Bill Rebane's an erratic director, eh? I loved the low budget daftness of The Giant Spider Invasion and thought The Game was interesting, if a little dull. My copy of the Alpha Incident is sadly faulty but what I've seen of Demons of Ludlow was pretty impressive. Here, with Twister's Revenge, Rebane takes on comedy, mixes a little Knight Rider in there, adds a bit of Benny Hill and comes up with a film whose enjoyment will depend on the viewer's forgiving nature. Either that or you'll hate it right away.

Twister is a monster truck with a very expensive computer on board, and three hicks want to steal it and sell it. Easier said than done, as the hicks aren't very bright and Twister is very smart. After several failed attempts the hicks get touch, capture the fiancé of Twister's owner, and set off with a bazooka to get the truck. Many buildings explode or get destroyed, cars are crushed, and much slapstick ensues.

Is it good though? I don't know. It's always good to see what folks can do with a low budget, so you've got to give Rebane his credit there, but on the other hand your enjoyment for this film is all down to your tolerance for slapstick. And B-movies. And bad actors.

Twisters Revenge was one of those rare films that fell through the cracks. In spite of the films $12.67 budget - it packed a cinematic punch. Laughable plot scenarios so vile, that you find yourself begging for more. When I first watched the film, I was unable to view the entire feature without "pausing" the action and phoning a friend in a hysterical fit of disbelief. Oh yes - it is advisable to drink fermented beverages while enjoying this film. The director "Bill Rebane" toys with your mind throughout this thrilling, evocative, masterpiece . . . The writers (Larry Dreyfus and William Aurthur) must have found their inspiration from perhaps, binge lamp oil drinking, or extreme tail pipe smoking. Make no mistake - I am a fan of this film. It delivers vomit worthy laughs your whole family will enjoy - regardless if you fathered your cousins . . .

What's more amazing?

This monster truck move was made by Monster a Go-Go, The Alpha Incident, Blood Harvest, The Game and The Giant Spider Invasion director Bill Rebane.

It's about a talking monster truck named Mr. Twister who is very much KITT from Knight Rider two years after that show was cancelled.

It's a vigilante revenge film - like Death Wish - and also a comedy.

It was made in 1988, three years after Bigfoot had his cartoon.

This was released by Arrow as part of their Weird Wisconsin The Bill Rebane Collection The answer? All of these things blew my mind.

Also known as Ein Supertruck auf Gangsterjagd! (A Supertruck on a Gangster-Hunt!) in Germany, this movie is about three criminals trying to steal Mr. Twister - after all, his computer is worth $200,000 - before they just decide to kidnap his designer who just so happens to be married to his driver.

The driver wants to grab a shotgun and kill everyone in his path, which I generally endorse, except that Mr. Twister talks - he never has before - and gives him a better plan. Or maybe the driver has a mental disorder brought on by the stress of his wife's kindapping and we're inside his mind. Who can say?

Man, Bill Rebane, you get me every time. There's no reason why I should like this movie and every reason why I should love it.