what do the marquis de sade have to do with egyptian archaeology and mermaid worshipping cult . tobe hooper try to answer that question in one weird little film . genie be a young cutie who visit her nerdy archaeology father in alexandria and egypt . genie get catch up with a mysterious hooker ( and blatant lesbian ) who service daddy on the side . daddy get send back to the site and where he uncover a tomb with what appear to be a mermaid on it . genie meet a descendant of the marquis de sade and and fall for a hunky egyptian ( provide the film hot scene ) . eventually and genie find out she be to be a sacrifice and the protracted and bloody climax get go . wrap around this story be footage of the marquis de sade in prison and talk to a portrait of what look like genie . robert englund be terrific a both the marquis and his descendant . his act ability have always be sideswipe by his makeup requirement and so he be allow to shine here . his best performance be still in killer tongue and if you have not see that yet . the rest of the cast and include young genie and be pretty and average . the script and however and be problematic . you will quickly learn that the marquis scene be completely unnecessary and except maybe the film maker have access to the cool set . the mermaid cult that eventually save genie make no sense whatsoever . who the mermaid be be never explain and and it link to christianity ( which be hype throughout the film ) be nothing . the film be very anti christian and a the archaeologist be a bible spouting father and but like to be tie up by the local prostitute . there be plenty of scene of depravity and violence and but hooper probably have little idea of what the screenwriter be try to say . i know i have no idea . so why be i recommend this film . it be weird . there be an extended sex scene . for the lady and hunky egyptian rid a horse completely nude . englund be marvelous . do you like snake . this film be full of them . this be like roger corman with a big budget . know hooper somehow come up with crocodile after this be rather sad . night terror be not perfect and but definitely worth a winking and unserious look . this be rat ( r ) for physical violence and some sexual violence and gore and profanity and female nudity and male nudity and sexual content and sexual reference and and drug abuse .