likes her spandex workout gear, the adolescent daughter(Diane Franklin) is preoccupied with MTV, Grandpa (Bert Remsen) is aparanoid, weapons-hoarding freak, Dad (Gerrit Graham) is obsessed withhis latest gadget, a state-of-the-art satellite dish, and both parentsare obsessed with their swingin` "pleasure palace". Young Sherman (ChadAllen) is bewildered in the mix of his zany family, but when a monsterfrom outer space is beamed into his world via the family`s snazzy newsatellite dish, he must take matters into his own men to save mankindfrom destruction. If you haven`t seen the so-bad-it`s-good TerrorVision, gowatch it now (it`s available on Netflix streaming) because I don`t thinkany review can have it proper justice. This picture is so over-the-topthat it will certainly give you speechless. Now, most reasonable people wouldcall this film utter trash, but fortunately I am not one of those people.This picture is only too much wacky fun to give up! I find myself considering this to be one of Charles Band`s mostenjoyable works. First are the outrageous characters, which aredefinitely too "out there" to be taken seriously. There are Mr. and Mrs.Putterman, who first seem to be the same ol` square parents you seein most flicks_until they get all polished up in disco duds and declaretheir going "swinging" - in presence of their kids no less. Then there istheir punky daughter, who has a clueless metalhead (played by JonGries! for a boyfriend (who I seriously think Keanu Reeves totallycopied for Measure and Ted`s Excellent Adventure). And good oldcrazy Grandpa, who has a built in bunker in the house. No wonder Sherman has such a wild imagination_living with these many kooks would drive anyonenutty! Then there is the sleazy dcor - fountains featuring naked women withwater coming out of their breasts, lascivious artwork, and even apool/hot tub in their "pleasure palace" living room! Everything is soover the top you just can`t help but ogle. And I haven`t gotten to themonster yet. The colossus itself looks like a big mass of poo, complete with aone-eyed appendage coming out of it. Apparently it makes a great pet onits home planet, but here on Land it only wants to chow down onpeople_which it does, with gusto. However, it too has the ability tomimic people it has eaten, so no one believes little Sherman when hesays it ate Grandpa, especially when it appears dear ol` Grandpa isalive and weirder than ever in his bunker_although covering in somecurious goo. Pretty soon the devil has eaten almost everyone in Sherman`s familywith the exclusion of Mr. Metalhead, Sherman`s sister and himself. Thetrio actually befriends the devil and tries to learn it the customsand culture of America - fast food, metal and how eating people isconsidered uncouth. This peace doesn`t last long, and little Shermy sooncalls on the assistance of a local horror host, Medusa (Jennifer Richards),who has a rather large set of_talent. You might be thought to yourself, "Self, this movie seems to get itall! Crazy characters! An outrageous premise! Sleaziness! Metal!Monsters from outer space! A busty horror host! A kid who takes mattersinto his own men to write the world!" And you and yourself would prettymuch be correct. If you love outrageous horror spoofs that promote the limits of good taste and rationale, TerrorVision is definitely for you! Go see it out!
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