A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story--- A bizarre moment in the HBO produced Lifestories: Families in Crisis catalogue, about a guy named Aaron Henry who ruined his life by abusing steroids as a teenager. So why is that so bizarre? Well, they cast a young Ben Affleck to play the drug abusing madman Aaron Henry! Watch in amazement as Ben beats innocent youth senseless, screams and berates loved ones, nearly smashes his girlfriend's face in, and completely goes nuts at the end! Thank you HBO!!! (B+) A Satanic Feast ---Two weird documentaries about the dangers of Satanism and the Occult. The first is called Dancing With The Devil, which is followed by a documentary on Satan from fundamentalist Bob Larson. (C) Acapulco Gold--- A slick, independently produced documentary from 1973 about the harvesting, cultivation and transportation of marijuana! Shot primarily south of the boarder, the participants talk openly about growing techniques, transportation procedures, and clever ways to smuggle the green back into the US. There's even a trippy animated sequence for any stoners watching!! Awesome… (A) Acting Out ---A light hearted late ‘70's documentary about the sexual fantasies of everyday people, starring the very people who's fantasies are chosen! See a woman frolic naked with an entire football team, a guy with a bear who wants to dress like a woman, a woman who wants to torture and bury guys, an old guy soul kissing a young lady and much much more! Some nudity and lots of general weirdness for sure. (B+) Aerobicise: The Beautiful Workout —Advertised as a home work-out program (the way bongs are advertised as tobacco water pipes), this is actually high-art erotica at it's finest! It's almost two-hours long and packed full of really hot 1980's beauties in some imaginative positions. Granted--they are all clothed, but the camera work really really makes up for it. Takes us back to the days of locked doors and TV's on mute….. (B+) Aftershock: Live In Fuckin' Concert--- So here's the story, and this ain't no bullshit. My older brother has always been a really good guitar player, and in high school he was asked to be in a cover band during his senior year. He accepted, and they played one show at a high school dance. One moment in time—an entire set of cover songs, a ton of mullets, and vocals like you would not believe. It's entirely worth it for the vocalist alone. My big bro was kind enough to let me transfer this rare gem to DVD. You'll be grateful too… (B-/C+) Alice in Wonderland: X-Rated Version ---Yes, this is what you think---an X-rated musical comedy based on the famous Lewis Carroll story! It features 1975 Playboy cover model Kristine DeBell getting down and dirty before she made it into mainstream acting. This is the fully uncut, x-rated version with all the hardcore scenes intact! If you're into corny musicals intercut with lots of screwing, this is the one for you! Plus, you get some cool x-rated movie trailers afterwards. (B-) All Rapped Up ---A Christian produced documentary exposing "the dangers of Rap music", featuring artists like Will Smith, MC Hammer, Queen Latifah, Vanilla Ice, and many more!! Learn how these hardcore criminal gangstaz want nothing more than to lure the innocent children into a lifestyle of perversion, carefree sex, drug abuse and madness!!! A timeless classic.... (B+) Amazing Mr. Bickford, The ---Prepare yourself for some seriously twisted claymation, set to weird avant-garde music composed by none other than Frank Zappa! The man behind the clay is Bruce Bickford, who worked with Zappa on Baby Snakes. A totally surreal experience! (B+) American Composers: John Cage/Philip Glass--- Here's a cool double feature documentary about two American avant-garde composers who have kept sound (and the space in-between) interesting for years…first up is John Cage, a “sound sculptor” who uses everything from amplified seashells to prepared grand piano in his freeform compositions. Following that weirdness is Philip Glass, a pianist who specializes in atmospheric bizarre weirdness. Wild, man!! (B-) American Dreamer, The —A decent quality print of the infamous Dennis Hopper documentary about his experiences directing and producing the film The Last Movie. Set on location in Peru, he drinks and smokes pot, parties with pretty ladies and shoots lots of guns. Eventually he completed the film, but as a result, he was basically banned from directing until the 1980's! Whoa, man! (B-) America's Best Kept Secret ---Another misinformative but highly entertaining documentary about Satanism and the Occult, from the Christian perspective, of course. Could Satanists be living right next door to you? What are the signs? Any Dio albums around? Totally fun stuff…. (B) Andy Kaufman: Andy's Fun House--- A fun and often bizarre ABC special featuring Andy Kaufman in a variety show format! Expect all the usual antics, plus appearances from Cindy Williams and Howdy Doody! A very wild and weird 90 minutes, indeed. (B-/C+) Andy Kaufman: Hosts Fridays--- After getting their asses beat by Saturday Night Live over and over, the noticeably inferior sketch comedy show called Fridays decided to put up a fight by recruiting legendary weirdo Andy Kaufman to host. He agreed, but only if he could come up with skits of his own. What they didn't realize was that Andy was ready to wreak havoc from beginning to end—all on live television! The highlight is at the end when Andy breaks “the fourth wall” and actually causes a fight on the set! (B-/C+) Andy Kaufman: Hosts Fridays Again!--- So, you'd think that Andy Kaufman would never be invited back after completely ruining an episode of Fridays, eh? Well think again! It must have pulled in the highest ratings they ever had, because they asked him to come back…expecting chaos, of course. Well, Andy knew that too, so he flipped the script and came in as the nicest born again Christian you've ever seen! Watch as Andy leads Gospel sing a-longs, gets cuddly with his born again wife, and lectures the crowd about the dangers of drug abuse! Classic Andy Kaufman!!! (B-/C+) Andy Kaufman: Ultra Rarities--- The first of a series in the documentation of Mr. Andy Kaufman, featuring live television appearances, concert footage and other miscellaneous goodies for all you Andy freaks out there! This volume has Andy on The Mike Douglas Show, on the Dinah Shore Show (as Tony Clifton), on The Letterman show with Jerry Lawler (uncensored), live at the Improv, and much more!!! (B-/C) Angel Above, Devil Below ---A charming tale concerning a woman and her demon possessed vagina! She's a good girl above, but downright devilsh below! The real treat is how they filmed the talking vagina scenes! Pretty clever....Although this is somewhat on the softcore side of 70's porn, it's still filled with enough naughty shots to keep it X! Some hot X-Rated trailers follow.... (B) Australia After Dark ---A schlock filled mondo about the weird and wonderful world of Australia! Made in 1975, this mondo is much more light hearted than many others out there (so you won't see any castration scenes here), and is a pretty fun and misleading ride! See bondage parties, naked women rolling around in paint, nude beaches, satanic black masses, people eating live grubs and much more! A fun ride through the land down under! (B-) Ginger Baker: Master Drum Technique ---A very rare and highly informative instructional drum video that features legendary drummer Ginger Baker. Watch as he takes you through drum patterns and complicated rhythms step by step! Of course, there's lots of Ginger Baker drum solo stuff here too… (B+) Battle Royale I & II ---A two DVD set featuring both Battle Royale films! This is a twisted, surreal film series about a group of Japanese schoolchildren who have been kidnapped and sent to a remote island by a twisted ruling organization. What's worse is they are forced to play a vicious war game in which only one of them will remain alive at the end. Heavy stuff, and pretty gory too! Sweet! Japanese/English subs (B+) Barf Boy: Vomitorium--- A rare video starring a charming fellow, aptly nicknamed “Barf Boy” due to his unique ability to projectile vomit at will! He also happens to be the lead singer of a death metal band called Skitzo, which uses the whole projectile vomiting thing as a part of their stage show. So here we have a nice mix of music and puking, shot on video in full color! Watch as this guy pukes on stage, on his instruments, on his girlfriend's tits, on a blow up doll and much more! The video also includes interviews, homestyle music videos, and a corny short film they made called “Holy Moly”. (B+) Beach Babes From Beyond--- A strange, out of print titty flick from 1993 that might have been shown on Cinemax after midnight back in the day. Besides all the female nakedness, what makes this one worth it is the “D-List” celebs that make appearances in this one--we've got Don Swayze, Joe Estevez, Joey Travolta, Jackie Stallone, Linnea Quigley, and even friggin' Burt Ward (yeah, that's Robin from the original Batman and Robin TV series). The plot revolves around an intergalactic babe who borrows her dad's spaceship to do a little planet hopping, but they run out of gas and must make an emergency landing…on Earth, of course! Naked titties soon follow…. (B) Beauties and the Beast--- An extremely corny, campy, Bigfoot flick from 1974 that features Uschi Digard's naked breasts and, oh yeah---Bigfoot. Apparently Bigfoot spends his leisure time watching women get naked and having sex! Considered a “nudie cutie” by many, as well as a general excuse to portray Bigfoot as a tit maniac. (B) Bell, Jonathan ---A weird romp through the world of Canadian hairdresser turned Texas public access preacher/warrior for Jesus Jonathan Bell! Contains the full public access programs plus a short about the man from Comedy Central. He tends to scream and get really angry in order to help you feel the love of Jesus. DO YOU HEAR ME?!!! (B-/C+) Best Chest in the West 1 ---A fun 1980's strip tease contest featuring lots of giant boobied babes shaking their stuff for balding scumbags and dudes with mullets! Fun stuff! (B) Best of Battle of the Network Stars--- A compilation which runs almost two hours long packed full of 1970's and 1980's network stars battling each other on live television! See stars like Gabe Kaplan, Mr. T, Scott Baio, Heather Locklear, Nicolette Sheridan, Donna Dixon, Lorenzo Lamas and many more duke it out for some various prize! A priceless moment: Mr. T in the dunk tank!! (B+/C+) Best of European Trailers —A fun compilation of movie trailers from weird, wild and whacked out movies from the 1960's to the early 1980's. Some of the highlights include: Starcrash, Inframan, Flesh Gordon, Africa Blood and Guts, Crippled Masters, and many more! (B+) Best of Hunter S. Thompson ---A kick-ass collection of interviews and rarities featuring Hunter S. Thompson! This compilation runs over two hours long and features Hunter on talk shows like David Letterman and Conan O' Brian, as well as extended interview segments with Charlie Rose. There's even a part where hunter reverses the roles and interviews Keith Richards! Some of the video quality varies, but should not disappoint any fan of Dr. Gonzo. (B-/C-) Best of the Morton Downey Jr. Show —Actually one episode of the program, reflecting back on some of the highlights from earlier in the season. One highlight includes Al Sharpton getting slapped! That ain't gonna make it to the air again anytime soon! (B-/C+) Best of Sex & Violence ---A fun movie trailer compilation, with special host John Carradine. Some of the grindhouse classics featured here are The Boogeyman, Alice in Wonderland, The Single Girls, The Human Tornado, Dolemite, and Bury Me An Angel! Classic stuff.... (B) Big Japan Wrestling ---A slice of Japanese hardcore pro-wrestling, in which guys smash each other with garbage cans, sticks, barbed wire, tacks, broken glass and much more! Blood and pain surely follow, Japanese style!!! (B) Bikini Hoe-Down--- A corny but entertaining “Cinemax after dark” type flick made in 1997 and directed by none other than Fred Olen Ray (famous for tons of low budget action/T&A flicks). Apparently, the plot involves a bunch of hot model babes who become stranded on a small farm after their tour bus breaks down. As boredom sets in, they make friends with the locals and get naked! Then they find out that the farm is in financial trouble, so they decide to shoot their hot new pin-up calendar right from the farm to raise the cash…and they get naked again! Awesome!! (B) Bizarre Film Shorts--- A compilation of crazy and totally rare film shorts that are guaranteed to entertain! Includes the following: Two X-rated stop motion animated film shorts from Chuck Vincent, the notorious Butthole Surfers film short from Impact Video Magazine, a trippy French animated short called "La Faim", another weird animated short called "Anijam", a strange short about Quentin Tarintino called "You're Still Not Fooling Anybody", a David Lynch film short called "The Alphabet", a totally weird old school McDonalds training film, and finally one full episode of a bizarre cable access show called "Video Psychotherapy". Lots for you to take in!!! (B+/C+) Black Roses--- Sort of in the same vain as Trick or Treat (which if you haven‘t seen, go out and rent it) , this heavy metal horror flick rocks!! So here's the plot--a group of metalheads become possessed by demons from hell…who try and use the power of totally radical heavy metal music to hypnotize the general public for SATAN!! And guess what else--there's a scene where the demons are rocking out heavy metal style on stage (in full special effects demon-zombie gear)! And guess what else--there's an early appearance from Vincent “Big Pussy” Pastore (of Sopranos fame), getting killed by a demon who comes out of a giant speaker!! And guess what else--fuckin' hard rockin' drummer Carmine Appice (of Vanilla Fudge, King Kobra, Cactus, and Ozzy Osbourne's 1980's line-up) is the demon drummer in this flick!! Does it get much better than this? Nope. (B) Black Vengeance--- Also known as Poor Pretty Eddy , this is one weird and obscure little blaxploitation flick from 1977. First off, Shelley Winters has a large role in this one (yeah--the same Shelley Winters who was in The Great Gatsby and Alfie ), playing Bertha, the owner of an isolated lodge way out in the country. Oh yeah--she has a “kept” young black man (a friggin' slave) named Eddy, who tends to all things laborious around the lodge. Things are business as usual until a beautiful black woman named Liz Weatherly runs into car trouble on a vacation and takes up shelter in the isolated lodge. She is a well known performer and is recognized by Eddy, who quickly becomes infatuated with her. So then Eddy beats her, rapes her and of course--vows his love to her….as a distraught Shelley Winters looks on! Even more bizarre characters and nightmarish imagery emerge, making this one a weird one worth watching. (B-) Blind and the Dead, The ---Author and researcher Texe Marrs examines the dark and disturbing side of Christian televangelism through clips and interviews with many of the most popular preachers around. One note for ol' Texe though--he should probably get a better VCR, because many of the clips he provided are not the best quality....still well worth the watch! (B-/C-) Blind Rage--- An obscure and strange
blaxploitation flick from 1977 starring Fred Williamson (although he
doesn't actually appear until the second half of the flick), about
a crew of five badass blind guys who are recruited to rob a bank. That's
right--five blind guys are getting it together to rob a bank and take The
Man's money! A silly premise, indeed, but also a pretty entertaining
flick too. Plus you get the trademark Fred Williamson stuff here--stepping
out of a car smoking a slim cigar and ready to crush some punk ass
chum who might make a mistake and step in his path! (B) Blut Geil--- Also known as Zurich Cop Eaters IV , this is a low budget, shot on video satire on splatter films from Switzerland. Produced in 1993 by a group of anti-establishment (and anti-police) Zurich squatters, it involves blood thirsty cops fighting against drug dealers and cop haters, who end up beating each other senseless. One scene involves a policeman's severed butt cheeks, stuffed and baked, being served to a happy group of hungry squatters. Yeah, folks—this ain't the greatest thing ever, and it's not in English—but there's controversy! Apparently after the video had been made, the Zurich police raided the squatter compound, right before the first official screening! Then they confiscated the video, the producers were fined, and a censorship trial followed! All that over a weird low budget flick…crazy!!! Now you can see for yourself!!! (B+) Bob Larson Confronts Neo-Nazi Satanism--- So for those of you who don't know Bob Larson, he's a fundamentalist Christian who is on a personal crusade against Satan. Well, not Satan himself …rather, some of Lucifer's friends, you might say. Sometimes it's a death metal band, other times it's a Satanist—whatever the case, Larson is obnoxiously confrontational to them. This is a video of a live radio broadcast featuring a guy who is a Satanist, and because he defends Charles Manson at one point…he's a neo-Nazi too. Misinformative and highly entertaining! (B-/C+) Body, The —Produced in 1970, this trippy documentary examines the human body and it's processes, from birth to death and everything in-between. The coolest part about this flick (besides all the tripped out sequences) is the score---composed by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd! A true rarity. (B+) Body Rock —Quite possibly the most forgotten movie of the Breaksploitation genre which developed in the 1980's (with movies like Rappin', Breakin', Breakin' 2, and so on), this might also be the best! For starters, it features stiff white guy Lorenzo Lamas as “Chilly D”, a street kid who lives for the thrill of rappin' and breakdancing! If that wasn't bad enough, they made him actually rap his dialogue! A true “holy shit” moment in movie history for sure! Worth watching on so many levels!!!! (B+) Body Slam--- Listen, brother! If you've got some kind of problem, why don't you step into the ring and we can go toe-to-toe! Aah…that kind of talk remind you of the late 1980's? Well get ready to recapture the magic and watch the first major movie cash-in on WWF pro-wrestling! That's right, chump—we get action from the likes of Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Samoans, and Captain Lou Albano in this awesomely bad wrasslin' flick! Also features Dirk Benedict (from the A-Team) and Tanya Roberts! (B) Body Trance ---So here's the deal…this
is a completely surreal, bizarre, food fetish porn film directed by
Tohjiro, who is responsible for some downright disgusting things over
in Japan. No real plot here, but lots of weird wild action! See women
in bondage being force fed condiments of some sort, nostril licking,
a bit of eyeball licking, sex in noodles, and much much more! Although
the hardcore scenes are pixilated, you can easily see what's happening.
Besides, it's worth it for what happens before the sex….you won't believe
that girls this hot do this kind of stuff! Crazy! (B+) Brainwash--- Also known as Circle of Power , this truly bizarre movie must have shocked viewers back in 1983, because it contains some truly disturbing scenes, even by today's standards. The movie is an interesting look at a group of white collar workers who sign up for a retreat that involves mandatory participation in an experimental executive training course. Sounds like the beginning of a really bad time right? Abso-fuckin-lutely!!! The course is actually the main focus of the retreat, and nobody can escape the compound. The workers are humiliated, abused and tortured—both as a group and individually in front of the group. The goal is to reduce the psychology of each individual to a quivering mound of jelly and then reshape them as they see fit! One of the most disturbing scenes: the naked fat guy in the cage being beaten and force fed like a pig in front of everyone! The freakiest part---this movie is supposedly based on real events!!! Holy shit, man! (B+) Breakdance: You Can Do It! ---G-G-Get ready to learn the breakin' basics from this stoopid fresh instructional video, made after the success of movies like Breakin'! Hell—it even contains scenes from the movie Breakin', just so you know how bad you're screwing up! But don't feel so bad, because not everyone can electric boogie or pop lock like Boogaloo Shrimp and Shabba-Doo! Don't miss the weird scene where three breakdancers are dressed up like Spider-Man, the Tin Man, and a civil war soldier! Drugs must have been involved in some way….. (B+) Breakfast With Hunter--- So here it is--probably the best documentary ever produced about Hunter S. Thompson, made in 2003 while he was on the road promoting Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . An intimate portrait of the good doctor and his pals--traveling around, reflecting on past craziness (with tons of cool archive footage and pictures from the good ol' days) hanging with celebrities (Johnny Depp, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro), shootin' the breeze with Ralph Steadman, and much more! Not only that, but it also contains an awesome audio commentary track from the main man himself! Not highly-- severely --recommended. (A) Breakin' w/The Mighty Poppalots —Definitely the least informative of the three major breakdance videos on the market back in the 1980's, but also the most entertaining! Watch as this “family friendly” group of breakdancers instructs you how to do the electric boogie, the spider, the crab, the group wave, the backspin, and the least popular breakdance move ever---the mime!!! What's even better is all the corny interview segments in-between the instruction! Painfully awesome! (B+) Brian Douglas Clemons ---This is a
video of Mr. Clemons doing the two things he knew best—reciting aggressive
poetry and hurting himself somehow in the process. He's definitely
what you call a performance artist, not unlike, say…GG Allin, who just
so happens to appear in much of this video! The highlight of their
team up is “The 20 Dollar Poem”, where BDC is tied to a tree in the
woods on a cold winter day, with GG Allin hovering over him, reciting
his poem and slapping him silly in the process! GG even pisses on him
for good measure! One thing you might not expect---in the segment that
follows, BDC and GG are making out pretty heavily, drunk and fucked
up in a dimly lit room. Wild…. (B-/C+) Bruce Is Loose--- One of the few Bruceploitation
films that doesn't contain a fake Bruce! So what the hell is this movie?! Bruce Lee: Way of the Little Dragon--- An interesting documentary on the most influential martial artist ever, tracing his steps from an unknown child actor (rare black & white footage of lil' Bruce) to the full-blown legend he eventually became. You'll see interviews with friends, actors, and other martial artists, all discussing the impact Bruce made through his films and philosophy. Also contains archive footage of his funeral…. (B) California Reich, The ---A documentary from 1975 about the growing Neo-Nazi movement in America, specifically in California. There is no narration in the film, only explanations and expressions from the people on camera. In a weird way, the film becomes less about the Neo-Nazi movement and more about how the hell people get their worldview so warped—rough childhoods, misdirected anger, ignorance and lack of education….Almost a psychological study of how racism evolves. (B) Cannibal: The Real Hannibal Lecters--- A dark and fascinating documentary about serial killers who eat their victims. Throughout the movie, a comparison is drawn between the real life killers and the fictional character Hannibal Lecter from the film Silence of the Lambs. Originally aired on HBO. (B) Cannibals--- Also known as Mondo Cannibale , this gory flick from 1980 is your usual mix of blood, guts, and bad acting. The plot involves snooty white folks being eaten alive by natives for some reason or another. (B) Captain America: Part I--- A totally fun but corny live action version of Captain America that was originally aired as a made for television movie back in 1977. It's not really faithful to the comic book story, but man is it entertaining! In fact, this plays like a superhero version of CHiPS---motorcycle chases on freeways, string-heavy disco music, large collared suits, corny bad guys and much more! All they need are the damn freeze frame endings and this is “Captain CHiPS”!! Totally worth watching, pal! (B+) Captain America Part II: Death Too Soon--- Just when you though it was over… Blammo! Our pal Captain America is back in this made for television follow-up from 1979! Expect more diabolical villains (that have nothing to do with the original comic book), more crazy motorcycle chases, more string-heavy disco music, and more large collared suits and big hair! Again, think of this as superhero CHiPS and you're on the right track. Awesome!! (B+) Carmine Appice: Power Rock ---A rare
instructional drum video featuring the bombastic stylings of Carmine
Appice, the drummer of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, King Kobra, and even
Ozzy Osbourne's band in the early 80's! What to expect? Lots Celtic Frost: Live ---A professionally shot, multi-camera live performance of Celtic Frost at the Hammersmith Odeon from 3-3-89. Though it's a bit after their early “strictly thrash” period, they still bring the pain! (B+) Challenge, The ---Also known by the title “Sword of the Ninja”, you know this 1982 action/martial arts flick is going to kick serious ass and restore honor like a motherfucker. Legendary actor Toshiro Mifune stars as one half of two feuding brothers who are fighting for ownership of a very special sword. Mifune is a traditionalist sensei with a group of swordsmen under his command and his brother is a unscrupulous businessmen with a small army of gun-toting hitmen, and both sides are ready to sacrifice everyone and everything to obtain the sword. One of Mifune's men recruits a down and out American boxer (Scott Glenn) to smuggle the sword back into Japan and soon after all hell breaks loose! Violent action and classic “restoring honor” themes make this one a total classic. Odds are that Quentin Tarantino used this flick as creative inspiration (along with other obscure kung-fu flicks) as he made Kill Bill. (B+) Chatterbox!--- The good news: the premise of this frisky adult oriented flick from 1977 is about a girl and her talking (and often singing) vagina! The bad news: It's Rated-R, so you don't get to actually see the talking and singing vagina in action--but hey….there are plenty of boobies and butts in there, and then you've got Rip Taylor as well. Rip Taylor makes anything better! There's also people dancing around in chicken suits and other miscellaneous weird late '70's drug induced behavior! (B+) Chickenhawk ---A rarely seen documentary that focuses on male pedophiles, often defending their position and their membership in NAMBLA. The weirdest part is that these guys willingly put themselves in front of the camera and openly discussed their beliefs….and boy do they talk. It's creepy and at times morbidly funny….(B) Chips ‘99--- Get ready, ‘cause the boys are back in town…and it ain't Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy! No, we're talking about Larry Cox and Erik Estrada reprising their roles as Jon and “Ponch” in this made for television movie produced by TNT in 1999. With all the action you would expect, this one is a fun ride through the city streets and freeways of California--stunts, explosions and even some nifty flashbacks make this one pretty damn entertaining. Don't try and front on the power of CHiPS, punk!! You might end up crushed! (B+) Clash, The: Video Mash Up --- A comp. of clash videos and live performances from the early 80's. The video sources used to make this collection were not that great, but it's enjoyable for any big fan of The Clash. The live television performances make this whole thing worth it for sure. (B-/C) Clones of Bruce Lee, The ---Definitely in the top five craziest Brucesploitation flicks of all time, this 1975 freak-fest starts with the death of the “real” Bruce, and his still warm body being rushed to a secret science lab. His DNA is extracted and the dragon is cloned!!! Three times!!! There are four Bruce's total--played by Bruce imitators Bruce Le, Dragon Lee, Bruce Lai, and the ever popular Bruce Thai! What to expect--lots of crazy Bruce-on-Bruce fight scenes, a few hot scantily clad hot women running around, and an appearance by Bolo Yeung! (B-) Cocaine Blues--- A documentary from 1983 about the pitfalls of cocaine abuse. It features people like Frank Zappa, Mercury Morris, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and many more! Also, it provides an informative historical background for the use and popularization of the drug in American society. Plus--there's some great cokehead interviews and some obligatory coke snorting scenes! (B) Cocaine: One Man's Seduction ---Dennis Weaver stars as a cocaine addicted Dad in this bizarre made for television flick from 1983! Watch as violent mood swings and paranoia engulf the world of this once straight laced Dad…he mistreats his son (James Spader!), berates his wife, and refuses to learn anything from his ex-cokehead buddy (played by Jeffrey Tambor!). Expect several hot member's only jackets and some aviator shades too. (B+) Cocaine Wars--- So get this--this is a gritty action flick from 1985 featuring John Schneider (that's Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard, ya'll) as a DEA agent battling the South American drug cartel! And guess what? At one point they capture and torture him, administering painful electro-shocks repeatedly! Worth it for that scene alone! (B) Commando Squad--- Here's a low budget action flick from 1987, starring badass-but-typecast villain Brian Thompson (you know, the main bad guy from Sylvester Stallone's mega-bomb, Cobra). Under the direction of Fred Olen Ray, we are witness to explosions, machine gun battles, grenade lobs and other action/adventure type stuff that you might expect. Let's not forget the blonde bombshell Kathy Shower who kicks ass and looks good doing it who co-stars with Brian Thompson in this one….she's most of the reason for watching this in the first place…. (B-) Cool as Ice ---So here we have an attempt to cash in on pop music success, which became notorious for the way it bombed so goddamn hard. Why? Bad acting, bad plot, bad music, bad dancing---a bad idea in general. But you know what? It's so awesomely bad that it has become completely excellent! Watch as our pal Vanilla Ice smirks and raps his way through a small town, disturbing the peace and droppin' mad flava wherever he goes! Don't ask us why, but Michael Gross (the dad from TV's Family Ties) is in this movie, playing the overprotective father who hates Ice and his street antics! Straight outta 1991!!! (B) Corey Haim: Me Myself and I--- Holy shit, man . It's hard to even write a description of this rare and deeply buried video, due mainly to the fact that it's unbelievable in every way imaginable. First of all, this video was released in 1989, shortly after his decline into drugs and decadence. His fans were worried about him and everyone had heard the rumors…so as a savvy PR move, he decided to release this 45 minute home video, with the intent to prove that he was “just fine” and spent all his time “maxin' and relaxin'” under the California sun. The result was so horrible that it almost proved that all the rumors were true. There are segments that feature Corey giving a “heartfelt speech” with the crew on camera coaching him on what to say, weird intimate segments of Corey talking about kissing, love, acting and work while seated uncomfortably on a couch, extremely bad “fashion shoots” featuring Corey looking quite gay, and in some of the best-worst moments---Corey attempting to make music on a slew of keyboards while the crew applauds his endeavors. Not even the Mr. T home video can top this video disaster---that's right…Mr. T rapping about his mother pales in comparison to this stuff….the craziest part was that he must have thought all this stuff was cool enough to release at the time! (B+) Crazy Dave Tape 2 ---So this DVD is the reason why Freektastic Video exists--literally. My friend and I decided to put together a party tape so bizarre that people would feel like they were on drugs even if they hadn't taken any. This is the result--a rapid fire collection of seriously demented flicks (horror, sci-fi, comedy, children‘s, etc.), lots of weird porn, and severely retarded homemade footage, all in one ADD friendly package!!! As the story goes--my rare movie list kept growing, and I finally decided to start organizing and selling rather than just collecting. But this DVD is probably the best late night party tape you'll ever see….gore, porn, weirdness, insanity, perversion---it's all in here--rapid fire style! Think you can do better, punk? Watch it and take the challenge! Crazy Kid Stuff ---A fun and freaky triple feature from the world of educational children's programming! First off, we have a made for TV special from 1974 called “Free to Be…You and Me”, featuring Marlo Thomas and her pals like Michael Jackson and Rosie Grier, singing and frolicking in the sunny 70's. Next up, we have a seriously demented video called “It's Potty Time” which teaches kids about wee-wee and poo-poo, in cartoon form! Finally, we have “Strong Kids, Safe Kids”, which features Henry “The Fonz” Winkler! The best part of this video is the fun sing-a-long about our private parts! Must be seen to be believed!!!! (B+) Crucial Classics: Two From The Reggae Archive--- Here comes a double shot of Reggae rarities, together on one DVD! First up is an obscure documentary called Reggae Inna Babylon , which documents the London Reggae scene circa 1979 (featured are artists like Steel Pulse, Aswad, Jimmy Lindsay and more) and has lots of cool interviews and some live performances, as well as giving a vibe of what it was like in London's shantytowns back in the day. Next up is a real rarity-- Yellowman with the Volcano Posse , a video straight outta Jamaica that features live performances from Yellowman in his prime (early 80's), as well as Dancehall DJ's like Lee Van Cliff, Josey Wales and more! You also get to take a step inside the early 80's Jamacian dancehall scene and see the dances, the DJ's and the pum-pum potential going down inside the clubs. (B+) Dali: Soft Self Portrait ---Quite possibly the coolest documentary ever made about Salvador Dali, surrealist painter and general madman! Produced in 1971, it features Dali in full surrealist mode and plays more like an art film than a documentary (even though it's quite informative). Lots of live action art from Dali, as well as lots of his paintings, edited together with an avant-garde edge. Plus, it's narrated by Orson Welles! (B) Dak Bangla--- Made by The Ramsay Brothers (legendary film makers in Indian cinema) in 1987, this slice of total weirdness is high quality low-brow entertainment! You want plot? Try this out—An evil zombie/mummy type creature lives under a creepy hotel and kills off the guests to feast on their delicious blood! This zombie sets people on fire in the process, and even shoots a few holes in people with a laser beam that fires out of his third eye! All that plus song and dance numbers!! Disco dancing, mummies, blood, laser beams, and tons more! (B-) Danzig: Black Mass--- A dark Danzig double feature! This contains both home video releases from 1991, the first self titled video, Danzig , and the follow up home video, Danzig II: Lucifuge. You'll get to see interviews and backstage clips, plus all the classic videos from the first two albums! (B) Dark Backward, The--- Here's a mega-weird cult film written and directed by Adam Rifkin from 1991. So here's the plot of this one--a painfully unfunny comedian (played by Judd Nelson) who keeps doing stand-up thanks to the encouragement and accordion playing of his crazy pal (Bill Paxton). Things aren't looking good…until our unfunny comedian grows a fully functional third arm on his back! Then he's a smash hit, but things are just beginning to get weird! Bill Paxton parties--and has an orgy--with a group of extremely obese women, licks a dead chick he finds in a garbage dump, and laughs hysterically quite a bit throughout. Also features Rob Lowe, Lara Flynn Boyle, Wayne Newton, and even James Caan! Destined to be a cherished cult film…it's sure weird and surreal enough!! (B+) David Ring: I'm Not OK, You're Not OK ---A very uncomfortable moment in the history of televangelism, featuring David Ring--a man stricken with cerebral palsy but determined to preach to the masses. And preach he does, in his own unique way! He's a lot like other preachers in the sense of his extreme presentation--shouting his points out to the bewildered crowd and working up a sweat while lecturing. Well--at one point it goes over the top, as he strips off layers of clothing in front of everyone while shouting “what do I look like now?!!!” Even Jerry Falwell was embarrassed. Totally bizarre!!! (B-) Days of Fury--- A rare mondo shockumentary from 1980, packed full of motorcycle crashes, burning buildings, riots, earthquakes, seal clubbings, plagues of locusts, stock car crashes and so much more!! If you have an appetite for destruction, then this might just be the movie for you! Plus, it's narrated by Vincent Price!! (B+) Deadline--- A creepy Canadian horror flick from 1981 about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between reality and his own sick and twisted fantasy world. Contains some imaginative and often gory movements into madness--like for instance--little kids setting grandma on fire, cannibal nuns, and an occasional severed limb! And there's a Nazi punk band mixed somewhere in there too…bizarre!! (B+) Deadly Art of Survival, The--- A lost classic, recovered! This is director Charlie Ahearn's (who wrote and directed Wild Style--an old school hip-hop classic) very first movie …filmed entirely with 8mm cameras and shot in and around the housing projects on the lower east side of NYC, this is an example of true independent film making! The story involves an idealistic martial-arts instructor battling his evil counterparts throughout the city—eventually coming to blows at the Disco Dojo !!! A mix of old-school hip hop, blaxploitation/martial-arts madness, and true creativity! (B+) Deadly Effects: Wound Ballistics ---A follow up documentary to the weird and wonderful Deadly Weapons (which focused on guns and their stopping power), now focuses on what bullets do to bodies. Using a mixture of home experiments, scientific lab tests and police crime photos, we come to understand what specific type of guns are most effective for killing (not just wounding) another human being. Whoa! (B+) Deadly Prey--- A horrible, beyond low budget action movie from 1988 that tries to rip-off movies like Rambo and The Most Dangerous Game. The plot--a group of hardcore mercenaries get their kicks by kidnapping people, taking them to a secret location, and hunting them down like wild animals! And that works out for a while…until they capture the wrong guy---a badass Vietnam vet with a blonde mullet who is a killing machine!!! He maims, crushes, tortures and destroys his way out of captivity. What, is this Turkish cinema or something? (B) Deadly Weapons ---The first of two videos on firearms and firepower (the second one is Deadly Effects ), with the focus of this one being stopping power and demystifying Hollywood conceptions about guns and explosives. So most of this video takes place in an open field with targets and other stuff to destroy in the distance. Our host takes us through handguns, semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, a .50 caliber machine gun, and finally…dynamite! Although he has lots of facts and stats, this video is an excuse to shoot the hell out of stuff--like for instance when our host demolishes a car with a .50 caliber machine gun….then he totally obliterates it with four sticks of dynamite under each wheel! Tear it up!!!! (B+) Deadliest Art: The Best of the Martial Arts Films ---Literally, a kick-ass compilation of some of the coolest fight scenes from martial arts films from the early 1970's to the early 1990's. John Saxon is the host and narrator of this chop-sockey fest, which scores about another 10 cool points by default. Not only that, but there's also great interview segments with Jackie Chan, Cynthia Rothrock, Samo Hung, Robert Clouse (who directed Enter the Dragon ), and more! And the fight sequences are really the cream of the crop---tons of amazing stuff from all the stars of the genre, plus even more crazy stuff from folks you might ever have heard of before…probably the best tribute to martial arts films ever made! (B+) Dealing With the Devil ---A Dateline NBC episode from 2005 about exorcism and snake handling. The exorcism segment features a mild mannered older white guy going through your usual speaking in tongues, cursing Jesus, references to sex, and a dash of vulgarity! The snake handling segment focuses on several “touched” individuals who drink strychnine and handle venomous snakes…because of the bible. (B+) Death Diploma--- A documentary about “graduates from the school of death”---meaning serial killers, who have graduated from fantasizing about killing people to actually killing people. In this hour long expose, you'll see interviews and footage of people like Kenneth Bianchi (the hillside strangler), Henry Lee Lucas, Otis Toole, and just a dash of legendary madman Charles Manson. Interesting, exploitative and kinda fun too….(B) Death Drug--- If you've ever wanted to see Philip Michael Thomas (you know, Miami Vice) get addicted to PCP and completely lose his mind, then you're in luck! Made back in 1978 before his Miami Vice fame, this made for TV movie was supposed to convey the evils of abusing PCP…but it ended up making us abuse other illegal substances as we watched it! There's disco dancing, drug abuse, friend/family injury, and Philip Michael Thomas freak outs!! Plus, there's a really weird song/dance number featuring blue lasers, Philip Michael Thomas' head, smoke, and lots of sequins! A fun ride through the world of PCP! Also included is a documentary about real PCP addicts…fun, eh? (B) Death Warrior ---Where does one start in describing this Turkish action flick? It's beyond words for sure, but completely insane is a good phrase to start with….we have guys with cardboard swords and black hoods running around as “ninjas”, a furry white beast that kills people, plant vines attacking and strangling people, tons of over the top kung-fu battles, and bloody fights to the death! There is a plot of some sort, but it soon falls by the wayside as logic and reality are blatantly defied over and over again!!! Finally, they rip-off music from Escape From New York and The Thing ---note for note! Awesome!!! Turkish language/No English subtitles (B-/C+) Deception of a Generation ---A 90 minute excursion into the paranoid world of Christian fundamentalism, centering on children's programming and how it's all rooted in Satanism and the Occult! That's right--all your favorite shows--Scooby Doo, Thundercats, He-Man, She-Ra, GI Joe, and even The Care Bears are secret servants of Satan! Watch in amazement as these two paranoid guys watch and analyze various cartoons, products, toys, and movies….relating it all back to Satanism and the Occult, of course. Hell--they even talk shit on E.T. and Star Wars! Good for a laugh…. (B-/C+) Decline of Western Civilization, The ---An
excellent print of the infamous documentary about the L.A. punk scene,
circa 1980. Director Penelope Spheeris captures the underground and
the raw punk groups emerging from it. Bands featured are Black Flag,
Fear, Circle Jerks, Alice Bag Band, Germs, X, and Catholic Discipline!
One of the best documentaries about the emerging punk scene ever made.
(B+) Decline of Western Civilization Part III ---That's right, sucka! We located a copy of the totally rare third chapter of the Decline series, filmed in 1998 about the squatter/punk scene in LA and the band that are keeping that scene alive. Most of these punk rockers were born after the first Decline was made, but the spirit is the same: DIY or die! Bands featured include Naked Aggression, Litmus Green, The Resistance and more! Supposedly, copies of this movie were given only to bands who participated and punk kids who were featured in interview segments, and thus far this movie has only been screened theatrically, never finding it's way to video or DVD….until now!!! (B-/C+) Degeneration Punk ---Made in 1997, this rare French made documentary covers three very influential years in the shaping of punk rock: 1976-1979. Punk rock music was emerging as a solid genre, standing apart from the fuzzed out garage rock that came before it. This video documents the bands that pushed the envelope--The Clash, Sham 69, Generation X, The Dead Boys, X-Ray Spex, and more! In English w/ French subs. Oh yeah--we threw on some cool bonus stuff afterwards too---PIL on American Bandstand/Tom Snyder, a few live TV performances from The Clash, some bizarre Donahue “punk rock moments”, and a touch of G.G. Allin too! (B+/C- for some of the clips afterwards) Demon Keeper--- Okay…forget the plot
(involving a guy who uses occult knowledge to scare old ladies out
of their money…until he accidentally summons a real demon) and concentrate
on these facts instead---Dirk Benedict stars in this movie (that's
Faceman from the A-Team) and there's some cool scenes of a demon-beasty
guy peppered throughout the story. In fact, most of the film's budget
probably went into these two main factors, because the rest of it leaves
much to be desired. But hey--if you're into the A-Team and Satanic
Demons, then this one is for you!!! (B) Demonstrations in Physics Vol's. 1-5 ---Is it possible to learn physics and have some fun too? If you've ever seen Professor Julius Sumner Miller in action, then you know that the answer is yes! This is a five volume compilation of his series Demonstrations in Physics , which used to air on public TV during the day as a part of educational programming. Each episode is about 15 minutes long, and each DVD is about 80 minutes long. That's a lot of demonstrations to observe and absorb, you know! Special deal --all five volumes for 40 bucks! (B) Detective School Drop-Outs--- Here's a 80's screwball comedy from Cannon films, a company known more for Ninjas, breakdancing and cyborgs than comedy….but contrary to what you might expect, this movie is actually pretty funny! First off, it features Lorin Dreyfuss (Richard's brother) as a second rate detective who becomes involved in a dangerous case thanks to his nerdy partner. Don't worry--his partner gets punched in the face at least four times throughout the movie. Anyhow, expect slapstick comedy mixed with weird action sequences and evil mafia hitmen out for blood! (B) The Devil in Death Metal--- Another videotaped broadcast of Bob Larson's radio show, this time battling the forces of Satanic death metal band Acheron live on the air! At one point, one of the band members destroys a bible in front of him! Now that's a show!!! As a bonus there's some live footage of Acheron afterwards. (B-/C+) The Devil's Sword--- An Indonesian sci-fi/fantasy flick from 1985 featuring tough guy Barry Prima. This one has some pretty entertaining moments, which include gory kung-fu battles, a stone headed Cyclops, and some laser beams blazing here and there! Plus, there's cannibal sex slaves!!! (B) Diff'rent Strokes: Bicycle Man 1 & 2 ---The complete two-part episode of Diff'Rent Strokes that made you laugh and feel uncomfortable at the same time! Gordon Jump (of WKRP in Cincinnati) stars as a pedophile who owns a bicycle shop that little Arnold and Dudley frequent. He casually lures them into his private “back room” and offers them wine…then the camera comes out….This one is really weird because they still have the laugh track going, even in the uncomfortable moments. Wild!! (B-/C+) Dinah Shore Madness —Get ready for a slew of celebrity singing (or attempts at singing, at least) taken from master tapes of the Dinah Shore Show, which aired in the late 1970's. The footage is time coded, but where else can you see stars like Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, John Travolta, Terry Bradshaw, Jeff Bridges, Chevy Chase, and plenty more croon to a live studio audience! Classic stuff….Also included is a compilation called “Celebrities on Drugs” which features a drugged out Richard Pryor interview, Sly Stone high as a kite, Siskel and Ebert getting vulgar in-between shoots, and even more! Totally awesome stuff…. (B) Disney Rarities ---A collection of buried treasures from the vault of Walt! Wartime cartoons, sex-ed cartoons, and other rarities round out this weird ride through cartoon land. One of the highlights is a wartime toon called “Der Fuehrer's Face”, which features Donald Duck as a bumbling Nazi who just can't seem to get in step! At one point the gives the ‘ol German salute while squawking “Hail Hitler!”….Disney wants to forget that one for sure! (B) Discovering Electronic Music--- So ya ever been curious as to how the weird world of electronic music got started? Here's the perfect introduction--a double feature filled with bleeps, bloops and any other outer space noise you can imagine, all in the form of two academic film shorts! The first is called Discovering Electronic Music…made in the 70's, it gives you an introduction to the technology and techniques of the time, and how composers create music from synthesized sounds. After that, we get real academic--a filmstrip transferred to video about the history and artistry of electronic music! A jolly fun time….. (B) DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince: Summertime and Other Hits--- If you feel that perhaps it's time to get jiggy with it, you might be interested in this here video collection. It starts off with three classic MTV videos “Parents Just Don't Understand”, Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble” and “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”, and then segues into interviews and behind the scenes footage on the set of filming for the “Summertime” video. After all that, you get the full Summertime video for your jiggy self! And the party doesn't stop there, because we also include Young MC 's home video release, Bustin' Moves , which features three videos (of course, Bust a Move) interview segments and behind the scenes footage while on a video shoot. The entire thing runs about one hour, sucka! So don't just stand there…Bust a Move! Sorry… (B+) Doc Savage: Man of Bronze-- This is one strange flick, but not in the usual “taking drugs and writing a screenplay” style. This movie is over the top for sure, but we think the cast and crew actually went into this thing seriously--that is not tongue-in-cheek style. Whatever the case, the latter is the way this movie turned out--Doc Savage portrayed as a severely squeaky-clean hero (think 1930's Superman), looking for a secret stash his father left him in a remote part of the jungle…along the way he casually whips up a batch of snake anti-venom using his portable test tubes, finds a man frozen under a layer of gold, and all kinds of other extreme goofiness that is supposed to be taken seriously (we think). This was made in 1977, so perhaps the cast and crew were so high that they thought it would be cool to make a surreal flick that doesn't think of itself as being even remotely surreal….all that plus some cool action sequences where stuff blows up makes this one a pretty entertaining flick! (B+) Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype--- Here's an oddball comedy directed and co-written by Charles B. Griffith, the same guy who wrote the original Little Shop of Horrors! So, what--you expect it to be normal?! This is one weird flick, featuring Oliver Reed as Dr. Heckyl, a hideously deformed podiatrist who discovers a formula that transforms him into a handsome devil! In the process of trying to get laid, women get killed and the police are on the trail…what will Ollie do?!!! (B) Dragon Lives Again, The ---Easily the most demented and completely insane Brucesploitation flick out there! So get this--the entire movie takes place in Hell, where we find Bruce Lee passing through on his way to the infinite afterlife. On his journey, he encounters Popeye (yes--an Asian Popeye), fights James Bond, battles Zatoichi, and even takes on Dracula and his evil army of mummies! Then there's the encounter with the Clint Eastwood type character from his western days (the man with no name), who hangs out and smokes cigars on occasion. Dubbed in English with foreign subs. You'll want to watch it over and over again!!! (B-/C+) Driller--- Back in the mid-80's, VCA entertainment (a large adult video production company) decided to pay a special tribute to Michael Jackson and his album Thriller the best way they knew how--drug fueled pornography! Before going any further it should be noted that this damn video was so friggin' hard to track down that we almost gave up entirely. But alas, a copy surfaced at the last minute….now that being said, it ain't the best copy ever…but if you can find a better looking one, go ahead and try!! Anyhow--the plot involves some kind of MJ/Thriller related madness and contains weird dance numbers and a horribly lame Thriller rip-off song too! Plus, there's fucking!!! (C-) Edge of Evil, The ---Yet another misinformed and paranoid look at the world from the Christian fundamentalist perspective. Of course, the focus is music and tools of the Occult….and as you'd expect, every band that's remotely heavy metal is entirely Satanic and trying to poison the mind's of the innocent youth. Also, any fantasy book, movie or game is cover for Occult infiltration. One of the best parts is at the end, where they provide a list of what to look for is your child is involved in the Occult. Awesome stuff….. (B+) Eddie Murphy: Delirious ---A great looking print of Eddie Murphy's infamous (and totally hilarious) 1983 stand-up comedy performance, produced by HBO when Murphy was only 22 years old. Far more raw then Raw , Murphy proves here that he is not just a comedian but a force of comedy to be reckoned with. Filled with profanity and sexual references (just how we like it), he keeps the crowd doubled over in laughter for nearly 70 minutes straight. And just for the record-- he says the word “Fuck” 230 times during this performance, which really makes us happy. (B+) Ekstase: Horrortrip Der Satans Sekte ---A wild ride through the dark side, straight outta late 1970's Germany! It's basically a mondo film about Satanism, featuring lots of tripped out Black Masses and naked women with inverted pentagrams drawn on their tender bodies. Actually more nakedness than outright Satanism, but who would object to that?!! As with any mondo, they look to other places in the world where strange customs exist and lump them in with Satanism and black magic. In German with no English subs (B+) El Duce: The Man, The Myth, The Legend ---A video tribute to the late great voice (and backbeat) of the world's only “rape rock” band, The Mentors! Filmed and assembled by his friends and bandmates, it features an often drunk El Duce staggering through various situations---interviews, groping women, hanging out and partying, jerking off…whatever he felt like doing before he passed out, you know? (B-/C+) El Ojete De Lulu--- Translated as “Lulu's Talking Ass”, this Jess Franco flick features his hot wife Lina Romay and her delicious behind. See, this is what we call theme and variation--instead of another talking vagina movie, Franco switches it up and gives her behind a mind!! Granted, this movies is entirely in Spanish with no subtitles--but the way it's set up, you won't need to know what's being said. Most of it is sex anyway! (B-) El Topo —Very nice print of surreal filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's psychedelic western from 1970. It is a tale of a gunslinger (Jodorowsky himself) who goes on a mystical journey during his quest for supreme gun fighting skills. Filled with non-stop bizarre imagery, weird people, strange places, and nonsensical events, this movie feels like it was written, produced and filmed while on acid---and it was! Very cool…. (A) Eliminators--- This movie is about 1000 percent 1980's…why, you ask? Because it's a corny sci-fi/fantasy flick that involves both a NINJA and a CYBORG! That's right--a ninja type character is on the same side as a kick-ass cyborg dude, taking on an evil scientist and other weird creatures here…..It's no wonder that this is a Charles Band production (the same guy responsible for “classics” like Trancers, Tourist Trap, Ghoulies, and Rawhead Rex), because he's probably the only guy who would green light a movie like this….Thanks Charlie, for helping me believe that I actually could become a Ninja or a Cyborg when I was growing up in the 80's!!! (B) Elves--- A weird mix of Nazis, Santa Claus, and elves! Definitely a straight to video release, this weird flick revolves around a woman who discovers that she is the focus of an evil Nazi experiment involving experimental breeding and summoned elves. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store and only one person can save them---the tough, renegade Santa Claus lurking in the shadows! (B+) Elvis In The Movies--- Here's a fun Elvis treat--every single movie trailer from every single Elvis movie ever made, all on one DVD! The best part is that you can get all the Elvis you want without actually having to sit through each Elvis movie! It's bite size Elvis chunks, folks…..Starts with Love Me Tender (1956) and 32 other trailers follow, up through his last official movie release in 1972, Elvis on Tour. (B) Emmanuelle: A Hard Look--- A sultry look at the Emmanuelle movie series, written and directed by Alex Cox (who directed underground classics like Repo Man, Sid and Nancy and Straight to Hell), and he also narrates. Featured are in-depth interviews with Sylvia Kristel and Laura Gemser about their experiences in the series, as well as ther perspective on the appeal of such movies. Also interviewed are several directors of the Emmanuelle series, fans, critics, and pop historians. Totally cool insight into a little known facet of 70's filmmaking. (B+) E.T. the Vagina ---A European XXX porno featuring a sexy young woman in a full body (liquid latex) alien suit, complete with an impressive E.T. head! This female E.T. watches couples fuck, helps out a bit, and eventually gets fucked herself! Europeans are so imaginative! (B+) Endurance! ---Voted the world's most extreme game show by the good folks at Guinness Book of World's Records back in the day, this 1980's Japanese game show features a group of contestants willing to endure all kinds of physical and psychological torture for some kind of cash prize. Watch as they must stand on their heads while hot coals are placed on their heads, as they are smeared with Bananas and sent into a Gorilla enclosure, and forced to eat some really disgusting food. Obviously an inspiration of Fear Factor. In Japanese with English narration . (B+) Enemy Territory--- A really corny, low budget action flick from 1987 starring Ray Parker Jr.! A stupid white guy enters an apartment complex run by a vicious street gang and somehow disses them. Now they have to kill him! Ray Parker Jr. won't let that happen though--he knows the building and helps the white guy hide from the street punks. Also in this awesomely bad flick is Jan Michael Vincent, playing a wheelchair bound Vietnam vet who turned his apartment into a fortress of death! He has tons of guns! (B) Enter the Ninja —Sho Kosugi stars as the evil ninja in one of his early 80's Hollywood ninja exploitation flicks. Franco Nero is the good guy (appropriately dressed in a white ninja outfit) who must rescue the kidnapped girl, defeat the bad guys with tons of miscellaneous ninja devices (blowgun, tacks, stars, so on) and finally face off with the renegade dark ninja. Who will prevail? Definitely more low budget than Kosugi's Revenge of the Ninja, But hey--that was probably the best ninja movie ever made, punk. (B) Erotic Adventures of Red Riding Hood--- A French porno flick from 1986. Yes, it does somehow follow the original fairytale plot, but you're not that interested in plot, are you? There's lots of hot XXX action here, as well as a few weird animated scenes. In French with no English subs (B-) European Horror Trailers Vol. 1 ---2 hour long comp. of gruesome grindhouse trailers! Sweet! Includes movies like The Devils of Darkness, Bloody Pit of Horror, Curse of the Living Dead, The Devil‘s Nightmare, Lady Frankenstein, The Mutations, Eaten Alive, Cannibal Holocaust, and tons more, man!!! (B+/C+) European Horror Trailers, Vol. 2 ---2 hours long, the highlight of which are trailers from Italian directors (Fulci, Argento, Bava & more)! You'll see flicks like Frightmare, Black Sabbath, The She-Beast, Don't Open the Window, Carnage, The House of Exorcism, Vampyros Lesbos, Night of the Blood Monster, Deep Red, Suspiria, Zombi, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, and many more! (B+/C+) Executioner, The--- A bizarre “mafia-exploitation” flick written, produced, directed and starring Duke Mitchell, who obviously had good intentions but ended up making a movie enjoyable for all the wrong reasons. For example, the opening sequence is as follows--mafia guys enter a building, and calmly execute everyone they come across. Why did this happen, exactly? It's never really explained…all you need to know is that the movie is called “The Executioners” and therefore the movie should start out with some good executions. Uh, yeah…. (B-) Exterminator, The (director's cut)--- This is the long out of print Anchor Bay DVD director's cut release…there is another official release available, but it ain't the extended director's cut, jack. Why Anchor Bay deleted this title is a mystery to me, because this is a totally cool revenge/action flick…right up there with Death Wish! See, Robert Ginty is a Vietnam vet who quietly resides in New York, minding his own business and living his live peacefully. Then his best friend is violently attacked by ruthless street punks, leaving him crippled. Now it's time to take revenge on the punks who pushed it too far….out comes the ol' flamethrower and motorcycle helmet, and suddenly New York is being served a daily serving of roasted street punk! Violent, badass and classic!! (B+) Exterminator II, The--- Just when you thought that there were no more vicious street punks to roast, out pops another gang ready to take on The Exterminator! Mario Van Peebles stars as “X”, the leader of a ruthless gang who takes pleasure in terrorizing the innocent. Once again our pal Robert Ginty has settled down again, trying to live his life peacefully in New York. But things change real quick when his beautiful girlfriend is ruthlessly stomped to the point of being paralyzed for life (which really sucks because she was a professional dancer) by X and his crew. As a result, it's time to bist out the flamethrower again and roast some street punks! This flick ups the violence and cruelty factor, taking a cue from Bronson and the need for revenge/street justice!! Classic badass stuff. (B+) Fantastic Four, The ---A relatively decent copy of the ultra-rare, live action, low budget Fantastic Four flick from 1994, which was never intended to be released. It was produced by Roger Corman, and features some corny computer animated effects and a rubber suit version of The Thing! Awesomely bad!! (C) Farrakhan Megamix ---A great collection of television appearances by the honorable minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. This compilation runs nearly 2 hours, and features Farrakhan on CNN, network TV and public access shows discussing all the important issues. Rare and totally cool! (B) Fat Boys/MC Hammer: Double Trouble! —Get ready to rock it old school, sucka! First up is The Fat Boys: B-R-R-R-, watch ‘Em, a collection featuring the following food infused videos: Sex Machine, Jailhouse Rap, Stick ‘Em, Can You Feel It, and Fat Boys. As if that wasn't enough, get your sequined baggy pants ready and watch M.C. Hammer: Hammertime, a collection featuring the following videos: Let's Get This Started (live), Turn This Mutha Out, Pump It Up, U Can't Touch This, Have You Seen Her, Pray, and a short documentary called “Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em”…now is that a night of pure entertainment or what?! (B+) Fear Is The Master ---A fascinating documentary about secretive cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his collection of brainwashed disciples. Originally situated in India, they were forced to flee after years of tax evasion. They relocated in rural Oregon, where a diabolical plan unfolded to actually take over the small community! Watch in disbelief as cult hierarchs infiltrate local government, change the name of the town, force the citizens to pay outrageous taxes, and strong-arm anyone who will not comply! The craziest part---when the FBI finally cracked down on them, the cult tried to poison the local water supply before fleeing once more! It sounds too crazy to be true, but it's all true!!! Insane! (B) Fighting Back ---A badass “revenge on the street punks” flick in the vain of Death Wish, featuring tough guy Tom Skerritt in the Charles Bronson role (or as “the nice guy who was pushed too far, and now it's time to exact revenge” character). This was made back in 1982 when it was okay to be politically incorrect and violent…plus the alternate title for this one is Death Vengeance , so you just know some people are going to get brutalized…on both sides! AS you might expect, Skerritt stars as a humble but tough store owner who becomes sick of the violent antics of the neighborhood street punks and begins to exact his revenge on them--vigilante style! Things don't go exactly as planned and tension errupts in the city…this is actually a really solid action-drama (in which street punks catch multiple beatings). (B) For Your Height Only ---Suave Filipino midget Weng-Weng stars as agent OO in this hilarious rip-off of the James Bond classic For Your Eyes Only . Watch as he runs through the legs of bad guys, charms the ladies, delivers some serious ass beatings, and crushes his enemies! You need this one…… (B-) Force Beyond, The —70's paranormal type documentary, in the style of “In Search Of”. Features a plethora of strange phenomena, including UFO's, psychics, Bigfoot….you know, all that stuff! (B+) Frat House ---The notorious HBO documentary that was banned by HBO itself! Why? Because director Todd Phillips (who directed GG Allin: Hated, Old School, and Starsky & Hutch) exposed the dark underbelly of the college frat scene, and they didn't like it one bit. In fact, neither did the older, more powerful heads of the fraternities, who pressured HBO never to air it. You'll see blockhead jocks abusing their positions of power and ruining the lives of younger pledges. Todd Phillips actually became a pledge for this documentary, and went through certain hazing rituals as a result. Definitely one to see! (B+) Freddy's Nightmares Volume 1--- This is a little taste of the Freddy's Nightmare television series--two full episodes (about 45 minutes each) out of the 44 that were made back in the day. The episodes featured here both contain Freddy (because some of them didn't, playing more like “tales from the crypt” styled short stories) the first of which is “Dreams That Kill”, a story concerning Freddy, late night TV and blood. The next episode is called “Freddy's Tricks & Treats” which involves Freddy terrorizing hot college girls around Halloween and stars a young Mariska Hargitay who would later become a cop on Law & Order….fun Freddy stuff! (B+) Freddy's Nightmares Volume 2--- Here's another double dose of the television series, just for you! This time around we tracked down the very first episode of the series, called “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and tells the twisted tale of how Fred Krueger became “Freddy”…somewhat of a prequel to the original Nightmare on Elm Street. Also included is “It's My Party and You'll Die If I Want You To” where Freddy possesses a psychic and goes on one of his wacky killing sprees! That darn Freddy!! More fun Freddy stuff…. (B+) Friday the 13 th Ultimate Fan Video ---Hour long site tour through the areas where part 1 was filmed, made entirely by two Friday the 13 th superfans. They intercut certain scenes from the film with the locations they were at, and added commentary as they went along. These guys know what the hell they are talking about, plus, they made a pretty nice looking video too. Way to go! (B+) Gangbangers of America ---A documentary on gang violence in America, featuring a few graphic pictures and video of recently slain victims. This plays more as an educational scare film to keep the kids from killing each other rather than an elaborate documentary. Fun and entertaining it it's own special way….. (B+) Geraldo: Hatemongers! ---The infamous episode of Geraldo featuring young white racists, in it's entirety! To sum it up, a brash young white racist named John Metzger (son of older racist Tom Metzger) starts getting some attitude with Roy Innis, a strong black man who doesn't take too kindly to being called an “uncle Tom”. So Roy gets out of his seat and chokes the shit out of John Metzger! Chaos erupts as both racist and anti-racist skinheads flood the stage! Geraldo jumps in the mix and then someone throws a chair….BAM!!! Geraldo catches the chair with his face! Fucking awesome! (B) Geraldo vs. Satan ---This is the complete 90 minute version of Geraldo Rivera's special on Satanism, which aired back in 1988. You get a Satanic high priests being interviewed, Ozzy Osbourne via satellite, some uppity Christian moralists, a few serial killer confessions, a whole bunch of references to heavy metal music and burnout fan testimonials, and much more! Plus as an added bonus afterwards, there is a Christian TV special on Satanism with fundamentalist Dave Roever, a man who was horribly disfigured after a phosphorous grenade exploded in his hand back in Vietnam! Holy Shit!!! (B+) Get Crazy ---Supposed to be officially released this year, but we'll see…sometimes studios threaten to release a title for years before it actually comes out…so rather than waiting around for them to get all their shit together, we found a nice letterboxed print for ya. This is one strange flick, man--kind of like Spinal Tap meets Rock ‘n Roll High School, this twisted flick stars Malcolm McDowell as an egotistical rock star preparing for a huge “Fillmore East” type of concert that is underway. As the title suggests, everyone gets crazy in the process--everyone from Ed Begley Jr. to Daniel Stern to fuckin' Lee Ving! This is one wild ride, man!! (B+) Get Fit w/ Mr. Benefitness ---This right here is a shining moment in cable access television history! You see, Mr. Benefitness is a tall, muscular black man who looks like he could crush you without even trying. But that's not his goal—not at all! Rather, he wants to show you how to get a great workout at home, and then give you some culinary tips too! Each episode is about 30 minutes long, and for the first 20 it's strength training live from his tiny living room—lifting water bottles, doing incline push-ups using the couch, and much more! As this is happening, he's shouting and yelling like a military instructor for you too keep up with him!! Then for the last 10 minutes we move to his tiny kitchen and watch him prepare a healthy meal! It's beyond entertaining, and it might actually get your big stinkin' ass motivated, punk! (B+) G.G. Allin: Beast In The East 1991 —A collection of live performances from the one and only G.G. Allin during his 1991 tour. The shows are as follows: Khyber Pass, PA 8-29-91, Beowulf, NYC 8-31-91, and Space & Chase, NYC 12-7-91. Plus, you get a cool backstage interview segment after a gig at Fastlane, NJ 8-28-91. Expect some bodily functions, folks. (B+/C+) G.G. Allin: Talk Show Terror ---You know, there are a lot of G.G. video collectors out there, but it always seems that they never have all three of his infamous daytime talk show appearances. They might have one or two, or one and half of two, or all three but horrible quality---it's always something, ya know?! So we here at Freektastic Video tracked down all three TV talk show appearances and put them all on one DVD! That's right—the complete Geraldo appearance, the complete Jerry Springer appearance, and the complete Jane Whitney appearance---all good quality, all on one DVD. And we even included a small segment from the Morton Downey Jr. Show where G.G. was supposed to be but he got arrested earlier that morning! You can thank us by sending hardcore European porn in our direction. (B+) G.G. Allin: Terror In America, Vol. 1 —Three full shows from G.G. Allin during the 1993 tour. Features the following shows: Atlanta, GA 5-15-93, New Orleans'93, and New Jersey ‘93. Not his most extreme set of shows, but there's some blood and some punches thrown, for sure. (B+/C+) G.G. Allin: Terror in America, Vol. 3 ---Review coming soon... G.G. Allin/Toilet Rockers: Odd Rock Cafe ---This collection features G.G. performing in Chicago, in April of 1989, and at the Odd Rock Café from that same year. Apparently, things got a bit out of hand at the Odd Rock Café gig, because he was arrested…but he vowed to fight the charges, and a lengthy court trial resulted, featuring G.G. parading into the courts with a lawyer and a newly shaved head, fighting for artistic expression! Following the two live shows is a compilation of news coverage from the trial as it progressed, featuring G.G. talking to the media and other cool stuff! (B+/C+) Gigglesnort Hotel —Almost two hours worth of this totally spaced out 1970's children's show on one DVD! A guy named B.J. is surrounded by bizarre puppets in a hotel, and trouble of some sort usually arises… It features a red dragon that blows smoke out from his nose, a surreal and kind of scary looking bellhop puppet, and a giant clay blob (named “Blob”) that B.J. would sculpt into something different each episode. Oh yeah—Blob only makes insane guttural noises. And it only gets more bizarre from there!! (B+) Gimme Gimme Octopus —A Japanese children's show from the early 1970's featuring lots of bizarre, nonsensical rubber suit madness! The main characters are a red octopus, a green dragon, a pink walrus, and a peanut….the plot—apparently the octopus and the peanut are in love with the same walrus! Don't you hate it when that happens?! Almost 90 minutes of non-stop weirdness—drug references, action sequences, wrestling, and many other strange behaviors follow! Think of this as the Japanese answer to the world of Sid and Marty Krofft! In Japanese with no English subs (but who cares?!!) (B+) Go Go Go World! ---An early Italian mondo/shockumentary from 1964, featuring delights such as mud wrestling clubs, restaurants that serve dog, a chastity belt store, snake charmers, weird funeral rites, bloodsuckers, and a hidden camera expose into the world of baby selling and slave trade markets! (B+) Gobstopper live AKA “Tard Spasm” ---Gobstopper is a death metal/punk band from Florida that somehow landed a gig playing for…..a roomful of mentally handicapped people….at a Christmas party! One of their friends was wise enough to bring a camcorder and document the occasion! What you'll see is amazing —an evil sounding death metal band playing full force to a crowd of mentally handicapped people! As they play, the crowd reacts by dancing, acting out, shouting, flailing about and generally going nuts! Oddly enough, all the folks there had a great time---it probably beat the hell out of the usual polka crap they were forced to endure in the past! In fact, the only people who were upset were several of the nurses, who were actually booed by the handicapped crowd! After the gig, the vocalist goes out into the crowd with the camera and gets some classic interviews with the audience. This needs to be seen!!!! (B-) Godstuff ---A compilation of clips from Christian televangelists who unintentionally reveal their greed, lust and sin, pointed out and hosted by cult favorite Joe Bob Briggs! Everything from the goofy and silly side to the downright devilish seems to be covered here. Joe Bob don't let nobody squeak by!!! (B-/C+) Goldbird: Sexy Olympic Routines ---Here's the story behind this glorious video: A Japanese production company paid three beautiful Romanian Olympic gold medalists a ton of money to strip down to their thongs and do their complete routines!! The result—another victory for us perverted bastards out there! Watch as these toned beauties flip, bounce and shimmy their way around the gym! Of course, the camera angles are exactly where you want them to be….they didn't fork over all that cash for nothing, you know! In Japanese with no English subs. But do you really care? I thought not….. (B+) Goldbitches--- Here we have a 45 minute Japanese fetish video that features two segments of women covered head to toe (including their tongues) in a gold paint of some sort, getting freaky with some guys. There's also a few regular sex scenes, but everything is pixilated so you're not gonna see extreme penetrations or anything…but if you're a fan of obscure Japanese fetish stuff (see also Body Trance in our catalog) this one is sure to satisfy. And hey, since it's only 45 minutes long, we tagged on another weird Japanese flick called “Big Breast Hunter”, about an angry flat-chested schoolgirl who captures big-boobied chickadees and makes molds of their titties, threatening to show them to the world unless they stop seducing guys with those big ass titties! (B+ for Goldbitches, B- for Big Breast Hunter) Gordon Parks: Visions--- A very well made tribute to the creative genius of Gordon Parks, focusing strictly on his poetry (he was also a photographer, music composer, filmmaker and author). Using a combination of still photography and live action sequences of actors reciting his poetry, this one hour film is like a journey into the center of Parks' mind. Parks himself makes brief appearances here too, clicking away at his typewriter in solitude. The producers achieved a cinematic counterpart to the immense emotion invoked through Parks' elegant poetry. Even if poetry isn't your thing, you should know more about the life and works of Gordon Parks. (B+) Great Satan At Large ---A bizarre public access program out of Arizona circa 1990, hosted by a guy who dresses up like the devil and curses up a storm! In the background he shows perverted video clips, and chats with a scumbag about masturbation, sex, drinking, smoking pot and much more. He also takes calls from local weirdoes on those same topics. The craziest part—this show was aired during prime time!! As a result, the was kicked off the air and busted for obscenity, which he then fought as hard as he could. This DVD contains the only two full episodes ever made, plus clips and interviews with the host and creator. (B) Grotesque--- If you're in the market for a movie that contains both a horribly disfigured psychopath and Linda Blair, then this is the movie for you!! Made in 1987, this movie actually has two plots--one involving a gang of crazed punk rockers who break into an innocent family's vacation home and slaughter them and another plot involving a deformed guy who is stalking those same punk rockers and killing them ! Not the greatest flick ever, but hey--Linda Blair has yet another post-exorcist notch in her belt, and for that we salute her…. (B) Grow Marijuana ---Let's just say that you were hypothetically thinking about how you could grow and nourish a large amount of marijuana out of our house…where would you start? Well, here's your chance to enhance that hypothetical and work through it all! Join our host, “Hans” as he takes you on a simple and effective step-by-step process for planting, cultivating, harvesting, drying and eventually smoking marijuana! And just so your punk ass doesn't get us in trouble, we should add that Freektastic Video does not encourage you to break the law in any way whatsoever, okay?!! Think hypothetically, folks…. (B+) Gwar: Grime & Slime--- A cool interview and live performance compilation featuring Gwar! All the slime and all the grime you'll ever want to see from them, plus some fun interview footage that's not available anywhere else! (B+) Hallucination Generation--- This is a fun collection of 60's psych related film and television items, featuring weird news reel footage, TV interviews, strange commercials, psychedelic influenced TV show/episode clips, drug influenced movie clips, and much more! This illustrates just how deep the late 60's psychedelic scene had on American pop culture. Also included is a short mondo film called The World of Acid, which documents the psychedelic scene in late 1960's California. (B-/C+) Hammerman-- This is corny as hell, but really entertaining in a weird way. Get ready for two full episodes of an animated MC Hammer cartoon from the early 1990's….We refuse to tell you the plot, strictly because all you really need to know is that there's an animated version of MC Hammer…and that should be enough for you to get really baked and trip out on. And as if that wasn't enough, we also threw on two full episodes of the obscure Kid ‘N Play cartoon series that aired in the early 1990's too! Animated Kid, animated Play--together!!! Feel the funk!!! (B) Hard ‘n Heavy Speed Metal Special ---Interviews and videos from 80's speed metal bands, featuring Megadeath, Anthrax, Voivod, Overkill, Motorhead, heathen, Exodus, Testament, Candlemass, Vio-lence, Kreator, Annihilator, Celtic Frost, Mordered, Laaz Rockit, Danzig, Coroner, Sacred Reich, MOD, Nuclear Assault, Forbidden, and as a retro ending: Black Sabbath! Fuck yeah!!! (B) Hardbody Workout--- Yet another late 1980's lightweight T&A video, featuring sexy women, oiled up and working out for your viewing pleasure. They talk about what gets them hot, strip off some clothes, and show you the proper way to lift and stretch! (B) Harry and the Hendersons --Yeah, that's right. This is the movie starring John Lithgow…and a giant sasquatch, played by giant man Kevin Peter Hall. So what happens? In a nutshell--Lithgow befriends the beast and brings him back to the house to kick it family style. Yeah, it's a family flick, so nothing insane happens (like Harry mutilating one of the children or raping Lithgow's wife) but it's pretty damn weird anyhow…especially because of Rick Baker's genius creature effects and Kevin Peter Hall's (the same guy who played the Predator) creature-acting chops. (B) Hear'n Aid Sessions--- First there was USA for Africa, a gang of pop superstars who banded together to fight world hunger, releasing the single “We Are the World”. Well, several years later heavy metal master Ronnie James Dio decided to take on world hunger, heavy metal style !!! The result--Hear'n Aid, and the song “Stars”, a very metal song that sounds like early 80's Dio! This video is behind the scenes footage of the monumental recording session that brought together an all-star cast of heavy metal musicians--just about everyone you can think of in 80's metal was there--Vince Neil, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ted Nugent, members of Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Y&T and even Spinal Tap!! WE tracked down both the US version AND the Japanese laserdisc version, which contains at least 10 more minutes worth of footage than the US release…both on one DVD! We're metal maniacs, and now you can be too!!! (B+) Heaven's Gate Initiation Video ---For anyone who isn't familiar with Heaven's Gate, it was a small new age cult lead by a gentle looking man named Marshall Applewhite, known as “Doe” to his followers. They believed that a UFO was hiding behind an approaching comet that would pass the Earth in 1997, and they saw themselves as aliens, so technically it was their ride home. The only problem was that they had to shed their human form….how would they do that? How about mass suicide! That's right—in 1997, Applewhite and every one of his followers committed suicide (ala Jim Jones) so release their alien souls from their bodies. So….here we have the actual initiation tape recorded by Applewhite himself which was supposed to inform the newcomer of the philosophy, responsibility and attitude of the Heaven's Gate cult! After that, you'll see news clips and TV reports about the mass suicide just after it happened! Pretty rare, and very bizarre, that's for sure! (B/C+) Heavy Metal Parking Lot ---The infamous mini-documentary featuring wild dudes and rowdy ladies who love that heavy metal music! In particular, they love Judas Priest!!! And when Judas Priest hit their hometown of Maryland back in 1986, they showed their love by showing up hours early to drink, smoke pot, and fuckin' party in the parking lot dude!!! Shirtless guys and spandex wrapped ladies fill the lot, and cheap beer flows like a mountain stream…..Fans are interviewed and they profess their love for heavy metal music in general and fuckin' Judas Priest in particular! To paraphrase the guy with the confederate flag shirt, big mullet and aviator shades: Priest Rock ‘n' Roll Forever! You need to see this!!! Also included are two other shorts: Monster Truck Parking Lot and Neil Diamond Parking Lot! BONUS FOOTAGE---a whole bunch of Judas Priest videos, dude!!! (B+) Hell's Bells ---This is the mother of all Christian inspired crusades against rock music---a dual disc set, over two hours worth of misinformation, lies, and straight up propaganda about every form of rock music ever! Sure, the usual suspects are here—metal bands like Motley Crue, Dio, Slayer, Exodus, Megadeath and so forth….but what you won't believe is how they tie in artists like George Michael, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Billy Idol, Morrissey, and many others to the great “Satanic and Occult conspiracy” that is slowly taking control of our children!! To anyone over five, there will be so many embarrassing moments that you might not be able to make it through! Try and keep a straight face when they analyze a Rush song for Satanic backmasking techniques! They do the same for ELO and led Zeppelin too! Produced by the same company that put out All Rapped Up: The Dangers of Rap Music . Classic! (B+) Hellstrom Chronicle —A weird docu-drama from 1971 about the inevitable demise of the human species and the rise of the insect in man's absence. It kind of plays like a doomsday film about our downfall and the rise of the unstoppable insect, but that was just a ploy to get people into theatres back in the day. What this movie really shows is a breakthrough in cinematography and film making, years before films like Microcosmos came out. You'll see the intimate world of the insect—often brutal but sometimes beautiful, and feel like you're right in there with them! This flick was the winner of the 1971 Oscar for best documentary, so you know there's some eye popping moments here. Check it out! (B+) Holy Mountain ---To briefly summarize, this movie is about a seeker and a mystic who join up with a group of seven powerful individuals on a quest to reach The Holy Mountain , a sacred place where one can attain immortality. Sounds like an interesting art film, right? Well, get ready pal—because this might be one of the most bizarre, drug soaked, nonsensical art films ever made!!! Written, directed by, and starring cult favorite Alejandro Jodorowsky, this movie was intended to be “an Eastern flavored western”, but it really ends up playing like a ton of bizarre drug fueled sequences sewn together while inhaling nitrous. Take for example the exploding Spanish bullfrog scene, or the room full of life-size plaster crucified Jesus statues, or the changing of shit in a glass jar into gold scene….If you're into drug induced cinema, there simply isn't another one out there that can compete. Widescreen English version (A) Horror Effects ---An even more rare mini-documentary on the special effects wizardry of Tom Savini, the man behind Friday the 13 th parts 1 and 4, Creepshow, Maniac, and many other gory flicks! You'll see more of his own video footage (testing effects and screwing around) plus, there's a nice interview with him as well. Definitely cool for any gorehound or f/x enthusiast! (B+) Hospital Brut ---A 45 minute excursion into the warped and demented side of animated madness! Watch in disbelief as you are visually assaulted by rapid fire blasts of stop motion animation, claymation, regular animation, live action madness and much more! This rare and bizarre gem was put together by a French art ensemble, and considering how intricate everything is, it must have taken them a very long time to piece this all together! Probably one of the most drug induced “video happenings” ever made…..Even the soundtrack is totally bizarre…. In French with no English subs , but who cares?! This is not for understanding—it's for staring intensely at until you feel really weird. (B+) Hospital Massacre--- A low budget horror flick from 1982 featuring puffy nippled beauty Barbi Benton! So what do ya think…is there going to be a scene that involves gratuitous nudity? You got it! It's not life altering or anything, but it's yet another reason to adore the adorable Barbi Benton! Oh yeah…the plot—Barbi finds herself stranded in a hospital after a routine examination due to a deranged maniac that has sealed off the exits and is killing everybody inside! (B) Homeboy--- Also known as Black Fist , this obscure blaxploitation flick features both Philip Michael Thomas and Dabney Coleman acting in the same movie…together! Made in 1975, this movie is about a badass street-fighter named Leroy who begins working as a strong-arm guy for the Mafia. Things get hectic as the tough code of street justice is enforced! Dabney Coleman is a crooked cop named Heineken (yep, that's right) and Philip Michael Thomas is an eccentric wino…if that doesn't make you wanna check this movie out on general principal, then you might need to start smoking pot more often. (B) Hot Box, The-- Although the name sounds like classic 1980's porn (which we love), don't mistake it for that. This is one of those WIP movies (that's Women in Prison ) from the sleazy 1970's….1972 to be exact! As you might expect, the action revolves around a group of sexy ladies who break out of a women's prison in the steamy jungle (probably the Philippines, where most of these movies were made back then) and start a local revolution against the “forces that be”. But forget about what will be and consider instead what you will see--lots of nude scenes from big titty babes for no real reason. Just another reason why the 1970's were really cool…. (B) Hot to Trot--- A bizarre comedy now relegated to cult status both out of it's sheer weirdness and the duo of Bobcat Goldthwait and a talking horse named Don as the stars of this film. It's like Seabiscuit meets Mr. Ed meets Police Academy 2 mixed in one gigantic cloud of pot smoke, concocted back in 1988. So get this--Bobcat plays a guy named Fred P. Chaney, the recipient of a talking horse through an inheritance after his mother's death. Not only does Don the horse talk, but he knows the stock market too! With Don as the brains and Bobcat as the triggerman, the duo make a bundle in the stock market…but Dabney Coleman is watching closely and he hates Bobcat…will he mess things up for the dynamic duo? And Virginia Madsen happens to have a bit of a crush on ol' Bobcat too…things are getting complicated pretty quickly….all that plus a “winner take all” horse race at the end featuring Don up against Dabney Coleman's finest racing horse….a totally funny and obscure comedy for sure… (B+) How to Become a Teenage Ninja ---Somebody in the early 1990's had an idea—a bad idea. Thankfully, Freektastic video recovered the tape of that bad idea, and now you can watch as this horribly bad martial arts instructional video! The story—a bunch of kids wander into a cave, and they stumble across a martial arts master in a red karate suit! With the help of his ninja assistant (yeah—the guy is dressed up like a ninja), he will instruct the children (all of whom are not teenagers) how to become teenage ninjas! After they master certain moves (like “high kick”) they are magically awarded another belt, until they are ready to emerge as kick-ass kids! It's not instructional, and it's really embarrassing too—that makes it great for us to carry and for you to watch! (B) How to Break Into Heavy Metal (Without Getting Screwed) ---A corny but somewhat informative documentary made in 1988 about getting your hot rockin' heavy metal band out of the garage, into a club, and even onto a label! It features interviews and advice from bands like Anthrax, Grim Reaper, Flotsam & Jetsam, White Lion, Armored Saint and many more! Plus you get advice from record reps, A&R people, club owners and lawyers too! They all want one thing—for your heavy metal band to break into the business without getting screwed, dude! Awesome!!! (B+) How to Seduce Women Through Hypnosis ---Not an easy one to explain, really. It's kind of like an instructional video, but a lot more like a fantasy video for men. So you have your lovely ladyfriend who has agreed to be hypnotized, and she's laying down on the bed. You begin soothing her, using the relaxing hypnosis techniques provided on this tape…then you interject how hot and horny she is for you and how irresistible you are to her, and she's supposed to wake up and be yours! Sounds too good to be true?! You're absolutely right, but this video is pretty damn entertaining regardless. Bad acting, embarrassing fantasies, and a general sense of creepiness makes this a great watch! (B) Hot Potato--- An obscure kung-fu comedy from 1976 starring Jim Kelly, made right after the Blaxploitation classic “Black Belt Jones”. The plot involves Mr. Kelly kicking major ass in Thailand in order to rescue the ambassador's daughter, who was ruthlessly kidnapped by kung-fu thugs!! Part chop sockey flick, part screwball comedy, this one is pretty entertaining--especially if you're a fan of the many Jim Kelly kung-fu noises…if you don't know what I mean by that, watch Black Belt Jones and you'll understand… (B) Hugo The Hippo--- Here's a wonderfully weird animated film from 1975, produced through a joint effort between American and Hungarian animators. What that means is that it's both tripped out and more socially conscious than your average animated stuff…The plot in a nutshell--The powerful sultan of Zanzibar has a problem he can't solve…his lake is infested with roughneck sharks! So he hires Hugo and his kin to scare them off, but once they're gone he doesn't see much need for having the Hippos around anymore either….struggles follow and drama ensues--in a psychedelic tripped out sort of way, mind you. Voices include Donnie and Marie Osmond, Paul Lynde, Ronnie Cox, Burl Ives and more! If you're curious about the animation style, think Peter Max meets the mid-70's… (B+) Hulk Hogan's Rock ‘N' Wrestling ---Oh yeah, brother!!! At the very peak of Hulkamania back in 1985, the WWF decided to cash in even more on the success of the Hulkster by creating this corny but really entertaining Saturday morning cartoon--that's right, fool…animated versions of Hulk Hogan, Hillbilly Jim, The JYD, Cap'n Lou, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, and more---pitted against each other like G.I. Joe was to Cobra!!! What's even better is that there are live action segments in-between the cartoons featuring Piper acting crazy and other random weirdness that should be really entertaining when you're high. Runs about 90 minutes. (B) Humanoids From The Deep (import print)--- So here's the uncut import print taken from Japanese laserdisc, which contains more violence and gore!! In Japan this flick is simply called “Monster”, and that's exactly what to expect--monsters rise out from the sea and begin to mutilate and kill folks! think Creature From The Black Lagoon , except with some blood and guts mixed in! The best part is at the end when a baby humanoid busts out of a pregnant woman's belly! Oh yeah--did I mention that the whole reason why these mutants are coming out of the water is to rape and impregnate women? Yeah…that's why.… (B+) I Am Not A Freak ---In this stunning documentary, you will meet six people who all have one thing in common—severe genetic deformity. Produced for television in 1987, this strange ride through the world of physical abnormalities will definitely stop you from complaining about anything in your normal fuckin' life! Oh—you sprained your ankle? Well meet the guy who doesn't have any fuckin' legs—he's not complaining about it either. You'll also see a guy with neurofibromatosis (the elephant man disorder), a dwarf, a young kid with Progeria (which causes him to rapidly age) and a few others that will shut you the hell up! (B+) Ice Man (Yeti: Giant of the 20 th Century) ---What do you get when you mix King Kong with low budget Italian film makers, weird special effects, and lots of disco music? Besides a lot of laughs, you get this movie— Ice Man ! Also known to the world as Yeti: Giant of the 20 th Century |