Killer Nerd

1991
4.1| 1h30m| en
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A nerd is harassed by punks, and is the object of ridicule at work. Enamoured by a co-worker, he buys a tape series on how to be cool, summons up his nerve, and goes to the co-worker's house, only to find her in the clutches of another co-worker. Dejected, he goes out on the town and parties with some babes, but when their friends, who turn out to be the same punks that harassed him earlier, trash him again something snaps, and the irritants in his life begin experiencing an attrition problem.

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Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Woodyanders Hapless persecuted dweeb Harold Kunkle (played to supremely spazzy perfection by the otherworldly dorky Toby Radloff) finally works up the nerve to fight back against his cruel tormentors that include a couple of street punks and his mean co-workers. Writers/directors Mark Steven Bosko and Wayne Alan Harold give Radloff full reign to do his singularly goofy thing: Radloff's amazingly awkward, yet endearing geekoid persona manages to be both funny and likable; this guy is truly unique and has a strong enough oddball presence to carry the picture on his weird shoulders. Moreover, Kunkle's attempts at being hip are hysterical (he buys an instructional cassette series called Slick Dick's School of Cool!). Of course, it's also a treat to watch this timid worm go ballistic and embark on a murderous spree, with the definite highlight occurring when Kunkle kills his mother by pouring cleaner down her throat while dressed like a baby in a bib and giant diaper. The primitive gore effects add considerably to the overall hilarity. The plain cinematography by Alan Stevens boasts a few snazzy stylistic flourishes. Sean Carlin's funky syncopated synthesizer score hits the get-down groovy spot. A total riot.
Blue Canary One day my girlfriend suggested a film called `Killer Nerd' (Which, to my knowledge is only available from `Mooovies' in Bristol, Vermont). I thought nothing of it other than, `this'll probably be another Horror flick that I won't really pay attention to or remember.' It's not as if the name doesn't make it abundantly clear what the plot's going to be, right? Right you may be, but a regular horror film this is not. In fact really, a horror film this is not.I was right in my initial fear of watching this film. I thought it was going to be bad, I was right. I thought the acting was going to be poor, I was right (BOY was I right!?). Still, with a plot that would make Arnie blush and more stereotypical characters than can be seen outside an episode of Buffy, the film plodded on. Poorly. I could honestly say I have never in all my life seen such a poorly put together, utter joke of a film. By far the worst film I've ever seen.However, I know a lot more films that I didn't enjoy nearly as much. The sheer poor quality of the film makes it so bad that it bypasses the usual stage that a bad film has where you'll sit and cringe and either turn it off or just slug it out painstakingly till the end. Far from it, with Killer Nerd you can get almost as engrossed in it as if it were a decent film.The writers of this film are either lucky or genius's. If you see this film anywhere do not miss your opportunity to see it.Nerd. Nerd. Nerd.
boz824 Everything about this movie is just plain awful. The acting is amiturish, the directing is almost nonexistent, the script is a joke with countless pages of terrible dialogue which soon develop into a terrible plot. In addition, the characters have no redeeming qualities whatsoever and are completely two-dimensional. The nerd, Kunkle, is actually more of a gracelessly and abruptly put-together composite of two two-dimensional characters instead of being one very three-dimensional character. Finally, the budget crushes every possible chance the movie had to be in any way entertaining. There are many outdoor scenes in this movie that take place at night during which the director took no notice to the fact that entire scenes were being lit by neon signs.Stay away.
Robert Morgan This movie may seem over-the-top, with Toby over-acting his part of the nerd... thing is, he *is* that much of a nerd in real life. Toby came to "fame" in the pages of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor comic book (Harvey and Toby worked together), and MTV began using Toby in promos and spots; this was around the same time as Randee of the Redwoods, if anyone remembers that. (MTV had a nerd fixation for a while.) He seems to be slightly mentally retarded (or is an engineer), and talks as he does in this movie, thinks like he does, but hopefully doesn't go on killing sprees. He loves to think of himself as the "world's biggest nerd", an appellation I'm sure people are happy to give him.Revenge of the Nerds is his favorite movie. I know way too much about this guy...Anyways, this movie is a great but unsettling time; you'll laugh hard at Toby, but in the back of your mind, you'll realize he probably really wants to do all of this in real life.