, famous as Lily Munster from The Munsters , played "Ma".

The movie’s release was famously tied to its "so bad it's good" reputation, with the LA Times noting at the time that for veteran actors like Steiger and De Carlo to be even "reasonably good" with such "atrocious" material was a sign of true professionalism.

: The film features an eclectic mix of veteran stars:

(Teddy) is a "hidden in plain sight" actor who played Porkins (the X-Wing pilot) in Star Wars , the corrupt cop Lt. Eckhart in 1989's Batman , and the government official who recruits Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark .

The film's poster is a direct parody of the famous American Gothic .