Two Thousand Maniacs!
Directed by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Produced by	David F. Friedman
Written by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Starring	William Kerwin, Connie Mason, Jeffrey Allen
Distributed by	Box Office Spectaculars
Released	March 20, 1964
Running time	87 min.
Language	English
Budget	$65,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Two Thousand Maniacs! is a low budget 1964 splatter film directed and written by Herschell Gordon Lewis. Two Thousand Maniacs! is the second part of what the director's fans have dubbed "The Blood Trilogy", including Blood Feast (1963) and Color Me Blood Red (1965). Image File history File links 2000maniacs. ... Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 15 June 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is a film-maker best known for creating the splatter film subgenre of horror. ... David F. Friedman 24 December 1923 Birmingham, Alabama, USA is an American filmmaker and producer. ... Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 15 June 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is a film-maker best known for creating the splatter film subgenre of horror. ... Connie Mason (born 24 August 1937 in Washington, D.C.) is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazines playmate of the month for its June 1963 issue. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A splatter film or gore film is a type of horror film that deliberately concentrates on portrayals of gore and violence. ... Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 15 June 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is a film-maker best known for creating the splatter film subgenre of horror. ... Blood Feast, a 1963 film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, is an American exploitation film often considered the first gore or splatter film. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The film has been noted for extreme gore and violence, as well as for bad direction and bad acting. Nevertheless, the film and the director attracted a cult following. Cult film is a colloquial term for a film that has accrued a small but devoted group of fans, having failed to achieve any notoriety outside that group. ...

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Six Yankee tourists are lured into the small southern town of Pleasant Valley by the redneck citizens to be the guests of honor for the centennial celebration of the day Union troops destroyed the town. The tourists are separated and forced to participate in various sick games which lead to their gory death. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gore may refer to: Kensington Gore, English theatre slang for stage blood The depiction of graphic violence in film, TV and theatre, especially the realistic depiction of serious physical injuries involving blood, flesh and bone matter (see splatter film) A triangular segment: Gore (road), a triangular point of land often...

Trivia

• The band 10,000 Maniacs derived their name from this movie.

• In 2005, Robert Englund starred in a remake.

• The movie's title song was sung by director Herschell Gordon Lewis. In 2004 he re-recorded this song with the band The Pink Holes and released this as a single.

10,000 Maniacs is a U.S. rock band, formed in 1981 and active with various line-ups since that time. ... Robert Englund costumed as Freddy Krueger. ... Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 15 June 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is a film-maker best known for creating the splatter film subgenre of horror. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Two Thousand Maniacs! at The Internet Movie Database