Shanks

– Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband,..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Shanks (1974)

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

09 Oct 1974

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

William Castle

Writer:

Ranald Graham

Main Actors:

Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Cindy Eilbacher

Plot:

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by instering electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10