Bloodsucking Freaks (1976) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A famous ballerina and her boyfriend Tom attend a crazy show where women are tortured and killed. It's New York, so it's "art". A theater critic is also there and he doesn't like the show very much. Master Sardu, the owner of the theater kidnaps the ballerina. Sardu is also in the sex trafficking business and all of his performers are mind controlled sex slaves. His stage show is also totally real and they are really killing women.
Okay, so this film certainly isn't for everyone, but it's hilarious and very disgusting. In one scene, a quack doctor performs some awful brain surgery with a power drill and then proceeds to use a straw and drink the brains of a victim. It's so over the top gross that you can't help but laugh at it. Personally, I love the fuck out of this film and can't recommend it enough!
This film is also kinda famous for a couple things. It was released with a fake 'R' rating and Troma Pictures was sued over it. It was submitted for a rating to the MPAA and they wanted the movie cut down to a lousy 54 minutes to earn an 'R' rating. Troma said "Fuck you!" and released it uncut. Troma lost he law suit and had to make a public apology that was printed in the Hollywood Reporter which was a major industry magazine at the time. Also, sadly, the lead actor Seamus O'Brien was murdered shortly after filming when a burglar broke into his apartment. Viju Krem, who played the ballerina, was also murdered by her husband on a hunting trip.
