Society (film)

Society
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Yuzna
Written byWoody Keith
Rick Fry
Produced byKeith Walley
Starring
CinematographyRick Fichter
Edited byPeter Teshner
Music by
  • Mark Ryder
  • Phil Davies
Distributed byWild Street Pictures
Release dates
  • June 12, 1989 (1989-06-12) (London)
  • June 11, 1992 (1992-06-11) (US)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Japan[1]
LanguageEnglish

Society is a 1989 body horror comedy film directed by Brian Yuzna and starring Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, and Ben Meyerson. Its plot follows a Beverly Hills teenager who begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult for the social elite.

Though the film was completed in 1989, it was not released until 1992 in the United States. It was Yuzna's directorial debut and was written by Rick Fry, conceived and written by Woody Keith. Screaming Mad George was responsible for the special effects. A sequel, Society 2: Body Modification, was in development as of 2013, with a script written by Stephan Biro.[2]

  1. ^ "Society (1989)". The Numbers. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Owen (October 31, 2013). "Brian Yuzna Developing Society Sequel". Empire Online. Retrieved October 14, 2021.