UNINVITED (1987)

UNINVITED (1987)

Tagline: It Has Nine Lives... You Only Have One!

(Horror, Sci-Fi, Fist Of The Fury) [R]

Note – this movie was not rated by the MPAA after going direct to video. There is a version out there that would be an R and a version that is likely closer to a PG-13. 

There's nothing stupid about this.

In this one, a freakin mutant cat with a creature inside it escapes from a laboratory and ends up befriending a young woman and her friend who are then invited on a Caribbean cruise yacht. The idea is for the gangsters on board to use the women as a distraction to ward off authorities, but with no crew after a hasty departure, 3 men the women met earlier also get on board the yacht. Can this unlikely group of people outwit a cat with a taste for blood? 

First off, this is a horror movie with some crazy death scenes, but the way this cat has a creature coming out of its mouth, it’s actually pretty comical. I am not sure if this creature is supposed to be a jacked-out cat, or some sort of wolverine, or what the heck it is, but it’s pretty damn nuts. I won’t go into another bizarre power this cat has, but wow, this movie is incredibly unique. 

Acting-wise we are getting pretty standard fare for the ’80s. The ship’s captain Rachel is played by Toni Hudson who is famous for JUST ONE OF THE GUYS and is still acting to this day. She’s pretty solid in this as-is Eric Larson who is still acting but has quite a few fewer projects under his belt. The two main actresses are played by Clare Carey and Shari Shattuck. Shari is famous for a lot of TV shows and movies, but the role she had most similar to this as far as “horror” was in the TV show FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES. Clare has been in a ton of stuff but is probably most known for the TV show COACH. Both women are fine in this movie and both get stretched a bit in the acting department. Acting veteran George Kennedy was also in this movie. To be honest, this was a rough outing for him. 

The production value on this thing is pretty bottom of the barrel. I mean it’s gloriously obvious in half the scenes we’ve got a dude with a puppet attacking people and that the cat is basically a stuffed animal. For me, those are both giant pluses. I love cheese and I am not shy about saying that in my reviews. I do wish we had gotten a better soundtrack and score, but it’s not the absolute worst either. 

After seeing this thing it’s definitely a movie I want to buy now. Crazy out-of-control nonsense with an 80’s horror flare…oh yeah…take my money. This won’t be serious enough for everyone, but I loved almost everything about this one, save for one really cringy scene that will be easy for anyone watching this to pick out. 

If you are looking for a really fun flick to watch for your Halloween Horror-o-thon, this thing is pretty fantastic. I give it a 7 out of 7. It knows what it is and just doesn’t even care. For many I think this will be in the so bad it's good category, but I actually found it wildly entertaining. 

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