This happens a lot.

My hubby loves this movie. Do you know of anyone who has it out on DVD?

Wagnerslp

I will gladly help people find some of these stinkers but I have to know which one that you’re talking about. Just drop the title on the subject line of the e-mails and that’ll do. Thanks everybody.

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Monster A-Go-Go? I don't Know-Know.

Dear people!!!

You missed Monster A Go-Go! in your archive! It's the best of the worst movies ever!

-me

I've only seen the MST3k version of this film and frankly I won't touch it with a ten foot cattle-prod. 

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Speaking of MST3k...

No mention of Mystery Science Theater 3000 which "treated" over half the movies you reviewed? Not even a passing nod? Maybe I just need to look more? If you sincerely don't know what I’m talking about do a quick search, they have movies, books and the sow still airs Saturdays on Sci-fi.

Just another Misty

ERIC

Keep looking Eric. There's plenty of reverential references to this show. You can get started with my tribute to my favorite episode #315: Teenage Caveman.  

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I Divorced A Monster From Outer Space

Hello.

I wish someone would do a double review of this and the recent TV remake (I MARRIED A MONSTER), comparing and contrasting the two versions. For one thing, the remake heroine is a lot tougher. When the alien husband tells her to leave because he doesn't want her to see him die, she says "I'd enjoy seeing that." The aliens get their ideas about human behavior from TV, so 'Bill' starts off his wedding night by imitating a porno film on the cable TV in the honeymoon suite. (I hope it was hard-core, or he'd have problems knowing what to do next.)

Sandra

Obviously we aren't talking about that horrible Dan Aykroyd and Kim Bassinger flick right? I'll have to see if I can track that one down. 

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A Creature Remake?

Dear Chad,

About Jack Arnold's involvement with the proposed remake of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, I remember reading an article by David J. Schow a few years back in Fangoria that shed some light on the story. I no longer have that issue and am doing this from memory, so please excuse any memory gaps. The article said that Universal was going to remake the film in the early 1980s and that Arnold was to be the director. The movie was going be called "Creature from the Black Lagoon," but it was also going to incorporate a great deal of it's first sequel "Revenge of the Creature" (also directed by Arnold) as well. The film would have dealt with the search for the Gill Man, his capture and imprisonment in civilization and an evil military man who was looking to use him and a less evolved fish man (captured elsewhere) as military weapons. The good guy scientists of course don't go for this. Gill Man and Fish Man were to escape and attempt to get back to sea. Fish Man was going to get killed, but Gill Man was to make it, accompanied out in the water by a pod of dolphins as a group of sharks or killer whales chowed down on the evil military guy. The plan was to make the film in the new 3 D process that was making the rounds in the early part of the 80s, but for whatever reason, Universal cancelled the project and made "Jaws 3 D instead.

John Carpenter was going to make the film in either the late 80s or early 90s. Although they had a script ready and a Rick Baker designed monster, it never got off the ground. By that time, I believe, Jack Arnold was dead.

John Landis was also reportedly linked at one time to the Creature remake. With Universal's new Mummy movies becoming box office hits, the Creature may indeed walk among us again one day.

Sincerely

-David Fullam-

Outstanding David, thank you. This involves The Monolith Monsters review where I was wracking my brain trying to remember if rumors of a possible Creature from the Black Lagoon remake were true or only part of some delusion I've been festering for two decades. Thanks David. With the recent resurrections of all the other Universal Classic Monsters lately can the Creature really be that far behind? In the right hands I think it could be okay. Until then I urge everyone to find a copy of Monster Squad and enjoy. 

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The Young Ones

Oh, how I miss this show! I was about ten when I first saw it. Many is the Sunday night I skipped doing homework to watch this on MTV. I still have The Young Ones on Comedy Central T-shirt my cousin gave me because I was the only person he knew who liked the show around here. Big surprise, British humor doesn't go over very well in Alabama even less so than in the rest of the United States.

Quick question: Weren't the Bolafsky family Polish?

Later

Yaddo42

Nah, I'm pretty sure they were Russians. C'mon Comedy Central. Let's get this back on the air! 

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A Brave Soul Looking for Octaman

Hey, I was just wondering. I would also like to see Octaman. I know it sounds ridiculous, however I too, am a connoisseur of bad horror films. From all I read about this (your review being one of my favorites), I knew I had to see it. So as I said, I was wondering. Where did you see Octaman, did you rent it? And if not, know where I can get it?

Thanks dude (your website rules)!

Oupirnbeau

Well, with a nice compliment like that I will go against my better judgment and not warn you and everyone to stay away from this horrendous piece of $&!%, allow you to satisfy your morbid curiosity and tell you it's available from Tapes of Terror. I've personally never purchased anything from them yet but I've heard no complaints from those who have. Good luck -- but you'll be sorry! 

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Independent Films Welcome!

To Whom It May Concern:

I recently completed a zero budget satire of action films called LETHAL FORCE and wish to send you a screener for your review and possible use. May I do so?

Sincerely,

Alvin Ecarma

If anybody else has their own personal magnum opus that they would like me to take a look at and review for this site drop me an e-mail and I'll see what I can do.  

I just read your review of Deadly Weapons and I have some info on Joe Bob Briggs: he has his own website at www.joebob-briggs.com and it includes news, reviews and some other stuff. You didn't mention it in the review, but you probably know that Harry Reems was one of the stars of the porn "classic" Deep Throat and he also appeared in another exploitation flick called Demented. You might want to include that information in the review

Marco Gonzalez

Thanks Marco. I knew Harry Reems looked familiar. Marco's got his own bad movie site The Netherworld that's well worth checking out. 

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In your review of Deadly Weapons, you asked if there were any more videos in Joe Bob’s Sleaziest Movies in the History of the World series besides that one and "Bad Girls Go To Hell". I've seen a few others - Wishman's "Nude On The Moon", H.G. Lewis' "Suburban Roulette", and one of his gore flicks (I forget the title right now.) They all seem to have been issued around the same time - I don't think there was any effort to continue the series after the first batch.

Greywizard

Thanks, man! I'm searching Ebay and the online stores even as you read this!

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Technical difficulties-please stand by...

Hi there,

Love your website, but there's something about it that I just can't stand, and after long last, I'm going to complain.

When you do those "roll over and click down" thingies, why don't you have the link for the "click down" a targeted link just above the image. That way, the web page won't go all the way back up to the top, just shift a little, and then we can keep reading the review instead of having to find our place again.

Maybe this is something that you've struggled with before and it hasn't work, but I just thought I would suggest it.

Brett

I apologize for that glitch. I blame Bill Gates. The website is built with Front Page and those nifty roll overs work fine if you're using Internet Explorer and are on a Mac. If you're using Netscape and any other PC (Like I do.) you get that evil glitch that takes you to the top of the page. One trick is when you click down on the image, hold the clicker down and mouse off image while still holding down and then let go when clear. If any reader who's a little more web and HTML savvy than me and has the solution I'm all ears. 

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Mad Monster Party controversy?

I don't think I've ever seen Mad Monster Party. And I doubt I gave it to you. Unless you're talking about another Bill? Yes, I did give you Comedy of Horrors recently, but I think you've had a couple too many brewskies, dude...

Bill

I swear to Godzilla, Bill, that you rented it when you where in Kearney for a 3B Theater Night. It was the third feature of the night and we were both snockered by then but we watched it. Then again, I can't remember half the films we watch during the lost years. (1993-1995) 

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Your site is awesome! Just got a hold of a copy of Shock Waves last week!

I'd like to help you in anyway I can. Have lots of the movies you listed and some you haven't!

Mike

Thanks Mike. These e-mails are great. I'm also open to requests. The best thing you can do is keep on reading and take a tour thru the other Bad Movie Planet and Stomp Tokyo sites. I also encourage all reviewer wannabes to show your stuff in the guest review section on the Message Board. 

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Some mysteries of HEAD explained!

Hello!

I was web-surfing and decided to look at your well-done site and decided to answer a question you asked about a film that is amongst my Top Five. Here is something about Victor Mature in HEAD. Mature played The Big Victor. The Monkees recorded for Colgems, which was an offshoot of RCA. RCA was sometimes noted as RCA-Victor. As you can tell, The "Big Victor" in HEAD could be something about RCA Victor. This could also lead to some kind of further understanding about the film as it was Mature's hand that was holding the remote in the first "channel surfing" scene. Look very close.

I hope this helps out a bit. Cheers!

Raleigh B.

Eureka! Raleigh that actually makes sense. That's what I really like about HEAD. It makes no sense and it's a real mess unless you really pay attention and see what's going on below the surface. Okay, so now can you explain what the Porpoise Song is all about? 

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Another fan of The Thing.

Hi,

Great web site. I'm sending your site link to a buddy of mine who I mentioned this film to. I'm 42 and this is my favorite sci-fi film. He and I are big sci-fi fans we both think that Alien & Aliens is one of our favorite films. I recently told him about the original "Thing" and had never even heard of it - well he's 29. I told him that this is a classic and one of the sci-fi films about aliens that all others seem to be compared to by serious fans and critics. Great writing, acting and the pace is breathtaking. The dialog in my mind is so good that special effects which have come to be expected in films these days which is primitive in this film - because lets face it - it was made in 1951 is not even missed. I have to believe that Rod Serling – another sci-fi master had to have seen this film - and been influenced by it - I would be surprised to learn otherwise. Again great site for a great film I'm glad to have found it!

P.S. How about posting some sound-bites from these films?

John Schaefer

It's unfortunate that all old b&w sci-fi films carry the stigma of being silly and hokey at best and terribly bad at worst due to the limitations of f/x budgets that can't match what they're accomplishing today. The Thing is the best example that can torpedo this attitude with the younger film folk. I've forced this film onto people who aren't even sci-fi fans and every single one of them has enjoyed it thoroughly. As for sound-bites?  Well, this is embarrassing but I'm not really sure how to accomplish this. A recent convert to HTMLing this site is flying by the seat of it's pants as it is. We'll see. 

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Chad,

I used to ride in the rear seat of my family's station wagon. At first I loved sitting back there; it was furthest from my mother, and I could play that I was the tail gunner on a WWII bomber, a Rebel Snowspeeder, or one of those fighters from "Star Blazers." When I got older, though, it began to get uncomfortable. I never knew where to look because I was facing all the people in the cars tailgating us; it was like sitting across the table from a stranger at a crowded restaurant and feeling those contradictory urges to look and not look, not knowing if it was more rude to make eye contact, or to deliberately look away. (I was a shy kid, and had lots of stupid problems like that.)

I hadn't thought about that station wagon in ten years; thanks for the memories! And for the fun reviews.

Mitch

My family had that old station wagon for years. From Nebraska, I’ve been to Florida, Texas, Idaho and Nevada, backwards. I never knew where we were going but I always knew where we’d been. I didn’t bother making eye contact with anyone because I was too busy throwing up in a paper sack from motion sickness.

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 Music from the Village of the Giants

Hello:

I love this movie. I remember seeing this movie about 25 years ago on tv. I recently went to the NOWFF (New Orleans Worst Film Festival) this past Saturday. I specifically went to see the Village of the Giants. I love that film. Is there a soundtrack available on the music? I love the opening tune. I hope music is available.

Thanks,

Angela Ladner

Although I think there was a soundtrack for Village of the Giants you'll never be able to find it but you can easily track down some of the music. You can find the Beau Brummels to buy online. The opening title song is The Last Race by Jack Nitzche (That which does not kill you makes you more musical.) I stumbled upon this song when I bought Hot Rod’s Big Boss Instrumentals Vol:3 for a copy of Link Wray’s Rumble. While listening, it got to track 11 and I shouted that’s the theme from Village of the Giants. (I then stood up and started dancing like a 30ft. tall Beau Bridges.)

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The Violent Years starlet? Where'd she go?

Whatever happened to Jean Moorhead? I know she was in the beginning of "Attack of the Puppet People."

Tim

A former Playboy playmate, Ms. Moorhead film career was short. Aside from those two films she was in Atomic Submarine and then retired from film.

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Thoughts on John Carpenter and more background on The Fog

Hi there,

Dennis Etchison wrote a novelization of The Fog (which, miracle of miracles, I have managed to hold onto for twenty some odd years). He expanded the characters wonderfully, shaping a spooky, nightmarish ghost yarn from the shambles of the Carpenter/Hill script. In the book all the victims were descended from the original conspirators (they are named in the journal). That is why they don't attack the townspeople (Carpenter lamented that it was because The Fog's budget was so low that a town encompassing assault could not be done "Perils of low budget filmmaking" he quipped on the laserdisc commentary). Incidentally, Etchison, writing as 'Jack Martin', penned the novelizations of Halloween 2 and 3. During Dr. Challis's escape from Santa Mira he listens to the radio, hearing a broadcast by Stevie Wayne encouraging all to tune in for the Big Giveaway at nine! Also there is liquor store in Santa Mira run by a certain guy named Malone (same name is on Santa Mira's closed church). On a sad note Etchison wrote an unproduced script for Halloween 4 when Carpenter still had a say in the series direction. The Carpenter/Etchison script had Myers and Loomis quite dead, but the collective subconscious guilt of Haddonfield causes a 'psychic disturbance' of sorts that makes all hell break loose on Halloween night (shades of The Fog there). Moustapha Akkad jettisoned the script. He wanted a Myers based franchise. Carpenter, seeing nowhere to go but down, threw up his hands, sold off his rights and left Halloween behind him for good.

Well that's my opinion and trivia.

All the best

Chadzilla

That explains a lot. Thanks, Chad.

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The Horror of Party Beach 

Hey Chad,

Liked your review of THOPB. I would like to get a un-MSTed copy of this movie, and I was wondering if there is a way to make sure that I get a good print. I don't want to end up with a movie that's too dark to enjoy! Do you know if there's a version that's better (or worse) than others?

By the way, in your mailbag, someone was asking for a tape of Night of the Lepus. I saw a couple of them up for auction on ebay, if you want to let them know.

Jamie

Thanks. My best advice on buying a copy of a film out of print is to ask the seller about the print quality. There are two versions of the film floating around. Avoid the 71 minute version and find the 78 minute version. 

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