The movie follows Bernie, a record producer who persuades his nephew Frankie to create a new rock star that will help Bernie overcome his work related ennui. Iggy, the burnt out roadie pillages the graves of various celebrities such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Sid Vicious, using the head of Elvis Presley to top things off. All goes according to plan until a mishap leads Iggy to steal Liberace's private parts instead of those of Jim Morrison. The monster is brought to life and is on the road to rock 'n' roll success when the Liberace side of the monster begins to assert itself, with tragic results. The result: a monster (Guggenheim) with the sex drive of a macho rock star and the sexual orientation of Liberace.
Practical Effects
Gloriously cheap monster makeup and celebrity corpse aesthetics
Writing
The sheer commitment to this unhinged premise
Director
Brian O'Hara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film sits in the awkward intersection of 90s indie horror and early queer cinema's edgier fringe, where 'gay theme' often meant 'shock value with a wink.'
Graig Guggenheim plays both the Monster AND the Elvis head, meaning he spent portions of this film essentially acting opposite himself in a cheap wig.
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