Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
Encyclopedia
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat, also known as Blood Feast 2: Buffet of Blood, is an exploitation-style
splatter film
written by W. Boyd Ford and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
as a sequel
to Lewis's cult
classic exploitation film
Blood Feast
. Using the same grindhouse
style as its predecessor, the film continues the story began in original film, where a grandson of Fuad Ramses attempts to restart his uncle's catering business.
, an 'Egyptian
' goddess in a utility closet he becomes possessed by her evil spirit. He then goes on to create the 'blood feast' his grandfather failed to do by killing young women in the area and making them into party food.
on March 31, 2002, and was released on DVD by Media Blasters
' horror label Shriek Show on July 29, 2003.
, USA.
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
splatter film
Splatter film
A splatter film or gore film is a subgenre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. These films, through the use of special effects and excessive blood and guts, tend to display an overt interest in the vulnerability of the human body and the...
written by W. Boyd Ford and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
as a sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to Lewis's cult
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
classic exploitation film
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
Blood Feast
Blood Feast
Blood Feast is a 1963 American horror film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, often considered the first "splatter film". It was produced by David F. Friedman. The screenplay was written by Alison Louise Downe, who had previously appeared in several of Lewis' other films. Lewis also wrote the...
. Using the same grindhouse
Grindhouse
A grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly shows exploitation films. It is named after the defunct burlesque theaters located on 42nd Street in New York City, where 'bump n' grind' dancing and striptease were featured.- History :...
style as its predecessor, the film continues the story began in original film, where a grandson of Fuad Ramses attempts to restart his uncle's catering business.
Plot
Fuad Ramses III returns to Miami to reopen his grandfather's defunct catering company. This arouses the interest of the local sheriff, who hold's Fuad's family reputation in ill favor. Fuad is soon however, asked to cater the sheriff's wedding by his mother-in-law Mrs. Lamply and fiancee Tiffini. After finding his grandfather's statue of IshtarIshtar
Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate north-west Semitic goddess Astarte.-Characteristics:...
, an 'Egyptian
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
' goddess in a utility closet he becomes possessed by her evil spirit. He then goes on to create the 'blood feast' his grandfather failed to do by killing young women in the area and making them into party food.
Cast
- John McConnellJohn McConnell (actor)John "Spud" McConnell , is an American actor and radio personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana.McConnell is a character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from obscure independent films to major cinematic release movies John "Spud" McConnell (born November 13, 1958), is an...
as Detective Dave Loomis - Mark McLachlan as Detective Mike Myers
- Melissa Morgan as Mrs. Lampley
- Toni Wynne as Tiffani Lampley
- J.P. Delahoussaye as Fuad Ramses III
- Chris Mauer as Mr. Lampley
- Christy Brown as Bambi Deere
- Christina Cuenca as Misti Morning
- Michelle Miller as Laci Hundees
- Kristi Polit as Trixi Treater
- Jill Rao as Candi Graham
- Cindy Roubal as Brandi Alexander
- Veronica Russell as Secretary
- John WatersJohn Waters (filmmaker)John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
as The Reverend - Penelope Helmer as Pippi the Cop
- Stevie Leininger as Stripey
Release
The film first premiered at the Dead by Dawn Edinburgh Horror Film FestivalDead by Dawn
Dead by Dawn is a film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland specifically devoted to horror films. Established in 1993 by Adele Hartley, this is a discovery festival showcasing mostly independent films, both short films and feature length films...
on March 31, 2002, and was released on DVD by Media Blasters
Media Blasters
Media Blasters is an entertainment corporation founded by John Sirabella and Sam Liebowitz, based in New York City. They are in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American market manga compilations and anime and live-action movies and television series to home-video...
' horror label Shriek Show on July 29, 2003.
Technical Details
The film is in color and runs 98 minutes. The un-edited cut is not rated, and contains graphic violence and sexual content. The MPAA released an edited cut and gave the film an 'R' rating, this however, cuts seven minutes from the film. Its aspect ratio is 1.85.1. It was filmed on location in Abita SpringsAbita Springs, Louisiana
Abita Springs is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The estimated population, in 2003, was 2,112. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, USA.