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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004)

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Reviews Counted:66

Fresh:35

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Lost Skeleton is clever at spoofing B-movies, but the joke isn't sustainable for its running time.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It's 1961 and Dr. Paul Armstrong (Larry Blamire) and his lovely wife Betty (Fay Masterson) head into the mountains in search of a recently fallen meteor containing the rare element atmosphereum.... It's 1961 and Dr. Paul Armstrong (Larry Blamire) and his lovely wife Betty (Fay Masterson) head into the mountains in search of a recently fallen meteor containing the rare element atmosphereum. Paul needs it to help him with his science work, but Betty'd just as soon have a vacation. Also in the area, sinister Dr. Roger Fleming (Brian Howe) asks trusty Ranger Brad (Dan Conroy) the whereabouts of Cadavra Cave, mysterious home to rumors of a legend of the Lost Skeleton." That night, both parties witness what appears to be yet another meteor falling. Immediately after, a local farmer is killed by a horrible, unseen thing. Is there a connection? Indeed there is. The second meteor is actually a disabled alien spaceship with a strange couple from the planet Marva, Krobar (Andrew Parks) and Lattis (Susan McConnell). These aliens discover they also need Atmosphereum to power their really high tech ship, and notice their horrible pet mutant (Darrin Reed), which they travel around with for some reason, has escaped. Unfortunately, Dr. Fleming discovers he also needs the atmosphereum to bring to life the dreaded Lost Skeleton of Cadavra which he finds in the cave. After the aliens disguise themselves as earth people with the aid of their "transmutatron", Dr. Fleming swipes it and morphs four different forest animals into his own ally - the beautiful cat-suited Animala (Jennifer Blaire). Now everyone's after the atmosphereum and the Armstrongs find they have their hands full, capturing the mutant, stopping the evil scientist, and vanquishing the power-mad Skeleton who wants to rule the world. [More]

Starring: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell

Starring: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brian Howe, Jennifer Blaire, Robert Deveau

Director: Larry Blamire

Director: Larry Blamire
Screenwriter: Larry Blamire
Producer: F. Miguel Valenti
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Reviews for The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

A bland inside joke for genre aficionados.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/04/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/15/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
11/19/04
Erich Kuersten
Erich Kuersten
PopMatters

Watching campy movies can be almost as funny as as watching a well-written comedy. However, watching a movie that intentionally mimics bad filmmaking is excruciating.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
07/16/04
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

It sounds like a marvelous idea... until you actually watch the movie.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
06/30/04
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

No, Cadavra isn’t for everyone, but what a great gift to fans of drive-in flicks the world over.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/25/04
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

Blamire tires to re-create [Ed] Wood's stilted dialogue, but just because Wood was bad, it doesn't mean this is an easy job.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/18/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

In a way, this failure is a product of its success: so adept is Blamire's backhanded homage that it results in a film every bit as gruelling as its antecedents.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
04/09/04
Adam Nayman
Adam Nayman
eye WEEKLY

An affectionate, amusing tribute to the Ed Wood-style, no-budget science fiction films of the 1950s.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
04/09/04
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

It's all great fun, and Blamire has at least as promising a future as all this dot.com nonsense.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
04/09/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

It's campy, bad, and fun. Unfortunately, "bad" isn't always good.

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
04/07/04
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

Since there's no shortage of enjoyably bad movies out there, why settle for processed cheese when there's real cheddar to be devoured?

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
04/01/04
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News

When such amazing artifacts of genuine 1950s ineptitude as 'Robot Monster' are available on DVD, it's hard to imagine why anyone would prefer this ersatz cult readymade...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
03/30/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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03/27/04
Arizona Republic
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03/17/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[The] slavish devotion to the shlock of the '50s that prevents the movie from ever becoming anything more than a bizarre curiosity.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
03/17/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

There are only so many jabs you can take at B-movie genre tropes before you run out of gags.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/17/04
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Some judicious editing would make a huge improvement, however, because even at 90 minutes, it feels like Blamire's stretching the joke a bit thin.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
03/13/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
 
 
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