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The Weird Ones

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The Weird Ones
Film poster
Directed byPat Boyette
Release date
  • February 1962 (1962-02) (San Antonio)
LanguageEnglish

The Weird Ones is a 1962 American sci-fi horror sexploitation comedy film directed by Pat Boyette. The film, also known as The Weird One,[1] is now considered to be lost.

Premise

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According to Brian Albright in Regional Horror Films, quoting the AFI catalogue, the film was about an alien creature, the Astronik, coming to Earth and terrorising and killing women.[2] Two press agents specialized in erotica use the services of a female alien, referred to as the Cosmo-Cutie, to lure the monster and capture him.

Production and loss

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The film was directed, written and produced by Boyette. A low budget production, the film was shot in and around San Antonio as most of Boyette's films.[2]

All copies of this 76-minute film and promotional materials are said to have been destroyed in a garage fire in San Antonio.[2] Only some theatrical and promotional posters have survived.[3][4]

Release

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The film premiered in San Antonio in February 1962.[1]

Reception

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Despite the loss of the film, TV Guide described it as "A feature that is just too brainless to be reckoned with".[5]

Bibliography

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  • Frank T. Thompson, Texas Hollywood: Filmmaking in San Antonio Since 1910 (2002, Indiana University), pp. 44–46 ( "The Idiosyncratic Pat Boyette"); p. 71.

See also

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  • Dungeons of Horror, horror film directed by Boyette, released in 1964
  • No Man's land, a 1964 drama film, set during the Korean War, released under the name of the lead actor but very likely produced/directed by Boyette

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c Albright, Brian (2012-11-07). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.
  3. ^ "The Weird Ones". Spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ The Weird Ones (1962) (in Czech), retrieved 2023-04-17
  5. ^ "The Weird Ones". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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