A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

First off, the title character is not even the main character of the movie. He is the sidekick of the cult leader. The actor who portrays Igor believed that screaming loud, laughing hysterically, and having a crooked smile while bugging out your eyes would be an excellent way to scare people. Igor also had the annoying habit of yelling (because he never actually just spoke) in a high pitched voice. He would also say idiotic one-liners. For example when the cult leader murders one of his followers with a buzz saw, Igor upon seeing this, yells out "Paul! No Paul! Why'd you do it? I could have cut her clean! So clean!" In another scene Igor tells a victim that she would have to 'get her own tools for surgery because right now, it was his time to operate.' Aside from the bad acting, the ending did not make sense because while the story builds up what little steam it has towards the climax, which is Igor getting a crossbow arrow to the head and the rest of his lunatic buddies being killed, he shows up again two more times to kill the remaining 'good guys'. The movie offers no explanation of this, only telling the viewer that Igor escaped from the mental hospital. What??? Bottom line is do not waste your time watching this movie. I wish I could get back the moments I lost watching this.

My name is Peter Iasillo and I played the part of the hippie "Felix" in the opening shots of "Igor and the Lunatics". The film was originally titled "Like Father" and this was my first time acting in a movie. The scene I was in was directed by Brendan Faulkner (Spookies) as were most of the "action and horror" sequences. In the film, Brendan is the goofy, bearded deputy and director Tom Doran is his partner. Many of the actors that appeared in Igor also appeared in "Spookies" including Peter Dain and Joan Ellen Delaney. The buzz saw scene was filmed at Schultz's Cider Mill in Brewster, NY as were all the scenes for the never released "Killer Dead" also directed by Faulkner and Doran. (SPOLIER ALERT) "Igor & The Lunatics" may well be the only film in history were the girl is cut in half by a buzz saw without being rescued by the hero in the nick of time. A plastic torso filled with fake blood and guts was used for the girl to be cut in half. When it came time to shot the gag, the torso lurched upwards when the buzz saw hit it making it chillingly realistic looking.

This movie has virtually nothing to recommend it. What little creative talents the movie makers had was expended in trying to make a bit of gore, usually poorly... except for one scene. It involves a big old buzz saw, a real one, really sawing, and I found it surprisingly disturbing. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole movie was slapped together simply to justify the effort they put into the filming of that scene. For a dollar or less, you might find it worth renting, especially if you want to steal that scene for your own project.

IGOR AND THE LUNATICS is a sorry movie that any horror movie lover would regret spending any money to watch, except maybe for a laugh. The film was fun to laugh at but contained no plot, that was evident, and no character build-up. The movie was altogether more funny than scary, and if I were to rate it on a scale from 1-10, a 2 would have to be giving the film credit.