Overview: Bobby Sweet is a country music legend and has been the world-renowned face of Sweet Meats since establishing his first restaurant with his wife. Sometimes a secret ingredient should stay that way.

Blu-ray Verdict: OK, let’s all be honest now. If you’ve never seen a Troma film, you should know right off the bat that they’re absolutely one of a kind! These low-budget indie films are the B-movies of the horror world. Sweet Meats exemplifies that type of film exactly; with a homemade feel and a soul of splatter, Sweet Meats is everything good about indie films.

Having come to the fore originally via an Indiegogo campaign — one where you were given, as contributors, some lovely behind the scenes reels to enjoy along the way - I can honestly say that writer/director Ricky Glore and crew put their all into this film.

Together with his principle cast of characters, Bobby Sweet (played by Glore) has the drive to become a world class country star. Restaurant owner Nick Gruoch (Andrew Gordon) is scummy but clearly has pride in his ventures. Jerry (Timmy H. Barron) and Laddie (Eileen Earnest) stole the show as my two favorites, constantly going back and forth with each other and providing hearty laughs and gruesome goofs.

While Laddie is the master of hilarious off-hand remarks that’ll make you spit your soda out, Jerry’s loveable demeaner gives some humanity to this splatter fest. Laddie in particular gives an unhinged performance in a scene featuring a meat grinder!

Included here are some wonderful bonus features that take you more into the story, including an exclusive commentary from Ricky Glore and cinematographer Nick Hiance, behind the scenes featurettes, and a sing-a-long subtitle option.

In short, Sweet Meats pretty much guarantees you’ll be singing about your best friends and dreams of superstardom ’til the cows come home! [C.P.]

Bonus Features:
New Commentary Track
The Grind - The Making of Sweet Meats
Evolution of a Song: Writing the Music of Sweet Meats
Cast and Crew Feature-Length Interview
Tromatic Extras

SWEET MEATS Official Trailer

Official Purchase Link

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