The exploding hookers of Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker
The following scene from Frank Henenlotter’s underrated 1990 gem, ‘Frankenhooker’ has been a favourite of mine since my teenage years. ‘Frankenhooker’ concerns the plight of a Frankensteinian medical student, Jeffrey, whose girlfriend is decapitated in a horrific accident. Being the medical whiz he is, Jeffrey sets out to rebuild his girlfriend’s body using parts from...
Mac and Me’s brainwashing McDonald’s dance scene
In the annals of movie history, few films have tried so callously to brainwash youngsters into mindless brand worship as the 1988 film, ‘Mac and Me’. Not only is it a very very poor E.T. ripoff, but it is a ripoff clearly financed by Coca Cola and McDonald’s. For one, the alien needs to consume...
Vixen’s sexy fish dance
If you’ve not seen Russ Meyer’s Vixen, perhaps this hot scene will tickle your interest. Or perhaps it will put you off ever watching a Russ Meyer film…
Killer… Koala?
One of the oddest movie viewings I’ve experienced in the last few years has been Minoru Kawasaki’s Executive Koala (2005). A surprisingly watchable (and supremely surreal) black comedy, Executive Koala is peppered with a madness that could only be delivered by the Japanese. Here’s a tiny taste of the silliness within…
The Story of Ricky – Goretage
I had planned to upload the infamous head crushing scene of Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky for the clip of the week. But watching over scenes from Story of Ricky, I realised that Ricky deserves more than just one mere clip. So instead, I cut together a montage of gore and gravestone smashing featuring all...
Vicious child-fight
Danny’s Egg doesn’t quite fit into the category of “exploitation”, but it does present a hideous and depressing vision of Australia. Filmed in the 1980s, Danny’s Egg is an apparently educational short film about a boy who finds an emu egg and becomes somewhat obsessed with it. The rest of the film’s stressful running time...
Bug puke
Plankton – one of the best bad movies around. Unbelievably made in 1994, Plankton has all the qualities I’d expect from Italy in its early 80s prime; horrible dubbing (the voice over actors are definitely deliberately messing with the script, especially towards the end), ridiculous acting to compliment the stupid characters, nonsensical gags, goofy gore,...
Murder by poison cat paw?
Relentless bad pussy puns? A poisoned cat paw? A stupid, stupid death scene? It could only be a film by the husband and wife duo of Michael and Roberta Findlay! This one is from The Curse of Her Flesh – available from the always excellent Something Weird Video as part of The Flesh Triple Feature....
Sexual Harrassment Dinosaur
One Million AC/DC stands as one of the worst movies I’ve ever sat through. Written by Ed Wood, this is not an enjoyable bad movie like Plan 9 from Outer Space, this is proper bad. A soft-core caveman “comedy”, One Million AC/DC is made up of hideous sex scenes with emaciated women and obese men...
Saxophone sex scene
Saxophones really had their day in the 1980s. They were the ultimate instrument of seduction and received endless wailing solos. Now their sexy past is often mocked and degraded, while they remain sadly absent from mainstream music. Perhaps our obsession with retro will bring the much missed sax, but until then here is a clip...
Lady Terminator – Overkill
Lady Terminator is one hell of a piece of trash. And an underrated one at that. This Indonesian gem takes elements from The Terminator and adds thick dollops of the supernatural, gore and stupidity. Now shudder in awe of Australia’s own Barbara Anne Constable as she takes care of business!
