Body Melt
In this bizarre body-horror comedy, an unsuspecting suburban community becomes the testing ground for a dangerous experimental drug.
Residents of a quiet Australian neighbourhood begin taking a mysterious health supplement designed by a shady pharmaceutical company, only to experience horrific and grotesque transformations. Soon the gruesome and deadly side effects wreak havoc on the town and local health spa. With its outlandish practical effects, Body Melt combines over-the-top gore, genre-bending horror and a pulsing techno score with satirical commentary on consumerism, corporate greed and “healthy living”.
"Underneath the gooey gore is a scathing satire about the fitness craze, specifically of the '80s and '90s, which hasn't gotten much better today, if at all." - C.H. Newell, Father Son Holy Gore
This screening is part of Night of the Dead, our all-night horror marathon at Hyde Park Picture House on 15 November. Night of the Dead passes are available but Individual tickets cannot be booked for this film.
Content Guidance
Contains scenes of strong gore, drug use and the on-screen graphic death of a pregnant character.
Director: Philip Brophy
Running time: 81 minutes
Production year: 1993
Country: Australia
Language: English
Print source: Umbrella Entertainment
Age rating: BBFC rating 18
Fanomenon
Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.