Live Soundtrack | Manos: The Hands of Fate

“’Manos: the hands of fate’ is without a doubt the most inept and atrociously awful film ever made. Its poorness is so extreme that of itself it is the film’s strongest selling point.”

Chase Public would be more excited to announce this if we were going to watch a better movie, but we’re not, so, so be it. Electronic musician wizes FRITZ PAPE – NEBBIE LOON – and MARC GOVERNANTI provide a live improvised soundtrack to the famously awful movie MANOS: The Hands of Fate.

Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American low-budget horror film. It was written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren who also starred in the film. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made. The film’s plot revolves primarily around a vacationing family who lose their way on a road trip. After a long drive in the Texas desert, the family finds themselves trapped at a lodge maintained by a polygamous pagan cult, and they attempt to escape as the cult’s members decide what to do with them. The film is infamous for its technical deficiencies, especially its significant editing and continuity flaws; its soundtrack and visuals not being synchronized; tedious pacing; abysmal acting; and several scenes that are seemingly inexplicable or disconnected from the overall plot, such as a couple making out in a car or The Master’s wives breaking out in catfights.

Warren was an insurance and fertilizer salesman from El Paso, Texas, who produced the film as the result of a bet. He also starred in it, alongside El Paso theater actors Tom Neyman and John Reynolds. Manos was an independent production by a crew with little or no background or experience in filmmaking and a very limited budget at its disposal.

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Chase Public
1569 Chase Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45223

Wednesday, July 12
Doors 8:00
Soundtrack 8:30

Free

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