31 Flavors of Horror #12: Blue Sunshine

A deeply WTF, seventies time capsule reviewed for DVD Snapshot. This entry in the 31 Flavors of Horror is not the tastiest, but I definitely enjoyed it. You may find that a bald, 70's LSD-fueled maniac is YOUR Halloween costume of choice. I rewatched Jeff Lieberman's Squirm recently and, while it terrified me when I saw it on the USA Network as a kid, it didn't pack quite the same punch now. Still a lot of fun, though!

Blue Sunshine: For the "This is your hairline on drugs" campaign?

31 Flavors of Horror #12:
Blue Sunshine  

Official Synopsis:

The classic cult horror film, from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Lieberman, is a masterpiece of psychological suspense and terror.

At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry (Red Shoe Diaries' Zalman King) is on the run. More bizarre killings continue with alarming frequency all over town. Trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking truth... people are losing their hair and turning into violent psychopaths and the connection may be a drug all the murderers took a decade before. Soon, if Jerry can't stop it, the horror will become uncontrollable... the horror caused by Blue Sunshine!

Our Take:

Jerry Zipkin has a problem. A nice guy, he sticks around at a party to try and find an upset friend and winds up the number one suspect in multiple murders after the real culprit winds up hit by a truck. It's a pretty stirring set up to Blue Sunshine, a story seemingly about LSD paranoia in a cocaine age.