150 Movies You Should Die Before You See - Miller Steve [61]
And the Worst Director Award goes to … Timothy Friend for using cheap computer-generated graphics.
They Really Said It!
Baron Samedei: This is a little unusual, isn't it?
Betcha Didn't Know
Big Atom Productions published a tie-in book that included a Cadaverella novella, the shooting script, and production photos. It was released through the online print-on-demand company Lulu.com.
As of this writing, Timothy Friend is putting the finishing touches on a film that pits Dracula against Bonnie and Clyde.
Trivia Quiz
Who is BaronS amedei in voodoo lore?
A: A powerful spirit affiliated with life, death, and debauchery
B: A powerful spirit affiliated with unavenged wrongs
C: The supreme god of the voodoo pantheon
D: The first human to make contact with voodoo spirits
Answer: A. He has a wide-ranging portfolio, but one of his most important functions is to make sure dead bodies stay in the ground and don't become zombies. Given the rise in zombie popularity, he must be one busy guy.
THE CREEPS
Full Moon Pictures, 1997
PRODUCER Charles Band
WRITER Benjamin Carr
DIRECTOR Charles Band
STARS Rhonda Griffin (Anna Quarrels), Bill Moynihan (Winston Berber), Justin Lauer (David Raleigh), Kristin Norton (Miss Christina), Phil Fondacaro (Dracula), Jon Simanton (the Wolfman), Joe Smith (the Mummy), and Thomas Wellington (Frankenstein's Monster)
A mad scientist (Moynihan) builds a machine that transports Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster into the real world. But interference from a librarian (Griffin) and a wanna-be private detective (Lauer) cause the process to go awry, and the four monsters appear as three-foot-tall midgets. Dracula (Fondacaro) sets about getting the scientist to redo the experiment….
Why It Sucks
How many ways could the filmmakers find to offend audience members? Let's try homophobia. And mocking little people. Not to mention anyone with an ounce of literary knowledge who knows the Mummy and the Wolfman characters were created for films and have no counterparts in classic literature.
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The Crappies
The Living the Cliché Special Award goes to … Benjamin Carr and director Charles Band for making a film that proves the cli-ché that no one in Hollywood reads.
And the Most Bizarre Creative Signature Award goes to … Charles Band. Hitchcock had his blonds. Bava had his shots of characters reflected in liquid. Tarantino couldn't tell a sequential story if his life depended on it. Band has tiny terrors, be they dimuniative demons, killer puppets, possessed cookies, or classic monsters manifested as dwarfs.
They Really Said It!
Dracula: I recall being somewhat larger.
Betcha Didn't Know
Dracula has been portrayed in more films than any other fictional character.
Charles Band has written, directed, and/or produced over 250 movies.
Trivia Quiz
Who among the following actors has not portrayed the Frankenstein Monster on film?
A: Lon Chaney, Jr.
B: Christopher Lee
C: George Zucco
D: Robert DeNiro
Answer: C. George Zucco has played villains and heroes in numerous horror films but never donned the heavy makeup to play a monster.
DEAD DUDES IN THE HOUSE (AKA “THE DEAD COME
HOME” AND “THE HOUSE ON TOMBS TONE HILL”)
Troma Entertainment, 1991
PRODUCERS Mark Bladis, Melissa Lawes, and James Riffel
WRITER James Riffel
DIRECTOR James Riffel
STARS Mark Zobian (Ron), Naomi Kooker (Linda), Douglas Gibson (Mark/ Old Lady), James Griffin (Ricky), Sarah Newhouse (Jamie), Victor Verhaeghe (Bob), and Pam Lewis (voice of the Old Lady)
A group of twenty-something friends set out to restore a decaying mansion that one of them has bought for an amazingly low price. When one of them maliciously breaks a tombstone in the backyard, he awakens the malevolent spirits that inhabit the house. In the night of terror that follows, our protagonists are stalked and killed. But they don't stay dead for long ….
Why It