videorama-759-859391 This movie, no scratch that, this crap is an exercise in base film making. You actually think this is gonna be a horror, but you'll be wholly sold up the river. No gore here. Is it a comedy? Oh right? No, I'm void on laughs. As an 80's teen, I remember being repulsed, adverse to hiring this film, when looking at the uninviting cover of our ugly old German hermit, Umgar, (Robbins) about to devour worms from a glass jar. This movie, there I go again with that word, I mean crap, wasn't what I expected. I expected it to be a bad movie, but this throws that context all out the window. The catchy song at the start is better than anything that follows. You'll recognize a couple of faces, and wonder what the f..k, they're doing in this? The extreme, purposeful overacting is annoying and ostensibly staged, and people may say, adds to the stupidity and awfulness of the movie, or adds awful style to it. No, it doesn't. It just looks stupid. The plot has Robbins who lives out of town, who been repeatedly evicted by this pushy land developer, (a face you'll recognize) to move to make way for these condos, to be built over this stinking polluting swamp, that fringes Robbins place. He won't budge, and uses his own smarts, to prolong and fight against this rival. Umgar breeds these worms, not your ordinary worms, planting in people's foods. When they devour them, they take over their body and from the head down, they form the same shape and features, smarts on the writers part, unfortunately the director, and lead star of this tripe. You can even see on one on the actors behind, where the latex/worm skin and come apart off the back. This only blends in to the awful style of this tripe. The hated and unpopular Umgar keeps his victims in a floor board stash, beneath his shack. I can't believe this (film) is what is is. There were moments, pauses, where I was in completely stupefaction, jaw slacked by this s..t, eyes rolling, thinking "What the f..k is this? The violence especially that I expected, was like ordering a cheeseburger, and not getting cheese. We have some close ups we could do without, of oblivious worm eating. Near the start, see how the daughter of the mayor, reacts, when finding worms in her cake. Everything about this movie sucks, script, acting, non violence, non laughs. Umgar is interesting though, someone you won't forget, with straggly hair and stinky shirt overalls. The thing you won't forget, is the (film's) best asset, that song that will ring in your head, long after watching this dribble. Oh, did I forget to mention he communicates and talks with his worms too, giving them names. Strictly for the undemanding. Robins made another late 80's films, The Brainsuckers, and looks worse than this. At least he's keeping up the same style of base film making. It is colorful though. An offbeat originality and style in being base.

HumanoidOfFlesh The mayor and town council in California want to steal dirty hermit Umgar's land.They want to build condos for yuppie tourists.Unfortunately for them Umgar discovers that when a human eats one of his worms they become a giant worm themselves.It's time for worm eating."The Worm Eaters" by Herb Robins is totally bad taste horror comedy in the vein of John Waters works.Ted V.Mikels produced and distributed this piece of utter schlock.The characters are absurd and annoying,the humor is goofy and there are some mildly disgusting close-ups of worm eating.The film is obviously not as extreme as "Cannibal Holocaust" or similar exploitation classics.If you like amateurish Z-grade cinema check this worm out.5 worms out of 10.

NightOfTheLivingDon I think that it's a shame that collectors of movies such as this are steering good folk like you away from "The Worm Eaters." As far as I can tell this is a love it or hate it kind of movie, as is the case with any movie of its ilk. I think that it lacks respect to tell people not to bother with this film. Look, if you are into movies like "Big Meat Eater" or "Cannibal Campout" do yourself a favor and get your hands on "The Worm Eaters." You may not like it, but it may end up becoming one of your favorite movies! You know the deal with films like these. Jeez, "Flesh Eating Mothers" was awful, but I would never tell anyone to avoid it! I think this movie is downright hilarious, and the overacting (which I'm sure is not too unintentional) just makes the camp/slash/fun level sky-rocket.And to all of those people who thought this comment wasn't useful (though I know you will probably never read this): You can sit and spin!

ethylester Ignore those folks on here that say this movie blows. It is so great! I love every minute of it. What great characters! I am serious, there are some great characters. I love Herb Robins' character, he is so unique and he makes the greatest facial expressions. Great lines of dialogue. The husband of the weird fudgies lady is so funny. Everyone does over-act, but it's in a hilarious way. Kill me for saying this, but it's the kind of over-acting that John Waters is famous for - it's just too much! But in a good way. Yes, there's worm eating, but the story itself and the acting is really great. It doesn't even need the worm eating to be a stellar movie! If you like weird movies, you should see this one. I give it a 9/10!