31 days of Horror 2012 day 08

La lengua asesina AKA Killer Tongue
1996
4 pack Source One Entertainment DVD


Back in 1995 or 1996 I read an article in Fangoria about an upcoming horror film. It was being filmed in Spain and had Robert "Freddy" Englund,Doug "Pinhead" Bradley and Melinda "Return of the Living Dead III" Clarke. This movie was La lengua asesina AKA Killer Tongue. From the article and the various pictures it looked like it was gonna be a fun little horror comedy. Well I never saw it for rent in any video store in my area. And it wasn't until sometime in 1999 that I found it for rent in Hollywood Video. After one viewing it quickly became a favorite of mine. I never did see it on DVD,then in 2008 I found a DVD four pack that had it,the Fear,The Fear Halloween Night and Grim on it. And the DVD was only $5. So I had to get it.

Melinda Clarke is hiding out in the desert with her four poodles. Her boyfriend and her have done a bank heist job. He got caught,but not before he could hide the money. So she is waiting on him to get released so they can get the money and live a life of freedom. One night she sees a meteor crash not to far from her home. Part of it ends up in her food. Which Melinda and her four dogs eat. This causes Melinda's tongue to gain super powers and a mind of it's own. And her four dogs turn into are transformed into drag queens. But the tongue is a killer tongue and makes Melinda go out and kill people. Her boyfriend escapes from jail,and is pursued by the warden and one of the guards. These two are played by Robert Englund and Doug Bradley.

Killer Tongue is a film I am surprised doesn't have a big cult following. It has all that is needed to attract a devoted cult following,but it seems even among hardcore film fans the film is pretty much unknown. I think it is one of the better horror movies of the 90s and majorly under-rated. Killer Tongue gets a B.