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The Weird Ones
The Weird Ones
	Film poster
Directed by	Pat Boyette
Release date	February 1962 (San Antonio);
Language	English

The Weird Ones is a 1962 American sci-fi horror sexploitation comedy film directed by Pat Boyette. The film, also known as The Weird One,^[1] is now considered to be lost.

Premise

According to Brian Albright in Regional Horror Films, quoting the AFI catalogue, the film was about an alien creature, the Astronik, coming to Earth and terrorising and killing women.^[2] Two press agents specialized in erotica use the services of a female alien, referred to as the Cosmo-Cutie, to lure the monster and capture him.

Production and loss

The film was directed, written and produced by Boyette. A low-budget production, the film was shot in and around San Antonio as most of Boyette's films.^[2]

All copies of this 76-minute film and promotional materials are said to have been destroyed in a garage fire in San Antonio.^[2] Only some theatrical and promotional posters have survived.^[3]^[4]

Release

The film premiered in San Antonio in February 1962.^[1]

Reception

Despite the loss of the film, TV Guide described it as "A feature that is just too brainless to be reckoned with".^[5]

Bibliography

Frank T. Thompson, Texas Hollywood: Filmmaking in San Antonio Since 1910 (2002, Indiana University), pp. 44–46 ( "The Idiosyncratic Pat Boyette"); p. 71.

References

1 2 "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
1 2 3 Albright, Brian (November 7, 2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.
↑ "The Weird Ones". Spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
↑ The Weird Ones (1962) (in Czech), retrieved April 17, 2023
↑ "The Weird Ones". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

External links

The Weird Ones at IMDb

[:12-1] 1 2 "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 Albright, Brian (November 7, 2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.

[3] "The Weird Ones". Spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[4] The Weird Ones (1962) (in Czech), retrieved April 17, 2023

[5] "The Weird Ones". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

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