NEKROMANTIK (1988) – Episode 288 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“I think you understand that I don’t want to sacrifice the best years of my life for you. I’ve taken our friend with me as a last present from you to me. Goodbye.” Really? Our friend? He was my friend before he was your friend. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to find a way to discuss the notorious German film NEKRomantik (1988).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 288 – NEKRomantik (1988)

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Synopsis: A street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.

• Director: Jörg Buttgereit
• Writers: Jörg Buttgereit & Franz Rodenkirchen
• Selected Cast:
  • Bernd Daktari Lorenz as Rob (credited as Daktari Lorenz)
  • Beatrice Manowski as Betty (credited as Beatrice M.)
  • Harald Lundt as Bruno
  • Collosseo as Joe
  • Henri Boeck as J.S.A.
  • Clemens Schwender as J.S.A. (credited as Clemens Schwenter)
  • Jörg Buttgereit as J.S.A.
  • Holger Suhr as J.S.A.
  • Volker Hauptvogel as Man with Gun
  • Harald Weis as Dead in Garden
  • Heike Surban as Prostitute (credited as Heike S.)
  • Patricia Leipold as Prostitute
  • Elke Fuchs as Prostitute
  • Margit Im Schlaa as Prostitute
  • Suza Kohlstedt as Vera (credited as Susa Kohlstedt)
  • Franz Rodenkirchen as Pornokiller
  • Heinz Langner as Cop
  • Christiane Baumgarten as Woman in Dream
  • Simone Spörl as Woman in Car
  • Wilfried Hoog as Man in Car
  • Michael Büschke as Autopsie Corpse
  • Manfred Repnow as Cemetery Guard
  • Daniela Geburtig as Cinema Crew
  • Manfred O. Jelinski as Cinema Crew(credited as Manfred Jelinski)
  • Lasko as Man in TV
  • Fritz Fuchs as Slaughterer

NEKRomantik (1988) is one of those movies. You know the ones. That cadre of films that are more infamous than famous in their attempts to be licentious and transgressive, while many fail or don’t even aspire to be truly artful. NEKRomantik is also a “no budget” film made on the tiniest thread of a shoestring, and it really shows. Director Jörg Buttgereit himself says he never wanted to be a director. His goal was to rebel against the German film rating system and to shock as many people as possible. Does he succeed? Rest assured, the ‘80s Grue Crew will give you their opinions. One thing is for sure. We watch ‘em so you don’t have to.

At the time of this writing, NEKRomantik (1988) is available to stream from Shudder, AMC+, and Arrow.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be Vampire Hunter D (1985), a Japanese animated film based on Hideyuki Kikuchi’s 1983 novel. Oh yeah!

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