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.

Flaky clubfooted hermit Herman Umgar (beautifully played with exceptional depth and feeling by Herb Robbins, who also wrote the profound script and did the masterful direction) gets revenge on several people who want to take away his land by putting worms in their food. This causes everyone who eats said worms to transform into grotesque humanoid worm beings. The rank amateur community theater level histrionic acting rates as Oscar caliber stuff. The puerile humor and silly slapstick gags possess a wit and sophistication that's nothing short of sublime. The libidinous worm men with their primordial need and desire for female mates really bring on the sexy, with the definite erotic highlight occurring when one worm dude attacks a woman while she's taking a shower. The story about evil and greedy folks who want Herman's land so they can build condominiums provides a provocative and substantial little man versus the system socio-political subtext. The cast display an astonishing sense of commitment that goes above and beyond the call of duty by actually putting gross slimy'n'squishy worms in their mouths. The tragic ending packs a devastating punch. The scrappy cinematography by Willis Hawkins gives this picture a gorgeously grainy look. The bouncy'n'catchy theme song hits the jaunty spot. As the tagline aptly states, it's an immortal film of our time.

The worm eaters is so bad of a movie you will feel like you were robbed out of the hour and 20 minutes watching it.it makes plan 9 from outer space look like citizen Kane,well not really but its really bad and not even in a fun way.bad acting and some really nasty scenes of people eating worms.if you want to see a good worm movie watch squirm which came out the same year,thats a gem compared to this nasty movie.Ted V Mikels has made better movies,like astro zombies.the cast is a bunch of unknowns.it surprises me that this was ignored in the DVD 50 of the worst movies ever made,so was mighty gorga which is sightly better than this one.people eat worms and turn into,well you will get the idea.worm eaters is so awful you will ask yourself why.

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!