Product Details

• Actors: Ray Dennis Steckler, Carolyn Brandt, Brett O'Hara, Atlas King, Sharon Walsh
• Directors: Ray Dennis Steckler
• Writers: E.M. Kevke, Gene Pollock, Robert Silliphant
• Producers: Ray Dennis Steckler, George J. Morgan
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Guilty Pleasures
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002JP2V6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,681 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 09/28/2004

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steckler's Tour de Force, October 20, 2004

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This review is from: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (DVD)

I had the good fortune of meeting Ray Dennis Steckler in 2001. He is a great guy and we talked about movies all afternoon, and in particular this one. I told him how much I would like to see "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed Up Zombies" ("Creatures") come out on DVD, but at the time it was price prohibitive. Well, it's finally here and it is a thing of wonder to behold. With original color photography by future Hollywood legends Joseph Mascelli, Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, the movie looks great overall.

The story concerns Jerry (Steckler), a troubled youth who gets involved with evil gypsies and crime, ultimately becoming one of the mixed up zombies himself. The plot is complex and involves a carnival (now long gone; it was at Long Beach) with many musical numbers, spectacularly costumed dancers, murder, and general mayhem. The film has something for every audience; after all it was billed as "the first monster musical"!

In talking to Ray in 2001, I found out a lot about the movie which I was thrilled to learn, as I had admired the film as an archetypal B-movie legend for years. Fortunately, this DVD has a commentary track featuring Ray, explaining many of the same things he explained to me about "Creatures": it is interesting, and contains many surprises, which any fan of Steckler's will certainly appreciate.

This version also has an alternate commentary track by Joe Bob Briggs, which contains some other obscure information, and general hilarity, although I did find Joe Bob in error twice during the film. I like Joe Bob, and think his commentary is funny and informative, as is his separate introduction. Joe Bob is very knowledgeable, and genuinely loves these movies (and this one in particular, it seems) and if you happen to be the rare B-movie viewer that doesn't like the commentary it's always easy to turn off. Other bonus features on the DVD are interviews with Ray and Carolyn Brandt and the original trailer.

If you like great, classic B-movies, you owe it to yourself to buy this today! It is a real gem, and I'm glad that it's finally available to new generations of Steckler fans!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLY STRANGE CULT CLASSIC....., August 12, 2004

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Mark Norvell (HOUSTON) - See all my reviews
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The full title for this film is "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Crazy Mixed Up Zombies". If that title doesn't grab your attention then maybe the film will. I hope this gets the best treatment possible from Media Blasters because it's a one-of-a-kind treat. Filmed on an impossibly low budget, it tells of a weird carnival where a fortune teller (Brett O'Hara) lures people to her tent, disfugures them with acid, then locks them up in cages for the freak show. When she pulls this stunt on a beatnik (Cash Flagg aka Ray Dennis Steckler) things go horribly wrong. "Creatures" has tacky showgirl musical numbers, the zombie-creatures themselves running amok, hypnotism, sort of a love story, fantastic color effects and photography (by unbilled Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond) and an all-around cheezy aura that's impossible to resist. Steckler was a low-low budget filmmaker in the 60's and this is one of his greatest achievements. Watch for this one and enjoy.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Treatment for Steckler's Best Flick!, February 11, 2005

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J. Martin "Jeff Punk Rock Martin" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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Not only is it great to see "Creatures" in such glorious color, but this DVD is packed with really GOOD extras. This is truly one of the more bizarre of all low-budget horror/exploitation flicks of the 60s - and that's saying a lot. It also happens to be among the most fun to watch. Somehow, it's funny, cheesy, incomprehensible and kind of sweet all at the same time. And dig the ladies in those musical numbers!

As for the commentaries by director/star Ray Dennis Steckler and drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs, I have to say I like 'em both. I do have to disagree with the reviewer who didn't like the Joe Bob commentary. Joe Bob has an amazing depth of knowledge when it comes to movies, and his humor and observations are right on the money. Sure, he points out the inadequacies of "Creatures," but isn't that part of the fun? After all, if you're going to examine a movie like this, how can you NOT mention cheap sets, out-of-step dancers and actors with sky-high pompadours? Joe Bob clearly loves this movie, and his enthusiasm for this sort of cinema is infectious.

If you're even considering buying this DVD, you're probably already familiar with the movie. Rest assured that the extras are a worthy addition...and are just as 'incredibly strange' as you'd hope.