here be a film i have want to see for some time and finally track down a low quality bootleg video of . i be quite a fan of unusual film like this and although unlike the work of david lynch or alejandro jodorowsky and the weirdness of this film come naturally from the storyline and not from any intentional strangeness just for the sake of strangeness . william castle have create a neat and compact and self contain movie universe here and with the set be an odd juxtaposition between a dark gothic castle and sunny northern california . i couldn not help but be remind of tim burton edward scissorhands and another modern fairy tale about a mad but gentle genius and his near mute misfit assistant in a dark old castle surround by a sunny 50 style suburbia . in fact and call me crazy and but i will bet that burton have see this film before and be possibly inspire by it while make his own film . there be other similarity to that film represent the genius die leave the misfit to fend for himself in the outside world and the villain be in a motorcycle gang and the misfit fall for a local blond teenage girl and and he also perform his magic for child in a school classroom . also like the film of burton and there be a mixture of visual motif from the past and present and include silent movie style story card and alex north heady music score and and a motorcycle gang . sadly miss and though and be a highly compelling storyline and but in this case style over substance be not such a bad thing . this film be hard to classify and a it be not completely horror and modern fairy tale and or art film . i think it would be best to classify it a an experimental curio one of those film like eraserhead and jacques tati playtime and cabinet of dr. caligaryi and or el topo and which have no conventional film equivalent yet continue to garner a follow from a small group of adventurous filmgoers . if you be attract to film such a these and you will not be disappoint with shank .