The Man from the Deep River – Italian poster
The joys of trashy Italian poster art is expressed perfectly here with this poster for Umberto Lenzi's The Man from the Deep River (1972) — the film that kicked off the cannibal craze of the 70s and 80s.
Butt-biting vampire
I assumed the outrageous image of Lando Buzzzanca sinking his teeth into a naked lady's ass found on the Dracula in the Provinces poster was purely a bit of lurid false advertising. Having now seen the film, I can happily say that assumption was wrong.
The Devil’s Honey – Italian poster
Long before I watched The Devil's Honey, I had come across its extraordinarily sleazy poster. From the perky nips showing through an open dressing gown to the beautifully painted salivating dog, this is pretty much perfect 80s locandina trash.
Alice Cooper blows a guy’s head off with a shotgun
How many films can claim they feature Alice Cooper blowing a guy's head off with a shotgun? Probably just Monster Dog. Thanks, Claudio.
Kid murder dream in Fulci’s Voices from Beyond
Last year I reviewed Fulci's Voices from Beyond. In the review, I mentioned the film's jaw-dropping opening where a child is viciously murdered in an insane dream sequence. I felt it was worthy of its own Clip of the Week post.
An interview with Jay Colligan, star of Cruel Jaws
Jay played Tommy in Cruel Jaws. If you've seen the film, you'll most certainly remember Tommy. He spouts some wonderfully absurd lines of dialogue ("I'm the purser in charge of pussy!") and delivers a performance that exudes enthusiasm making him a likeable presence in the film.
Strike Commando – Italian poster
Reb Brown spends much of the movie screaming, so it's appropriate that pretty much every poster for Strike Commando features the hero opened mouthed and furious.
Deep Blood (1990)
I feel bad saying this out of a love for Joe D'Amato and cheap trash, but Deep Blood stinks. It's the worst Italian shark film I've seen. Yes, it's worse than Cruel Jaws.
Sexual training montage courtesy of the SS
In SS Girls, Mattei directly "borrows" from Salon Kitty and gives us a wild, and very silly, sexual training montage where SS-trained girls are forced to fuck fat and deformed men, fire guns, fence, and, uh, spin around in lycra suits.
White Pop Jesus (1980)
What we have here is Jesus Christ Disco Superstar. Jesus comes to earth to take on the mafia, disco style.
Great White (1981)
Put a great white shark in a movie and I’m guaranteed to enjoy it. No matter how awful the film is – or how fake the shark is – the moment I see those cold dead eyes and monstrous teeth, I get a little shiver of excitement. Seriously, even Jaws the Revenge got me...
