Director: Matthew John Lawrence
Writer: Matthew John Lawrence
Stars: David Littleton, Chet Siegel, Ruby McCollister
Run Time: 1 Hour, 37 Minutes
Synopsis
We open on a corpse, shredded and half-eaten. Someone grabs an eyeball and starts munching. He then gets back into his van and drives off as credits roll.
It’s Judy’s last day at the bakery. She runs across the street and offers for her band, “Duh,” to open for the “Queef Queens” show across the street. They’re about to embark on their first tour. She gets home to find an eviction notice. Max and Mel are all in, more or less as they pack their stuff. When they go to get in the van, they find it’s being repo’ed. They advertise for someone to loan them a car.
One cranky old guy gets on their case for soliciting on his van. He lives in the van, but he does volunteer to drive and roadie for them. His name is Peckerhead, but his friends call him Peck.
Their first concert is a no-show, even the promoter doesn’t show up to unlock the door. Their first concert goes about the way you’d expect; they have twenty minutes of material to fill a three-hour concert. And the sound system doesn’t work. Then they make three dollars, one dollar per head. Ouch.
It’s nearing midnight, and Peck says he needs to go back inside to the restroom. Judy goes after him and finds him eating the promoter. He’d apparently some kind of man-eating demon. Judy screams, “He’s a monster!” “Let’s not resort to name-calling,” Peck explains. “Y’all said he had it comin!” “Where’s his head?”
Peckerhead explains, “Every night at midnight, I turn into some… thing. I don’t know what that thing is. I can’t remember how or when it started, but it only lasts for thirteen minutes, and then I’m fine.” He promises not to eat the band… and that promoter did have it coming. They all vote to keep Peck on.
They stop at a guy named Nick’s house to spend the night. The three musicians are pretty much all attracted to him. Midnight rolls around and Peck takes his “medication” and goes right to sleep. Judy and Nick are having sex, and she spots Peck outside the window. He’s still asleep when she cakes on him, so what’s going on?
At the show, Judy meets Shiloh, a pretentious douche who leads a competing band. She doesn’t like him.
Judy wants to go to sleep that night, and Mel and Max promise to put Peck to sleep when it’s time. When she wakes up in the morning, they’re hosing the blood off Peck. We get a flashback to “What Happened with the Metalheads in the Parking Lot,” and we see what Peck can do when midnight arrives.
Shiloh complains that “Duh” is closing out the big show, and his band is now opening for them. Peck doesn’t like him and more than Judy does. That night, their show goes really well, partially due to Peck winding up the audience. Judy softens toward Peck a little.
They end up staying the night at the same place as Shiloh’s band the night before the big show. They hear about a couple of people that were killed last night, and go looking for Peck, who has disappeared. Shiloh and his band tie up Max, Mel, and Judy to keep them from the show tomorrow night. Then Peck comes to the rescue. Shiloh’s band is no longer going to be bothering anyone.
Judy wants to quit, but Peck gives a rousing “you can do it” speech to get them to go on with the show. A record label starts showing interest in Duh, but Judy is more concerned about who Peck is going to kill next. The band votes Peck out of the band, but he suggests they “rethink their vote, since it’s so close to midnight…”
There’s quite a crowd at the show, and the police come asking about their van. The three are arrested.
Eight months later, the judge declares a mistrial in the murder trial for the band. They’re finally acquitted and released. They have a new tour, and Peck comes to the premier, much to the band’s dismay.
Commentary
The acting and timing are all great here. The dialog is perfect. The gore shots are excellent, and everything looks good. David Littleton as Peck is just perfect for the role; he’s sweet natured when human and a monster when he’s a monster. Everyone else does a great job as well, but he’s a scene-stealer.
The gore is excessive, which is just perfect. The blood sprays in this one must be seen to be believed.
I’m not a big fan of punk music, but I liked the songs included here, and although there’s not a huge focus on the music, we do get to hear a couple fo short songs.
Overall, it’s very funny, and at no point does it even hint at getting boring. It’s hilarious, and excellent.