Caught this one on Turner Classic Movies. Psychomania is early 1970s British horror camp about a motorcycle gang that figures out how to cheat death. And when bikers think they can't die, you know mayhem is going to ensue.
I didn't love this movie, but I didn't hate it either. It tried to be scarier than it was, but it was hard to get past the British accents and flawless biker clothes. Think Austin Powers if he were the leader of an undead biker gang. But all in all, there are worse ways to spend 90 minutes. 2.5 stars.
And now, five fun facts:
- Psychomania is apparently a cult hit for many British residents of the area where it was filmed. They enjoy watching it to see all the old neighborhoods and a shopping center that has since been torn down.
- The film stars Nicky Henson as the leader of the biker gang who with the help of his mother and butler Shadwell (yes, a biker with a butler) learns how to come back from death. Henson has enjoyed a long career. One of his recent roles was in Syriana with Matt Damon and George Clooney.
- The role of Shadwell is played by another British stalwart, George Sanders. It was one of his last roles before he committed suicide.
- Sanders was married to two of the Gabor sisters (Zsa Zsa and Magda.)
- Between Zsa Zsa, Magda and Eva (of Green Acres fame), the Gabor sisters were married 20 times. Zsa Zsa has had the most husbands, with nine.
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