WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Twilight People (1972)
Turns out The Island of Dr. Moreau is the next one over from Blood Island. This Filipino-lensed production was directed by the always dependable Eddie Romero and stars the equally trustworthy John Ashley. It’s everything you want it to be — trashy, goofy, transcendent. Matt Farrell (Ashley) is kidnapped by Neva Gordon (Pat Woodall, The […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Trucker’s Woman (1975)
Former test pilot Will Zens found himself a maker of hicksploitation movies, thanks to movies like this, The Road to Nashville, Hell on Wheels and Hot Summer in Barefoot County. It was originally called Truckin’ Man until the producers thought a woman’s name would draw more money. Troma acquired this movie in 1983 and released […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Trip (1967)
Directed by Roger Corman, written by Jack Nicholson and released by American-International Pictures, The Trip cost $100,000 to make and brought in $6 million dollars. Hollywood was listening, because within the next year, movies for the love generation were all over the place*. In fact, seven years after this movie, AIP’s Samuel Z. Arkoff said, […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Truck Turner (1974)
Released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Foxy Brown, this movie features Isaac Hayes as former pro football player turned bounty hunter Mack “Truck” Turner. After another successful job with his friend Jerry, he gets another bounty from Fogarty (Dick Miller), but not before seeing his girlfriend Annie (Annazette Chase, The Toy). […]
MILL CREEK MAD SCIENTIST THEATER MONTH: The Ape (1940)
William Nigh had already made this movie before as The House of Mystery, but now he had Boris Karloff as the lead. As Dr. Bernard Adrian, he’s trying to cure polio through that mad scientist body magic known as spinal fluid. He’s so devoted to curing Frances Clifford (Maris Wrixon) so that she can marry Danny […]
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