HorroRated archive entry
HorroRated pickSociety
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Brian Yuzna
- Written by
- Rick Fry, Woody Keith
- Produced by
- Keith Walley, Keizo Kabata, Terry Ogisu, Paul White
Why it’s HorroRated
Society spends most of its runtime as a slow burn about class alienation and paranoia, then completely loses its mind in the final act in the best possible way. The practical effects from Screaming Mad George are some of the most original and disturbing body horror ever put on screen. Brian Yuzna made something that works as social satire and all-out horror at the same time. It sticks with you.
Synopsis
Something about the people around Billy doesn't hold up under pressure. Brian Yuzna builds slowly toward a third act that completely loses its mind in the best possible way. The practical effects from Screaming Mad George are some of the most original and disturbing body horror ever put on screen, and the class satire underneath it all is genuine.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- March 30, 1990
- Runtime
- 1 hour 40 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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