Equinox (1970): 20 Dirty Secrets You Never Knew!

Subscribe to get even more Reel Weird:    / @reelweirdmovies   Equinox (1970): 20 Weird Facts You Never Knew! Get the Movie on DVD: https://amzn.to/47eU5Pj What if we told you one of the strangest, scrappiest little monster movies ever made in someone’s backyard ended up inspiring Hollywood legends? Equinox is not just a film. It is a student project that somehow crawled its way into theaters, became a cult classic, and laid the groundwork for horror films that came after. Clay demons, homemade caves, stop motion creatures, and a cast that did not even record their lines on set. This movie is pure DIY filmmaking. Today, we are breaking down 20 weird facts you never knew about Equinox (1970). Let us dive right in. Some of the dark caves in Equinox were not caves at all. They were built inside Dennis Muren’s parents’ garage. The crew had no money for studio sets, so they pulled together cardboard, plaster, and paint, then transformed a suburban garage into an underground lair. The walls were flimsy and often shifted between takes, but the camera framed it in a way that looked convincing. Lights were rigged up wherever they could find outlets, and most of the props were made from whatever was lying around the neighborhood. Sometimes the crew had to hold the fake walls in place while filming, just to stop them from tipping over. It was a low budget trick that somehow worked on screen, giving Equinox its strange, handmade atmosphere. "It Is Lost" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... This channel produces original commentary and documentary content about film history. Short clips, trailers, stills and posters may appear strictly for the purposes of criticism, review, education and news reporting. Our use is transformative, we add narration, scripting, editing, research and context, and we limit clip length and quality so our videos do not substitute the originals. This qualifies as “fair use” under 17 U.S.C. §107 in the United States, and “fair dealing” for criticism, review and quotation under the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All film footage, images, characters, trademarks and music remain the property of their respective owners. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. No copyright infringement intended. Original script, narration, edits and thumbnail design are © Reel Weird Movies 2025. All rights reserved. #ReelWeird, #WeirdMovieFacts, #RetroCinema #equinox