Product Details

• Actors: Toby Radloff, Shane Koltnow, P. Craig Russell, Jay Geldhof, Michelle Sibits
• Directors: Wayne Alan Harold
• Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Digital Sound, Director's Cut, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Tempe DVD
• DVD Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Run Time: 71 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006BMWP
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,675 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Townies (Remastered Special Edition)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Allen Richards, B-Independent.com

The micro-budget version of Tod Browning's FREAKS. It's gritty, bleak, and funny as hell.

Jamie Rose, The Record-Courier

Scenes to follow include necrophilia, marijuana-smoking lesbians, the sexual assault of a mentally-challenged girl and a plate of cooked squirrels.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Dat Squirrel!!, July 16, 2002

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Mark Ricketts "lover of fine funnies" (Bangor, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Townies (Remastered Special Edition) (DVD)

In my mind, the dream sequence in Townies, the one with the happy-go-lucky, domesticated squirrel, is one of the greatest moments in cinema. But don't take my word for it, I'm not normal. I don't fit in. Then again, maybe that's why I love this movie so much. It's a celluloid love letter to freaks, misfits, goofballs, psychos, shut-ins, geeks and weirdoes everywhere. Thank you Wayne Alan Harold! Those of us with hands salute you.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A shining specimen of great low-budget filmic art ..., January 17, 2005

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White Zombie "artcre8or" (Coatesville, IN 46121 United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Townies (Remastered Special Edition) (DVD)

The blurb on the back claims this film is about "Schlarb, OH, a town overrun with misfits, freaks and weirdos." It may be because I am a misfit, a freak, and a weirdo that leads me to the conclusion that the "Townies" in this film are a better representation of the human race than the so-called "normal" characters. Caduceus, one of the many Townies, is by far the coolest character in the film as he becomes fed up with being treated as an inferior and sets out to teach the "normal" people a lesson they won't soon forget.
I gave this film two good viewings. The first time I watched this movie I liked it all right; but I was severely disappointed at the seeming lack of an ending. I found the film very entertaining on the whole. For a "Micro-budget" production it was very well done. The script was good, the acting was surprisingly good considering the parts were played mainly by friends of the filmmaker, and the direction and editing were spot on. After my first viewing, I decided this was definitely a film I would like to see again. After the second viewing I came to the realization that this movie is truly a great work of filmic art. Several lines from this movie were immediately added to my mental arsenal of movie quotes I keep on the ready, and I think they will stay there for quite some time. Also after the second viewing, the seeming lack of an ending didn't bother me so much. In fact, I realized that the ending is pretty freakin' climactic, and probably disturbing to normal folk. This movie is an instant classic, and has landed itself a spot on my list of greatest films ever produced. Just what spot I'm not yet sure . . . that just might require a third viewing.

4.0 out of 5 stars YOU MUST BE CLEANSED, October 14, 2011

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Michael Ledo (Windsor, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Townies (Remastered Special Edition) (DVD)

The movie centers around a small fictional Ohio town. It contains many quirky if not crazy characters. The film shot in black and white reminded me of a combination of Ed Wood and John Waters, without the overly gross stuff. Two of the townies are guys who harass and play devious tricks on their "friends." This film is light years better than "Genuine Nerd" the other production by Lurid with basically the same crew. This is 4 stars on a cult scale. A normal scale it would rate a 1...or less.

F-bomb, simulated oral sex, suggestive necrophilia.