Mondo Exploito is on holiday!
You may have noticed the posts on Mondo Exploito slowing down in the last few weeks. Like most people, we’ve all been frantically wrapping up our real (boring) jobs before Christmas and New Years kick in. We’re all pretty damned exhausted and have decided to give Mondo Exploito a much needed holiday. We will be...
Dark Star (1974)
John Carpenter is a name as synonymous with soundtrack composition as he is with the films his soundtracks were composed for. His scores are embedded upon the aural centre of anyone who has seen any of his films. It would be remiss not to mention the enormity of ‘Halloween’, both as a film franchise behemoth...
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Following the entertaining Malibu Express (1985), Hard Ticket to Hawaii is the second film Andy Sidaris would make in the 1980s, and it is by far the most widely seen of his “Bullets, Bombs, and Babes” series. While it’s not exactly better than less discussed Sidaris masterworks, it’s not hard to see why it has...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – Turkish poster
Turkey is a country sorely neglected in my movie poster collection. If anyone’s wondering what to get me for Christmas, this poster for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) would make a great (and very expensive) stocking stuffer. Movie: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Director: Tobe Hooper Country of movie: USA Year of movie: 1986...
Steven Seagal fights a ladyboy
It has been a while since I’ve posted any Seagal silliness, so here he is fighting a Thai ladyboy in Belly of the Beast (2003) – probably the funniest Seagal movie title after Today You Die (2005). Enjoy?
Zombie Lake (1981)
I love Jean Rollin, and it is for that reason I’ve avoided Zombie Lake for so many years. To say Zombie Lake has a bad reputation is putting it lightly. There are many films that are labelled “worst film ever”, but there are few that receive that descriptor as often as Zombie Lake. Just look...
As Cangaceiras Eróticas (1974)
Cangaço was the name given to a form of social banditry (think Robin Hood) that became popular in the Northeast of Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, in the hands of Brazilian exploitation director Roberto Mauro, cangaço becomes a vehicle for action, fun, and plenty of sexy ladies in skimpy outfits...
City of the Living Dead – French poster
I’m a big fan of this French poster for City of the Living Dead (1980). I love the simplicity of the design and the focus of the film’s most iconic moment. Movie: City of the Living Dead Director: Lucio Fulci Country of movie: Italy Year of movie: 1980 Country of poster: France
No vegetables, no dessert!
Pierre (fellow Mondo Exploito writer) recently endured Sleepwalkers (1992), a Stephen King adaptation by the awful Mick Garris, in a Balinese hotel room. His description of a few key scenes has made me really want to see it. He sent me this magical clip as a teaser:
Twins of Evil (1971)
There’s a school of thought that Hammer Film Productions were washed up by the late 60s. I love Hammer’s work from the late 50s and early 60s as much as any Hammer nut, but their latter day efforts entertain me just as much. In the late 60s, Hammer films started to lay on a significant...
Harry Manfredini discusses the score for Friday the 13th
I wanted to find a clip of a composer discussing one of their iconic film scores. This little clip features ‘Friday the 13th’ composer, Harry Manfredini reminiscing about the origin of the main theme, which is without question one of the most instantly recognisable in film history. Film composers are all too often relegated to the background,...
Tres lancheros muy picudos (1989)
If you condensed all the wonderful, beachy cheesiness of Magnum, P.I. and mixed it with all the unnecessary amount of skin shown on Silk Stalkings‘ eight seasons, you’d still wouldn’t have half of what Tres lancheros muy picudos (Three very clever boatmen) brings to the screen. This 1989 film by Mexican writer, producer and director...
