodine running around outside and you've got a 90 minute piece of cult horror history.
And the best part to finish off has to be the cast. You will see Kung-Fu and the recent Kill Bill's David Carrodine, known for his late 80's and early 90's "B" film roles as either a pimp, a strip club owner, or some wierdo who hangs out with hot chicks (and this is the role he plays in this movie). The next would be the four girls in this adventure: Monique Gabriel, Suzanne Ager, Madison Stone, and Barbara Dare. If you don't know their names you may know their faces...provided you indulged in adult cinema in the 90's. They're all porno stars! This film does go out of its way to prove this fact as well.

This movie was IMPOSSIBLE to find at video stores and I'm almost sure never hit store shelves on VHS, but it is now availible (and only here, I think) in all its digital glory (and with special features) and I can't find a single reason why any fan of cult horror wouldn't want to own this and share with all of their buddies over a case of beer!

I had first accidentally stumbled upon this movie several years ago late one night on cable t.v. Within an instint, I fell in love with the atrocious acting, worse dialog, and sleazy nudity. EVIL TOONS is truly, as far as I'm concerned, a modern classic in cult/trash cinema. Thus, it seemed only appropriate to own this title on DVD.

The disc contains a nice looking widescreen picture, however, the sound is mono. The DVD has some interesting bonuses such as a trailer, a 10 minute "behind-the-scenes" commentary with the film's director, Fred Olen Ray, and a funny intro to the movie with the director, his wife, and naked women chained to the wall.

I recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys nudity, schlock, and a good laugh.

Evil Toons is an entertaining b line movie by Fred Olen Ray. The plot involves four girls hired to clean an old house for its new owners. What the girls don't realize is that the house has a long history of strange and evil happenings. Their first night there a stranger delivers a package to them. They open it to find a strange book with explicit drawings and strange warnings in it. The girls end up releasing an animated beast that has a propensity to kill and tear the cloths off its victims. The movie is both funny and a little bit scarey, but it is definitely entertaining.
I would recomend this movie to those of you that enjoy b line movies. Evil Toons is very entertaining and it is proof that you don't need a huge budget to make and entertaining movie. Just be advised that you are getting a b line movie, so the acting is not always the best and the effects don't rival Terminator. You have to appreciate this movie for what it is. I recomend it for the mature viewer that enjoys movies that are not Hollywood smashes.

Evil Toons. This movie mixes animation with actual people. Neither side of the equation does that mixture very well. The movie probably was meant to be funny, but it isn't all that funny. Maybe it was meant to be scary, but it's not all that fulfilling for horror or thriller. Maybe it was meant to show off the assets of a few women in a 1970's R-rated type movie. Problem is this movie came out in 1992, therefore that doesn't work either. David Carridine must have owed somebody a favor, and I felt sorry for Arte Johnson for having appeared in such a flop. I'm guessing somebody knew a producer willing to showcase Monique Gabrielle and a few other exotic dancers. Problem is, only one seems willing to be just partially showcased. The remainder of the cast disappoint any viewer of any age between 14 and 80 years of age, and the movie ends up seeming to be marketed to the preteen boys who manage to somehow get to see this movie. Even then, so much is left at the suggestive inuendo stage, I can't imagine even that audience getting much satisfaction. Unless you're usually drunk or high, I can't picture this movie being worth buying. I didn't mind seeing it once I guess, but this is one of those really, really bad 'B' movies that you keep in a drawer, not on the shelf. I would have had to give this a 1-star rating if there wasn't at least SOME skin in it to justify an "R" rating. But this movie just doesn't cut the mustard no matter what sandwich you're trying to make with it. Meh.

"Evil Toons" is a peculiar movie about coeds in a haunted house from the notorious Fred Olen Ray. The premise is simple: four coeds arrive to spend the weekend cleaning an old house; an evil spirit haunts them resulting in mayhem, bloodshed, and other typical debauchery. The acting is absolutely terrible even for this genre: the best of the girls is Monique Gabrielle who, believe it or not, plays the nerdy and reserved Megan.

The real gimmick here is the animated monster who is nefarious indeed. He's onscreen for precious little time due to budgetary concerns, but I have to admit, after listening to Ray describe the laborious process they went through to get the composite footage, it looks pretty good and is definitely an interesting change for movies of this ilk. Today the animation would be done with CGI of course, but when this was made that was in the future, and each cel was hand-painted in New York around the master shot. The stars of the film are David Carradine and Arte Johnson, who turn in perfectly adequate performances even though they are not onscreen very much. I was actually most creeped out by the footage of David Carradine tightening a noose around his own neck in light of his tragic death. I did like the talking book effect, and thought it was cleverly employed in the storyline.

While the movie is very predictable with little to recommend it other than the animation novelty, the DVD is great, and there are loads of extras. I always appreciate the Retromedia releases, and this time they gave us a director's commentary track, the original trailer, part of the editor's original work print of the movie, a brief "making of" feature, and the original "Nite Owl Theater" host segment starring Ray. By far the best of the extras is Fred Olen Ray's commentary: it is genuinely interesting and very enlightening about low budget filmmaking (I especially enjoyed the recounting of the film's origins with the weird but economical "Millennium Countdown" tie-in.) Ray isn't afraid of exposing flaws in his own films (note the long discussion of doorknob and door hinge mismatch issues,) and is quick to explain interesting technical points without getting bogged down in minutiae. The animation process details he gives are especially noteworthy. The "making of" feature is a bit of a letdown if you have already listened to the commentary as much of it is a rehash, although I did enjoy the segment of film dubbed into French. The trailer is a camp classic, but that makes sense because so is the movie. The original editor's work print is very interesting to compare to the finished product, although I would have liked to see this cut of the entire film instead of the brief section that the DVD shows.

"Evil Toons" was a very ambitious film, especially on a $140,000 budget. If you are a connoisseur of the "coeds in peril" genre, this is a unique film you won't want to miss.

This may be a B-movie, but I give it an A all the way! True, it's just an excuse to show T&A, but it's laced with humor all the way through! Anyone who takes this movie seriously or makes fun of the storyline or effects needs to have their head examined! Anyone can tell it's a low budget movie made to get cheap laughs. In the scene when Roxanne is stripping and she throws her shirt, the sound of breaking glass after the shirt flies offscreen kills me! Add to that the "jiggle" noise when she turns around and shakes her but and you HAVE to laugh! The monster (a Tazmanian Devil look-a-like) is just as funny with his reactions to Roxanne!

If you're a fan of low budget horror mixed with off beat comedy and have never seen this movie, you need to beg, borrow or steal a copy so you can sit down for some laughs! Better yet, just buy a copy off Amazon.com while you're here!

A Movie so bad it's great. There's kind of a plot sort of ( see other review) but mostly the movie is about women who find lots of excuses to take off their tops.

Oh yeah, David Carradine stands by a tree for a real long time too for some reason. The movie also has a bunch of people you've seen in other things but you can't place where.

The movie is great escapism. Great humor. Low brow entertainment at its best!

Although it was once billed as a gory Roger Rabbit (yeah, sure), Evil Toons is a stultifyingly amusing romp with plenty of T&A (mostly courtesy of then-porn starlet Madison, one of the first chicks on film to have her tongue pierced) and poorly animated cartoons by Eighties goremeister Chas Balun (mostly limited to an oversexed werewolf-like character).
Deliciously and compellingly trashy; probably the best celluloid crime by Fred Olen Ray, *the* mensch behind Cyclone (another half-forgotten gem) and many, many others B/Z-grade flicks.
Warning: while viewing, keep tongue firmly in cheek. Period.

I quite enjoyed this film. It wasn't boring by any stretch of the imagination, and its certainly not going to win any awards for its acting. It is what it is, a B-movie cheesefest, but its entertaining nonetheless.

In some respects, this film could be seen almost as a satire or parody of the original 'Evil Dead' film. a bunch of friends get together for the weekend, they come across a creepy book full of mystic incantations, one of them recites the incantations and unleashes a demonic force that picks them off one by one.

The girls involved are all super hot, three of them I'm sure are probably porn stars, but the real standout is Monique Gabrielle. She's not only super hot, but she's a really talented actress. I love how she underplays her sexuality in this film, by wearing her hair in a ponytail, covering up and putting on glasses that essentially classify her as a bookworm and a bit of a shy nerd, but a very cute nerd who is just a little shy and insecure about herself and her body, and wishes she had the sort of courage her friends have to be more confident about themselves and their bodies.

The late David Carradine is also featured in this film, and he does well as a mysterious stranger who skulks and lurks around the house, waiting for the right moment to strike against the evil demon. What is kinda unnerving is the fact that the movie starts out with Carradine's character hanging himself.

Arte Johnson (of Laugh-In fame) pops up occasionally as a seemingly well-meaning, but somewhat lecherous next door neighbor, but provides some good moments of humor.

A lot of the dialogue in this film is without a doubt hilarious, because at some moments, it makes the characters almost self aware, like the fact they are know they are in a cheesy horror film. And this film was done in the early 90's, long before Wes Craven would capitalize on that idea and instill his characters with that self-awareness in the successful 'Scream' franchise.

The Evil Toon in question is done very well, and although his screen time is limited, its understandable given that this is a low budget film.

Its the sort of film you should watch with your friends, a bunch of friends, with plenty of popcorn and booze.

Bad acting, dumb plot, Naked chicks and a demonic cartoon monster that is released from what looks like the book of the dead and possess one of the girls, than goes on a killing spree to free other toons from the book. somewhat entertaining to watch, is it so bad its good? well, there we're parts I laughed at, mostly the bad acting but all in all its really lame stuff.