150 Movies You Should Die Before You See - Miller Steve [46]
Trish: You know that part in scary movies where somebody does something really stupid and everyone hates them for it? This is it.
Betcha Didn't Know
A financial success, Jeepers Creepers cost around $10 million to make, but earned over $37 million during its U.S. theatrical run alone.
Gina Philips declined to return for Jeepers Creepers II, but Victor Salva announced in September of 2009 that she would be reprising her role as Trish in Jeepers Creepers III.
Trivia Quiz
What is Justin Long best known for?
A: Marrying Demi Moore, a woman more than twice his age.
B: Playing “Mac” on television commercials that pit Macintosh computers against computers using Microsoft Windows software.
C: Being a regular on the SyFy Channel's Ghosthunters series.
D: Moving to Malaysia in protest over Barack Obama's election as president of the United States.
Answer: B. From 2006 to the present, Long has portrayed “Mac” opposite John Hodgeman's “PC.”
KUNG FU ZOMBIE
The Eternal Film Company/Transmedia, 1982
PRODUCER Ming Pal
WRITER Yi-Jung Hua
DIRECTOR Yi-Jung Hua
STARS Billy Chong (Pang) and Lau Chan (the Magician)
When the ghost of a small-town thug bullies a third-rate priest/ magician (Lau) into binding him to a recently dead corpse so he can take revenge on the young martial artist who accidentally caused his demise (Chong), everything that can go wrong, does go wrong.
Why It Sucks
Kung Fu Zombie has moments of inspired and hilarious weirdness that defy description. Unfortunately, the fight scenes are mediocre, and the film is cluttered up with un-scary hopping vampires. (Yes, I said hopping!) It's sad, really, because this could have been a fun flick if just a little more effort had gone into staging and choreography.
Thumbs Down Rating:
The Crappies
The Worst Acting Award goes to … The entire cast of voice actors who dubbed the American version. They sound as if they swallowed hot potatoes.
And the Worst Writing Award goes to … Yi-Jung Hua for writing a “hero” who we hope throughout the movie will die horribly at the hands of the villains.
They Really Said It!
Pang: Go to hell, old man.
Betcha Didn't Know
The zombies in this film are what are commonly referred to as “Chinese Hopping Vampires,” the most commonly used undead in Chinese popular fiction and culture.
Billy Chong's real name is Willy Dozan, and he hails from Indonesia.
Trivia Quiz
According to folklore, what's the most effective way to make your home hopping-vampire proof?
A: Have it blessed by Taoist priests
B: Have hinged doors that open outward and from right to left, as it will confuse the undead
C: Put a threshold in external doorways that's at least six inches tall
D: Use paint containing the ashes of a cremated Taoist priest on the door frames
Answer: C. Put a threshold in external doorways that's at least six inches tall, as the hopping vampires can't jump higher than that. Most traditional Taoist temples are equipped with such thresholds.
THE MANSTER (AKA “THE SPLIT”)
United Artists/Lopert Pictures, 1959
PRODUCERS William Shelton (executive producer) and George Breakston (producer)
WRITERS Walt Sheldon (story), George Breakston (script)
DIRECTORS George Breakston and Kenneth Crane
STARS Peter Dyneley (Larry Stanford), Satoshi Nakamura (Dr. Robert Suzuki), Terri Zimmern (Tara), Norman Van Hawley (Ian Matthews), Jane Hylton (Linda Stanford), and Jerry Ito (Police Superintendant Aida)
Larry (Dyneley), an American journalist working in Japan, travels to interview a reclusive scientist (Nakamura) about his strange experiments. But soon, the usually mild-mannered reporter is partying all night with Japanese hookers, going on killing sprees, and growing a second head.
Why It Sucks
It starts with a classic theme: Jekyll and Hyde — a man's hidden desires and passions coming to the surface. And then … he starts to grow a second head. And ultimately splits into two separate beings, who, through the wonders of mad science, are both fully clothed immediately after the transformation! The Manster is a monster movie that's