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* Real Name: Stephanie Beacham<br />
* Born: 28 February 1947<br />
* Place: Barnet, Hertfordshire, England<br />
* Occupation: Actress<br />
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==Overview==<br />
<br />
British actress Stephanie Beacham is perhaps most recognised internationally as the magnificently coiffured, massively shoulder-padded, immaculately made-up 80s uber-bitch Sable of soap operatic paean to Reagan era capitalist gluttony ‘Dynasty’. But beneath the Max Factor veneer and the ozone-layer destroying volumes of hairspray was an actress of rare natural beauty, self-deprecating wit and intelligence, and not inconsiderable talent. Early in her career Beacham appeared in films produced by UK horror specialists Hammer and Amicus as well as independent chillers directed by exploitation auteurs Pete Walker and Norman J. Warren. It is for these contributions to cult cinema that she has earned an honorary place in the grindhouse hall of fame. <br />
<br />
Having studied mime in Paris and all aspects of stage and screen performance at the world famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London Beacham started her career as both a model and television actress in the 1960s. Her first big screen roles came in 1970; first of all in sporting drama ‘The Games’, whose director Michael Winner would cast her again the following year in one of her most notorious roles opposite Marlon Brando in his misconceived prequel to Henry James’ gothic novel ‘The Turn Of The Screw’, and second in the almost horror flick ‘Tam Lin’ (aka ‘The Devil’s Widow’), the only film directed by actor Roddy McDowell.<br />
<br />
Hammer studios attempt at revitalising its exsanguinated living dead franchise with groovy young blood saw Beacham cast as Jessica Van Helsing, great-great-great-great grand daughter of the famous vampire slayer, opposite regular stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in [[Dracula A.D. 1972]]. The following year Hammer’s main rivals in the UK horror movie making business Amicus cast the actress in its most blatantly Hammer-esque production, the gory ghost story [[And Now The Screaming Starts]] and co-opted the talents of the always obliging Peter Cushing for good measure. The result was a full-blooded Gothic romp with Beacham centre stage as the bosom heaving, phantom hounded heroine.<br />
<br />
Also in 1973 Beacham’s career took her to Italy for a staring role in Massimo Dallamano’s action packed crime thriller ‘Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?’ Italian movie producers loved to use 20 syllables in a film’s title when only 2 would suffice however the film was later given an exploitation makeover when it was retitled ‘Super Bitch’ for it’s UK VHS release, capitalising on Beacham’s newly achieved status as queen of shoulder-padded soap opera shrews. <br />
<br />
The latter half of the 1970s saw Beacham star in 2 movies directed by British sleaze merchant Pete Walker, ‘House Of Mortal Sin’ (aka ‘The Confessional’) and ‘Schizo’. Walker was no more subtle and nuanced a filmmaker than Michael Winner however his 1970s horror pictures have a sleazy tabloid spitefulness to them which has more in common with the output of American grindhouse auteurs such as Fred R. Friedel than any of his UK peers. <br />
<br />
Beacham followed the 2 Walker films with what she herself considered a ‘rent-is-due’ performance for another British horror maverick, Norman J. Warren, who was (almost uniquely) determined to fly the flag for independently produced UK exploitation cinema into the 1980’s. With [[Inseminoid]] he ‘conceived’ one of the greatest sci-fi horror movie titles of all time however by 1982, the year of the films release, the British horror genre was as dead as an oxygen starved astronaut who has been partially devoured by twin alien toddlers. Although Warren and Walker would soldier on with a couple more movies each the new decade saw Beacham, perhaps without any regret, concentrate energy on her TV career. <br />
<br />
After appearing as part of the ensemble cast of the highly popular BBC prisoners of war drama ‘Tenko’ and in the lead role in satirical series ‘Connie’ Beacham was enticed to the USA where she spent the remainder of the decade butting shoulder-pads with fellow Brit Joan Collins in the decadent Dynasty and it’s spin-off The Colby’s. The 1990s and 2000s saw Beacham split her time between the US and the UK appearing in such varied shows as Beverley Hills 90210, Star Trek Next Generation, Seaquest 2032, Bad Girls and (Britain’s working class version of Dynasty!) Coronation Street. She continues to be active in TV and movies at the age of 68.<br />
<br />
Even when staring in less than prestigious productions the youthful Beacham was never simply a Scream Queen. She communicated an educated air of feisty pragmatism in those early genre roles implying more in common with dignified co-stars such as Peter Cushing than the parade of European totty of the type that Hammer cast in its latter boobs n’ blood productions; Stephanie Beacham was indeed the gentleman’s (and woman’s) horror heroine. That the actress achieved her considerable film and TV stardom despite being born deaf in one ear and with only partial hearing in the other suggests further reason to admire her achievements and a stage and screen career that has spanned over 5 decades. <br />
<br />
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==If You Can’t Beacham, Join ‘Em:==<br />
<br />
Expose yourself to the best of Beacham as chosen by the connoisseurs of cult here at The Deuce:<br />
<br />
==[[Dracula A.D. 1972]]==<br />
<br />
Hammer Horror gets groovy, transporting the bloodthirsty Count to London in the era of glam rock and bellbottoms. Fangtastic fun for sure and the beautiful Beacham manages to look hotter than a vampire on a sun lounger despite sporting the most eye-offending mullet this side of Ziggy Stardust.<br />
<br />
==[[Inseminoid]]==<br />
<br />
In space no-one can hear Stephanie scream! Norman J. Warren (Satan’s Slave) directed and Hong Kong’s Shaw Bros co-financed this low budget sci-fi gore and guffaw fest. Beacham tries to avoid a ‘close encounter’ after co-star Judy Geeson is impregnated with twin terrors during an extra-terrestrial one night stand.<br />
<br />
==The Nightcomers==<br />
<br />
Our heroine is manhandled by Marlon Brando in Michael ([[Death Wish]]) Winner’s ridiculous and vulgar prequel to the events of Henry James’ 1898 novel ‘The Turn Of The Screw’, itself filmed much more tastefully and effectively as ‘The Innocents’ in 1961. But hey, this is The Deuce, and sometimes ‘tasteful’ and ‘effective’ just don’t cut it and only the ‘ridiculous’ and ‘vulgar’ will do!<br />
<br />
==Super Bitch==<br />
<br />
AKA ‘Blue Movie Blackmail’. If you didn’t get enough bare Beacham in ‘The Nightcomers’ then Stephanie strips again in this crash-bang-wallop euro-crime thriller directed by Massimo ([[What Have You Done To Solange?]]) Dallamano. Retitled ‘Super Bitch’ for it’s UK video release in the 1980’s to cash in on the actresses soap opera rivalry with Joan (‘The Bitch’) Collins. <br />
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==[[And Now The Screaming Starts]]==<br />
<br />
Beacham is at her beautiful best as the quintessential Gothic heroine, newly wedded to ‘Saintly’ Ian Ogilvy and pestered nightly by a ghostly ghoul with empty eye sockets, in this Amicus studios shocker that also counts horror stalwarts Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom and Patrick Magee among its stars. <br />
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'''Written by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] – 10 JUL 2015'''<br />
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[[Category:GCDB Editors]]</div>Narcanhttps://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php?title=Stephanie_Beacham&diff=105529Stephanie Beacham2015-07-10T21:44:23Z<p>Narcan: New page created with Bio and Top Five</p>
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* Real Name: Stephanie Beacham<br />
* Born: 28 February 1947<br />
* Place: Barnet, Hertfordshire, England<br />
* Occupation: Actress<br />
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==Overview==<br />
<br />
British actress Stephanie Beacham is perhaps most recognised internationally as the magnificently coiffured, massively shoulder-padded, immaculately made-up 80s uber-bitch Sable of soap operatic paean to Reagan era capitalist gluttony ‘Dynasty’. But beneath the Max Factor veneer and the ozone-layer destroying volumes of hairspray was an actress of rare natural beauty, self-deprecating wit and intelligence, and not inconsiderable talent. Early in her career Beacham appeared in films produced by UK horror specialists Hammer and Amicus as well as independent chillers directed by exploitation auteurs Pete Walker and Norman J. Warren. It is for these contributions to cult cinema that she has earned an honorary place in the grindhouse hall of fame. <br />
<br />
Having studied mime in Paris and all aspects of stage and screen performance at the world famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London Beacham started her career as both a model and television actress in the 1960s. Her first big screen roles came in 1970; first of all in sporting drama ‘The Games’, whose director Michael Winner would cast her again the following year in one of her most notorious roles opposite Marlon Brando in his misconceived prequel to Henry James’ gothic novel ‘The Turn Of The Screw’, and second in the almost horror flick ‘Tam Lin’ (aka ‘The Devil’s Widow’), the only film directed by actor Roddy McDowell.<br />
<br />
Hammer studios attempt at revitalising its exsanguinated living dead franchise with groovy young blood saw Beacham cast as Jessica Van Helsing, great-great-great-great grand daughter of the famous vampire slayer, opposite regular stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in [[Dracula A.D. 1972]]. The following year Hammer’s main rivals in the UK horror movie making business Amicus cast the actress in its most blatantly Hammer-esque production, the gory ghost story [[And Now The Screaming Starts]] and co-opted the talents of the always obliging Peter Cushing for good measure. The result was a full-blooded Gothic romp with Beacham centre stage as the bosom heaving, phantom hounded heroine.<br />
<br />
Also in 1973 Beacham’s career took her to Italy for a staring role in Massimo Dallamano’s action packed crime thriller ‘Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?’ Italian movie producers loved to use 20 syllables in a film’s title when only 2 would suffice however the film was later given an exploitation makeover when it was retitled ‘Super Bitch’ for it’s UK VHS release, capitalising on Beacham’s newly achieved status as queen of shoulder-padded soap opera shrews. <br />
<br />
The latter half of the 1970s saw Beacham star in 2 movies directed by British sleaze merchant Pete Walker, ‘House Of Mortal Sin’ (aka ‘The Confessional’) and ‘Schizo’. Walker was no more subtle and nuanced a filmmaker than Michael Winner however his 1970s horror pictures have a sleazy tabloid spitefulness to them which has more in common with the output of American grindhouse auteurs such as Fred R. Friedel than any of his UK peers. <br />
<br />
Beacham followed the 2 Walker films with what she herself considered a ‘rent-is-due’ performance for another British horror maverick, Norman J. Warren, who was (almost uniquely) determined to fly the flag for independently produced UK exploitation cinema into the 1980’s. With [[Inseminoid]] he ‘conceived’ one of the greatest sci-fi horror movie titles of all time however by 1982, the year of the films release, the British horror genre was as dead as an oxygen starved astronaut who has been partially devoured by twin alien toddlers. Although Warren and Walker would soldier on with a couple more movies each the new decade saw Beacham, perhaps without any regret, concentrate energy on her TV career. <br />
<br />
After appearing as part of the ensemble cast of the highly popular BBC prisoners of war drama ‘Tenko’ and in the lead role in satirical series ‘Connie’ Beacham was enticed to the USA where she spent the remainder of the decade butting shoulder-pads with fellow Brit Joan Collins in the decadent Dynasty and it’s spin-off The Colby’s. The 1990s and 2000s saw Beacham split her time between the US and the UK appearing in such varied shows as Beverley Hills 90210, Star Trek Next Generation, Seaquest 2032, Bad Girls and (Britain’s working class version of Dynasty!) Coronation Street. She continues to be active in TV and movies at the age of 68.<br />
<br />
Even when staring in less than prestigious productions the youthful Beacham was never simply a Scream Queen. She communicated an educated air of feisty pragmatism in those early genre roles implying more in common with dignified co-stars such as Peter Cushing than the parade of European totty of the type that Hammer cast in its latter boobs n’ blood productions; Stephanie Beacham was indeed the gentleman’s (and woman’s) horror heroine. That the actress achieved her considerable film and TV stardom despite being born deaf in one ear and with only partial hearing in the other suggests further reason to admire her achievements and a stage and screen career that has spanned over 5 decades. <br />
<br />
<br />
==If You Can’t Beacham, Join ‘Em:==<br />
<br />
Expose yourself to the best of Beacham as chosen by the connoisseurs of cult here at The Deuce:<br />
<br />
==[[Dracula A.D. 1972]]==<br />
<br />
Hammer Horror gets groovy, transporting the bloodthirsty Count to London in the era of glam rock and bellbottoms. Fangtastic fun for sure and the beautiful Beacham manages to look hotter than a vampire on a sun lounger despite sporting the most eye-offending mullet this side of Ziggy Stardust.<br />
<br />
==[[Inseminoid]]==<br />
<br />
In space no-one can hear Stephanie scream! Norman J. Warren (Satan’s Slave) directed and Hong Kong’s Shaw Bros co-financed this low budget sci-fi gore and guffaw fest. Beacham tries to avoid a ‘close encounter’ after co-star Judy Geeson is impregnated with twin terrors during an extra-terrestrial one night stand.<br />
<br />
==The Nightcomers==<br />
<br />
Our heroine is manhandled by Marlon Brando in Michael ([[Death Wish]]) Winner’s ridiculous and vulgar prequel to the events of Henry James’ 1898 novel ‘The Turn Of The Screw’, itself filmed much more tastefully and effectively as ‘The Innocents’ in 1961. But hey, this is The Deuce, and sometimes ‘tasteful’ and ‘effective’ just don’t cut it and only the ‘ridiculous’ and ‘vulgar’ will do!<br />
<br />
==Super Bitch==<br />
<br />
AKA ‘Blue Movie Blackmail’. If you didn’t get enough bare Beacham in ‘The Nightcomers’ then Stephanie strips again in this crash-bang-wallop euro-crime thriller directed by Massimo ([[What Have You Done To Solange?]]) Dallamano. Retitled ‘Super Bitch’ for it’s UK video release in the 1980’s to cash in on the actresses soap opera rivalry with Joan (‘The Bitch’) Collins. <br />
<br />
==[[And Now The Screaming Starts]]==<br />
<br />
Beacham is at her beautiful best as the quintessential Gothic heroine, newly wedded to ‘Saintly’ Ian Ogilvy and pestered nightly by a ghostly ghoul with empty eye sockets, in this Amicus studios shocker that also counts horror stalwarts Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom and Patrick Magee among its stars. <br />
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'''Written by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] – 10 JUL 2015'''<br />
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* Real Name: Melchor Gaston Ferrer<br />
* Born: 25 August 1917<br />
* Died: 2 June 2008<br />
* Place: Elberon, New Jersey, USA<br />
* Occupation: Actor, Writer, Producer, Director<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Many actors and actresses have undertaken roles in exploitation movies early on in their careers with the intention of moving on to what they might consider bigger and better things. However in some cases these performers make such a strong impression in these early appearances that they become singularly associated with a particular genre or with ‘B’ pictures in general. This kind of typecasting appears to be particularly common with the stars of horror movies. <br />
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On the other hand some actors and actresses start out with successful mainstream movie careers and, for whatever reason, find themselves in later years enticed into foreign territories or low budget productions which lead to a 2nd career as an exploitation movie icon. One such actor who fits this latter category is debonair renaissance man Mel Ferrer.<br />
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Born in New Jersey in 1917 Melchor Ferrer went to school in New York and attended Princeton University however he dropped out before graduating to pursue full-time his passion for acting. As a teenager he won awards for his work in theatre and was appearing on Broadway by the age of 21. As well as acting Ferrer was a keen writer, director and producer; he made his film directing debut with ‘The Girl of the Limberlost’, based on the popular novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, in 1945. Although contracted to Columbia pictures at this time Ferrer still regularly returned to the theatre and in 1946 directed a stage production of ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’. The handsome but sad eyed actor was married a total of five times in his life most famously to ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ star Audrey Hepburn. <br />
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It was during the 1950’s that Ferrer gained most attention and acclaim as a big screen actor with appearances in such Oscar winners as ‘Scaramouche’, ‘Knights Of The Round Table’ and ‘War and Peace’. However Mel Ferrer never quite gained leading man status in Hollywood. Although charismatic he frequently appeared wistful and melancholy, qualities which were not in keeping with mainstream cinema’s stereotype of the strong masculine lead. Strangely these awkward qualities would be put to better use when later on Ferrer’s career took him to Europe and into the off-kilter environments of the exploitation film. <br />
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The 1960’s saw Ferrer fight crooner Harry Belafonte for the affections of the one woman left alive in post-apocalypse sci-fi yarn ‘The World, The Flesh and The Devil’, appear opposite Christopher Lee as a pianist whose injured hands are transplanted with those of a murderer in ‘The Hands of Orlac’, and assume the romantic lead in Roger Vadim’s luxuriant vampire opus ‘Blood and Roses’. <br />
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By the 1970’s Ferrer was a regular face in low-budget Italian genre flicks and it is at this point that his career becomes of most interest to fans of grindhouse movie fare. Starting with the outrageous Exorcist rip-off [[The Antichrist]] in 1974 Ferrer went on to appear in 2 films a piece for giallo maestros Sergio Martino ([[Suspected Death of a Minor]] in 1975 and [[The Big Alligator River]] in 1979) and Umberto Lenzi ([[Doomed To Die]] aka ‘Eaten Alive’ and [[Nightmare City]] both in 1980) as well as downbeat murder mystery [[The Pyjama Girl Case]] (1977) and mind-boggling sci-fi muddle [[The Visitor]] (1979) plus several others. He was also to be spotted in Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw follow up ‘Death Trap’ (confusingly aka [[Eaten Alive]]) and the Lee Majors Viking vehicle ‘The Norsemen’ directed by Charles B. Pierce. <br />
<br />
Ferrer was obviously cast in many of these pictures in order to add a touch of class to what were otherwise cheap-ass proceedings. Even when the role was a thankless one the actor’s pensive and somewhat weary demeanour often hints at a depth of character that would not have otherwise been apparent in the material. Although rarely, if ever, mentioned by critics or film fans in discussions of favourite genre stars, Ferrer’s name on a cast list always peaks my interest. Much like John Saxon or Cameron Mitchell or Joseph Cotton, Mel Ferrer was a dignified presence who added gravitas to many an outrageous and exploitable movie premise. <br />
<br />
Despite what some modern filmmakers seem to think cult movies do not attain their charm by wedging their tongues firmly in cheek and winking knowingly at the audience or by deliberately faking technical shortcomings. The presence of personalities like Mel Ferrer in movies as demented and daft as ‘Nightmare City’ and ‘The Visitor’ is a big part of what makes grindhouse patrons fall in love with them. In order to succeed in generating that unpredictable cult appeal, that mysterious cloak of inexplicable charm that is neither camp nor entirely humourless, these films must never appear to be deliberately exhibiting themselves for ridicule. It’s thanks to the efforts of professionals like Mel Ferrer who approach every role with equal seriousness despite the questionable eccentricities of the script that said films appear sublime rather than ridiculous.<br />
<br />
Mel Ferrer died in 2008 at the age of 90 having appeared in a total of over 100 films.<br />
<br />
==You Can’t Say Ferrer Than That:==<br />
<br />
If you want to see Mel Ferrer at his most demure then you might wanna investigate some of his Oscar nominated films however here at The Deuce we say “Fuck The Oscars” and recommend the following 5 Ferrer favourites from Mel’s grindhouse glory days:<br />
<br />
==Blood And Roses==<br />
<br />
‘Barbarella’ director Roger Vadim lavished this adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s female vampire tale ‘Carmilla’ with an oneiric atmosphere of Gothic eroticism in which Mel Ferrer’s suave detached demeanour is perfectly suited to the film’s melancholy themes of unrequited love and desire from beyond the grave.<br />
<br />
==[[The Antichrist]]==<br />
<br />
Ferrer plays concerned father to a psychosomatically paralysed and incestuously inclined daughter possessed by a demonic spirit in this fruity Freudian spin on ‘The Exorcist’. The usual profanities and pea soup spewing feature alongside a heady brew of Catholic guilt, sexual dementia and goat ass licking. Yes, I said goat ass licking.<br />
<br />
==The Net==<br />
<br />
Sociopathic novelist Ferrer forms an immoral coalition with sleazy tabloid reporter Klaus Kinski in this under-appreciated and rarely seen Euro thriller. This borderline giallo has an emotional depth absent from most of its genre brethren and Ferrer gives one of the most nuanced performances of his entire career, more than holding his own against his scenery-chewing co-star.<br />
<br />
==[[The Visitor]]==<br />
<br />
One long WTF of a movie! Ferrer stars alongside Franco Nero, John Huston, Lance Henrikson, Sam Peckinpah and Shelley Winters in this insane metaphysical Omen-esque sci-fi horror mash-up which really has to be seen to be believed. In fact, after seeing it you probably still won’t believe it exists!<br />
<br />
==[[Nightmare City]]==<br />
<br />
Military blowhard Ferrer goes straight to plan ‘H’ and holds plan ‘B’ in reserve when all hell breaks loose in Umberto Lenzi’s riotous splatter marathon. Unspecified contamination causes manic blood thirsty mutants to kill, kill, kill! The ever professional Ferrer keeps a straight face while all around are losing theirs.<br />
<br />
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* Real Name: Melchor Gaston Ferrer<br />
* Born: 25 August 1917<br />
* Died: 2 June 2008<br />
* Place: Elberon, New Jersey, USA<br />
* Occupation: Actor, Writer, Producer, Director<br />
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==Overview==<br />
<br />
Many actors and actresses have undertaken roles in exploitation movies early on in their careers with the intention of moving on to what they might consider bigger and better things. However in some cases these performers make such a strong impression in these early appearances that they become singularly associated with a particular genre or with ‘B’ pictures in general. This kind of typecasting appears to be particularly common with the stars of horror movies. <br />
<br />
On the other hand some actors and actresses start out with successful mainstream movie careers and, for whatever reason, find themselves in later years enticed into foreign territories or low budget productions which lead to a 2nd career as an exploitation movie icon. One such actor who fits this latter category is debonair renaissance man Mel Ferrer.<br />
<br />
Born in New Jersey in 1917 Melchor Ferrer went to school in New York and attended Princeton University however he dropped out before graduating to pursue full-time his passion for acting. As a teenager he won awards for his work in theatre and was appearing on Broadway by the age of 21. As well as acting Ferrer was a keen writer, director and producer; he made his film directing debut with ‘The Girl of the Limberlost’, based on the popular novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, in 1945. Although contracted to Columbia pictures at this time Ferrer still regularly returned to the theatre and in 1946 directed a stage production of ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’. The handsome but sad eyed actor was married a total of five times in his life most famously to ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ star Audrey Hepburn. <br />
<br />
It was during the 1950’s that Ferrer gained most attention and acclaim as a big screen actor with appearances in such Oscar winners as ‘Scaramouche’, ‘Knights Of The Round Table’ and ‘War and Peace’. However Mel Ferrer never quite gained leading man status in Hollywood. Although charismatic he frequently appeared wistful and melancholy, qualities which were not in keeping with mainstream cinema’s stereotype of the strong masculine lead. Strangely these awkward qualities would be put to better use when later on Ferrer’s career took him to Europe and into the off-kilter environments of the exploitation film. <br />
<br />
The 1960’s saw Ferrer fight crooner Harry Belafonte for the affections of the one woman left alive in post-apocalypse sci-fi yarn ‘The World, The Flesh and The Devil’, appear opposite Christopher Lee as a pianist whose injured hands are transplanted with those of a murderer in ‘The Hands of Orlac’, and assume the romantic lead in Roger Vadim’s luxuriant vampire opus ‘Blood and Roses’. <br />
<br />
By the 1970’s Ferrer was a regular face in low-budget Italian genre flicks and it is at this point that his career becomes of most interest to fans of grindhouse movie fare. Starting with the outrageous Exorcist rip-off [[The Antichrist]] in 1974 Ferrer went on to appear in 2 films a piece for giallo maestros Sergio Martino ([[Suspected Death of a Minor]] in 1975 and [[The Big Alligator River]] in 1979) and Umberto Lenzi ([[Doomed To Die]] aka ‘Eaten Alive’ and [[Nightmare City]] both in 1980) as well as downbeat murder mystery [[The Pyjama Girl Case]] (1977) and mind-boggling sci-fi muddle [[The Visitor]] (1979) plus several others. He was also to be spotted in Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw follow up ‘Death Trap’ (confusingly aka [[Eaten Alive]]) and the Lee Majors Viking vehicle ‘The Norsemen’ directed by Charles B. Pierce. <br />
<br />
Ferrer was obviously cast in many of these pictures in order to add a touch of class to what were otherwise cheap-ass proceedings. Even when the role was a thankless one the actor’s pensive and somewhat weary demeanour often hints at a depth of character that would not have otherwise been apparent in the material. Although rarely, if ever, mentioned by critics or film fans in discussions of favourite genre stars, Ferrer’s name on a cast list always peaks my interest. Much like John Saxon or Cameron Mitchell or Joseph Cotton, Mel Ferrer was a dignified presence who added gravitas to many an outrageous and exploitable movie premise. <br />
<br />
Despite what some modern filmmakers seem to think cult movies do not attain their charm by wedging their tongues firmly in cheek and winking knowingly at the audience or by deliberately faking technical shortcomings. The presence of personalities like Mel Ferrer in movies as demented and daft as ‘Nightmare City’ and ‘The Visitor’ is a big part of what makes grindhouse patrons fall in love with them. In order to succeed in generating that unpredictable cult appeal, that mysterious cloak of inexplicable charm that is neither camp nor entirely humourless, these films must never appear to be deliberately exhibiting themselves for ridicule. It’s thanks to the efforts of professionals like Mel Ferrer who approach every role with equal seriousness despite the questionable eccentricities of the script that said films appear sublime rather than ridiculous.<br />
<br />
Mel Ferrer died in 2008 at the age of 90 having appeared in a total of over 100 films.<br />
<br />
==You Can’t Say Ferrer Than That:==<br />
<br />
If you want to see Mel Ferrer at his most demure then you might wanna investigate some of his Oscar nominated films however here at The Deuce we say “Fuck The Oscars” and recommend the following 5 Ferrer favourites from Mel’s grindhouse glory days:<br />
<br />
==Blood And Roses==<br />
<br />
‘Barbarella’ director Roger Vadim lavished this adaption of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s female vampire tale ‘Carmilla’ with an oneiric atmosphere of Gothic eroticism in which Mel Ferrer’s suave detached demeanour is perfectly suited to the film’s melancholy themes of unrequited love and desire from beyond the grave.<br />
<br />
==[[The Antichrist]]==<br />
<br />
Ferrer plays concerned father to a psychosomatically paralysed and incestuously inclined daughter possessed by a demonic spirit in this fruity Freudian spin on ‘The Exorcist’. The usual profanities and pea soup spewing feature alongside a heady brew of Catholic guilt, sexual dementia and goat ass licking. Yes, I said goat ass licking.<br />
<br />
==The Net==<br />
<br />
Sociopathic novelist Ferrer forms an immoral coalition with sleazy tabloid reporter Klaus Kinski in this under-appreciated and rarely seen Euro thriller. This borderline giallo has an emotional depth absent from most of its genre brethren and Ferrer gives one of the most nuanced performances of his entire career, more than holding his own against his scenery-chewing co-star.<br />
<br />
==[[The Visitor]]==<br />
<br />
One long WTF of a movie! Ferrer stars alongside Franco Nero, John Huston, Lance Henrikson, Sam Peckinpah and Shelley Winters in this insane metaphysical Omen-esque sci-fi horror mash-up which really has to be seen to be believed. In fact, after seeing it you probably still won’t believe it exists!<br />
<br />
==[[Nightmare City]]==<br />
<br />
Military blowhard Ferrer goes straight to plan ‘H’ and holds plan ‘B’ in reserve when all hell breaks loose in Umberto Lenzi’s riotous splatter marathon. Unspecified contamination causes manic blood thirsty mutants to kill, kill, kill! The ever professional Ferrer keeps a straight face while all around are losing theirs.<br />
<br />
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[[Category:GCDB Editors]]</div>Narcanhttps://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php?title=Mel_Ferrer&diff=99325Mel Ferrer2014-03-29T20:32:26Z<p>Narcan: New page - Mel Ferrer bio and top 5</p>
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* Real Name: Melchor Gaston Ferrer<br />
* Born: 25 August 1917<br />
* Died: 2 June 2008<br />
* Place: Elberon, New Jersey, USA<br />
* Occupation: Actor, Writer, Producer, Director<br />
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==Overview==<br />
<br />
Many actors and actresses have undertaken roles in exploitation movies early on in their careers with the intention of moving on to what they might consider bigger and better things. However in some cases these performers make such a strong impression in these early appearances that they become singularly associated with a particular genre or with ‘B’ pictures in general. This kind of typecasting appears to be particularly common with the stars of horror movies. <br />
<br />
On the other hand some actors and actresses start out with successful mainstream movie careers and, for whatever reason, find themselves in later years enticed into foreign territories or low budget productions which lead to a 2nd career as an exploitation movie icon. One such actor who fits this later category is debonair renaissance man Mel Ferrer.<br />
<br />
Born in New Jersey in 1917 Melchor Ferrer went to school in New York and attended Princeton University however he dropped out before graduating to pursue full-time his passion for acting. As a teenager he won awards for his work in theatre and was appearing on Broadway by the age of 21. As well as acting Ferrer was a keen writer, director and producer; he made his film directing debut with ‘The Girl of the Limberlost’, based on the popular novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, in 1945. Although contracted to Columbia pictures at this time Ferrer still regularly returned to the theatre and in 1946 directed a stage production of ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’. The handsome but sad eyed actor was married a total of five times in his life most famously to ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ star Audrey Hepburn. <br />
<br />
It was during the 1950’s that Ferrer gained most attention and acclaim as a big screen actor with appearances in such Oscar winners as ‘Scaramouche’, ‘Knights Of The Round Table’ and ‘War and Peace’. However Mel Ferrer never quite gained leading man status in Hollywood. Although charismatic he frequently appeared wistful and melancholy, qualities which were not in keeping with mainstream cinema’s stereotype of the strong masculine lead. Strangely these awkward qualities would be put to better use when later on Ferrer’s career took him to Europe and into the off-kilter environments of the exploitation film. <br />
<br />
The 1960’s saw Ferrer fight crooner Harry Belafonte for the affections of the one woman left alive in post-apocalypse sci-fi yarn ‘The World, The Flesh and The Devil’, appear opposite Christopher Lee as a pianist whose injured hands are transplanted with those of a murderer in ‘The Hands of Orlac’, and assume the romantic lead in Roger Vadim’s luxuriant vampire opus ‘Blood and Roses’. <br />
<br />
By the 1970’s Ferrer was a regular face in low-budget Italian genre flicks and it is at this point that his career becomes of most interest to fans of grindhouse movie fare. Starting with the outrageous Exorcist rip-off [[The Antichrist]] in 1974 Ferrer went on to appear in 2 films a piece for giallo maestros Sergio Martino ([[Suspected Death of a Minor]] in 1975 and [[The Big Alligator River]] in 1979) and Umberto Lenzi ([[Doomed To Die]] aka ‘Eaten Alive’ and [[Nightmare City]] both in 1980) as well as downbeat murder mystery [[The Pyjama Girl Case]] (1977) and mind-boggling sci-fi muddle [[The Visitor]] (1979) plus several others. He was also to be spotted in Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw follow up ‘Death Trap’ (confusingly aka [[Eaten Alive]]) and the Lee Majors Viking vehicle ‘The Norsemen’ directed by Charles B. Pierce. <br />
<br />
Ferrer was obviously cast in many of these pictures in order to add a touch of class to what were otherwise cheap-ass proceedings. Even when the role was a thankless one the actor’s pensive and somewhat weary demeanour often hints at a depth of character that would not have otherwise been apparent in the material. Although rarely, if ever, mentioned by critics or film fans in discussions of favourite genre stars, Ferrer’s name on a cast list always peaks my interest. Much like John Saxon or Cameron Mitchell or Joseph Cotton, Mel Ferrer was a dignified presence who added gravitas to many an outrageous and exploitable movie premise. <br />
<br />
Despite what some modern filmmakers seem to think cult movies do not attain their charm by wedging their tongues firmly in cheek and winking knowingly at the audience or by deliberately faking technical shortcomings. The presence of personalities like Mel Ferrer in movies as demented and daft as ‘Nightmare City’ and ‘The Visitor’ is a big part of what makes grindhouse patrons fall in love with them. In order to succeed in generating that unpredictable cult appeal, that mysterious cloak of inexplicable charm that is neither camp nor entirely humourless, these films must never appear to be deliberately exhibiting themselves for ridicule. It’s thanks to the efforts of professionals like Mel Ferrer who approach every role with equal seriousness despite the questionable eccentricities of the script that said films appear sublime rather than ridiculous.<br />
<br />
Mel Ferrer died in 2008 at the age of 90 having appeared in a total of over 100 films.<br />
<br />
==You Can’t Say Ferrer Than That:==<br />
<br />
If you want to see Mel Ferrer at his most demure then you might wanna investigate some of his Oscar nominated films however here at The Deuce we say “Fuck The Oscars” and recommend the following 5 Ferrer favourites from Mel’s grindhouse glory days:<br />
<br />
==Blood And Roses==<br />
<br />
‘Barbarella’ director Roger Vadim lavished this adaption of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s female vampire tale ‘Carmilla’ with an oneiric atmosphere of Gothic eroticism in which Mel Ferrer’s suave detached demeanour is perfectly suited to the film’s melancholy themes of unrequited love and desire from beyond the grave.<br />
<br />
==[[The Antichrist]]==<br />
<br />
Ferrer plays concerned father to a psychosomatically paralysed and incestuously inclined daughter possessed by a demonic spirit in this fruity Freudian spin on ‘The Exorcist’. The usual profanities and pea soup spewing feature alongside a heady brew of Catholic guilt, sexual dementia and goat ass licking. Yes, I said goat ass licking.<br />
<br />
==The Net==<br />
<br />
Sociopathic novelist Ferrer forms an immoral coalition with sleazy tabloid reporter Klaus Kinski in this under-appreciated and rarely seen Euro thriller. This borderline giallo has an emotional depth absent from most of its genre brethren and Ferrer gives one of the most nuanced performances of his entire career, more than holding his own against his scenery-chewing co-star.<br />
<br />
==[[The Visitor]]==<br />
<br />
One long WTF of a movie! Ferrer stars alongside Franco Nero, John Huston, Lance Henrikson, Sam Peckinpah and Shelley Winters in this insane metaphysical Omen-esque sci-fi horror mash-up which really has to be seen to be believed. In fact, after seeing it you probably still won’t believe it exists!<br />
<br />
==[[Nightmare City]]==<br />
<br />
Military blowhard Ferrer goes straight to plan ‘H’ and holds plan ‘B’ in reserve when all hell breaks loose in Umberto Lenzi’s riotous splatter marathon. Unspecified contamination causes manic blood thirsty mutants to kill, kill, kill! The ever professional Ferrer keeps a straight face while all around are losing theirs.<br />
<br />
'''Written by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] – 29 MAR 2014'''<br />
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==Also Known As==<br />
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* Les Nuits Brulantes De Linda (France)<br />
* La Felicita Nel Peccato (Italy)<br />
* But Who Raped Linda? <br />
* Erotic Dreams <br />
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==Main Details==<br />
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* Released in 1975<br />
* Color<br />
* Running Time: 80 Min. <br />
* Production Co: Eurociné <br />
* Distribution Co: Eurociné <br />
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==Cast and Crew==<br />
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* Directed by Jess Franco (as J. P. Johnson)<br />
* Written by A. L. Mariaux, G. F. Riccioli & R. Piseri<br />
* Produced by Daniel Lesouer<br />
* Cinematography by Gerard Brissaud<br />
* Music by Ian Wind & Charles Gordanne<br />
* Starring Alice Arno, Lina Romay, Paul Muller, Pierre Tatyou, Richard Deconninck, Catherine LaFerriere, Angelo Bassi, James Harris<br />
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==Film Review==<br />
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{{Jess Franco}}<br />
{{Horror}}<br />
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About half an hour into ‘The Hot Nights of Linda’ a deeply disturbed young woman named Olivia awakes from a recurrent and feverish dream which she describes as being “a horrible and beautiful thing at the same time". This statement might also be considered an accurate description of the cinematic legacy of the film’s director, Spanish exploitation auteur Jess Franco who died in 2013.<br />
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The film’s plot, the meagreness of which should not necessarily be considered a shortcoming, involves a young nurse named Marie-France who accepts a job caring for Linda, the invalid daughter of an eccentric recluse played by Franco film regular Paul Muller. Except it turns out that contrary to what others have been led to believe she might not be his daughter at all. Secrets and subterfuge abound within the family chateau where every character is haunted by the spectre of past transgressions. Also resident in the hilltop abode are repressed nymphomaniac (if such a thing is possible!) Olivia played by Franco’s enduring muse Lina Romay and a mostly mute man-servant who has a penchant for peeping on the mistresses of the manor. The household are a real bunch of oddballs however Muller’s haunted patriarch, the gibbering servant and the despondent but decadent offspring will appear familiar to anyone who has seen Franco’s delirious [[A Virgin Among the Living Dead]] for which this film makes an interesting companion piece if viewed side-by-side.<br />
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As a prelude to her trip to the castle Marie-France reads a book in bed that apparently predicts events to come and Franco employs this narrative device from Gothic literature to book-end the film’s central action. It soon becomes apparent however that her employment will involve very little in the way of traditional nursing unless you count rubbing sun tan oil into Olivia’s intimate areas while she sunbathes naked on the veranda. Forget Obamacare, this is the type of treatment you get from Francocare!<br />
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Considering the somewhat haphazard nature of much of the director’s output in the mid to late 1970s, and the fact that it was produced by cheapskate French production company Eurocine, it’s amazing that ‘The Hot Nights Of Linda’ looks as good as it does. It’s languidly paced but beautifully composed; the cinematography is always arresting and occasionally stunning. One particularly striking sequence sees Olivia and Marie-France framed in a hallway, lit red from behind, while plumes of cigarette smoke curl in the air between them. Another has Romay’s character, dressed in her step-mother’s night dress, dancing around the room where she was murdered. She places the needle of an antique gramophone on to a turntable that obviously doesn’t work however non-diegetic music starts to play; a familiar haunting tune issuing from within the young woman’s subconscious. For me this latter scene distils the essence of Franco’s cinema – the ambivalence of a technical deficit (the non-functioning prop) subverted into a brilliantly sophisticated narrative trick (the sudden non-diegetic score).<br />
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Visual and narrative doubling and duality persist throughout the film; twin characters, recurrent dreams and past events insinuating their repetition in the present with grim inevitability. Mirrors appear in many shots with figures in the foreground frequently doubled by their reflection in the distance while Franco’s restless zoom lens slides between the two. As with many of the director’s more personal projects any viewer with a passing familiarity with psychoanalysis will have a Freudian field day diagnosing the dementia on display particularly come the climax which finds Olivia and her father in a fatal tryst with her brandishing the knife that he used to kill his wife and her lover.<br />
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A cloying atmosphere of inevitability, inertia and fatality fills the film. The bright sunshine and clear seas outside only emphasize the claustrophobic gloom of the chateau where the occupants are trapped with their dark secrets and inexpressible desires. For Franco unhealthy, unexpressed sexuality translates into a kind of living death and it is perhaps this morbid emphasis on the frustration of desire that turns off viewers looking for the usual sexploitation cheap thrills. Sure enough there’s T n’ A on parade and without question Romay is the undisputed queen of sex cinema bed writhing, but the pervasive atmosphere is one of sickness not sexiness.<br />
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One of an extraordinary eleven films shot by Franco in 1973 (although not released until’75), and like the equally morbid and melancholy [[Female Vampire]], ‘The Hot Nights of Linda’ also exists in a hard-core version that features more explicit sex scenes. While he usually had no hand in creating these extraneous additions to his more lyrical work this was an instance when Franco lensed the fucking footage himself. <br />
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Jess Franco’s films tend to fall into two broad categories; the fascinating and the frustrating. Frequently they manage to be both simultaneously and perhaps it is the formal antagonism between the two characteristics that compels the more intrepid cult film archaeologist to repeatedly return to his work even after the disappointment of diminishing returns. That’s what I keep telling myself each time I cough up cash for yet another one of his fucked-up flicks anyway. If you’re a Franco virgin then this probably isn’t a good place to drop your drawers however viewers already attuned to the director’s peculiar oeuvre are sure to find themselves more fascinated than frustrated by ‘The Hot Nights of Linda’.<br />
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* Real Name: Karen Black<br />
* Born: 1 July 1939<br />
* Died: 8 August 2013<br />
* Place: Chicago, Illinois<br />
* Occupation: Actress, Writer, Producer, Singer<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Karen Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in Chicago in 1939. She attended North-Western University, Illinois, before moving to New York to become an actress in the late 1950s where she studied with famous method coach Lee Strasberg. <br />
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She took the surname Black from her first husband and made her first ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ film appearance in the 1959 juvenile delinquent flick [[The Prime Time]] which was produced by Godfather of Gore himself [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]]. Her first major film role was in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘You’re A Big Boy Now’ in 1966. From the very start Black’s movie career embraced both the mainstream and the fringes, art and exploitation, yet she brought the same commanding presence to every role she assumed.<br />
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In 1969 she starred in Dennis Hopper’s iconic existential biker flick ‘[http://www.furiouscinema.com/furious-flix-easy-rider Easy Rider]’ and followed this the next year with Bob Rafelson’s ‘Five Easy Pieces’ for which she was awarded a Golden Globe and gained an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Black garnered attention and acclaim for her performances in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (1974), ‘The Day of The Locust’ (1975), ‘Airport 1975’ (1974), ‘Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ (1982) and Alfred Hitchcock’s final film ‘Family Plot’ (1976).<br />
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Alongside these notable mainstream hits, and roles in numerous TV shows such as Miami Vice and E.R., Black racked up an impressive resume of horror and cult film appearances through the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. The actress dabbled with sex, drugs n’ Kris Kristofferson in 1972’s ‘Cisco Pike’; played a depression-era dame in the 1973 Crown International production ‘[[Little Laura & Big John]]’; came off heroin only to stumble across a cult of Satanists in the Canadian oddity ‘[[The Pyx]]’ (also 1973); tussled with bad ass bikers in 1985’s destined for VHS ‘Savage Dawn’; and encountered a psycho clown called Bobo in late 80’s slasher flick ‘Out of the Dark’. However the less said about Tobe Hooper’s dim-witted re-make of ‘[[Invaders From Mars]]’ the better.<br />
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More than any other actress associated with the horror genre, with the exception of perhaps [[Barbara Steele]], Black was able to appear both sexy and scary in equal measure, sometimes combining both into a single character. These dual qualities were exploited to their fullest in the films she made with director Dan Curtis, 1975’s ‘Trilogy of Terror’ (made for TV) and 1976’s ‘Burnt Offerings’, in which Black’s characters undergo extraordinary supernatural transformations that require the actress to shift from one persona to another within the course of a single story. Additionally in one of Trilogy of Terror’s three short stories Black plays twin sisters, one prim, the other promiscuous, and gives a full-blooded and convincing performance in both roles. With her strange and sensual features, voluptuous lips and piercing eyes, Black’s powerful screen presence visually emasculates many a male co-star (see her upstage James Franciscus and Lee Majors in Antonio Magheriti’s ‘[[Killer Fish]]’ or scare the crap out of legendary hell raiser Ollie Reed in ‘[[Burnt Offerings]]’ if you don’t believe me) and generates a wonderful Freudian frisson in the viewer who at once feels both enticed by her self-confident beauty and terrified that she might eat them alive.<br />
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Black continued to act in film’s and on TV throughout the 2000’s and in 2003 starred in Rob Zombie’s debut feature ‘House of 1000 Corpses’. Lots of people hated this movie but I think it’s one of the coolest American horror flicks of the 21st Century and Black turned in another scorching performance as the mad matriarch of the Firefly clan proving that she had lost none of the attention grabbing screen presence that made her more youthful performances so memorable.<br />
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My timing sucks; I had been planning on compiling this tribute to Karen Black for a few weeks when sadly she died from cancer on August 8th 2013. This set me to thinking about just how many of the actresses and actors and writers and directors from the glory days of exploitation cinema are no longer with this. And they ain’t comin’ back. And the exploitation movie as a genre, as an art form, ain’t comin’ back either no matter how many self-consciously retro attempts might be made. The movies we celebrate here at The Deuce, along with the folks who made ‘em and starred in ‘em, are part of a cultural history that persists in the present but only as a kind of ghost; a ghost that Grindhouse movie lovers evoke each time we utter that affectionate yet melancholy adage ‘they don’t make ‘em like that anymore’. And so my thoughts drifted back to Black and I realised why her strange, scary, sensual screen presence so appealed to me and it’s for that very reason: ‘they don’t make ‘em like that anymore’.<br />
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==Blacksploitation==<br />
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Fancy giving yourself two Black eyes? Then The Deuce recommends the following five Grindhouse greats as examples of Karen Black at her sexiest and scariest.<br />
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*Trilogy of Terror<br />
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OK, I admit it’s a ‘Made for TV’ movie so it didn’t play the Grindhouse circuit however this trio of Richard Matheson derived terror tales holds its own against any theatrical horror flick released in 1975 and provides us with four Karen Black performances for the price of one. The film's final shot is a real keeper.<br />
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*[[Burnt Offerings]]<br />
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A return engagement with Trilogy of Terror director Dan Curtis sees Karen Black and spouse Ollie Reed renting a spooky old house full of dark secrets. Slowly but inevitably Black’s character is supernaturally seduced by the strange forces that lurk in a shuttered upstairs room.<br />
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*[[Killer Fish]]<br />
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Lee Majors, James Franciscus and Black fight over diamonds dumped in a lake filled with piranha in Antonio Magheriti’s wonderfully daft heist-horror-hybrid.<br />
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*Capricorn One<br />
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James Brolin, Elliot Gould, Telly Savalas, O.J. Simpson and Black make for a great ensemble cast in this intriguing sci-fi conspiracy thriller about a faked mission to Mars.<br />
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*Island of The Alive (It’s Alive 3)<br />
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Karen Black, Michael Moriarty, Larry Cohen and giant fang-faced mutant babies. Nuff Said.<br />
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Pete, Nate here, long time no nuthin'! Been restoring a pinball machine, was on vacation, yadda yadda - anyway I have a Hemisphere "Blood Trilogy" combined reviews/article type thing that I think would be a nice addition - I know these films have been reviewed, but would there be a place for a longer piece mish-mashing all three of them into one? Let me know. Hope you're doing well! -Nate<br />
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Pete, thanks for the thumbs up on Assignment Terror! It took me many months to get the damn thing readable!! Love that crazy flick. I don't really know anyone else to help out on reviews but I will certainly recommend your site if something comes up. I put an alternate review up for Amazing Transplant also a little while back. Have a great weekend! -Nate<br />
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Thanks Pete, you da man! Sorry for screwing up almost every time I post (I think I did do it right once!!). damn, i was long winded with that Horror Rises review, guess you can tell that I love that movie!! Having an icy n cold weekend, been hanging in my "Tiki Den" with a nice warm fire! Best - Nate<br />
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Hey Pete, your "just can't get it quite right" guy here again! I just posted a review for Horror Rises from the Tomb but messed up the formatting a little bit - could you do a little house cleaning for me? Also, I hope it was ok to use that page that was already existing sans a review...... Nate<br />
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Thanks for fixing up the Slaughter Hotel review, so if I create a link next time I need to do it right from the page I'm linking from - I think that was my mistake?? Appreciate you helping this old man along. I recommend Slaughter Hotel, it's "fun" but in no way a good movie!!! Music score is great - I think I'm correct in assuming that the director did a lot of cop/gangster type movies, which I haven't seen (but am ordering soon....). -Nate<br />
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Hey Pete, Happy New Year. I just (tried) to put a link to a second review of Slaughter Hotel done by myself online, but the page I put up isn't recognized, so the post doesn't show up? Could you look at it for me and fix it?? Arrrrrgh!! Thanks in advance....... - Nate <br />
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Yeah, have a great Thanksgiving too - thanks for the information, will continue to "fine tune" my posts until I get it right. Thanks for adding the link to Donn Davison, I overlooked that. -Nate<br />
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Nate again, just uploaded Moonshiner's Woman and noticed that there is a "Contents" block included on the top of the page? How can I get rid of this or?......... thanks. It looks like Thunder Road isn't in the database yet? I was going to put a link to it where it's mentioned in the tag line. Hope everyone is enjoying my reviews. Q - what do you do if there is already a review out on a page, can you create another page (with link, etc) for an alternate review? I have a Sinful Dwarf review I'm rather proud of.........thanks.<br />
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Hey, Nate here, you'll have to excuse this old man for messing up the RSS feed!! I just today started to mess around with how to post stuff - hell, I'm not sure if you'll even get this message correctly?? Anyway, thanks for the "heads up" about keeping all those minor edits from the feed - I be learnin'!! Haven't tackled the review posts yet, but I have a little Moonshiner's Woman all hot 'n ready to go! BTW, Killing for Culture is an excellent look at the genre - have that one myself, gotta re-read it sometime.<br />
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BTW-I just realized that your Putney Swope in the forum (should I register there?) Regardless, about your Mondo question: I'm working on a review of book I read some time ago, Killing for Culture: an Illustrated Guide of Death on Film from Mondo to Snuff. It's got EVERYTHING. I was actually reading this around the time I watched Inside Deep Throat. Coincidentally, the movie SNUFF benefited in the same way as Deep Throat (although serruptitiously--read the book for info...) The book does an excellent job at pointing out how Mondo, for a brief period in the mid-70s, gradually overcome hardcore porn due to desensitized audiences (debatable..) nevertheless, KFC is one of the best surveys I've found on Mondo and similar shockumentaries. The fulfillment of death on screen had the potential to induce big numbers at the box office. Also, KFC speaks at length how this real-life transition influenced the concept for Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust (and the ultimate controversy that ensued upon its release). Hopefully, this info helps. Let me know. You are Putney Swopes, right?<br />
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I'm using firefox. I know the password, but tried retrieving it with both of email accounts to see what would happen, nothing. Let me know. It says my user name (TayvisDunnahoe) doesn't exist. Thanks for your help.--[[User:TayvisDunnahoe|&#91;&#91;User:TayvisDunnahoe&#124;Texploited&#93;&#93;]] 14:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Could you give me a rundown GCDB forums, mainly the article research board. I'm looking at a few subjects to write on, but I'd like to get a feel what others are doing. Also, I had some feedback for a couple of the posts. I tried logging in but it wouldn't accept. Let me know. Thanks.--[[User:TayvisDunnahoe|&#91;&#91;User:TayvisDunnahoe&#124;Texploited&#93;&#93;]] 13:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Pete, should the Directors, Producers, Actors, etc. be alphabetized by last name? I'm trying to organize for future profiles and it seems to difficult to discover figures we've covered or haven't yet included. I typically search for "last names" in alphabetized categories, so I thought it might do better to organize these names that way. I actually started with the Producers category (i.e. "Category:Producer|Ormond" for Ron Ormond. However, before I went into the Director's tab I thought I'd check with you first. (I probably should have done that first). Anyway, let me know which way you think makes the most sense. I don't mind doing the work. Thanks. BTW I appreciate you letting me on. I'm enjoying the process!!--[[User:TayvisDunnahoe|&#91;&#91;User:TayvisDunnahoe&#124;Texploited&#93;&#93;]] 19:24, 1 March 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Pete, How do I change my signature to the appropriated nickname: Texploited?<br />
[[User:TayvisDunnahoe]]<br />
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u can delete bay of blood if you want<br />
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looks great so far. Reminder: the screencap size is 300 X 150. So theyll fill the whole area. <br />
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Great great job on the Bava reviews! You did your own Bava Thon! He was def one of the best.<br />
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If ya cant find non-stamped posters (we def dont want stuff that has that crap on it), you can always use screenshots or good DVD covers.<br />
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pete? youve forgot to put ur name aka reviewed by under [[Boggy Creek II]] - GBS<br />
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this page wasnt added in the projection room but came up in search. so someone made the page and didnt added it in the projection room in a category. just wanted to let you know. lets hope that was a individual case - GBS<br />
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that was me probably. I think I added the title on that mario bava collection but never added it in the proj room. theres prob more titles like that, but we'll fix em as time goes on.<br />
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yeah we will fix that. time to watch another movie right now - GBS<br />
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pete? u removed the Press Kit on the prom night page. out of mistake? i re-added it.<br />
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pete? can you please edit for me on the english tip [[Bruce's Deadly Fingers]] and [[Three Tough Guys]]. thanks. - GBS<br />
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pete? is that proper english? Occupation: Beer Drinking Master/Movie Addict..........just added that to my user page :) - GBS<br />
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You could put: Master Beer Drinker or Master of Beer Drinking. Sounds a lil better. - pete<br />
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pete? james brown did also some parts in films as an actor. no big roles. coz you changed it on the category back to only composing. but he had his roles in films. - GBS<br />
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ok, i didnt remember seeing him in anything, so I didnt know. we can change it to "films with cameos and music composed by..."<br />
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yeah because he was only in a movie like 15 to 30 seconds. but thats acting to me :) in 2 of the movies in the category hes in it as an actor - GBS<br />
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i dont like the style of the IB dvd subpage. i dont think yet another shade of orange is necessary, i thought the previous idea with the thin border was pretty good. maybe we can also do without a border.... what do you think? --[[User:Admin|Seb]] 23:38, 4 July 2008 (UTC)<br />
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I kinda liked the orange tone without the black border. it gives it a diff look. i think we shouldnt overdo those black borders too much. plus the page just looked really empty to me. the color sort of fills things in a bit and gives it a more completed, modern look. the reason i think is because unlike the category box its a basically the whole page thats being used. we can always try another idea if u really hate it. i just did it fast.<br />
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check your grindhouse email, amigo. and regarding that dvd subpage issue, lets talk about that via messenger. the problem i see with it is the yet another orange that we're bringing in.... --[[User:Admin|Seb]] 17:02, 5 July 2008 (UTC)<br />
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Hey man, I saw that GCDB stopped following me on Twitter, and that you hadn't posted in a couple days. Just checking to make sure everything's copacetic. My Raw Meat review make you mad? It is a very controversial film.....in no way actually. LOL. Just wanted to check dude. Thanks.<br />
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Hey Brian, I dont remember unfollowing you. But Im taking a break from spending alot of time on Twitter right now. Im still posting links to new reviews though. But I liked your Raw Meat review. Nothings wrong there at all. Please feel free to keep posting your reviews. Thanks for the message! -- [[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 11:23, 3 July 2009 (UTC)<br />
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No problem dude, I understand taking a break. I had to lock my updates when I found my work is on twitter and I don't want anything to come back to me from the corporate b.s. machine. If you want to request to follow me again, I will accept and all will be well. The links you post on twitter to my reviews are much appreciated. Thanks man.--[[User:CasperVonSideCar| Casper Von Sidecar]]<br />
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Ya gotta watch out, theres alot of idiots on some of these networks too. Thats why I'm backing away from them for awhile. I appreciate your reviews for the site. Youve done a great job! ttyl! --[[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 10:30, 12 July 2009 (UTC)<br />
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Are there problems adding newer exploitation films? I was thinking about working on One-Eyed Monster and My Name is Bruce, both of which came out within the past year or two. --[[User:Lafnlab|Lafnlab]] 05:55, 10 October 2009 (UTC)<br />
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right now we want to stay within the classic theatrical film era (30s-80s), nothing past around 1987 (when most of the grindhouses started closing and VHS/cable tv took over the exploitation scene). Maybe one day we'll cover newer films but theres so many we need info on from the old days. --[[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 12:10, 10 October 2009 (UTC)<br />
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Hey Pete, I just found out the sad news that Paul Naschy died a few days ago. Do you think we should have a little message or something on the site's main page? Let me know if you want me to write anything. All the best - Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hey D, Yeah I heard about it too. I thought Id keep the site news free for now, but if you felt like writing something special on his bio page, I could post a link. Whatever you want, is cool with me! Thanks! --[[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 14:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
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Hi Pete. I hope you like the Paul Naschy biography. I enjoyed your review of the Shock Festival DVD; can't wait to get hold of a copy but completely agree with everything you said - too often what's written about exploitation cinema treats the movies like freaks to be jeered at before going off to watch a 'proper' movie. When I was trying to sum up the appeal of Paul Naschy's movies I wanted to focus on his genuine passion for the horror genre, he never set out to make anything kitsch, and how his enthusiam is charming and infectious. I want movies to be crazy and to make me laugh because they're outrageous not because they're dreadful. I'll stop ranting now. All the best - Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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That whole rant was something I had to get out. I just have noticed alot of that kind of two faced activity from alot of these online critics and it bugs me. It makes me not trust them when I hear that kind of stuff. Theres a difference between watching a film and not liking it and watching a film that you enjoy and then calling it bad/trash because its not made by some big studio. Makes no sense. My opinion is : If you like it, dont disrespect it. Be fair and praise it without the buzz words if you enjoy it. Thats all. --[[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 18:35, 9 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
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The alphabetizing is something I picked up editing on Wikipedia. It's kind of a neat/useful tick, and will hopefully make things easier to find. If someone was looking for The Evil Dead, they would probably look under E instead of T. Also, it's a good excuse for me to look at the articles for a lot of different movies. Happy New Year --[[User:Lafnlab|Lafnlab]] 15:37, 2 January 2010 (UTC)<br />
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Hi Pete, Hope you like the Weng Weng review. The print of the film I watched was titled D'Wild Wild Weng and I think this is the name that the film is most commonly known under. The web page was already set up with the name D'Wild Weng Weng; I don't know if you want to amend this? I didn't want to delete anything or mess around with the links to other pages without speaking to you first. All the best - Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hi Pete, As you'll see I've created new pages for the 1st 5 films starring El Santo with the intention of working my way through his complete filmography - it might take me a while but I'll add reviews for the ones I've seen and maybe do a bio too - do you think you could create an subgenre icon/category for Santo & Friends or Lucha Libre? Cheers - Darren [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 04 MAR 2010<br />
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Hey Pete, I'm glad you liked the Lucha Libre piece. I'll create pages for all the Santo titles as I really dig the colourful posters and it's great to pull together a definitive list but I've only seen about 15 of the movies in total to be able to review (some without English subs & my Spanish is almost nada!!). Some are very rare so maybe I'll put a shout out on the forum for input from any other Santo fans. Take it easy - Darren [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 07 MAR 2010<br />
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Hey Pete, I've got a great view of the clear blue sea from my window so it looks like summer might have finally arrived in the UK. The finishing line is in sight with listing all the El Santo movies & I'll post something on the forum when I'm done. All the best - Darren [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 15 JUN 2010<br />
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Hi Pete, I've been uploading a few pics to exisiting Hammer film pages and have noticed we have a few duplicate entries: Plague of the Zombies has 2 pages, The Witches & The Devil's Own - 2 pages but actually the same movie, Satanic Rites Of Dracula & Count Dracula & His Vampire Bride - again 2 pages but the same movie. I'm cautious about deleting stuff so thought I'd run this by you in case you wanted to tidy these up. All the best - Darren [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 24 OCT 2010<br />
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Thanks for bringing this up! I def want to delete any films with 2 pages. Ill try to fix those ones today, Cheers! - [[User:PopeyePete|PopeyePete]] 13:45, 24 October 2010 (CEST)<br />
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Hey Pete, I just wanted to quickly say Hi & tell you that the reason I've not added anything new to the site for a while is because I've had some major computer hassles & internet issues at home which has been a royal pain in the ass! Things are almost back to normal, I've got a great new laptop, a few new reviews under way so should be back in action soon. All the best - Darren [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 12 DEC 2010<br />
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Yo Pete! Looks like I double billed this one (Bad Penny is the original title with Sexual Exploits as an alternative). I'm not sure how to delete pages, so I'll defer to you. Let me know which one you keep active. Thanks.<br />
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http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Bad_Penny/Sex_World<br />
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Sorry about the hassle...<br />
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FYI - Blanked "Death Master" Poster page to add image to original title "The Deathmaster"<br />
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Also - "Beast of Blood" Poster Page is duped as (1970) & (1971) [Film released in 1971/Poster is dated for MCMLXX - i think that's 1970 in roman numerals?] Anyhow, I defer to you as this was one of your reviews, and a good one I might add. (I resized the images to match the mat ad you have on the page - hope you don't mind)<br />
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Thanks, have a great day! [[TayvisDunnahoe|Texploited]]<br />
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I've been using a template... Just dawned on me that I was leaving "Review" category. I'll be sure to leave that off of new pages. Thanks for the heads up. --[[TayvisDunnahoe|Texploited]]<br />
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Sorry about AD/AM. I thought it was an unnecessary page until I noticed that many of the others were created as "Review 2." I meant to go back and fix that, but got ahead of myself. --[[TayvisDunnahoe|Texploited]]<br />
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Yo Pete! How've you been? I noticed the forum has been down for a while? Or, was I supposed to re-register? Let me know.<br />
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Also, I just confirmed a future interview with Steve Barkett, director, The Aftermath (1981). My review was a bit soppy, but I was really jazzed with this film and had to know more. After several stale emails, Steve finally got back to me and we'll be discussing his film and some of the behind-the-scenes details of working with Ted V. Mikels and Sid Haig. I pitched this as a GCDB exclusive, so I wanted to check with before posting, i.e., how you want to tag it? Type of page? etc. Let me know how you would like an exclusive interview added to the database. Other than this, I hope you've been doing well. I've been covered up with work and a few outside writing projects and hope to get back to the db soon. I look forward to your reply. -- [[TayvisDunnahoe|Texploited]]<br />
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Yo Pete, just confirmed with Steve Barkett an interview for next Wednesday! Once I've transcribed/edited the Q&A I'll touch base to how you want to set it up. (FYI - I might need a little guidance to post properly.) Thanks again! I'll let you know how it goes.<br />
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Pete, I'm a little rusty so I wasn't sure how use your Template suggestion for the uploaded covers. If you could walk me through much appreciated. Thanks.<br />
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That was much simpler than what I had in mind! Thanks for the help. More covers added soon! Also, I really appreciate your help with the fb traffic! Thanks!<br />
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Yo Pete? First of all, thanks for your help with boosting Video Sanctum! As you saw there, I landed the interview with Steve Barkett. He is supposed to be sending me additional material (extras from the ld release of Aftermath, commentary audio, etc.) The interview went great, the guy was really down to earth and had a lot to say about the film, Sid Haig, Dick Miller, Ted V. Mikels, etc. (William Smith was first choice for 'Cutter' Haig's role!) Anyway, I've got enough to give GCDB some street cred on the subject of Aftermath! I'm transcribing now and will hold off publishing until I can receive/view the extra material and possibly follow up with Barkett on a few things. Hopefully it will be ready in a couple weeks. To make it easier on both of us, could I send you the draft via email? It might go better if you build the page/link where you want it. He's also sending production stills/photos which I can upload when I receive them. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks again. I'll be in touch. --Texploited<br />
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Hey Pete, I had intended to review 'Night of the Howling Beast' myself a while back so already had the screen grabs ready, glad you like them. Nate's review is really good, I hope to see more of his stuff appear on the site. All the best - Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hi Pete, It's great to see The Deuce hitting 4000 followers on facebook! I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say Hi and to wish you a happy holiday. Sorry that I've not contributed anything new to the site since the Linda Blair bio but I'm knee-deep in writing two University term papers (would you believe; one on Fulci and one on Argento!?). I hope to have some new reviews ready to kick off the New Year in style! All the best - Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hey Pete, I just logged in to the site to add a page for 'Impulse' and see you beat me to it! Glad you liked the Shatner bio. All the best, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hi Pete, I hope you're well. I've been sooo busy with study recently I've not had any time spare to add to the site but I have a couple of wild new reviews which I hope to finish off soon - before then I wanted to ask, what's going on with the page layouts? Is having all the images and text on the left hand side of the page a permanent change? Also I notice you mentioned to Nate that there was a problem uploading images, is this all resolved? Thanks, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Thanks Pete. As review pages are still displaying all images in the top left hand side I had wondered whether the wiki upgrade had issues with some web browsers - I'm using Google Chrome. I'll mimic the code on existing pages when I create any new ones. <br />
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UPDATE: Further to this I've deleted my browsing history for the site, including cookies and emptying the cache, and all the review pages now display correctly - - this issue is quite probably affecting other visitors who use Google Chrome (and maybe other browsers), although I guess this will be limited to those who use a bookmark/shortcut to the site which was created before the upgrade ?) so you might want to post some advice via facebook etc<br />
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Hi Pete, I had actually logged in to post a new review I've written but I'm a big Demons fan so thought I'd add to that page instead and post my review a little later. I hope everything is good with you. All the best, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hey Pete, We've been seeing all the storm damage to NYC and the east coast on the news here in the UK and I just wanted to drop you a line to say I hope that you're safe and sound! Best Wishes, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hi Pete, Good to hear you escaped the worst of it (I have friends in Boston who also lost their fence!) Have a good Halloween, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Thanks Pete. Glad you like the bio! All the best, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]<br />
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Hi Pete, Glad you like the Karen Black page, I had been planning this for a while but have been so busy recently I've not had much free time. My wife is expecting our first baby in December and we're hoping to move house before she arrives! I hope that you are well. All the best, Darren [[User: Narcan| Narcan]]</div>Narcanhttps://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php?title=User:Narcan&diff=98306User:Narcan2013-08-10T21:03:33Z<p>Narcan: </p>
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*'''Name''': Darren<br />
*'''Lives''': Brighton, U.K.<br />
*'''Earliest Grindhouse Experience''': <br />
*[[My Bloody Valentine]] & [[The Funhouse]] midnight double bill<br />
*'''Coolest Grindhouse Movie Icon I Ever Met''' : <br />
*[[Christina Lindberg]]<br />
*'''Most Movies Ever Watched In A Single Sitting (in a cinema not on a sofa)''': <br />
*Seven<br />
*'''Favourite Grindhouse Director I Ever Said The Words 'Monster Cock' To''': <br />
*Frank Henelotter<br />
*'''Contact Narcan HQ: <br />
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*'''My Reviews''': <br />
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{{El Santo}}<br />
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*[[Apocalipsis Sexual]] | [[The Astounding She Monster]] <br />
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*[[The Baby]] | [[Bewitched]] | [[Beyond Evil]] | [[Black Emanuelle]] | [[Blazing Magnums]] | [[The Body Is Willing]] | [[Brides of Dracula]] <br />
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*[[Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride]] | [[The Cross Of The Devil]] | [[Cross of the Seven Jewels]]<br />
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*[[Day of The Animals]] | [[The Deadly Organ]] | [[The Dirt Gang]] | [[Dracula]] | [[Dracula A.D. 1972]] | [[Dracula Has Risen From the Grave]] | [[Dracula: Prince of Darkness]] | [[D'Wild Wild Weng]]<br />
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*[[Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack]] <br />
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*[[Fire Monsters Against The Son Of Hercules]] | [[The Five Days]] | [[The Fury Of The Wolfman]]<br />
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*[[Ghost Eyes]] | [[Golgo 13: Kowloon Assignment]]<br />
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*[[Images In A Convent]] | [[The Incredible Melting Man]] | [[The Iron Rose]]<br />
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*[[Language Of Love]] <br />
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*[[Malibu Express]] | [[More Language Of Love]] | [[Mothra]] | [[The Murder Clinic]]<br />
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*[[Night Of The Damned]] | [[Nude on The Moon]] | [[The Nude Vampire]]<br />
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*[[Open Season]]<br />
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*[[A Quiet Place In The Country]] | [[Queens Of Evil]]<br />
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*[[Rawhead Rex]]<br />
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*[[Santo And Blue Demon Vs Dracula And The Wolf Man]] | [[Santo In The Treasure Of Dracula]] | [[Santo In The Wax Museum]] | [[Santo In The Witches Attack]] | [[Santo Vs Frankenstein's Daughter]] | [[Scars of Dracula]] | [[The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula]] | [[The Slime People]] | [[The Streetwalker]] | [[Superman Returns]]<br />
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*[[Taste The Blood of Dracula]] | [[The Third Eye]] | [[The Tournament]]<br />
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*[[A Woman Possessed]] | [[Wrestling Women Vs The Aztec Mummy]]<br />
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*'''X''' is for . . .<br />
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*[[The X From Outer Space]]<br />
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*'''Y''' is for . . . <br />
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*[[Yongary]]<br />
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*'''My Biographies''': <br />
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*[[Karen Black]]<br />
*[[Linda Blair]]<br />
*[[Susan George]]<br />
*[[Brigitte Lahaie]]<br />
*[[Paul Naschy]]<br />
*[[Tura Satana]]<br />
*[[William Shatner]]<br />
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*'''My Articles''': <br />
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*[[Lucha Libre]]<br />
*[[Nunsploitation]]<br />
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*'''My Book Reviews''': <br />
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*[[Muchas Gracias Senor Lobo]]<br />
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[[Category:GCDB Editors]]</div>Narcanhttps://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php?title=Karen_Black&diff=98305Karen Black2013-08-10T20:57:08Z<p>Narcan: Tribute to Karen Black - bio, posters and five film favourites</p>
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* Real Name: Karen Black<br />
* Born: 1 July 1939<br />
* Died: 8 August 2013<br />
* Place: Chicago, Illinois<br />
* Occupation: Actress, Writer, Producer, Singer<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Karen Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in Chicago in 1939. She attended North-Western University, Illinois, before moving to New York to become an actress in the late 1950s where she studied with famous method coach Lee Strasberg. <br />
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She took the surname Black from her first husband and made her first ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ film appearance in the 1959 juvenile delinquent flick [[The Prime Time]] which was produced by Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis. Her first major film role was in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘You’re A Big Boy Now’ in 1966. From the very start Black’s movie career embraced both the mainstream and the fringes, art and exploitation, yet she brought the same commanding presence to every role she assumed.<br />
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In 1969 she starred in Dennis Hopper’s iconic existential biker flick ‘Easy Rider’ and followed this the next year with Bob Rafelson’s ‘Five Easy Pieces’ for which she was awarded a Golden Globe and gained an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Black garnered attention and acclaim for her performances in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (1974), ‘The Day of The Locust’ (1975), ‘Airport 1975’ (1974), ‘Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ (1982) and Alfred Hitchcock’s final film ‘Family Plot’ (1976).<br />
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Alongside these notable mainstream hits, and roles in numerous TV shows such as Miami Vice and E.R., Black racked up an impressive resume of horror and cult film appearances through the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. The actress dabbled with sex, drugs n’ Kris Kristofferson in 1972’s ‘Cisco Pike’; played a depression-era dame in the 1973 Crown International production ‘Little Laura & Big John’; came off heroin only to stumble across a cult of Satanists in the Canadian oddity ‘The Pyx’ (also 1973); tussled with bad ass bikers in 1985’s destined for VHS ‘Savage Dawn’; and encountered a psycho clown called Bobo in late 80’s slasher flick ‘Out of the Dark’. However the less said about Tobe Hooper’s dim-witted re-make of ‘Invaders from Mars’ the better.<br />
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More than any other actress associated with the horror genre, with the exception of perhaps Barbara Steele, Black was able to appear both sexy and scary in equal measure, sometimes combining both into a single character. These dual qualities were exploited to their fullest in the films she made with director Dan Curtis, 1975’s ‘Trilogy of Terror’ (made for TV) and 1976’s ‘Burnt Offerings’, in which Black’s characters undergo extraordinary supernatural transformations that require the actress to shift from one persona to another within the course of a single story. Additionally in one of Trilogy of Terror’s three short stories Black plays twin sisters, one prim, the other promiscuous, and gives a full-blooded and convincing performance in both roles. With her strange and sensual features, voluptuous lips and piercing eyes, Black’s powerful screen presence visually emasculates many a male co-star (see her upstage James Franciscus and Lee Majors in Antonio Magheriti’s ‘Killer Fish’ or scare the crap out of legendary hell raiser Ollie Reed in ‘Burnt Offerings’ if you don’t believe me) and generates a wonderful Freudian frisson in the viewer who at once feels both enticed by her self-confident beauty and terrified that she might eat them alive.<br />
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Black continued to act in film’s and on TV throughout the 2000’s and in 2003 starred in Rob Zombie’s debut feature ‘House of 1000 Corpses’. Lots of people hated this movie but I think it’s one of the coolest American horror flicks of the 21st Century and Black turned in another scorching performance as the mad matriarch of the Firefly clan proving that she had lost none of the attention grabbing screen presence that made her more youthful performances so memorable.<br />
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My timing sucks; I had been planning on compiling this tribute to Karen Black for a few weeks when sadly she died from cancer on August 8th 2013. This set me to thinking about just how many of the actresses and actors and writers and directors from the glory days of exploitation cinema are no longer with this. And they ain’t comin’ back. And the exploitation movie as a genre, as an art form, ain’t comin’ back either no matter how many self-consciously retro attempts might be made. The movies we celebrate here at The Deuce, along with the folks who made ‘em and starred in ‘em, are part of a cultural history that persists in the present but only as a kind of ghost; a ghost that Grindhouse movie lovers evoke each time we utter that affectionate yet melancholy adage ‘they don’t make ‘em like that anymore’. And so my thoughts drifted back to Black and I realised why her strange, scary, sensual screen presence so appealed to me and it’s for that very reason: ‘they don’t make ‘em like that anymore’.<br />
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==Blacksploitation==<br />
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Fancy giving yourself two Black eyes? Then The Deuce recommends the following five Grindhouse greats as examples of Karen Black at her sexiest and scariest.<br />
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*Trilogy of Terror<br />
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OK, I admit it’s a ‘Made for TV’ movie so didn’t play the Grindhouse circuit however this trio of Richard Matheson derived terror tales holds its own against any theatrical horror flick released in 1975 and provides us with four Karen Black performances for the price of one. The film's final shot is a real keeper.<br />
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*Burnt Offerings<br />
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A return engagement with Trilogy of Terror director Dan Curtis sees Karen Black and spouse Ollie Reed renting a spooky old house full of dark secrets. Slowly but inevitably Black’s character is supernaturally seduced by the strange forces that lurk in a shuttered upstairs room.<br />
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*[[Killer Fish]]<br />
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Lee Majors, James Franciscus and Black fight over diamonds dumped in a lake filled with piranha in Antonio Magheriti’s wonderfully daft heist-horror-hybrid.<br />
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*Capricorn One<br />
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James Brolin, Elliot Gould, Telly Savalas, O.J. Simpson and Black make for a great ensemble cast in this intriguing sci-fi conspiracy thriller about a faked mission to Mars.<br />
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*Island of The Alive (It’s Alive 3)<br />
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Karen Black, Michael Moriarty, Larry Cohen and giant fang-faced mutant babies. Nuff Said.<br />
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'''Written by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] – 10 AUG 2013'''<br />
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{{France}}<br />
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==Also Known As==<br />
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* Le Regine (Italy)<br />
* Il Delitto Del Diavolo (Italy)<br />
* Les Sorcieres Du Lac (France)<br />
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==Main Details==<br />
* Released in 1970<br />
* Color<br />
* Running Time: 87 Min.<br />
* Production Co: Flavia Cinematografica (Italy), Carlton Film Export & Labrador Film (France)<br />
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==Cast and Crew==<br />
* Directed by Tonino Cervi<br />
* Written by Tonino Cervi, Benedetto Benedetti, Raoul Katz & Antonio Troisi<br />
* Produced by Raoul Katz<br />
* Starring Ray Lovelock, Haydee Politoff, Sylvia Monti, Evelyn Stewart, Gianni Santucco, Guido Alberti<br />
* Cinematography by Sergio D’Offizi<br />
* Original Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Ray Lovelock<br />
* Film Editing by Mario Morra<br />
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==Film Review==<br />
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{{Horror}}<br />
{{Sexploitation}}<br />
{{Occult}}<br />
{{Surreal}}<br />
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Once upon a time . . . on a dark country road . . . motor bike riding hippie David finds a well-dressed gent whose car has a flat tire. Offering his assistance David sets to work only for the fruity old dude to chastise him for his long hair and accuse him, and his sort, of being irresponsible and promiscuous. To add injury to insult, while David’s back is turned, he sticks a nail in the front tyre of the Good Samaritan’s bike. Having fixed his own puncture David takes off in pursuit but shouting at the car only results in the driver losing control and crashing. David places a wild flower in the lapel of the dead man and on seeing a police car up ahead takes a detour along a side road and spends the night in a dusty shed near an apparently abandoned cottage.<br />
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In the morning David discovers the cottage is far from deserted when he is invited to breakfast by the three sisters who live there; Liv, Samantha and Bibianna. After stuffing his face with cake he thanks them for their hospitality but insists he must continue on his travels. However the allure of the three sexy sisters proves too much and he decides to endure their charming company a little longer. The forest surrounding their cottage is an enchanting realm apparently removed from the real world; there’s a castle nearby owned by a mysterious man who is seldom seen, a single apple tree from which David hungrily devours the fruit that Samantha picks and presents to him, and a lake from which the sisters matter-of-factly gather an abundance of fish.<br />
<br />
Predictably David’s blossoming relationship with his hosts takes a sexual turn first of all with Samantha who rides off on his motorbike and challenges him to chase her. If this all sounds too good to be true then you’re quite right and the first indication that the twisted sisters are not as benign as they might seem comes when David stumbles upon Bibianna practising her amateur taxidermy on a squirrel. "I adore embalming animals", she tells him. “It’s like stopping life, stopping time . . . youth, beauty . . . forever’. And things just get weirder from there . . .<br />
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At the time of writing this review ‘Queens Of Evil’ remains a relatively obscure item; the film gained an X rating for cinema release here in the UK but following that its only domestic home video sighting was via a VHS release back in the early 1980s. Some movies are consigned to obscurity for good reason; on many an occasion have I read about a film that intrigued me and then spent ages trying to source a copy only to discover that it thoroughly deserved to remain unseen. ‘Queens of Evil’ is however an absolute gem that deserves to find a much wider audience. Fans of Jean Rollin’s dark oneiric fantasies and such marginal Euro-horror oddities as [[A Woman Possessed]] and ‘Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fey’ will no doubt find themselves swept up in its off kilter psychedelic fairy tale atmosphere. The cinematography is lush throughout, whether scenes are set in the half-light of the foreboding forest or in the glare of bright sunshine. The décor of the three sister’s cottage is pure pop art eye-candy; from the outside it looks like any traditional fairy-tale cottage but inside a kind of 70s sci-fi bohemia prevails. A tree grows up through the floor in the living/dining room and one wall is covered with enormous black and white photos of the women’s three striking faces. The sister’s costumes are freaky and fabulous, from hippie floral dresses to chic disco-witch hot pants, and topped off with some of the most humongous bird-nest style fright wigs you’ve ever seen!<br />
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The presence of Ray Lovelock as a motorcycle riding hippie chastised for the apparently loose morals of his generation will remind many viewers of the role he played in Jorge Grau’s excellent zombie shocker [[The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue]]. Lovelock gives a great freewheeling performance here and he’s perfectly cast as the dirty but decent hero. The actor wrote and performed two folk rock tunes on the soundtrack too. The character of David initially appears to have stumbled into an idealised male chauvinist fantasy; being served cake for breakfast by three gorgeous flirtatious females but the truth is quite the opposite. David’s free love philosophy and insistence that remaining faithful to one woman would involve being unfaithful to all the rest is as dated as the film’s fashions but he’s essentially a well-meaning kinda guy; his promotion of uninhibited personal indulgence however provides the means by which the three sisters exercise control over his ego. If viewers are in any doubt as to the extent of David’s emasculation a heady psychedelic dream sequence features Liv shooting him with a pistol which protrudes from between her thighs!<br />
<br />
The three lead actresses are each in their own way alluring however collectively they provide a forebodingly aloof presence like a trio of cats playfully circling a wounded bird. Evelyn Stewart (aka Ida Galli) will of course be familiar to giallo fans from her appearances in Sergio Martino’s [[The Case of The Scorpions Tail]] and Umberto Lenzi’s ‘Knife Of Ice’ among others. Although the figures of three fateful sisters are a common motif in legends, fairy tales and folklore the film’s premise of one alpha male seduced and subsequently deconstructed by a trio of sexy but sinister siblings found a more recent manifestation in Italian horror cinema via Ruggero Deodato’s brilliant, but similarly underappreciated, 1993 film ‘The Washing Machine’. These two movies would in fact make an excellent grindhouse home cinema double bill. <br />
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While ‘Queens of Evil’s bloody climax is not exactly unexpected it is none the less shocking when it comes and a wry ironic coda brings proceedings to a satisfying close. Highly recommended; if you can lay your hands on a copy.<br />
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'''Reviewed by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 03 MAY 2013'''<br />
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{{Italy}}<br />
{{France}}<br />
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==Also Known As==<br />
<br />
* Le Regine (Italy)<br />
* Il Delitto Del Diavolo (Italy)<br />
* Les Sorcieres Du Lac (France)<br />
<br />
==Main Details==<br />
* Released in 1970<br />
* Color<br />
* Running Time: 87 Min.<br />
* Production Co: Flavia Cinematografica (Italy), Carlton Film Export & Labrador Film (France)<br />
<br />
==Cast and Crew==<br />
* Directed by Tonino Cervi<br />
* Written by Tonino Cervi, Benedetto Benedetti, Raoul Katz & Antonio Troisi<br />
* Produced by Raoul Katz<br />
* Starring Ray Lovelock, Haydee Politoff, Sylvia Monti, Evelyn Stewart, Gianni Santucco, Guido Alberti<br />
* Cinematography by Sergio D’Offizi<br />
* Original Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Ray Lovelock<br />
* Film Editing by Mario Morra<br />
<br />
==Film Review==<br />
<br />
{{Horror}}<br />
{{Sexploitation}}<br />
{{Occult}}<br />
{{Surreal}}<br />
<br />
Once upon a time . . . on a dark country road . . . motor bike riding hippie David finds a well-dressed gent whose car has a flat tire. Offering his assistance David sets to work only for the fruity old dude to chastise him for his long hair and accuse him, and his sort, of being irresponsible and promiscuous. To add injury to insult, while David’s back is turned, he sticks a nail in the front tyre of the Good Samaritan’s bike. Having fixed his own puncture David takes off in pursuit but shouting at the car only results in the driver losing control and crashing. David places a wild flower in the lapel of the dead man and on seeing a police car up ahead takes a detour along a side road and spends the night in a dusty shed near an apparently abandoned cottage.<br />
<br />
In the morning David discovers the cottage is far from deserted when he is invited to breakfast by the three sisters who live there; Liv, Samantha and Bibianna. After stuffing his face with cake he thanks them for their hospitality but insists he must continue on his travels. However the allure of the three sexy sisters proves too much and he decides to endure their charming company a little longer. The forest surrounding their cottage is an enchanting realm apparently removed from the real world; there’s a castle nearby owned by a mysterious man who is seldom seen, a single apple tree from which David hungrily devours the fruit that Samantha picks and presents to him, and a lake from which the sisters matter-of-factly gather an abundance of fish.<br />
<br />
Predictably David’s blossoming relationship with his hosts takes a sexual turn first of all with Samantha who rides off on his motorbike and challenges him to chase her. If this all sounds too good to be true then you’re quite right and the first indication that the twisted sisters are not as benign as they might seem comes when David stumbles upon Bibianna practising her amateur taxidermy on a squirrel. "I adore embalming animals", she tells him. “It’s like stopping life, stopping time . . . youth, beauty . . . forever’. And things just get weirder from there . . .<br />
<br />
At the time of writing this review ‘Queens Of Evil’ remains a relatively obscure item; the film gained an X rating for cinema release here in the UK but following that its only domestic home video sighting was via a VHS release back in the early 1980s. Some movies are consigned to obscurity for good reason; on many an occasion have I read about a film that intrigued me and then spent ages trying to source a copy only to discover that it thoroughly deserved to remain unseen. ‘Queens of Evil’ is however an absolute gem that deserves to find a much wider audience. Fans of Jean Rollin’s dark oneiric fantasies and such marginal Euro-horror oddities as [[A Woman Possessed]] and ‘Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fey’ will no doubt find themselves swept up in its off kilter psychedelic fairy tale atmosphere. The cinematography is lush throughout, whether scenes are set in the half-light of the foreboding forest or in the glare of bright sunshine. The décor of the three sister’s cottage is pure pop art eye-candy; from the outside it looks like any traditional fairy-tale cottage but inside a kind of 70s sci-fi bohemia prevails. A tree grows up through the floor in the living/dining room and one wall is covered with enormous black and white photos of the women’s three striking faces. The sister’s costumes are freaky and fabulous, from hippie floral dresses to chic disco-witch hot pants, and topped off with some of the most humongous bird-nest style fright wigs you’ve ever seen!<br />
<br />
The presence of Ray Lovelock as a motorcycle riding hippie chastised for the apparently loose morals of his generation will remind many viewers of the role he played in Jorge Grau’s excellent zombie shocker [[The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue]]. Lovelock gives a great freewheeling performance here and he’s perfectly cast as the dirty but decent hero. The actor wrote and performed two folk rock tunes on the soundtrack too. The character of David initially appears to have stumbled into an idealised male chauvinist fantasy; being served cake for breakfast by three gorgeous flirtatious females but the truth is quite the opposite. David’s free love philosophy and insistence that remaining faithful to one woman would involve being unfaithful to all the rest is as dated as the film’s fashions but he’s essentially a well-meaning kinda guy; his promotion of uninhibited personal indulgence however provides the means by which the three sisters exercise control over his ego. If viewers are in any doubt as to the extent of David’s emasculation a heady psychedelic dream sequence features Liv shooting him with a pistol which protrudes from between her thighs!<br />
<br />
The three lead actresses are each in their own way alluring however collectively they provide a forebodingly aloof presence like a trio of cats playfully circling a wounded bird. Evelyn Stewart (aka Ida Galli) will of course be familiar to giallo fans from her appearances in Sergio Martino’s [[The Case of the Scorpions Tale]] and Umberto Lenzi’s ‘Knife Of Ice’ among others. Although the figures of three fateful sisters are a common motif in legends, fairy tales and folklore the film’s premise of one alpha male seduced and subsequently deconstructed by a trio of sexy but sinister siblings found a more recent manifestation in Italian horror cinema via Ruggero Deodato’s brilliant, but similarly underappreciated, 1993 film ‘The Washing Machine’. These two movies would in fact make an excellent grindhouse home cinema double bill. <br />
<br />
While ‘Queens of Evil’s bloody climax is not exactly unexpected it is none the less shocking when it comes and a wry ironic coda brings proceedings to a satisfying close. Highly recommended; if you can lay your hands on a copy.<br />
<br />
'''Reviewed by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 03 MAY 2013'''<br />
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*'''Name''': Darren<br />
*'''Lives''': Brighton, U.K.<br />
*'''Earliest Grindhouse Experience''': <br />
*[[My Bloody Valentine]] & [[The Funhouse]] midnight double bill<br />
*'''Coolest Grindhouse Movie Icon I Ever Met''' : <br />
*[[Christina Lindberg]]<br />
*'''Most Movies Ever Watched In A Single Sitting (in a cinema not on a sofa)''': <br />
*Seven<br />
*'''Favourite Grindhouse Director I Ever Said The Words 'Monster Cock' To''': <br />
*Frank Henelotter<br />
*'''Contact Narcan HQ: <br />
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*'''My Reviews''': <br />
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{{Ninja Films}}<br />
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*[[Apocalipsis Sexual]] | [[The Astounding She Monster]] <br />
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*'''B''' is for . . . <br />
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*[[The Baby]] | [[Bewitched]] | [[Beyond Evil]] | [[Black Emanuelle]] | [[Blazing Magnums]] | [[The Body Is Willing]] | [[Brides of Dracula]] <br />
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*[[Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride]] | [[The Cross Of The Devil]] | [[Cross of the Seven Jewels]]<br />
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*[[Day of The Animals]] | [[The Deadly Organ]] | [[The Dirt Gang]] | [[Dracula]] | [[Dracula A.D. 1972]] | [[Dracula Has Risen From the Grave]] | [[Dracula: Prince of Darkness]] | [[D'Wild Wild Weng]]<br />
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*[[Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack]] <br />
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*[[Images In A Convent]] | [[The Incredible Melting Man]] | [[The Iron Rose]]<br />
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* [[King Kong Escapes]] <br />
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*[[Language Of Love]] <br />
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*[[Malibu Express]] | [[More Language Of Love]] | [[Mothra]] | [[The Murder Clinic]]<br />
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*[[Night Of The Damned]] | [[Nude on The Moon]] | [[The Nude Vampire]]<br />
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*[[Open Season]]<br />
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==Also Known As==<br />
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* Le Regine (Italy)<br />
* Il Delitto Del Diavolo (Italy)<br />
* Les Sorcieres Du Lac (France)<br />
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==Main Details==<br />
* Released in 1970<br />
* Color<br />
* Running Time: 87 Min.<br />
* Production Co: Flavia Cinematografica (Italy), Carlton Film Export & Labrador Film (France)<br />
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==Cast and Crew==<br />
* Directed by Tonino Cervi<br />
* Written by Tonino Cervi, Benedetto Benedetti, Raoul Katz & Antonio Troisi<br />
* Produced by Raoul Katz<br />
* Starring Ray Lovelock, Haydee Politoff, Sylvia Monti, Evelyn Stewart, Gianni Santucco, Guido Alberti<br />
* Cinematography by Sergio D’Offizi<br />
* Original Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Ray Lovelock<br />
* Film Editing by Mario Morra<br />
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==Film Review==<br />
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Once upon a time . . . on a dark country road . . . motor bike riding hippie David finds a well-dressed gent whose car has a flat tire. Offering his assistance David sets to work only for the fruity old dude to chastise him for his long hair and accuse him, and his sort, of being irresponsible and promiscuous. To add injury to insult, while David’s back is turned, he sticks a nail in the front tyre of the Good Samaritan’s bike. Having fixed his own puncture David takes off in pursuit but shouting at the car only results in the driver losing control and crashing. David places a wild flower in the lapel of the dead man and on seeing a police car up ahead takes a detour along a side road and spends the night in a dusty shed near an apparently abandoned cottage.<br />
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In the morning David discovers the cottage is far from deserted when he is invited to breakfast by the three sisters who live there; Liv, Samantha and Bibianna. After stuffing his face with cake he thanks them for their hospitality but insists he must continue on his travels. However the allure of the three sexy sisters proves too much and he decides to endure their charming company a little longer. The forest surrounding their cottage is an enchanting realm apparently removed from the real world; there’s a castle nearby owned by a mysterious man who is seldom seen, a single apple tree from which David hungrily devours the fruit that Samantha picks and presents to him, and a lake from which the sisters matter-of-factly gather an abundance of fish.<br />
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Predictably David’s blossoming relationship with his hosts takes a sexual turn first of all with Samantha who rides off on his motorbike and challenges him to chase her. If this all sounds too good to be true then you’re quite right and the first indication that the twisted sisters are not as benign as they might seem comes when David stumbles upon Bibianna practising her amateur taxidermy on a squirrel. "I adore embalming animals", she tells him. “It’s like stopping life, stopping time . . . youth, beauty . . . forever’. And things just get weirder from there . . .<br />
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At the time of writing this review ‘Queens Of Evil’ remains a relatively obscure item; the film gained an X rating for cinema release here in the UK but following that its only domestic home video sighting was via a VHS release back in the early 1980s. Some movies are consigned to obscurity for good reason; on many an occasion have I read about a film that intrigued me and then spent ages trying to source a copy only to discover that it thoroughly deserved to remain unseen. ‘Queens of Evil’ is however an absolute gem that deserves to find a much wider audience. Fans of Jean Rollin’s dark oneiric fantasies and such marginal Euro-horror oddities as [[A Woman Possessed]] and ‘Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fey’ will no doubt find themselves swept up in its off kilter psychedelic fairy tale atmosphere. The cinematography is lush throughout, whether scenes are set in the half-light of the foreboding forest or in the glare of bright sunshine. The décor of the three sister’s cottage is pure pop art eye-candy; from the outside it looks like any traditional fairy-tale cottage but inside a kind of 70s sci-fi bohemia prevails. A tree grows up through the floor in the living/dining room and one wall is covered with enormous black and white photos of the women’s three striking faces. The sister’s costumes are freaky and fabulous, from hippie floral dresses to chic disco-witch hot pants, and topped off with some of the most humongous bird-nest style fright wigs you’ve ever seen!<br />
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The presence of Ray Lovelock as a motorcycle riding hippie chastised for the apparently loose morals of his generation will remind many viewers of the role he played in Jorge Grau’s excellent zombie shocker [[The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue]]. Lovelock gives a great freewheeling performance here and he’s perfectly cast as the dirty but decent hero. The actor wrote and performed two folk rock tunes on the soundtrack too. The character of David initially appears to have stumbled into an idealised male chauvinist fantasy; being served cake for breakfast by three gorgeous flirtatious females but the truth is quite the opposite. David’s free love philosophy and insistence that remaining faithful to one woman would involve being unfaithful to all the rest is as dated as the film’s fashions but he’s essentially a well-meaning kinda guy; his promotion of uninhibited personal indulgence however provides the means by which the three sisters exercise control over his ego. If viewers are in any doubt as to the extent of David’s emasculation a heady psychedelic dream sequence features Liv shooting him with a pistol which protrudes from between her thighs!<br />
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The three lead actresses are each in their own way alluring however collectively they provide a forebodingly aloof presence like a trio of cats playfully circling a wounded bird. Evelyn Stewart (aka Ida Galli) will of course be familiar to giallo fans from her appearances in Sergio Martino’s [[The Case of the Scorpions Tale]] and Umberto Lenzi’s ‘Knife Of Ice’ among others. Although the figures of three fateful sisters are a common motif in legends, fairy tales and folklore the film’s premise of one alpha male seduced and subsequently deconstructed by a trio of sexy but sinister siblings found a more recent manifestation in Italian horror cinema via Ruggero Deodato’s brilliant, but similarly underappreciated, 1993 film ‘The Washing Machine’. These two movies would in fact make an excellent grindhouse home cinema double bill. <br />
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While ‘Queens of Evil’s bloody climax is not exactly unexpected it is none the less shocking when it comes and a wry ironic coda brings proceedings to a satisfying close. Highly recommended; if you can lay your hands on a copy.<br />
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'''Reviewed by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] - 03 MAY 2013'''<br />
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==Genesis:==<br />
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Fetishized images of naughty nuns; sisters whose fidelity to God is challenged by their own overwhelming libidinous desires, are common in many modern media but the cult film sub-genre affectionately known to its enthusiasts as the Nunsploitation movie has a particular genesis and lifespan the focal point of which is Italy in the 1970s. <br />
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Cinematic inspiration for the Italian cycle of Nunsploitation films appears to come directly from Ken Russell’s notorious [[The Devils]] released in 1971 and starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. Set in 17th century France the plot follows Reed’s Father Grandier as he falls victim to a politically motivated plot designed to strip him of his station. The priest’s charismatic appeal to a convent of hysterical, randy nuns who idolise him proves to be his undoing. Russell’s film contains many of the elements that would soon come to characterise the sub-genre. The controversy that surrounded its release no doubt appealed to exploitation film producers keen to capitalise on such publicity however few subsequent Nunsploitation films would come close to reproducing the shocking imagery of ‘The Devils’. The film suffered heavy censorship and even now, over 40 years later, it is difficult to see it in its fully uncut form.<br />
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The template for most Nunsploitation movie narratives can be traced back to the true story of the fabled Nun of Monza, a tale which has been retold many times in Italian literature and film. In the late 17th century 14 year old Marianna de Leyva, daughter of a powerful aristocratic family, was sent against her will to the convent of Santa Margherita in the town of Monza. During her time there Sister Marianna continued an affair with a lover who lived in a house adjacent to the convent. This affair produced 2 children and the lovers went to great lengths to keep their relationship secret. When another nun threatened to expose them the pair murdered her. Eventually their transgressions were made public and, following a long trial by Inquisition, Sister Marianna was convicted and spent the next 14 years locked in a 6 foot by 3 foot cell.<br />
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==Themes and Iconography:==<br />
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The premise of most Nunsploitation movies revolves around a young woman who has done something to offend male figures of authority and is forcibly sequestered in a convent for her supposed moral protection. Once inside the girl often encounters a tyrannical Mother Superior whose own supressed sexual desires find expression in sadistic punishments meted out to disobedient novices; other young nuns who, when they are unable to smuggle lovers into their chambers under the cover of night, indulge in lesbian liaisons and the exchange of homemade pornography; and a visiting priest whose presence often inspires the nuns to further frottage and frenzy. The common explanation given for nun’s licentious behaviour is of course demonic possession and this usually necessitates some form of communal exorcism. <br />
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In its generic elements and ‘mise en scene’ the Nunsploitation movie is a close cousin to the ‘Women in Prison’ film. The 2 sub-genres share many narrative themes and contrivances: the naïve novice unfairly imprisoned; the sadistic Warden/Mother Superior; the boiling over of sexual desires when institutionally oppressed. <br />
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Superficially the Nunsploitation film would appear to represent the ultimate male chauvinist fantasy; the gaze of the audience encouraged to invade the privacy of a group of captive virgins. The viewer is privileged much like a lover smuggled into this exclusive feminine space and this voyeurism is rewarded not just with the sight of young nuns disrobing and licking each other from head to toe but also in the revelation of scandalous secrets and murderous schemes which create narrative intrigue. <br />
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Rather than simply making visible what is usually hidden for the purposes of titillation I would suggest that it is in fact the erotic elements in the Nunsploitation movie that provide it with its satirical strength. All of these films depict sexual expression as a healthy, natural thing and an important part of a person’s emotional constitution however neurosis and self-loathing develop when these desires are condemned, controlled and repressed by patriarchal social institutions such as the Catholic Church. In this regard Nunsploitation films take a political stance by representing a negative view of these institutions and as much as they may encourage the pleasures of voyeurism they also align audience empathy with the individuals beneath the wimples; we are encouraged to want to see the forbidden lovers escape the convent walls, to see the pervy Padre stripped of his position of patriarchal power and to see the nuns in a fervent finger-licking frenzy - unabashed, unashamed and undressed. <br />
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==Catholic Guilt:==<br />
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Although undoubtedly significant the prominence of the Catholic Church in Italian society is perhaps a less direct influence on the profusion of Nunspolitation films made in Italy in the 1970s than the economics of the exploitation film industry at that time. Popular Italian film genre’s such as the peplum, the giallo and the cannibal movies were crowded with as many imitators as innovators and the large number of Nunsploitation movies made in a relatively short period is consistent with this pattern. As previously noted producers were obviously keen to cash-in on the notoriety of Ken Russell’s [[The Devils]] so welcomed any controversy and it’s worth noting that these were many of the same filmmakers who were concurrently churning out a cycle of Nazi-themed sexploitation films so it’s doubtful that they were too concerned about who might take offence.<br />
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Among the many Nunsploitation titles produced in Italy during this period are [[The Nun of Monza]], [[Story of A Cloistered Nun]], [[Behind Convent Walls]], [[Flavia The Heretic]], [[Killer Nun]], The Sinful Nuns of St. Valentine, [[The Nuns of St. Archangel]], ‘The Abbess of Castro’ and ‘Our Lady Of Lust’.<br />
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Two notorious directors who are both well known for contributing significantly sleazy entries to almost all Italian exploitation movie sub-genres also helmed notable Nunsploitation movies: Joe D’Amato with [[Images In A Convent]] and ‘The Convent of Sinners and Bruno Mattei with ‘The Other Hell’ and ‘The True Story of the Nun of Monza’.<br />
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Even Black Emanuelle herself Laura Gemser got in on the sister act renouncing her decadent ways and donning a wimple for 1977’s [[Sister Emanuelle]].<br />
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==Nuns International:==<br />
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Italy was not the only country to exploit the bad habits of nasty nuns in cinema at this time. During the golden age of the exploitation movie in the 1970s naughty nun cinema exploded around the globe. <br />
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Having contributed entries to almost every exploitation movie sub-genre it’s hardly surprising that workaholic Spaniard Jess Franco should also be responsible for Nunsploitation outings ‘The Demons’ and ‘Love Letters of A Portuguese Nun’. The latter story was re-told a couple of years later by [[The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue]] director Jorge Grau as simply ‘Love Letters of a Nun’.<br />
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Mexico produced the wonderfully titled [[Satanico Pandemonium]] which would later lend its name to Salma Hayek’s snake fondling stripper in Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez’ ‘From Dusk Til Dawn’.<br />
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Japan too embraced the naughty nun and produced some of the most stylish of all Nunsploitation movies including such perverse delights as Nikkatsu studio’s ‘Sins of Sister Lucia’, ‘Cloistered Nun: Runa’s Confession’, ‘Sensual Sanctuary’ and Norifumi Suzuki’s jaw-dropping [[School of The Holy Beast]].<br />
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==The Good Book:==<br />
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For an exhaustive catalogue of Nunspolitation movies and insightful analysis of the naughty nuns persistent popularity in art, literature, film and other aspects of visual culture Steve Fentone’s book [[AntiCristo: The Bible of Nasty Nun Sinema and Culture]] published in 2000 by FAB Press is essential reading and packs in an abundance of eye-watering explicit illustrations that will have all but the most devote reader reaching for their rosary beads.<br />
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==Where Do I Start?==<br />
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For novices the following 5 films are recommended as an introduction to the illicit thrills of the Nunsploitation film and represent a good example of the themes and imagery prevalent throughout the genre. Amen. '''Written by [[User:Narcan|Narcan]] – 10 July 2011'''<br />
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* [[The Devils]]<br />
* [[The Nun of Monza]]<br />
* [[Story of A Cloistered Nun]]<br />
* [[School of The Holy Beast]]<br />
* [[Killer Nun]]<br />
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