{"id":20319,"date":"2011-10-31T14:14:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20319"},"modified":"2021-01-25T11:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T18:59:52","slug":"deranged-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20319","title":{"rendered":"Deranged (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I apologize for calling you a hog, mama.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Poster-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Poster-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA deranged farmer (Roberts Blossom) goes off the deep end when his overly religious mother (Cosette Lee) dies, recovering her body from its grave a year later, and murdering local women to help restore her decaying corpse.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nEssentially a thinly veiled biopic about <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ed_Gein\">&#8220;Mad Butcher&#8221; Ed Gein<\/a>, <em>Deranged<\/em> remains a gruesome but surprisingly effective low-budget slasher flick. Most definitely not for the faint of heart, <em>Deranged<\/em> &#8212; filled with a healthy dose of black humor &#8212; spares no details in presenting the travails of its increasingly unhinged anti-hero, as it tracks his descent from dutifully compliant grown son to psychotic necrophiliac. Blossoms is well-cast in the central role, doing a fine job with an undeniably tricky character; we never doubt either his sincerity or his derangement for a single second. Co-directors Jeff Gillen and Alan Ormsby set up many tension-filled scenes (viz. barmaid Micki Moore&#8217;s introduction to Blossoms&#8217; household existence!), which are all nicely paced and include a decent number of shocks and thrills; meanwhile, Carl Zittrer&#8217;s score (based thematically upon the hymn &#8220;Old Rugged Cross&#8221;) serves as an effective reminder about the religiosity behind Blossoms&#8217; mental disturbance. I&#8217;m astonished to find myself recommending this one as must-see, but it&#8217;s good enough at what it sets out to do that I think it&#8217;s worth a look by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roberts Blossom as Ezra<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms.png 1600w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Blossoms-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many genuinely creepy moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2.png 1600w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Creepy2-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jack McGowan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography.png 1600w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deranged-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effectively disturbing score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply as a well-crafted, low-budget genre flick &#8212; but be forewarned that it&#8217;s utterly gruesome. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071408\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/deranged_1974\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/deranged-1974.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I apologize for calling you a hog, mama.&#8221; Synopsis: A deranged farmer (Roberts Blossom) goes off the deep end when his overly religious mother (Cosette Lee) dies, recovering her body from its grave a year later, and murdering local women to help restore her decaying corpse. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Films Serial Killers Review: Essentially a thinly veiled biopic about &#8220;Mad Butcher&#8221; Ed Gein, Deranged remains a gruesome but surprisingly effective low-budget slasher flick. 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