Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: THE DEADLY SPAWN

[@spfxted]

The actual budget for the film was only $19,000. We shot at Tim and Rita Hildebrandt's house, John Dod's house and my house. The backyard was a combination of my girlfriend's mother's house backyard and the Hildebrandts back yard. Just FYI ;-)

[@billyrattlesticks6949]

Any chance of a sequel or remake please? :) I miss movies like this, the monster was one of the scariest designs I've ever seen in a horror film, genuinely disturbing and the theme tune was creepy as shit. I can't believe how good the effects are considering the budget, crazy.

[@princeeverlove]

A True Cult Classic ❗

[@faithslayer202]

So it wasn't $25,000?

[@spfxted]

@@faithslayer202 $19K was the final budget. Maybe a little more, but that's it! :-)

[@faithslayer202]

@@spfxted ... Now I'm more furious at Winnie The Boob: Shit and Money, cause The Deadly Spawn literally should've gotten a $1.5 Million Box Office than that other movie which never used real potential or tried to be a fun movie in the end!

[@wstine79]

Charles is a kid who loves monster movies, has shaggy hair, and is constantly dealing with a giant monster. Maybe he grew up to become Brandon Tenold.

[@sr.alligator7569]

If a Xenomorph & The Thing had a offspring together, this would be it.

[@mintysingsongpeacock9713]

Agree

[@CorbCorbin]

I think it looks more like the Audrey 2 & The Thing had a baby.

[@troppie7823]

CorbCorbin I was gonna say the same!!! lmao

[@vcvgvccccccvvgggggggggggff5808]

Dhhdhdhdhhgdvvddcxzfg

[@vcvgvccccccvvgggggggggggff5808]

@@troppie7823 tdgdgyd

[@williamcrowe2576]

I have to admire the kid in this movie; rather than go tell an adult what he found in the basement (they'd say it's his overactive imagination running a muck), he does the opposite and holds out down there while everyone around him gets eaten alive by the "figment". And then he fights back.

[@邪眼の男]

It shows that the kid was really a true monster movie, He observed first the monster to know its weakness plus seeing your mom brutally killed that would trigerred my Rage mode against the monster.

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Yeah Charles is a badass!

[@simonhassnilsson7009]

@@Dinosaurianationazation if a true sequel is ever made Charles better Come back as a badass alien Hunter, heck maybe he could even fight the spawn's creators from the prequel minicomic

[@hansoharrigen6958]

Yeah, he's totally one of the best parts of the movie

[@johnnygallagher5718]

@@simonhassnilsson7009 he’d fight the Xenomorphs and Yautja

[@jiujitsu77]

this movie is seriously an underrated classic! thank you for reviewing this one. The box art alone from back in the rental store days haunted my dreams for years that came

[@Armazillo]

DUDE ME TOO

[@Armazillo]

AND I ALSO DO JIU JITSU

[@Armazillo]

ARE WE THE SAME PERSON???

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Uno, this movie is so good!

[@mauricedavis8261]

I agree my friend!!!🙏👻

[@deeconstruction8163]

"H.P. Lovecraft's pubic lice"...I am impressed, sir.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Dee Construction Not exactly believable, is it though? You usually need to have had SEX to contract pubic lice.

[@CorbCorbin]

The One and Only Michael McCormick Usually...but if one sticks their dick into the abyss, they may pull it out with some inter-dimensional pubic lice.

[@ghostdog1521]

It’s far more believable than YOU ever having contact with a woman considering you’re too stupid to know that Lovecraft was married.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Ghost Dog Married, and notoriously TERRIFIED of sex, women, and having sex with women.

[@petercharleskrug]

11:45 NO ONE WILL BE SEATED DURING THE "TALKING ABOUT THE CERAMIC GIRAFFE" SCENE

[@guybrush1701]

That thing was terrifyingly hideous. I was waiting for it to secretly BE a creature and eat her

[@TupocalypseShakur]

@@guybrush1701 just like Giraffes

[@HappyAspid]

This is what i call true passion. The monster here looks more natural than some modern computer graphics. Probably because something made with graphics, no matter how good is not going to achieve the feeling that something is really present in real world.

[@JS-hw8ve]

The "fake fake-out scare" is like the scene in Jurassic Park when Ellie finds Arnold while getting the power on. The monster was the level 1 boss in the classic Splatterhouse 2 video game.

[@mangoblade3877]

Surprise he didn’t mention that the creature has made cameos in numerous mediums including inspiring one of the enemies in the Splatterhouse video game franchise namely the boreworm

[@DominatorElite4]

And in a flash game where you are playing as one

[@utubebgay]

I remember that - wouldn't have thought of it myself, but that's kinda cool.

[@Howyaduing]

14:05 Now we know where Stranger Things 3 got that idea from

[@Nekucloud]

For a low budget movie the practical effects are DAMN IMPRESSIVE!!!😁

[@AndreaGentili]

I know that this vid is 4 years old but here's you a fun fact: As you can see here "Terror of Mechagodzilla" has been called "Distruggete Kong! La Terra è in Pericolo" (Destroy Kong! The Earth is in Danger) in Italy because King Kong was way more popular than Godzilla in Italy, and this movie (just like Destroy All Monsters) came out after Guillermin's King Kong, that was a huge success here. In the movie they tried to give this title a meaning by changing Titanosaurus' name in Titano-Kong (because italians had no idea what "kong" really meant). And as you may know, that's just a small part of the italian "fake sequels tradition".

[@HansAlRachid]

Holy shit, what incredibly impressive effects work this is considering the budget - this stuff not only looks great, it's even genuinely creative! Great stuff.

[@RRed19]

I think what makes it look so good is that most of the budget probably went into the Spawn monster. It looks so good and the puppetry and movement of it looks very real.

[@scottsnosleepofficial]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I tried to have my mom call all the local video stores looking for it, and they all said they've never heard of it.

[@nicksothep8472]

Wow, this video is 7 fkn years old! I wanted to get back to it after watching your latest "Attack of The Beast Creatures" review, as you mentioned it a couple times and I didn't feel like watching the whole flick to refresh my memory. I knew I was a fan of the "Spawn" creatures, but I didn't remember how fkn cool they were, it's the kind of B flick that proves how creativity and passion go way further than budget, as goddamnit those toothed phallic mutants (now that's a mothful) and overall FXs are really good, they're much better than many other that somehow managed to spend ten times as much with ten times "as less" results. If only contemporary Hollywood could learn from these little gems, the industry could be salvaged from itself and the CGI cringe-fest it has become, nevermind the thin plots and 🌈 messages, one thing at a time I guess.. Well, that's all for now, till next time.. 👍🏻🖤🏴‍☠️

[@tyrant-den884]

One day I will make my nothing budget movie about an evil window.

[@clockworks360]

I would love to see the end result. I wish you luck

[@SuperPeterok]

Make a movie about a killer Mandrill. No one has ever done that

[@james739123]

colour me intrigued

[@thebible4484]

@@SuperPeterok Shakma is a movie about a killer baboon, almost the same thing

[@SuperPeterok]

@@thebible4484 tell me more

[@gallendugall8913]

Hey, I'M A FAN OF SNARKY CANADIANS! So much better than those polite Canadians.

[@jacksonknightproductions8697]

So...review of Metamorphosis? That would be amazing Brandon.

[@Lastlasagna]

14:10 Wow! That's impressive: a simultaneous DECAPITATION and DEFENESTRATION.

[@cmckittrick91]

Another movie to add to the list of "movies I've never heard of but want to watch because I saw it on a Brandon tenold review"

[@truefanforum3273]

Yeah, I'm compiling a list of my own. Brandon does have a way of sparking interest in cult movies.

[@CarlosGuzman-vi9xw]

that Blonde girl 👧 “WTF was THAT?!” should become a Meme

[@CreeketsCreek]

This is actually pretty good with the shock horror

[@leafyfeathers]

4:30 so that's where Jurassic Park got that idea

[@nooneofimportance2110]

I loved this movie once upon a time. You wanna know how low budget this movie is compared to other movies? The Blair Witch Project had a higher budget, even adjusted for inflation. This movie is amazing compared to a lot of other big budget movies of the time when you take that into account.

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

What Alitalia battle angel?

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

You should really do a review of "Night of the lepus" (giant killer rabbits!). It's the perfect movie for your channel.

[@DLRX]

Agreed, though it's gonna be hard topping Rifftrax on that one.

[@muthesquirrel]

I'd still go with Attack of the Super Monsters. It embodies everything he's reviewed. :p Night of the Lupis or Man's Best Friend are right up there though!

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Wim Van der Straeten Did you say "giant killer rabbits"?

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Sounds weird. And I saw Black Sheep once.

[@muthesquirrel]

Night of the Lupis goes by the logic that "if rabbits were big enough, they'd totally kill us all". Also Black Sheep is a comedy horror while Night of the Lupis takes itself entirely seriously. :p

[@jf4132]

you should also mention that James Rolfe reviewed this film in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness, but nobody needs to know that.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Jordan Fazende I knew that a long time ago!

[@Armazillo]

I saw this movie on a shelf in a video store in the 90s. I was little, so I couldn't recall the title, but the cover art. The cover traumatized me for life. Rediscovered it 20 years later and fuckin loved it. What a heartening thing to see something so cheap turn out so good.

[@dracometeors3010]

Oh i remember the piranha 3d cover traumatized me when i saw it in back then. Sure i wasnt old enough to watch. I could be sad after i watched it years later that it wasnt a terryfing horror splatter but i am happy it is a nice little fun flick.

[@ShadowsHeat]

Oh shit, I remember watching this as a kid, being somewhat traumatized by it, but could never remember what it was called whenever I tried to look for it years later. This shit takes me back.

[@Mattteus]

I wonder if he'll review Metamorphosis The Alien Factor some time in the future.

[@Ashley-mc8or]

All hail Canada and your channel is the one of the best you show Kaija movies and you make them better

[@animejunkie4u]

You need to check out Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor its an unoffical sequel to The Deadly Spawn

[@billyrattlesticks6949]

No you don't, it's a pile of crap, an insult to this film and it was made on a £3m budget, more than 10 times the cost, HOW? It's one of the worst horror films I've ever seen. It has none of the charm of the Deadly Spawn, has some of the worst acting ever put onto film, has dialogue that sounds like it was written by a child and the effects are appalling.

[@Vixenluvr]

Dude, I love this flick! Damn good classic in my book!

[@rockyl9120]

Love this movie! Really disturbing watching as a kid when it came out. Watched it recently and some of the effects are great! Love how low budget it is

[@ryusteel4556]

Now I know where splatterhouse got its monsters

[@VortexBunche]

Actually this did play theatrically when it came out. I saw it at some hole in the wall theater in Ridgefield, CT, where I think it only ran for less than a week. And if memory serves, other than maybe four other people, the friend who went with me and I were the only people in the audience.

[@TheBrandonTenold]

It did play in theaters, which is why I said it "still managed to be a moderate success", it just wasn't distributed by Paramount (or any other major studio).

[@zmbdog]

21st Century distributed this film theatrically and royally screwed over the filmmakers. It made a lot of money, particularly in NY, but they didn't see a dime of it.

[@RRed19]

Yep, I’m betting if they rereleased it today with some better quality (if possible) it would make bank.

[@邪眼の男]

Impressive monster movie! The monster design , the story , the effects and the sound is well made. I was hoping for a longer scene of the giant creature.. Funny batman reference at 05:55

[@TheRealNormanBates]

You should review *DARK STAR* and *THE ALIEN FACTOR* , especially now that both are out on blu-ray.

[@thedarkwolfsif1750]

Holy hell when the creature peels the woman’s face off I actually gasped in shock. This movie is amazing.

[@bukster1]

I saw this on video many years ago. I never knew it was made on such a borderline non-existent budget. They did really well for what they had.

[@anthonystone928]

I have forgotten all about this movie Thanks for reviewing it remember seeing it on VHS

[@DavidRoarty]

Give credits to makeup effects artist, John Dods for his work on this movie alongside Nightbeast(1982) and Spookies(1986)

[@RRed19]

Absolutely. The fake blood is well done.

[@wopjohn]

7:30 I was waiting for the uncle to ask him if he " likes movies about gladiators " or has he " ever been is Turkish prison "

[@arkhamknightrider4361]

I hope he covers metamorphosis: the alien factor

[@judsongaiden9878]

The first three Splatterhouse games have beast creatures that are directly inspired by this monster-go-nuts a go go. 4:28 Did Jurassic Park pay homage to The Deadly Spawn?

[@NinjaLawyerSteve]

Brandon, you ever seen "Prophecy: The Monster Movie"? If not you should check it out. We get to see a duel between 2 guys wielding and axe and a chainsaw, plus it stars Manbearpig (no joke, according to the internet rumor mill the movie's monster served as the inspiration for Manbearpig)

[@skyslasher2297]

I love it when a movie with so much hard work and effort be rewarded while not to successful seeing the positive reviews brings a smile to me

[@ScovellsRock]

I love the deadly spawn, it has so much going for it that it outweighs the bad

[@r.pmcmurphy2158]

lol everytime at the no one will be seated gag cant stop binge watching these

[@JJ-kl7eq]

I have Ted Bohus’s autograph on my Deadly Spawn poster.

[@ragejoona431]

That feeling when Brandon reviews something that I requested a few weeks ago...

[@victorhernandez8723]

RIP, George Romero and Tobe Hooper.

[@joesmoe71]

And Wes Craven

[@cjbushaw8091]

Imao when he said they put Ben from night of the living dead on the fire with the other creatures 😂👌👋

[@dannywasnock]

Wow for years I've been searching for the name of a movie I thought was like a total fever dream that I made up like a nightmare when I was young...Ive been watching your alien knock off episodes hoping to come across the movie and prove to myself it was in fact real. Turns out it was the sequel to this one that you mentioned at the end, Metamorphosis the alien factor. I am seriously so thankful I found your channel and I'm thoroughly impressed I actually managed to stumble across what I was hoping to find you are awesome man. I love your reviews.

[@smartinezgo]

I just watched this movie the other day! It seemed like they spliced together a monster-horror film with some family values show or something. Loved the movie and love your review!

[@storageanddisposal]

Great review! You should review Metamorphosis sometime. Great effects in that one, too, with plenty of painfully slow shit inbetween.

[@dsandoval9396]

The effects look GREAT! Never heard of this one but I hope they play in on Creature Features! The last shot was ...a very nice intent, but the rest of the effects were really good, and considering the budget, AMAZING!

[@macrochasm8872]

I can't get over how they kill the female lead and then have another character replace her in the aame scene. Also jurassic park stole the arm scene.

[@TheKyrix82]

They at least did it a little differently. It wasn't getting actively chewed on in JP.

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@TheKyrix82 Strangely enough though, here it felt way creepier. :/

[@thriddoctor]

I saw this back when it first came out. Great little film. Any chance of Q The Winged Serpent?

[@LoneWolf81684]

Great review! And speaking of 1983, I think it's time you reviewed Sleepaway Camp.

[@GanonGhidorah]

The Deadly Spawn? Holy shit, Brandon. I've been waiting for this one for a while...not sure if I'm ready for it yet.

[@thekajiufan1712]

I wasn't really excepting this one but I'm waiting for a movie about a certain Japanese monster with revenge at the end of the title.

[@thatonea-hole]

This is both underrated and unheard of. #KaijuCritic #CultClassicCritic

[@kaijucifer3544]

Brandon MclovinIt Strange Beast=Kaiju Critic.

[@mattiaskarlsson9302]

This reminds me of a trailer I once saw. Can't remember the name, but it had the same kind of grainy 70's quality to it. It followed a serial killer who killed people and then fed them to a creature that lived inside the walls of his house, and wherever the walls were cracked you could see rubbery teeth and skin and tendrils moving about. Anybody know the movie?

[@comatoasted82]

This movie was way waaaaay better than it should have been. I wonder what would have happened if this crew had a budget to back their dream.

[@justinsullivan1285]

"You ladies may not eat meat, but meat doesn't give a fuck if it's you."

[@Scorpionwitch]

I still have the Fangoria magazine with this on the cover.

[@ghettoflyer]

I remember watching that movie as a kid and always wondering, what it was because I never saw it again to rent or on tv. Thanks!

[@PtolemyJones]

Brandan seems to have missed what I thought was a nice touch, the bucket of red paint, making the red fluids origin ambiguous.

[@SebastianAceFawkes]

Fun Fact: the actor who plays Charles is Tim Hildebrandt's son.

[@petermost4421]

Lol when I heard the music..stranger things came instantly to mind

[@christopherdaniel5919]

Classic monster design. I'd love to have that movie poster.

[@ricklogan7889]

You do reviews really well. Very helpful. Thanks~!!!

[@zainyassin9431]

Brandon Review The Suqel far the Deadly Spwans The Metamorphosis the Alien Factor

[@theADHDotaku]

There is ALOT more info about this movie that people should know about. I recommend the horror guru's review of the deadly spawn which includes videos of the cast making the movie and the fact the creators got fucked over hard as soon as this movie was put into theaters.

[@girlsyoung4986]

Bro your videos make KZbin worth watching , you'd be the perfect person to get drunk with and watch old movies with lol

[@ajerqureshi6411]

#KaijuCritic (hope that becomes a thing), wasn't Manos the Hands of Fate even more "homemade" I mean, it was made with a budget of $19,000.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Except that movie sucks!

[@truefanforum3273]

Well, I know one thing the makers of the Room didn't spend the money on: acting lessons.

[@barackclinton568]

Nice review. Not just a bucket of snark, but some honest and earned praise. I like honest reviews that dish out praise when it's deserved/

[@DTSsince2016]

Love the effects from this film!

[@sleepysloth9765]

Sometimes the only way I feel I have friends is by bingeing different youtubers. It used to help stave off thoughts of suicide but lately it isn’t helping and I feel as if my lack of friends as well as my crippling depression and other mental illnesses may actually win this time. If it doesn’t then it will just be another trip to a ward that I can’t afford as well as medical bills that I surely have no way of actually paying off. Sometimes I feel like I should have just pulled the trigger a few months back instead of letting the police talk me into getting help. Said help only made my life even harder to live and now I just don’t see a reason to keep going anymore

[@dustygrooves4727]

you should definitely do the North Korean film Pulgasari its great for this channel, it might be very hard and expensive to find but i guess i can become a patreon subscriber and help out! anyway this was a cool movie and actually not half as bad as many others like it in the era! and always thank you for a great review and making another awesome video.

[@bryantzamora604]

Another quality review Brandon !

[@phaolo6]

17:57 that music.. did Blood take inspiration also from this movie?

[@The_Barroth]

Metamorphosis alien factor would be a great movie for you to review

[@jimtanner1689]

Holy shit we had a giraffe just like that when I was a kid. I always called it George. I bought it at a garage sale for a dollar. Classy times those 80s

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

After watching the movie, I noticed you have not mentioned that the monster is blind (well, duh, no eyes) and that is why it does not eat the kid... And also, the the kid practically spends HALF the movie stuck in the basement with the monster.

[@DaikaijuDiscussions]

I got two of those t shirts a month ago, hopefully there still in store.

[@RoseWaltz]

Was this ever on a Monster Vision type show? I remember seeing it on TV, (I don't think my parents would have let me rent something like that in the early '80s) and the scene where she gets bitten from under the couch. That scene gave me nightmares and we had to take the ruffle off of the couch and put a length of cardboard under my bed to protect me from them!

[@Ashkihyena]

Did someone say The Room? Haha, what a story Mark.

[@bonniethebunny711]

YES! FONALLY! Thank u! I always wanted u to review this moive!!!!

[@Wolvie181]

For $25k this looks better than most modern horror movies.

[@nickschneider7888]

The monster reminds me of the first boss in Splatterhouse 2, Bellyache. It even decapitates some monsters in the game like the one in this movie. Look it up if you never seen Splatterhouse 2.

[@edholmes1386]

You always get me with Tiny Tim.

[@Blisterdude123]

...and this somehow wasn't made by Roger Corman?

[@jamcalx]

I rather have a shirt of you singing "DECAPITATIOOOOOOOOOOON!!!"

[@mrjay288]

You and Cecil from good/bad flicks are the two best reveiwers on the Internet....brilliant stuff.....keep on keepin on mate......why not try Cannibal Women the Avocado Jungle of Hell......I think you'll find it entertaining....😂😂😂👍

[@ksporty15]

Just that title alone deserves s review!

[@AlucardNoir]

You know, it's really a shame you only have 26k subs, unlike other internet reviewers you actually review stuff... on a regular basis. I'd say you deserve more subs but no one deserves an audience, so I'll say it's a shame so few people get to enjoy your content and in *some* cases get introduced to gems from the past

[@alx-cc9gl]

AlucardNoir Absolutely agree. Especially compared to other channels Brandon really should have more subs.

[@alejandromolinac]

Yeah! I prefer this channel to other ones like Channel Awesome!

[@FFKonoko]

...but...he's ON channel awesome? Did you mean to say Nostalgia Critic?

[@alejandromolinac]

Yeah. I prefer him to the Nostalgia Critic.... Nowadays NC just reviews crappy movies from the early 2000's I never had an interest for... Brandon has exposed me to cool flicks I never knew existed...

[@KuhoinX]

well, he used to be good.

[@WarBeasty]

Charles didn't just use electricity to kill the monster, he packed the head with "Flash Powder".. he was just using the cord to ignite it.. and yes, this has been one of my favorite awesomely shitty movies since I was but a wee young warbeasty.. ^_^

[@norncare1]

I just watched this one tonight. What a fun movie.

[@AmaryInkawult]

Aaron H. And you have a fun looking avatar. This is a compliment, I am really trying to avoid a star wars joke right now.