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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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This homage, affectionate though it is, lacks the additional wit needed to carry a feature-length parody.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/06/04
E! Online
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
02/14/04
Boston Phoenix
N/R

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03/17/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
N/R

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Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
03/27/04
Arizona Republic

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

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

The best thing about this knowing send-up of B horror movies is the vintage 1937 Disney animated short that precedes it in theaters.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
02/13/04
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
FilmStew.com

Anyone familiar with Roger Corman's output in the 1950s will appreciate how much artistry (or lack thereof) has gone into this cornball masterpiece.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/17/04
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

Armed with enough cliches to make Ed Wood proud.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/13/04
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle

If you think the premise is silly, wait until you hear the dialog that goes along with it...hilariously campy.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
03/12/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Five minutes of it? Fun. 90 minutes? Not so fun.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/11/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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01/15/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Blamire has managed to make an inventive and entertaining movie out of stock heroes and villains, vacuous plotting and community-theater-quality special effects.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
03/11/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A gray, unfunny parody of 1950's science fiction films.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/19/04
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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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

[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

Perilously close to the pop-culture trash it aims to mock.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
02/19/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

After about 15 minutes of glossy faux-50's style dialogue, I got the joke and just didn't find it funny enough to last 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/30/03
Don R. Lewis
Don R. Lewis
Film Threat

The film cannot make up its mind. Is it B-movie or a spoof of B-movies?

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/18/04
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

One of the more enjoyable times a film fan can have at the cinema.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
02/18/04
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com
 
 
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