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The legendarily bad film Manos: The Hands of Fate was the result of a chance encounter between Academy Award winning writer Stirling Silliphant and Manos director Harold P. Warren. Mr. Silliphant allegedly bet Mr. Warren that he couldn't make a movie.
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Manos director Harold P. Warren had no prior experience making a film- and it showed. As a matter of fact, Mr. Warren's day job was fertilizer salesman. Oddly enough, both jobs produced the same quality product.
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The film was poorly received by critics- and one angry old lady. Offended by the scene where a little girl joins up with the cult leader, she repeatedly hit Mr. Warren with her purse after the preview screening.
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One of the film's biggest fans is Quentin Tarantino, who owns an original copy of the film on 35MM. He considers the film a comedy.
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