Tony Benedetti One of the worst pieces of poop I have ever witnessed in my entire life. I fell asleep while watching it and never saw the ending, nor do I want to waste time watching it again. It's pretty boring, because most of the movie takes place in the dressing room. It only has three characters which also makes it torture to sit through. I found Mickey Rooney pretty annoying throughout. Not to mention,the movie stinks so bad, all the Oust in the world won't get rid of the stench. I'd rather watch paint dry. Avoid all all costs, unless you need something to help you fall asleep. This was included in Mill Creek's "Drive In Classics" 50 pack. This being one of the worst in the entire set.

HumanoidOfFlesh "The Manipulator" is truly one of its kind.Supremely bizarre,surreal and acid inspired horror film set in an abandoned warehouse filled with plastic mannequins,cobwebs and dusty movie props.Mickey Rooney plays bearded B.J Lang,a madman who keeps a young woman played by Luana Anders captive in his building and keeps referring to her as Carlotta,his acting star.She is tied to a wheelchair and begs for food.Rooney torments Carlotta and forces her to act out scenes for his theatre piece."The Manipulator" may come across as obnoxious and boring,but I found it somewhat fascinating in its uncompromising portrayal of insanity.Mickey Rooney is certainly unforgettable as a completely deranged B.J Lang.The shots of mannequins are creepy and there are some brilliant scenes of dementia.6 out of 10 for manipulating of my consciousness.

Shawn Ashley (Shawn5361) ***THIS COMMENT DEFINITELY HAS SPOILERS***Mickey Rooney is one of my favorite actors, so of course I was thrilled to watch this movie. It would be a different movie for him to do. Well, I will say this for him, it was definitely a different role for him, but the movie was a huge let down. It was twisted, strange, and the plot seemed to be going nowhere. I just can't for the life of me figure out why Mickey Rooney would do a movie like this. The only reason I can come up with is maybe he wanted to do a different role. Something he doesn't usually do. But he could've done something better than this mess of a movie. I just remember after watching the film, saying to myself, "Why on Earth did you do this movie, Mickey. Why?"What the movie is basically about is, Mickey Rooney plays B.J. Lang, a crazed old man who believes he's the greatest director of all time, while in actuality he's just a deluded has-been stumbling through an abandoned building. Looking particularly haggard and sporting a scraggly beard. He's also keeping a young woman (Luana Anders) captive in his warehouse, and keeps referring to her as "Carlotta", his personal starlet. Tied to a wheelchair and pleading for food. ("I'm hungry, Mr. Lang," she begs repeatedly, until he finally spoons her some baby food) It's basically a two-person movie, except for Keenan Wynn's 5-minute cameo. He plays Old Charlie, an old man who lives in the warehouse. Luana Anders bumps into him while he's napping, while attempting to escape the crazed Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney finds the two of them together and he rehearses a line from a play maniacally, and kills Old Charlie with a sword.Later on, Mickey Rooney lets Luana Anders try to escape. She managed to get out of the warehouse, in the pouring rain, and climbs into a vacant car. She locks herself in (stupidly) and Mickey Rooney finds her, smashes the car windows with a garbage can and he gets her out of the car. He brings her back into the warehouse, which he begins to express his love for her. He kisses her, and she begins to laugh at him, which doesn't go over too well. He starts to go crazy, screaming "Stop laughing at me!" and starts talking about dying. He then plunges a sword into his stomach, ultimately killing himself. (Using the same sword in which he kills Keenan Wynn's character).This movie was just totally ridiculous though. At one point in the movie, he puts on some lipstick and eye shadow, and begins talking about the days he used to put makeup on Marilyn Monroe. It was obvious he was trying to be like Marilyn in that scene. And Mickey also spends the second half of the movie with a fake Cyrano nose.The only credit I can give this movie, is it was interesting seeing Mickey Rooney play a much different role than he usually plays. Other than that, the movie really isn't worth watching. I was looking forward to seeing it so much and it let me down. I give this movie a 4/10. The 4 is for Mickey Rooney's role in the movie.~Shawn~

dbborroughs Mickey Rooney lets loose in a strange little film. Rooney plays a deranged makeup man who kidnaps a young woman and then holds her in an old warehouse full of props, forcing her to act in his movie while he drifts in and out of reality.To say that this two person film is strange is an understatement. Its clear why Rooney agreed to do the film since it lets him do things that he never got to do with Judy Garland or as Andy Hardy. Whats not so clear is why we'd want to watch it since its 90 minutes trapped with a psycho. This isn't to knock Rooney's performance, rather its to praise it since this clearly isn't a guy we want to have over for dinner.I'm on the fence about this film. I can't really recommend it for any reason other than being able to see Mickey Rooney let go. However if you want to see what else Rooney could do beyond the typical see this movie. Everyone else stay away.