The Coroner is easily one of the worst and cheapest horror movies ever made. The asinine plot involves a coroner that stalks and kills young women, who are previously unsuccessful suicides. The actor playing the coroner, Dean St. Louis, has acted in nothing else before or since this insipid piece of garbage. He gets full credit here. The writer, Geralyn Ruane, has written nothing else before or since this either. I'm surely surprised. The film was directed by no less than 3 directors; the directors' chairs probably cost more than the rest of this film. Juan Mas has not directed anything since this mess. Maybe he should change his name to No Mas. Our good friend Alan Smithee also had a hand in directing this film as well. Alan Smithee, of course, is the pseudonym for directors that want their name removed from a film's credits. A smart guy THIS Alan Smithee; maybe he or she is still working. One of the highlights of the film is the coroner's aprons, which are funny and the low costume budget probably makes necessary; because, who would believe that the script would intentionally call for this overweight middle aged guy to stand bare ass to the camera with an apron on? He's not going to be baking any cookies. Another scene has our lawyer "heroine" (and I use heroine very loosely here) handcuffed in what looks like a high school cheerleader outfit. Can we have just one sick fantasy at a time? What more can you expect from someone that has produced titles such as The Crazysitter and Leprechaun In The Hood? What I can not believe is that this, according to IMDb, was not released directly to video. What kind of theater would show this trash, besides one with a bed sheet hanging from clothespins in Joe Bob's backyard? 0 of 4 stars.
Review of The Coroner
