Yes, it is as bad as you think. Some of the worst acting and dialogue I've ever seen. Kinda fun though.
MisterBigFart
I won't pretend it isn't terrible, but I like it!
Winterbeast began production in 1985. Producer Mark Frizzell thought it would take a weekend to finish. By 1989, he pulled the plug.
Originally, the filmmakers imagined the Winterbeast to be a stop-motion creature. This became a guy in a costume, of which some footage was shot. When the film fell apart, Frizzell did a little stop motion bits between gigs at his day job to fill in the missing monster footage. The film as we know it was released in 1992.
So the monster you see on the cover is not actually in the movie, instead you'll see some foolish claymation creatures.
This movie is absolutely a knockoff of The Warriors (1979) but I actually think I like it more. The main character, Trash is the best androgynous action hero since Ellen Ripley. The violence is great and the themed street gangs are over-the-top.
If you are in the US its on Tubi. I posted the link in the body above.
“There is a flap.” Hahaha
Wa da tah, my friends. Wa da tah.
It's clearly where the entire budget went. Takei's performance is really special.
Wishmaster fans take note. Andrew Divoff plays basically the same character in this movie, but he is a shithead lizard-man instead of the Djinn.
Makes sense, I tried watching on Tubi, Shudder and an unlicensed source and they all had that jitter. Curse my sensitive eyes!
Awesome, I’ll pick it up. Thanks!
I’ve always liked Ilya Repin. “Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks” is my favorite work of his.