Product Details

• Actors: Robert R. Shafer, Jeff Qualle, Palmer Lee Todd, Dan Campbell (II), Cindy Guyer
• Directors: Wallace Potts
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: South Gate Entertain
• VHS Release Date: November 28, 1989
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301497392
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,296 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The worst movie ever. 5 Stars., December 19, 2004

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Brad Mills "darbsllim" (Sydney, NS / Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psycho Cop [VHS] (VHS Tape)

WARNING: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS. IT DOESN'T MATTER THOUGH, BECAUSE THE PLOT IS SO OBVIOUS, YOU WILL KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN 30 MINUTES IN ADVANCE ANYWAY.

I guess there was a trend in the late 80s of making horrible movies. The film industry was booming, and in order for movies like Jaws to do good, movies like Psycho Cop had to be made.

This movie is devoid of any thread of invested time. It seems like the writer/director (Wallace Potts) thought of the idea, wrote it, and filmed it all in the same weekend.

For this reason, it is hilarious! This 'horror' film is the funniest of it's genre. All because they were seriously trying to make a good movie. They thought they were doing a good job, and that's why it's funny. All through our history, humor has come from failure...and this movie is the epitome of that philosophy.

In the basic common sense, logic and continuity departments, this movie scores a 0 out of 10. Scenes magically switch from day to night, cans of soup go missing and cause more alarm than friends going missing, and - although there's no nudity - characters bathe together for unknown reasons.

The killer is a cop who goes psycho - this shown in the opening sequence by him washing his hands in blood, presumably that of the innocent - and one by one he slaughters all of the stereotypical teens who 'just want to party'.

Except for two. 2 of the idiotic, horribly acted characters manage to catch on in time and live - and you can tell which ones by their matching tight jeans and plaid button up shirts. The sterotypical 'jock' and the stock 'paranoid girl' find a way to outsmart psycho cop and kill him...WITH A TREE THROUGH THE CHEST.

First of all, the big strong jock gets slapped and faints 3 times while psycho cop beats the crap out of his girlfriend, then out of nowhere he gets an inhuman burst of strength, upon which point he picks up a conveniently cut and place LOG and impales psycho cop with it. I'm sorry, but not even adrenaline has the ability to make a blunt log go THROUGH a person.

Psycho Cop has the bleuest of cheesy lines. Folks, his kill lines are Moose Cheese. For some reason, he quips "How's the weather?", to a police officer before he kills him. To the young muscly Groundskeeper who just wants his trusty axe back - which we can tell by the CLOSEUP OF A SPRAY PAINTED OUTLINE OF AN AXE IN HIS TOOL SHED - psycho cop raises the axe to his head, at which point the groudskeeper says, "It can't be" (as if he knew about him). To this, crazy old Officer Joe Vickers replies "but it is" and heaves down on the groundskeeper's face...the brave groundskeeper doesn't even let out a scream.

HOWEVER, back at the cabin, the teens are listening to music, and the one with HEADPHONES ON takes them off and says, "I think I just heard someone scream." I guess she was watching another version of the movie, in which they noticed OBVIOUS CONTINUITY ERRORS and fixed them.

I could write a novel on the Psycho Cop experience, but I'd rather if you watched it with your loved ones and made fun of it yourself. It really is worth however much it costs on this website to buy it. I'm currently writing a movie inspired by this horrible film, and I'm filming it in the summer of 2005. Hopefull you might one day see my movie and think, "Wow, this is as bad as Psycho Cop."

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best / Worst Movie Ever, January 10, 2004

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Luke Swantek (Steubenville, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psycho Cop [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Psycho Cop has to be one of the funniest horror movies I've ever seen. Though meant to be scary (maybe), it is just a hilarious movie that is funny because it was poorly written / made. It's not some genious film that everyone knows about. Its a horror movie that is good because its not. The characters are pretty dumb, so it's fun to watch them as a psycho cop kills them one by one. I think this is a must see movie, and laughter is guarenteed. The scares and thrills come extra.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You have the right to remain...*dead*, April 19, 2009

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psycho Cop (DVD)

Psycho Cop has wallowed in relative obscurity for far too long. This classic, low-budget 80s slasher has it all: a crazy, relentless killer with more cheesy, clichéd one-liners than Freddy Krueger; a trio of vintage 1980's hotties; numerous "drinking game" references to a minor character; a respectable body count; and ye olde unquantifiable "fun factor" that so many films in this genre are sadly lacking. Yes, the basic plot is fashioned from the most generic of cinematic molds, but it somehow manages to rise above the majority of its more forgettable slasher cousins. For one thing, the kids in this film can actually act, but what truly makes Psycho Cop more than worthy of a cult following is the unadulterated fun one has watching all of the predictable action play out to the story's forgone conclusion. This film is just loads of fun to watch - and more than worthy of multiple viewings.

There are few things more dangerous than a cop gone rogue - especially when that cop is actually a total nut job who's real identity is just now coming to light after his disappearance. "Officer Joe Vickers" happens to be a Satan-worshipper, so this truly isn't the guy you want pulling you over on a deserted road at two in the morning. With this kind of dangerously insane killer on the loose, you just know some horny coeds are going to come along and bring out the worst in him - and that's exactly what happens when Zack, Doug, and Eric treat their girls to a few days of fun and sun at a surprisingly nice resort-style house smack dab in the middle of nowhere. I actually liked these crazy kids - even the blonde who spends 95% of her waking hours brushing her vintage 1980s hair - and didn't particularly want to see them die, but at least our Psycho Cop waits a little while before gorging his bloodlust on them. He likes to play mind games, apparently - hiding our blonde's beloved hairbrush, the brunette's purse, etc. Only Doug and Laura are smart enough to figure out that they're obviously not alone, but they can't convince their friends that they're in danger - not until the beer disappears, anyway. And by then, it's too late.

The killings themselves aren't all that impressive, and the endless one-liners from Psycho Cop get pretty annoying, but I still enjoyed watching events play out in this film. Bobby Ray Shaefer fully embraces his character, and there's nothing like watching a Satan-worshipping, lunatic Psycho Cop serial killer who truly enjoys his work. There definitely are a few really silly elements to this whole story, but I have to say I enjoyed Psycho Cop much more than a lot of the obscure 80s slasher films I've seen (and I've seen quite a few of them).