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The Big Mac attack you never asked for. Campy carnage served rare.
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Buns (1978)

So-bad-it's-goodDIY nightmareFast food fever dream

Overview

ComedyHorror

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.

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Content warning
serial killerchildhood traumahamburgerfast food

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Ketchup-as-blood ingenuity on roughly zero dollars.

Acting

Director playing lead because nobody else would.

Best for:Friends: Bad movie nights where everyone roasts the screen together.·Solo: When you need to feel better about your own life choices.
Heads up:Violence: Comedic fast food murders with paper-thin gore.
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Director

Mark Pirro

ReleasedJan 1, 1978
Runtime21m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Budget$1K
Pirromount Productions

Top Cast

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Rex's Dad

John McCafferty

John McCafferty

McDonalds Lover

Richard Livingston

Richard Livingston

Man #2

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Trivia

Mark Pirro made this for under $1,000 while working at a photo lab, shooting weekends with friends.

Cultural

Released the same year as Halloween, proving 1978 birthed both the slasher masterpiece and its dollar-store doppelgänger.

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