A young couple, their daughter, and the family dog are driving across Texas when they take a wrong turn and get lost in the wilds.
Looking for shelter for the night, they stumble across a mysterious house inhabited by a deformed goat-like caretaker named Torgo (John Reynolds).
When the family decides to stay over at the house, mother Margaret (Diane Adelson, billed here as Diane Mahree) becomes the object of desire for Torgo and The Master (Tom Neyman), the owner of the house – a mysterious worshipper of Manos who dresses in a black robe decorated with red hands and collects wives.
The film was shot for $19,000 with a hand-held camera that could only record 32 seconds of film at a time. It was shot without sound, and all the lines were dubbed later. And it shows.
There is too much wrong with this film to list. Most people will find it unwatchable.
The cast and crew recall that John Reynolds was on LSD during filming, which explains his confused behaviour and incessant twitching in virtually all his scenes.
Reynolds took his own life by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun on 16 October 1966, a month before the film was to premiere. He was just 25.
The only cast members who were paid for their performances were Jackey Neyman (who got a bicycle) and the Doberman (which got a bag of dog food). The rest of the cast were promised a cut of the movie’s profits, which never materialised. The crew also received shares instead of a salary.
The Master
Tom Neyman Torgo
John Reynolds Margaret
Diane Adelson (as Diane Mahree) Debbie
Jackey Neyman Michael
Hal Warren The Master’s Wives
Stephanie Nielson
Sherry Proctor
Robin Redd
Bettye Birns
Pat Coburn
Pat Sullivan Teenagers in Car
Bernie Rosenblum
Joyce Molleur Cops
William Bryan Jennings
George Cavender Girls in Convertible
Jay Hall
Lelanie Hansard
Director
Harold P. (Hal) Warren
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When the family decides to stay over at the house, mother Margaret (Diane Adelson, billed here as Diane Mahree) becomes the object of desire for Torgo and The Master (Tom Neyman), the owner of the house – a mysterious worshipper of Manos who dresses in a black robe decorated with red hands and collects wives.
The cast and crew recall that John Reynolds was on LSD during filming, which explains his confused behaviour and incessant twitching in virtually all his scenes.
