MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Starring: Mal Arnold, Connie Mason
"Blood Feast" Video
The plot, for lack of a better word, concerns the exploits of a murderous Egyptian caterer named Fuad Ramses (Mal Arnold). Untalented former Playboy Playmate Connie Mason costars. Vomit bags (with the words "You may need this when you see Blood Feast!") were handed out during screenings.
The first of a string of "gore films" from legendary director Herschell Gordon Lewis (known affectionately as "The Godfather of Gore," Blood Feast cost $24,000 to make and was filmed in "Blood Color."
"When we opened Blood Feast we had vomit bags, and all that was printed on them was ‘You may need this when you see Blood Feast!’ And people would come just to get the bags!" —Herschell Gordon Lewis, interview in Incredibly Strange Films, 1986