The Wizard of Gore
Seen it?2007 | 94 min | Mystery, Horror
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
In the darkly phantasmagorical world of the carnival magician and sideshow hypnotist, the gruesome "illusions" of Montag the Magnificent are unique in that they seem to become retroactive reality long after the the tricks are done. Is it coincidence, or circumstantial evidence of the world's most diabolically ingenious murders? When an underground journalist begins to investigate the strange deaths, the truth proves to be far more bizarre and disturbing than anything he or his readers might have imagined.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jeremy Kasten
- Kip PardueEdmund Bigelow
- Bijou PhillipsMaggie
- Crispin GloverMontag the Magnificent
- Jeffrey CombsThe Geek
- Brad DourifDr. Chong
- Joshua John MillerJinky
- Garz ChanAnnie
- Shannon Hart ClearyReporter
- Tim ChiouChinese Mickey
- Kenneth MoskowDetective Packard