Rent Cannibal! The Musical (1993)

Colourful black humour - Cannibal! The Musical review by JB

A fun feature-length student film, this is almost up there with the other student-made cult classic, Dark Star, despite the madcap editing and acting which just adds to its charm. Expect juvenile humour, non-sequiturs, one-liners, fake beards, and happy bursts of song in the most unlikely places, such as when faced with starvation while lost in the Colorado mountains. Thankfully the cannibalism is somewhat incidental, about two thirds of the way through the film. This is not a cannibal film (the original title was Alferd Packer: The Musical) but based on the true story of an ill-fated group of gold prospectors in the winter of 1873, which adds to the interest. The final big song and dance number, a la Oklahoma!, takes place below the gallows from which our hero is due to hang. Unless there's a last-minute reprieve.