![]() ![]() Carson loved the film and booked Landis as a guest on The Tonight Show, where clips were shown. Landis could not find a distributor interested in releasing the film until 1972 when it came to the attention of Johnny Carson. Aside from being Landis' first project as a director, the film is also notable for being one of the first jobs for makeup artist Rick Baker. The feature-length parody of 1950s monster movies was shot in 12 days in the Los Angeles area and had a budget of approximately $60,000, half of which came from Landis' personal savings. Shot in the summer of 1971, but not released until 1973, Schlock is the first credited film by John Landis, who also starred in the title role. Emile Hamaty as Professor Shlibovitz (as E.G.Jonathan Flint as Bobby (credited as Jonathan A.Susan Weiser-Finley as Betty (credited as Susan Weiser).At the end, Professor Shlibovitz emerges from the cave, carrying Schlock's son, teasing the potential sequel "Son of Schlock". Mindy quotes Love Story "Love means never having to say you're sorry", while a police officer quotes King Kong "It was beauty that killed the beast". A small army regiment then shoots down the apeman, using two rounds of ammunition. Cal uses a flare to get Schlock to drop Mindy. Schlock later crashes a school-party, and takes Mindy to the roof of the building. Her boyfriend Cal defends her against Schlock, by using a flare. She is kind to Schlock at first, but after she regains her sight, is terrified of him. He falls in love with the beautiful blind teenager Mindy. He is a menace to some, and a friend to others. The police tries to apprehend the creature, but are powerless. Schlock returns to the cave, and after a few hijinks, the people realise what he is. Wino, is informed where the creature lives, and Professor Shlibovitz ventures into the hole to study the habitat. He emerges from his cavehole after a couple of teenagers venture into it. Schlock is a prehistoric apeman who terrorizes Southern California. Schlock is a 1973 American low-budget horror comedy film, written, directed by and starring filmmaker John Landis in his directorial debut. ![]()
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