Society (1989)

Bill is worried that he is 'different' to his sister and parents. They mix with other 'upper class' people while Bill is more down to earth... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Brian Yuzna
Written By: Woody Keith, Rick Fry
Starring: Evan Richards, Billy Warlock, Heidi Kozak, Devin DeVasquez, Charles Lucia, Ben Slack, Tim Bartell, Connie Danese, Patrice Jennings
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
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Society belongs to 25 collections
1. boobs (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 51 stars)
2. Certified weird (collaborative: moderated by Dreamer - 47 stars)
3. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
4. B-Movie (collaborative - 15 stars)
5. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
6. Mind-rape (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 11 stars)
7. Body horror (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 8 stars)
8. THE WORLDWIDE CELLULOID MASSACRE: Recommended (collaborative: moderated by edkrak - 6 stars)
9. Incest (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 5 stars)
10. Classic CHUD: 100 Movies That Deserve More Love (collaborative: moderated by tinysausage - 5 stars)
11. 500 essential cult films (not seen) (public: cayh - 5 stars)
12. Horror comedies (collaborative - 4 stars)
13. Horror (public: horrorjames - 4 stars)
14. Body deformities / the grotesque (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 2 stars)
15. Moviedrome: Mark Cousins (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 1 star)
16. Assimilate or die! Horror films about conformity (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 1 star)
17. Horrific transformation (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 1 star)
18. Best Horror/Scifi of the 80s (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 1 star)
19. 80's Body Horror (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 1 star)
20. Movies to See: Horror/Suspense (public: Lord Moe - 1 star)
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Paxton | 70 63rd |
I don't understand why anyone would ever recommend this tv-movie looking nonsense. Its main star's last name is Warlock for God's sake! Okay, well, that was weird. Is this like an incestuous study on... what the hell? Okay. Now I don't... What in the living? No. Okay. NO! Oh my God. You need to see this. Oh my God! See this! See this now! Oh my God! See this!
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terrymac | 67 50th |
Gloriously silly "satire", with a somewhat uneven plot, and some fairly amateurish acting. It is good fun, though, and has an undercurrent of surreality that gives way to full blown orgy of wonderful gruesomeness at the end. Surprisingly enjoyable. Why did Billy Warlock say "Blanchard" every time the character came into view - were they worried we'd forget his name?
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Suture Self | 9 91st |
The kitschy b-level satire of high-society floats along nicely at first, but your initial suspicion is that there really isn't much to see here, this ain't a classic, move along, folks. Well, you're wrong. The third act, like a monstrous anal prolapse, pulls itself inside out and reveals its unhinged contempt for the upper class in a way no other movie probably ever will again. A fine documentary on the Trumps.
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BillyShears | 75 65th |
Uhhhhhhhh..... *Blows into bubble pipe* "You see, when the *vomits nonstop*
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Kojiless | 58 61st |
Paging Dr. Yuzna. Dr. Yuzna, a Mr. David Cronenberg is here and would like his body horror back.
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Barthalen | 70 55th |
For a long while it's only marginally interesting, but holy moly, Batman! My body was not prepared for that disgusting climax. The more I think about it, the creepier it gets. The keyword here is: Tzimisce.
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TheDenizen | 75 74th |
80's soap opera heartthrob Billy Warlock stars in this odd horror flick about a paranoid rich kid who starts to believe that his high society family and associates are all part of a sinister conspiracy. The first hour is too slow and has some very clunky moments, but the payoff is totally worth it. No spoilers here, but the last 20 minutes or so is a nonstop orgy of gore effects and WTF moments. Deliciously perverse if slightly too literal.
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backwardsuit | 75 66th |
It's really an outrageous satire on elitism that explodes into completely insane & frankly indescribable body horror towards the end. The effects are mind blowing & the ending alone makes it a classic but buildup is slow and the soap opera bits don't entirely work tonally. Probably cause the amateur cast can't carry it, with better actors & script it might've been brilliant. It has a surreal dreamlike quality though & scores bonus points for truly startling visuals, even for this kind of sleaze.
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TimeCapsule | 72 68th |
Naively I figured I was prepared for the finale sequence after being tipped off to its bizarre WTF nature, but ooh dear, was I wrong. The first half of the film is a wonky coming-of-age/mystery and takes some time getting into a groove, but by then it really sets the bizarre dream-like, over-the-top, campy tone for the insanely WTF squishy orgy finale. Definitely worth a watch for body horror fans, if not only for the unforgettable finale.
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Jasongirl67 | 70 48th |
I sort of liked this A kid feeling alienated from his family and was everything really happening or is the kid just nuts ? But that ending just ruined everything for me
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Alex Watkins | 4 70th |
"Man, we're over an hour into this movie and I'm still not sure where it's gooOOOOOOH MY GOOOOD WHAT THE FUCK!"
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Mentaculus | 77 66th |
I was showing this to my brother and his girlfriend and right around the moment the old man shoves what is arguably his hand into a fleshy mass in the bourgeois orgy and the hand comes up another person's mouth his girlfriend whispers, "This. This is art." Marry her. Marry her right the fuck now.
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MacSwell | 55 31st |
The story is unfocused and progresses too slowly, but the stomach-turning finale (when it finally comes) is worth the wait, and makes the film a must-see for any fan of practical special effects. Baywatch's Billy Warlock is surprisingly decent as the hero too.
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twincinema | 75 64th |
"Why is this considered body horror? There's nothing rea...OHMYGOD THAT MAN'S FACE IS ON A BUTT!"
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Honest_Thief | 4 63rd |
It's hard to blame a movie about lack of subtly when it devours its metaphor with such glee.
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FlipWhitman | 70 49th |
The best third act in film history.
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bearmaster | 85 90th |
Still gnarly in 2021.
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Moribunny | 38 23rd |
Brian Yuzna's debut as a director is trashier than normal even for Yuzna/Gordon fare. It's entertainingly eccentric, but probably even stupider than intended.
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PeaceAnarchy | 84 77th |
The allegory is super blunt, the acting is mediocre and a lot of it is tedious, but it has that special something that makes it absolutely intriguing. It gets increasingly insane as it continues and the finale is just incredible.
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Vandelay1 | 75 86th |
Good Movie
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edkrak | 85 89th |
"I've never seen that before" moments in cinema don't happen to me often anymore, but this... WOW... MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN! :O
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mattburgess | 78 83rd |
Stick through the awkward 80s cheese of the first hour for those final twenty minutes of beautiful batshit insanity, some of the most lovely and repulsive body horror scenes ever filmed. Gorgeous, gooey flesh.
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Neonman | 85 80th |
Quintessential '80s body horror film, wonderfully interweaving its obvious yet appropriate and consistent social metaphors, well-paced build-up, and bonkers display of grimy bodily effects -- it really all is proof why films were invented.
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WWallce4prez | 83 82nd |
Society pulls a crazy rope-a-dope with two thirds of a teen-sex-drama followed by psychotic finale shot in an unforgettable pink hue. The plodding paranoia mixed with with some biting humor pays off with satire in the likes of Cronenberg. The most literal use of "butthead" there can be.
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2 | aaaaaaarrggg | 57 46th |
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Deadpan black comedy. Although this makes the dramatic blunder of casting hunk Warlock as the alienated outsider hero (dumpy second lead Richards would have been a much better choice), this look into the lifestyles of the rich and mutated has moments of excellence interspersed with much narrative confusion and flat performances. It saves most of its very weird Screaming Mad George FX for its icky, squishy climax.
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fenixdown | 64 23rd |
Billy knows how to have a good time. :)
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2 | BonSequitur | 70 20th |
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By all rights, this isn't a good movie. The plotting is spotty, the acting hovers between passable and camp, and the effects are, well, you can look at the thumbnail right there. But at the same time, it has cult movie written all over it. When it fails, it crashes and burns so hard you can't help but admire it. Let's just hope nobody tries to remake it.
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irvinejump | 90 95th |
They don't make flicks like these anymore, and I strongly suspect there might be a reason... Bad taste GOLD! An absolute classic with an ending to die for (or at least practice yoga for)...
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TheDiceman | 55 49th |
As far out as it gets with some unreal effects and no cgi in sight.
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Mirelurk | 71 57th |
This documentary is disgusting!
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closedmouth | 80 67th |
I mean, for the sheer audacity of it, right?
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hotsake | 65 62nd |
This was a weird and mostly entertaining film, it doesn't really live up to its hype. I think it's the overall increasingly goofy tone and feel of the film that brought it down for me.
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SirSass | 50 29th |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH-ADabYgps
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Shosanna | 30 43rd |
Watch it for the ending- it's delightfully batshit. (3/5)
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pyrosexual | 90 90th |
While the finale is where the true payoff in this lies, the first 2 acts really do maintain a tense, dreamlike feel that manages to get under the skin.
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JSchlansky | 77 70th |
Hang on, let me just check my calendar... 15 years from now? Yeah, I'm free... see you at the shunt
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krypt | 84 60th |
Yuzna: "Truly we *DO* live in a society." Damn it really do be like that sometimes
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1 | vv238 | 67 71st |
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The first two acts flounder along, setting up some minor tension but mostly failing to string together the necessary elements to make a competent thriller. The final act does more than make up for the film's previous deficiencies.
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Piconomicon | 75 38th |
The plot's mystery was enough to guide me to the film's conclusion, but not enthralling. The tone was more lighthearted than I was expecting, especially in the end, but it was consistent. Some characters felt unneeded, such as Clarissa's mom. The real star is the practical effects and final act. The silly tone in the end confirmed it was intended to be camp, but it was distracting because the setup and visuals implied something more creepy and edgy than cartoony. Glad I watched but just OK.
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Average Percentile 52.57% from 536 Ratings | ![]() |