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This is Perry
from the group Sorcery. I
am not sure this will get to the right person, but we'll give it a
try...The name on the e-mail appears
to be "Fadelman". I
recently came upon the review of the movie "STUNTROCK"
on you website, used google search and saw the review, and enjoyed
your comments.
I just wanted
to take a minute and thank you for the "STUNTROCK" review.
I thought you got it right! I
think you actually describe this picture in it's simplicity
better and more accurate than anyone else I've
read. And YOU get it. It's
just a fun movie about Stunts and Rock and Roll. Grant
was really good at what he did, so was Brian, and
most
everyone involved did a good job. Brian
didn't have alot of time and wanted people who could
work fast. Sorcery was a well known LA group being
"courted" by several major record labels in LA. at
the very time this opportunity presented itself to the
group. It also came with a record contract with EMI as well as a
movie contract. Because
we/Sorcery where such a "visual" act,we took the
movie deal so we could get the Live show on film, with a
professional director as well. EMI
was the original Label for the soundtrack LP.
Here is some
trivia...Did you know...
Phil Hartman,
from saturday nite live, is the one who takes
the machine gun away from Monique in the movie. Telling
her "it's to dangerous" for her, and her "agent insists".
Also; Van Halen
opened for Sorcery in 77'.
Here is a link
you might find interesting... It's
the Sorcery website:
www.sorcerymusic.com
Again,
thanks
for the review.
Perry/Sorcery
Music Int'L
Emails
like this are why I love my job! - Editor
My husband
swears that he saw a movie when he was a kid that was called "Egg
Eyes" about a man that had eggs for eyes. I think
it was supposed to be a horror film. I can' tfind anything
anyhwere, and I would like to get it for him
Thanks,
Kelly
Schreiner
In
my 50 years of watching and reviewing movies, I have never seen or
heard of a film called EGG EYES. Have your husband email me with all
the info he remembers about this film. It's possible that it is known
under another title, but I think I would remember a film about a man
with eggs for eyes. Either that, or he's high. - Editor
I got connected
to your web site in trying to find a movie with an obscure
theme. First I got to say, very cool web site and easy to
navigate. Here's the question... there was a movie, B-rated (at
best) about a killer who used a fishing rod and oversized lure to
terrorize and kill people. I don't know what the key words for
the title would be, the actors, or the director. I know my
husband and sons watched it on a late nite horror festival back in
the late 80's early 90's. Do you have any idea what it could be?
Sally
Cox
That
film would be BLOOD HOOK (1987). It's
one of Troma's better 80's pick-ups. It's readily available on eBay.
- Editor
Hi,
I have to say
sir it was a real treat for me to stumble upon your site. I am a
HUGE! fan of nostalgia video companies of the eighties and about a
week ago I was searching for a reputable site for more information on
the many companies that dominated that era and was fortunate enough
(by the little site we know as google) to find yours in a search. I
read every piece of info and am completely hooked. Thanks for the
site. I am twenty-four years old and really wished I was a little
older just to be able to enjoy every part of the eighties. The kids
today defiantly don't know what they missed. I was fortunate to have
a passion for the roots of both good and bad DTV's and movies in
general of that period. Anyway being a professional in this area for
many years do yo think with On-Demand today and the affordability of
making indi features that the crave of these kind of movies will
strike the hearts of people in today's generation? Or has everyone
turned to the 100 million dollar movie! Man I hate to be in the shoes
of one of the big studios in today's world because unlike twenty-five
years ago lets say, if you take a hit on a feature now it will blow
you out of your shoes a long way. Again thanks for the retro trip
memories and I will pass your site on even thou a lot of people I am
sure know who you and your site is. Take care!
Ken
Foisy (Rhode Island)
Thanks
for the kind words. The 70's & 80's were a special time for
films and I fear that we will never see a period like that again.
That is why I created my web site. To keep the spirit of the 70's and
80's alive. Nostalgia for all of us who lived through it and an
on-line history lesson for those who did not. I will keep adding to
it until I run out of films. I never see that happening, though. - Editor
RE: Your quote
about Media Entertainment:
"A lot of Media's early releases command
big bucks today in the auction market. I own a few from the late 70's
and they play perfectly. Just a side note here, but don't the early
tapes weigh much heavier than tapes produced in the last 10 years?
You could drop an older tape and nothing would happen. Drop a new
tape and be prepared to bring out the vacuum as it will shatter into
hundreds of small pieces. The older tapes were made to last, and 25
years later they play as well as the first time."
I agree, it's
kinda weird that as VHS became a bigger industry that the VHS tapes
themselves became a whole lot more fragile. I used to work at a video
store a few years ago and by weight alone you could tell what was old
and what was new. A 1982 hour and half movie would weight about 5 lbs
and a 2002 three and half hour movie would only tip the scales at the
weight of a penny. We constantly had problems with the flap falling
off/cracking, the reel "window" (sorry, don't know what
you'd call it) cracks quite easily as well. I remember dropping many
an old VHS tape on our linoleum floors behind the counter and nary a
piece of plastic or spring would be out of place.
By the way, I
just discovered your site by browsing Stomp Tokyo and I'm loving it.
I was born in '81, so by the time my parents were renting me videos
it was pretty much an old standby as far as I was concerned. I never
knew life without VHS, so it's kinda weird to think of d-grade horror
& action movies renting wildy during those years. But I guess
when something's new, sometimes it isn't about quality... it's about
quantity (and the lack of). Now that I think about it though, that's
kinda the way things went when DVDs were first getting released.
Enjoying
the site,
Justin
Walden
Thanks
for the kind words. As one who was an adult when the VHS
"fad" was just starting, I can tell you it was an
adventure. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. - Editor
Hi Fred
Well I must say
I love your site. Saw a couple of your posts on DVD
Maniacs. You mentioned you did an interview with LON KERR of
MPM. Looked on your site - can't find it. Curious if you posted it yet.
It was nice to
find out on your posts all the showman who handled the east coast
releases of some of the b pictures. Terry Levine, Howard Mahler,
etc These guys must have amazing stories about how they sold
those pictures. Worth a book I'd imagine.
Some of my very
early pics played on 42nd street I understand. CREEPOZOIDS,
SORORITY BABES,
KILLER BIMBOS. Would of loved to see them on those big screens!
Best,
Dave
DeCoteau
www.rapidheart.com
Unfortunately,
I did the interview of Lon Kerr for another site as a paid gig. I
don't have the rights to it. As far as I know, it has never been
posted anywhere since the site no longer exists. I'll have to search
my library for the audiotape and the written interview (I always keep
copies just in case). When I find it, I'll email you a copy.
Keep
up the good work. I know how tough it must be running your own
production company. Keep cranking out the films and I'll keep
watching them! - Editor
Good afternoon,
Browsing the
internet, I came across your website (most impressive I might
add). As a hobby-of-sorts, I collect memorabilia from
"B"-grade monster flicks, mainly from the 50's-60's
timeframe. I would like to inquire whether you are able to
obtain/sell any 8 x 10 images (stills) from a movie entitled
"Beach Girls and the Monster" (aka "Monster from the
Surf"), in particular of a certain actress (Sue Casey)? I
do own the DVD (which has an excellent film gallery) but would like
to obtain 8 x 10 movie stills (including
"behind-the-scenes", etc.); unfortunately, I do not have a
home computer at this time. I have already exhausted the most
obvious sources (Google & Ebay) to no avail. It's my
understanding that Corinth Films distributes this movie...perhaps
with your insight in the industry, you could obtain this?
Thank
you for your time and consideration.
Emilio
M. Alcantar
I
decided to post this email as an example of the kind of inquiries I
get on a daily basis. Here are the facts: I do not and have not ever
sold anything on this web site. Everything on this site is from my
personal collection and I do not achieve any financial gain from my
reviews or anything else I post. There has never been, or will there
ever be, paid advertisements on this site. I have no problem
identifying films for people based on their memories, but once the
film is identified, it is up to that person to locate a copy. I do,
on occasion, trade films with people, but if I did it with everyone
who requested it, I wouldn't have time to breathe. If you have
requested trades from me (or copies of films I have reviewed) and
have not heard back, it's probably because I don't want to trade.
Don't take it personally, I'm just too busy to do so. - Editor
Wow, what a
website! A treasure of esoterica. Please help me if you can. I can
still see the scenes after many years (1970's I think) but can't
recall the title. Henry Silva played a crazed hitman for his
brother. An unstoppable assasin driven by speed and PCP. The
plot involved a high pay prostitute that falls under the protection
of Silva. He is ultimately betrayed and slapped in the face by
his brother and left behind to die as the older Don attempts to make
his escape alone. Silva's fury is unleashed.
A startling
scene occurs earlier in the movie when he goes to murder a woman at
her apartment. When she comes to the door and looks through the
peep hole to see who is there-it's Silva with a sawed-off shotgun-the
barrel placed directly over the door sight. He waits until he
sees her shadow under the crack at the bottom edge of the door. Then....
I thought it my
be CRY OF A PROSTITUTE
but the description doesn't fit the plot as I remember it. At first I
thought it was JOHNNY COOL but I got that and it wasn't it. Not
WIPEOUT (aka Il, Boss) either.
Hope you can
fill in the blanks.
Regards,
Ron
That
movie is SHARKY'S MACHINE (1981), directed by none other than Burt
Reynolds. Henry Silva is simply terrifying in this film. You should
be able to pick up a copy of this film on DVD on Amazon.com.
- Editor
My name is
Martin Kaderabek, I reside in Príbram, an old mining town in
the Czech Republic, in a two-story house that I share with my
family,several other tennants and several stacks of videocassettes
and digital versatile discs, and I would like to express my
appreciation for your site. It is truly a place where any
horror fan can find abundance of information concerning all kinds of
cinematic gems, oddities and things worth watching. Each review
contains valuable facts, references to other works of creators or
actors involved, information about various cuts and
versions of movies and about distributors. Your site can serve as a
source of knowledge and also as a guide for future generations of
those, who will at some point of their lives have to ask themselves:
"Is this version of Nightmare in a Damaged Brain
complete?" Those are the reasons why Critical Condition should
be commended.
I also noticed
an image of poster or VHS cover of HOLLOWGATE
in Polish language, and that image reminded me of those times shortly
after the "velvet revolution", the early 90´s, when
videocassettes with foreign movies became legally available in my
country. Almost all movies from City Lights were released around that
time, I used to pay visits to our local video rental shop as a boy
and bring home such titles as EPITAPH, THE
NEWLYDEADS, MAYHEM, FRESH KILL, L.A.
CRACKDOWN I,II, CONTRA-CONSPIRACY or PAYBACK, all City Lights
productions. The system of rating was non existent at that
time, of course, kids wouldn´t be allowed to rent adult
themed movies, but I was able to pick all those City Lights horrors
and actioners, flicks from Action International Pictures such as NIGHT
WARS, series of movies from New World Video, and even some Troma
movies that were released in our small, post-comunistic country
between 1990 and 1995. Today, the majority of Czech DVD distributors
tends to release only the newest productions and older horror flicks
and movies of all other genres made more than 5 years ago are
ignored. Sad, sad times. Every now and then, I have to smell the
scent of old plastic VHS containers in my library to cheer myself up.
Well, that
would be all I intended to say. The main point of this message is
that even in such place as The Czech Republic there are
people who find your site and also the style of reviews useful and
valuable, and who hope that you are going to continue in your work of
utmost importance for years and years.
Martin
Kaderabek
Thanks
so much for the kind words. It's nice to know that my little site is
appreciated halfway around the world. You are the first person to
ever email me from the Czech Republic and I appreciate the history
lesson about VHS and DVD releases in your country. Sadly, your story
is no different than a lot of countries, including mine. It seems we
are getting less and less independent releases, as most companies are
happy releasing just the major films to DVD. Thankfully, there are
plenty of grey market sites on the internet where I can get all this
good stuff from the 70's and 80's. If those grey market sites ever
dried up, I wouldn't know what to do! - Editor
I would like to
add one thing I forgot to mention in the first message, and that is
the impression left by your visual history of video distribution
companies I personally find extremely well done. While browsing
that magnificent collection of colourful VHS covers, one idea came to
my mind. I have always been fascinated by variations in artworks for
one title distributed by different companies or in different
countries. Your site gave me the chance to compare the U.S. covers of
certain movies I am familiar with to the Czech versions. If it was of
any interest, I could scan some covers of videocassettes in my
library and send them by email just for the sake of comparation. I
noticed that some of the films released in Bohemia have the same
artworks as those used in the USA while others are the original
creations of our local distributors from 1990´s, who apparently
didn´t have the slightest idea what they were releasing (Fred
Olen Ray´s HAUNTING FEAR released with title HUNTING
FEAR on the cover, and so on..).
Martin
Martin
sent me a bunch of great VHS cover scans of films released in the
Czech Republic. Click on the "HUNTING FEAR" link above to
see one example of what Martin is talking about. I will use more of
his cover scans in my film reviews. - Editor
Hello.
I recently came
across your website and found your video companies page. I must
say, it's amazing. One of my friends and I have been scrolling
through your galleries, excitedly pointing at box art we haven't seen
since childhood. You're absolutely right when you write about
kids today not being titillated by bizarre box art, and experiencing
all the mystery that creates and promises (although we've all been
burned by that match). That's gone now, with more subdued box
art and the internet available everywhere. I wanted to tell
you, "excellent job."
I also had a
couple of films I was looking for; one of them I only remember the
box art. It featured muscle-bound twins who were barbarians
(before you say it, they were not the Barbarian Brothers). The
ones I remember were blond, and were fairly ugly men. I'm
pretty sure it was Italian.
The other was
something I saw on late-night TV when I was in grade school. I
only saw part of one scene, in which an elderly wealthy man in a
lonely mansion shows his visitor his arm or hand, and from a small
wound, pulls out an ant or small insect. There was some dialog
in the scene in which the old man implies that this is some sort of
family curse. Beyond that, I've got nothing. The thought
of insects infesting your body freaked the shit out of me as a
kid (well, to be honest, it still does), and I've always wondered
what that was. Any idea?
While my friend
and I have nowhere near 6000 titles (holy shit! that's impressive),
we've got a good bit, and much of it is out of print. Is there
anything you're looking for?
-
Ryan Checkeye
I
can't help you with the first film (There are too many Italian films
with that description), but I'm pretty sure the second film is THE
DEVONSVILLE TERROR (1983), directed by Ulli Lommel. If you want
a copy, email me your address and I'll send one to you. - Editor
Dear Fred,
Since you
printed the e-mail from Fred Olen Ray under your caption E-mails from Famous
People and Fans, in connection with the Retromedia/Rebane matter, it is indeed
time if not mandatory for the “Accused” to set the record straight.
You of all
people need not to color yourself embarrassed, and your web site does not
have to be used for defamatory statements, nor to be a
judgmental in statements
made by third parties or either writer.
Being a writer
and journalist myself for years, for dailies and periodicals, reporting
the facts or quoting third party statements, is the name of the game, without
putting the spin on anything. You have not done that.
And nothing I wrote
other then asking “What is he smoking” and referring to
Fred’s web site
as “Sleazy” should reflect on you. Those are my
opinions period.
I do believe
however, in view of the statements made by Fred Olen Ray to you and published
by Criticonline , I am entitled to a response. The statements
I am committing
to writing are not opinions but facts. Mr. Ray, while admitting that
Retromedia had been had adequately compensated by BCI and Rhino, was and is
the greatest enlightenment on this matter thus far. As this
statement is self
incriminating and a blatant confession that in fact there were no damages for
any of the alleged wrong doings on my part. As you know, under
the law there
cannot be a legal action and or judgment without prove up of
damages. No damages...no
case. And, just what is it Rhino and BCI Eclipse compensated Retromedia
and Fred Olen Ray for??? The
original licensing agreement with Retromedia was canceled in 2003,
and there were
no provisions for sub-licensing.
Fact:
There are over three criminal complaints lodged with prosecutorial agencies
in California and Wisconsin against Fred Olen Ray, Retromedia and his attorney
Vince Racine, for perjury, corruption and conspiracy to defraud.
Fact: Yes
Retromedia obtained a $66,000 dollars judgment for alleged damages.
But damages for what? For seven years and to this date, nobody
including any court
of law, any arbitrator, yet alone myself,, has seen an accounting
and or proof
of damages for anything Retromedia and Fred have alleged. No
ticki, no money.
No damages, no legitimate legal action.
The above is
like a news release written and quoted by the undersigned, based on facts.
I withhold my opinion. For ongoing written documentation of
these, as I refer
to the Retromedia swindle, will be posted on my web site, BillRebanenews.com
under ticker tape or legal blasts.
I for one will
not be afraid nor hesitate to name every individual in connection with
the conspiracy and fraud that includes inside stories on the Arbitrator, the
judges and lawyers.
The above are
statements made by the undersigned, anyone reprinting and or reporting
same as stated shall be held harmless.
Also I wish to
thank you for printing Fred's comments on your web site as it proves
up there were no damages.
Very
truly yours
Bill
Rebane
Always
great hearing from you Bill! Thanks for clearing up the Retromedia
mess and handling it like the true gentleman you are. I would also
like to take this time to inform everyone that Bill's novel, FROM
ROSWELL WITH LOVE, is now available for purchase at finer
bookstores and from online sites such as Amazon.com.
- Editor
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For the record:
Despite what Sal says, the Camp involvement on HOLLYWOOD
CHAINSAW HOOKERS was to pre-buy the US vhs rights for a period
of 7 years on a royalty basis. When that license expired so did their
rights. I believe we did offer them producer credits as they did in
fact pay up before the film had actually been shot.
On EVIL
SPAWN they didn't even get involved until the film was
completed, and like HCH, the rights reverted back to me upon
expiration of their initial license.
They DID
produce a movie of their own (DEATH
ROW DINER?) that I had no in involvement in.
Fred
Olen Ray
This
was in response to information that Sal Richichi Jr., the son of one
of the owners of the original Camp Video VHS label, supplied me
regarding the history of the label, which can be found HERE
- Editor
I came across a
posting for Lava creatures referencing the file THE
PIT.
I have the film on the way, but it doesn't sound like the "lava
monster" film I've been searching for now decades. I watched
this film while growing up on a local affiliate station in Florida in
the early 80s. The film could be from the early 70s...MAYBE the late
60s, but I doubt it. From what I remember about the film since it's
been awhile and my memory of the film is slowly becoming fuzzier.
This starts out
as a couple are traveling in the woods somewhere. It looks like it
could have been somewhere in the Northwest United States. So, the
foliage is similar to Oregon or Washington State. They stop at a
secluded natural wood colored house that has a porch. I vaguely
remember that they could have been out of gas. They speak to this
man. He's either a sheriff or a supervisor or owner of the property.
I believe he tells them about the caves, but is very reluctant to
show them the caves claiming that it’s just too dangerous. The
true reason was because his wife fell into the pool OR she was just
attacked by the creature. The couple came to take a look at lava
caves (I believe?) He takes them down a forest trail to the small
entrance that leads to a cave. He shows them the pool. It has a guard
rail next to the edge. I forget what happens to the man, but I
believe that he is killed by the owner of the property and then
thrown into the pool so the creature/lava can dispose of the body. I
believe that the woman resembles his wife or wants companionship, so
he wants her to stay with him. He keeps the woman trapped inside his
house. She eventually gets free and hides from him under the porch.
Once he enters the house, she makes a run for it down the road/trail,
but doesn’t make it. Eventually, she makes her way back into the
cavern and the creature rises from the pool to kill the property
owner. This is the one single film I have yet to collect from my
childhood. I found MASTER
OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
from Kung Fu Theater, Grizzly (still searching for the sequel), NIGHT
OF THE DEMON
(Bigfoot), SCALPS,
THE
SLAYER,
and my personal favorite James Brolin’s THE
CAR.
This is the only one I have remaining.
Is there ANYONE
out there that can help??
Thanks
in advance,
William
Hickey
This
possibly sounds like Director Larry Buchanan's IT'S
ALIVE! (1969), not to be confused with Larry Cohen's IT'S
ALIVE (1974) about a killer baby. The
plot points are nearly identical. There's a monster in a cave that
lives in a lava pit ands the owner (Bill Thurman) of the cabin
imprisons a man and a woman in a cage when their car breaks down. The
man also has a woman living inside the house who is scared to death
of him (flashbacks show him feeding her a rat for dinner and then
beating her with his fists and a whip when she tries to escape). The
man also catches another guy (Tommy Kirk) who, in the end, lobs some
lit dynamite in the cave killing the owner and the monster. The
finale shows the lava pit with the words "THE END?" The
creature was nothing more than a cheap rubber monster suit with ping
pong balls for eyes. It was the same monster used in Buchanan's CURSE
OF THE SWAMP CREATURE (1967). I
hope this helps. - Editor
HI,
I came across
your website while looking for info on Imperial Entertainment Corp.
and hope that you might share your knowledge with me...I was at a
horror festival this past weekend, where many vendors were selling
their "collection" in bulk - most of the DVD's were
obviously just homemade copies of the original VHS, but how are they
legally doing this? Is it simply the art of a carefully constructed
disclaimer (I see you've got yours intact)?
Also, if a
person wanted to go about buying the original copyright, how
difficult would this be, and where would you recommend I start?
Just curious
and clueless.
Thanks in
advance for any information you will share.
Regards,
Stephanie
Stanina
The
fact is if anyone is selling copies of a copyrighted videos, they
are breaking the law. There is a list of public domain features that
anyone can sell, but if they are just simply copying a VHS tape to
DVD and selling it, they are breaking copyright law. I do not sell
any films, I simply trade with other people for films in their
library. That is not against the law, since we are not accepting
payment of any kind for the copies. Also, people can sell copies of
films that never had a legal release in the U.S. as long as no
companies own the copyrights to them in the U.S. That is how all
these gray market sellers work.
If
you want to go about buying an original copyright, the first place
to start is by hiring an entertainment lawyer. It's not cheap,
though. - Editor
This is Enrique
from Monterrey , Mexico
First excuse me
please...my English is not so good.
I'm a huge
slasher, terror, 80s movies , I wanna thank for your web. It
rules !... with all that magic covers... these wonder years....
Well, I have a
problem and i hope you can help me. Look, I´m searching
for the name of a movie. It is a terror movie which I have seen
in my childhood It is about a bunch of guys they enter in an old
house, I think that house was owned by an old dead actor from
the 40s or 50s. Then, the actor's "ghost" begin to kill
every boy and girl and we can see "storyboards"
before every death. "Storyboards" that show us many
scenes that the actor played in life and show us how will be killed
every kid... this is all I can remember. I don't know if it is
American or European.... I have seen this movie when I was 10 or 11
years old, now I'm 25 and I can't find it until now. Please help meee !!!
Congratulations
for your web and stand by me
Enrique
Ramirez
That
fim is called BLOODY MOVIE
(original title: TERROR NIGHT). It was made in 1987 and is available
on DVD from Retromedia Entertainment. - Editor
Hey Fred,
I love the
website! Thanks for all of your hard work. I found it after I was
trying to search for a review of "THE
CARRIER" from the 1980s. I now own that on VHS and love it!
I was talking
to a friend about some of Bob Clark's films and he mentioned "DEATHDREAM".
I went to your website and, naturally, you wrote a great review of
it! I want to purchase the film but am confused as to what version I
should get. The DVD version by Blue Underground looks rife with
extras and a nice digital transfer, but Amazon has it listed as a
"PG" flick. Does that mean this version is the heavily cut
70s TV version, or does this DVD version have the film shown in its
entirety, ala Gorgon's
release? If it is indeed the cut version, what full version do you
recommend I get? Gorgon on VHS?
Thanks, Fred! I
look forward to hearing from you. If I find any flicks that I think
you might enjoy, I'll let you know.
Brian
J. Crush
Never
fear, the Blue Underground DVD of DEATHDREAM is uncut. It was always
rated PG and never rated R (back in the 70's a PG film could show a
lot of blood and violence that a PG film of today can't). The
misconception that the film was rated R was when some theaters
mistakenly slapped R ratings on their ads and some zines copied them.
Go for the DVD. Thanks for the kind words about my site. I put a lot
of work into it and it's nice to hear good things about it every once
in a while. - Editor
Fred,
Hello. My
name is Todd Garbarini and I write articles under the name of
Jonathan Stryker. I am looking for a TV episode of a show (the
name escapes me) that I saw circa 1984 or 1985 that had a story about
a young girl who gets a birthday cake with a magician candle on
it. She makes a wish, then her evil babysitter comes to
babysit. The babysitter terrorizes the girl until the end of
the episode wherein a magician jumps out of the closet and kills the
babysitter. Do you have any idea what show this was? I thought
it was SCENE OF THE CRIME with Orson Welles, but I'm not sure.
ANY HELP would be appreciated.
Thank
you,
Todd
Garbarini
That
was indeed SCENE OF THE CRIME. The episode's title was "The
Babysitter" and it starred Anne Lockhart, Robert Pierce, Angela
Lansbury and Priscilla Weems. It aired during either September or
October of 1984. - Editor
Hello,
I came across
your site and thought you might know the answer to my question.
I saw this horror flick 2-4 years ago. It starts out with
a scene in the backwoods. Two hillbillys come across a rough
cabin/shack looking for some food etc. They come across the
housewife and proceed to assault and rough up. The young son is
also slashed and left to die but he ends up hiding under the front
porch for years, debilated. He ends up killing anyone that
comes to this shack in the woods, basically renacting what he
witnessed. The movie has 4-6 young adults, one by one they get
taken out. That is all I saw of the movie, I'm wondering if you
know the title?
Thanks
M.
Murphy
That
film would be A CRACK IN THE FLOOR
(2000), directed by Corbin Timbrook and Sean Stanek. Mario Lopez,
Gary Busey, Rance Howard and Bo Hopkins star. It's available on Amazon.
- Editor
My name is Tom
Wenz and I happened across your website and review of the movie "THE
CARRIER". I was actually in the movie, but have never
seen it. It was filmed in the Summer of 1985 and I moved away
from Michigan (where Swan Productions was located) the next
June. I assumed it was never released -- until now.
This brings
back quite a few memories for me. I was actually called back 5
times for the lead role of Jake before the director found someone he
felt was more what he was looking for (too bad for me), but I got to
be "Dick's Buddy" and have some fun that Summer.
Tom
Wenz
Thanks
for sharing that information! - Editor
Greetings,
I have a
question for you. I saw this movie when I was a kid, I am now
32, it was more than 20 years ago when I saw it. By the way,
kudos on your site, it's kick ass!! Anyway, I can't remember much
about it other than this guy was some type of thief/ archaeologist
and he was recruited by some less than savory individuals to steal
this jewel from some temple out in the middle of from what I remember
to be similar to a middle east setting. He ends up saving some
woman who was not there of her own free will, by retrieving the other
jewel, of which he already had the other, and using them to cut the
baddies into pieces all while sacrificing his own self because the
power of the two jewels were too much for any man to wield. The
scene is very dramatic and shows his flesh being seared away by
the heat of the red jewel. The jewels were two colors (green
and red). One representing evil and the other good. I
hope that you can free my mid of it's early cable watching experience
trauma. I love movies, and have been engrossed ever since I saw
the cable box for my fist time in 1981. The beautiful bold
dazzling of the original HBO logo with the cool miniatures and
stars that went into lights. It all had a profound impact on
me, and watched so many of those low budget movies back then that I
did not even know the names of them. One that had plagued me until I
was about 18 was Sword and the Sorcerer, which by the way when I
finally bought it and watched it on DVD, I definitely realized why it
was only a hit with my childhood fascination with swords and not my
adult fascination with cinema. Although I must still give
myself props for liking things like Excalibur, the Deep and
Dune, movies which were way above my pay grade at 7 and 9 years old.
Any who, while typing this, I have had the epiphany of another movie,
which for the life of me, I cannot remember what it was called.
I saw this
movie in the 80's also. The hero, once again a
sacrificial lamb, is a deep sea researcher or deep sea recovery
technician who is needed to assist an underwater touring expedition
that get stranded on an underwater ledge. He has his own little one
man submersible which he uses to first make contact with and then aid
in the rescuing of the party in distress. Upon holding up the
edge of the wrecked vehicle for the remaining rescue, he and his
"little ship that could", are drug down to an abyss-y doom
to leave him celebrated as a hero. Any who, I am assuming it
was probably a late 70's/ early eighties movie due to the fact that
the hero was sporting a very manly full beard. Being that the
small time frame was the precipice of the beard, if safe to assume
that it was somewhere in there.
I hope that my
requests are not too trivial for you and that you may be able to shed
light on these long haunting memories from my childhood and make it
possible for me to be able to revisit these movies so that I can know
what the hell I was watching back them. Take care and "May
the schwartz be with yooooooouuuuuuuu........!!!!!"
Prof.
NO
I
haven't got a clue on either film. Anyone out there have any ideas?
- Editor
I'm not sure if
this movie even exists or if its just in my mind but
hopefully you
would know after looking through your site a bit. I have asked a
number of people but they dont recall such a movie. The movie is
about this guy who works at a burger joint and hates his life. He
goes to a witch and wishes to be the greatest guitar player in the
world. She stirs up this potion with a knife and stabs him with it.
When he wakes up hes in bed with 4 groupies. If you know of such a
movie, I'd like to know what its called.
Thanks,
Zach
Irvin
That
movie is called SHOCK
'EM DEAD (1990). The guy worked at a pizza parlor, not a burger
joint, though. You can read my review by clicking on the above link.
- Editor
To Mr. Adelman,
As for your
report that I've moved to France, I did go to France for three days
in 2000 to film AN EROTIC
VAMPIRE IN PARIS with Misty Mundae, but I don't quite follow how
my working in a country for half a week means that I have
"moved" there. I should advise you that I plan to spend a
few days in Canada this summer, so if you'd like to begin reporting
that I'm about to move to Canada, please be my guest.
Donald
Farmer
I
hope you're traveling first class, because you need some. - Editor
Hello.
My name is Matt
Minadeo. First off, let me say that you have a very cool website.
Where did you get all those images from? I know that you are probably
too busy to help me out, but I'll ask you anyways. Do you think that
you could identify a horror movie for me? I've never seen this
particular movie, but I remember what the VHS box cover art looks like.
The box cover
art was some guy (I think he was a zombie) with blue skin. I think he
was wearing a suit and tie. I think that he had a moustache. His face
was not deformed or anything. He may have been busting out of a
television or swinging on a rope. I can't remember. This artwork was
drawn by an artist. The name of the movie might have had
"zombie" or "dead" in the title. This movie was
from the 1980's. It was a low budget, not very well known movie. This
movie may have been foreign, like from Italy. I'm sure that this
movie was put out by one of the video companies that you listed on
your website. If you know the name of this movie could you please
e-mail me back and let me know? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks
alot. Take care. Keep up the good work.
Later,
Matt
Minadeo
I
haven't got a clue. My first thought was ZOMBIE
HIGH (1987), but that was a photograph and not drawn by an
artist. If anyone reading this knows the answer, please email me HERE
with the answer. - Editor
UPDATE:
Several people, including Gabriel Barron and Danial Budnick have
emailed CritCon to inform that the film in question is director Bert
L. Dragin's 1988 horror film TWICE DEAD.
Hi,
A few years
back I managed to watch a sci-fi film on TV twice without catching
the title, it was terrible but it's been bugging me. I think it was
made in either the 80s or early 90s. There was a group of people on a
spaceship that was headed out to help a colony (I think), something
went wrong with the spaceship and the captain abandoned ship leaving
his crew to die. Back on Earth the captain was saying he was the only
survivor and talking about his heroic escape whilst his crew watch on
the news. They had to decide what to do as oxygen was low (or
something), the female second in command had a dog, there was a
wise-ass character, a knowledgeable engineer and a young female
cadet. Can't remember much more but I remember that the young female
cadet's head explodes when her space suit gets a rip in it whilst
repairing something outside the ship. Also the wise-ass guy watches
little virtual hula girls in his cabin, the second in command commits
suicide with her dog... eventually all that's left is the wise-ass
character who saves himself by getting into a cryogenic frozen coffin.
If you have any
idea what this film is I'd be eternally grateful.
Steph
Dawson
I
haven't got a clue, although the plot sounds vaguely familiar. If
anyone has the answer, please email me HERE.
- Editor
Hi Mr. Fadeleman:
I didn't write
the screenplay for DESERT WARRIOR
(1988). I suspect Mr. K. Y. Lim, The Chinese Producer used my name to
get a screening because he sold one I wrote. I did write BLACK
MAMBA (1974), a film that was not shot seriously, but was used
by the late actor John Ashley and late Philippine American director,
George Rowe to get girls, ("I'm going to put you in
pictures."). They saw something marketable after it was
finished, but was uneven. I tried to patch it up as well as I could,
difficult to do, because Alex David, also coincidentallly, a Chinese
producer, was so disgusted, he did not want to put up any more money.
I tried to get it from Dimension Films, but Larry Woolner had given a
small advance to John Ashley, who couldn't deliver the film. David
kept the negative in his office, chilling it in the daytime, then
baking it at night when the air conditioning was turned off. I had no
idea BLACK MAMBA was sold until I saw your review. He stiffed me my
10%. How did the print look after such maltreatment? Never mind
content, they were screwing around throughout the production. Is it
worth the US $ 20., or should I just flush the money down a toilet?
Best,
Carl
Kuntze
Thanks
for the information, Carl! As far as the print used for BLACK MAMBA
goes: It's pretty faded and in bad shape, at least the one used for
Retromedia and Image Entertainment's BLOOD-O-RAMA DVD release. Mr.
Kuntze supplied some facinating behind-the-scenes information on the
film. To read it, click on the link to the review of BLACK
MAMBA. - Editor
Hello Fred Adelman.
I stumbeld
across your webpage, and well I think you might be able to help me.
I am looking
for a film I saw when I was younger, and I think it was around 12
years ago, due to these facts and that english isn't my main
language, it has been a bit troublesome trying to find it again.
Anyway, the
plot is something in the lines of this:
A cursed tree
that has statues in it, some kids removing the statues, and the
statues then become alive and start making havoc in the town, the
kids gather up the statue people and place them back into the tree.
I don't know if
that will help you much, the movie was on Video when I saw it, and it
was in color, soo I dunno how old it is.
Really
looking forward to hearing from you
Kieron
Anyone
have a clue? If you do, email me HERE
- Editor
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