Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- lurid
- midnight movie
- cult horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as an uneven but intentionally tasteless exploitation tribute whose comic gore can be entertaining for cult-horror audiences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The cannibal diner owners pursue an absurd resurrection scheme surrounded by exaggerated police characters, tasteless gags, and comic death scenes.
Critical reception identifies the film as an attempt to pay tribute to Herschell Gordon Lewis and his gore-oriented exploitation movies.
Michael and George gather virgins, body parts, and blood-buffet ingredients to restore the ancient goddess Shitaar.
The diner business, cannibal protagonists, decapitations, meat hooks, and assorted bodily remains turn physical mutilation into exaggerated visual comedy.
Films like Blood Diner, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2
shared campy splatter, cannibalism, outrageous gore, and deliberately tasteless humor
The Return of the Living Dead
shared comedy horror, cartoonish gore, cult sensibility, and grotesque food-related imagery
Re-Animator
shared splatter excess, absurdist humor, low-budget cult energy, and macabre body horror
Dead Alive
shared exploitation tribute, graphic gore, irreverent tone, and deliberately excessive shock comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Jackie Kong
- Release Date
- 1987-07-24
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Rick Burks
- Carl Crew
- Roger Dauer
- LaNette La France
- Lisa Elaina
- Roxanne Cybelle
- Dino Lee
- Sir Lamont Rodeheaver
- Drew Godderis
- Bob Loya
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blood Diner about?
- Cannibal diner owners pursue an outrageous resurrection ritual in a gleefully grotesque blast of 1980s splatter comedy.
- What is Blood Diner like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blood Diner as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Blood Diner violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Blood Diner as graphic.
- What did critics think of Blood Diner?
- Critics broadly regard it as an uneven but intentionally tasteless exploitation tribute whose comic gore can be entertaining for cult-horror audiences.
- Which films are like Blood Diner?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2, The Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, and Dead Alive.
- How long is Blood Diner?
- Blood Diner runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blood Diner?
- In United States, Blood Diner streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
