Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)

R  |   |  Action, Comedy, Drama  |  3 July 1987 (USA)
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When the son of a gun wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, this Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Gail Neely ...
Eleanor 'Mama' Washington
Robert Harden ...
Leroy
Barry Brenner ...
Adolf
Dawn Wildsmith ...
Eva
Michael Sonye ...
Joel Hile ...
Hook
Gene Mitchell ...
Brutus
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Smeg
Bobbie Bresee ...
Smeg's Mom
Tom Demenkoff ...
Ariel (as Ty Thomas)
John Williamette ...
Mex
Rand Hogen ...
Teeth
Daniel Kong ...
Wang
Steve Reid ...
Yin
Terry Lee ...
Yang
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When the son of a gun wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, this Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge. Written by JD-2 <Badge19@hotmail.com>

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The Beaches Have Become Battlefields... The Waves Are A War Zone!

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Action | Comedy | Drama | Horror

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Faszystowscy surferzy musza zginac  »

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The names Adolf, Eva and Mengele are obvious references to Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and Josef Mengele. See more »

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When Mengele comes out of the bunker holding his neck, a boom mic is visible. See more »

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Eleanor "Mama" Washington: I wanna buy a gun... Keep talkin' white trash, but I'm more interested in something that'll take the head off a honky at 20 paces!
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Nobody Goes Home
Written, Performed and Produced by Andrew Spindler
Copyright 1986 Andrew Spindler
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A Misunderstood Work Of Genius
21 March 2006 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

Surf Nazis Must Die is one of the best films to be distributed by Troma and sadly, one of the least appreciated. The IMDb voters who briefly put the film in the bottom 100 should be strapped down and forced to watch Driving Miss Daisy until they come to their senses. I even disagree with the reviewers who lump the film in the "so bad it's good" category. I think Surf Nazis Must Die is simply good.

In comparison to many of its low budget contemporaries, the writing in SNMD is positively Shakespearian. The film has some semblance of a plot, the jokes are actually funny and the action is well paced. Most surprisingly, the film has a bizarre feel-good quality, which could almost be described as wholesome (if you look past the violence, sex and foul language). This is largely due to film's sympathetic heroine, the awesome Eleanor Washington, who vows to single-handedly take out the members of an evil beach gang (the titular "surf Nazis") after they kill her beloved son.

In addition to Eleanor, the film's minor characters also have a lot to offer. Smeg's relationship with his mother is hilarious and the surf Nazis are wonderfully tasteless, with members being named after Nazi "luminaries". The director makes several very obvious references to A Clockwork Orange, but despite their eye make-up and swastikas, these gang members are about as chilling as the Goonies.

The inevitable bloodshed is rather low key and the gore effects are simplistic at best. However, the innovative use of hooks and speedboats more than makes up for any lack of carnage. Unlike many zero budget action films, SNMD does not rely on blood splatter or gratuitous sex to pass the time - which under normal circumstances I would consider to be a huge failing. However, SNMD is generally in such poor taste and overflows with sardonic humour to the point where the film becomes utterly irresistible.

Surf Nazis Must Die is a brilliantly conceived beach holocaust drama/revenge thriller that you can enjoy with the entire family. Forget about the low IMDb rating and brace yourself for this evocative masterpiece.


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