In 1967, David F. Friedman shat out a highly inferior update on Todd Browning's classic horror film Freaks. If it were released today, they would call it a "re-imagining."
Fantastic footage of a real carnival and some nice shots of classic sideshow banners are appealing, but for me the highlight is a scene about 90 seconds in that demonstrates how to woo a woman.
If the trailer leaves you wanting more, pick up She Freak on DVD from Something Weird Video.
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The phrase "shat out" is used far too infrequently in movie reviews these days.
which one is "blackie" and which one is "pretty boy"?
You didn't even mention the subliminals!
I saw Freaks as part of a double bill with Eraserhead. Dark, creepy flick, but ultimately it didn't stand up to Eraserhead, which IMO is almost in a class by itself.
(It has one rival: a Japanese film called Tetsuo the Iron Man, which captures a lot of Eraserhead's nightmarish qualities.)