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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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A cheerfully trashy, dead-on spoof of the B-movie genre.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/20/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

Blamire walks the thin line between tribute and parody without winking at his audience or trumpeting his own cleverness.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
02/20/04
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Destined to be a midnight movie favorite for years to come!

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
02/19/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

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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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

How can one begin to compete with the organic awfulness of Plan 9 From Outer Space, with its kitchen-cabinet spaceships and gratuitous Bela Lugosi cameos? The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra tries, and to a disconcerting extent, succeeds.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
02/19/04
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday

May be 100 percent cult-in-a-can, but aficionados should feel sated.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/19/04
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice

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

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is teeming with terrible dialogue, cardboard thespians, corny props snatched off eBay and mutilations, mutilations, MUTILATIONS!

Full Review Source: Rue Morgue Magazine | comment Comment
02/16/04
Jovanka Vuckovic
Jovanka Vuckovic
Rue Morgue Magazine
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
02/14/04
Boston Phoenix

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

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

While the film gets by on its inoffensive glibness, it's weighed down by the very elements that make even the kitschiest B-movie classics seem draggy.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/13/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

[A] larkish, prankish adventure in deliberately bad filmmaking...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/09/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

could develop cult status with the MST3K crowd

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
02/07/04
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A '50s sci-fi spoof that's a silly hit to the funny bone.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/07/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Remarkably, it manages to spoof bad movies without actually being a bad movie.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
02/06/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

May not be for everyone, but for those who appreciate spot-on spoofs of the cheesiest of '50s sci-fi monster movies may find it an inspired delight.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/06/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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You have to be good to be this bad, and judging from Cadavra, Blamire is very, very good.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/06/04
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

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
 
 
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