Nah. The 80s had so many cult films and there were much better ones than this. It's certainly *A* cult film of the 80s, but not *the* cult film. I'd say THE cult film would be more something like Repo Man or Buckaroo Bonzai. Maybe even The Thing.
Considering the following for this particular bit of a cinematic history isn’t particularly vocal nor seemingly sizable I’m inclined to say “no”. It’s not the cult film of the 80s. That said I remember watching this fever dream back in the early 90s and I was blown away with how surreal it was. I hated it at first but the over the top try hard element, it really wanted to be like a surrealist movie but it utterly fails on that level of creativity, eventually grew on me. I absolutely adore this crazy little romp through a porn directors brain. Thanks for letting more people know it exists.
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned that it was written by Jerry Stahl, a former staff writer for "ALF" and "Twin Peaks" who also wrote the memoir "Permanent Midnight", which recounted his copious substance abuse issues. I think it explains a lot...
He wrote an article on the making of Cafe Flesh for the book Omni Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies, and you can tell he was blitzed on cocaine while penning it.
If you ever wondered what would happen if David Lynch, Jon Waters, Tim Burton, and Ed Wood all had a trippy nightmare... Dr. Caligari is here to answer that lol
As a big fan of the German Expressionist era 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' comes from, I kinda like what this movie is going for. The original Dr. Caligari from the 1920s was a very surreal strange film that doesn't strictly make a lot of sense, but its bound by the limitations of the era namely extremely limited film for individual shots and no sound. While this film definitely increases the sexuality of the surrealism over the originals, I must say that is in keeping with the 80s filmaking era, resulting in a film that I personally feel blends the hyper-sexuality of 80s cinema with the surrealism and bizarre nature of German Expressionism in a really fun and creative way.
I rented this film from a video store in 1998 when I was on a kick to watch the most bizarre and batshit insane films I could find. Did not disappoint on that metric.
I actually quite like The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Despite being weird and artsy, it doesn't feel pretentious. This film, however, is the epitome of pretentious.
This movie makes me concerned for the mental stability of every one involved. The actors, director, writer, the sound guys, the audience, the reviewers, youtube, me, my dog sitting beside me as I'm watching the review. Everyone.
I’m not convinced anyone in this movie was acting. I don’t believe you can pretend to be this weird. Heck, I’d be worried about the PHYSICAL safety of everyone working on this film.
Wow, dude! The sacrifices you make for this channel. I'm sorry you had to watch this, but you jumped on the grenade for the rest of us, and for that, you'll always be a hero in my book!
@@marshalhammel5065 That sounds good. The 60s UK version, although not in any way similar to the original, is kind of interesting. I just came across it recently. It has the British actress Glynnis Johns in it. To be honest you couldn't compare it to the original but I think I'd prefer it to version featured in the vid. above.
@@Horrorlover65681 That's one of the renditions of the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and it's 2005 remake. Dr Caligari is a sequel to the 20's film and only available on AMC+ and Shudder.
Fun fact - The actor who played Gus Pratt - John Durbin - had a role in one of the popular Star Trek TNG episodes, "Chain of Command", a two part episode where he played Gul Lemec.
"I'm a juice dog. I'm a twitching Skeeball, an you won't let me shiver" I'm going to inser this line into random conversations today and see if i can get sent home from work early
This reminds me of Devo's early film "The Truth About De-Evolution"" from 1976/1977... for some reason. Maybe it's all the yellow outfits. And the weird dialog. Edit (five minutes later): OK, just watched that Wall of Voodoo video. It looks like a test reel to drum up financing for "Dr. Caligari." Even some of the same sets and costumes. I can only imagine the financiers were disappointed with the results (although there was a LOT of cocaine in California in the last '80s, so who knows).
@@fromthecheapseats7126 Oh, hell no. But I knew what it contained. Incidentally, the whole thing was on YT and probably still is. Same as Legend of the Overfiend by the way.
_TCoDC_ is a great example of creative set design, but the story... meh. And once the 45° light rays spell out _Metropolis_ you've seen all that film has to offer. Only _Nosferatu_ retains its creepy power.
I absolutely loved this movie when it first came out. I was in high school, and there was this sense that this was going to become some sort of new Rocky horror, or midnight cult movie. It was actually filmed in my hometown of Fullerton, California, and the cast members would often be in downtown Fullerton in their film costumes (sometimes sporting their fake oozing special effects still attached to their faces ) having coffee and having lunch and being just as crazy out in the real world as they were in the film. It was such a great time.
I was one of the people that suggested this film. It was one of our “after the club” movies on video. We all used to quote it to each other to weird out people not in the know. Brandon I love all of your reviews and it’s getting hard to find one that you haven’t done already. Thanks for doing this one. I’ve already sent the link to my old gang.
That feels like the most bizarre acid trip anyone could ever go on directed by the most eccentric directors in film history that is someone's wildest dream
I dig it. What's interesting is that I could have sworn I've seen the actresses playing Dr.Caligari and Mrs.Van Houten in other movies. And no, I haven't seen Space Mutiny (at least, I don't think). Edit: As it turns out, the actress playing Mrs.Van Houten - Laura Albert - did play in a ton of movies that I know, except that she almost always does, or works on stunts.
I'm gonna tell my kids this is was Dracula Flow during the 80s. That was fuckin' bizarre and just like its slight contemporary, Blood Diner, I can't believe I hadn't ran across this one before! It's like Liquid Sky meets The Forbidden Zone by way of a Buggles video directed by Screamin' Mad George after dosing up on Cronenberries! One thing's for sure, this one's gonna *linger..*
I remember renting this from Blockbuster as a new release back in the day. It must not have gone over well with the general public because it completely vanished from the shelves almost immediately. I thought it had fallen into the cultural memory hole never to be seen again, but here it is, back from the void in full 4K and getting its due on my favorite schlock review channel!
I saw this movie on shudder couple months ago. It came on after the Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs finished Dr. Giggles. This was so much fun to watch.
The fleshwall kinda looks like something from Silent Hill (at least until the tongue bath) or art from a DnD book about the Abyss. I would probably enjoy this in short increments, but I agree that it seems like it would be exhausting to watch in one sitting.
This movie looks like the Follow-up to The Forbidden Zone, and a Little Eraser Head thrown in too, we Need the Miami Vice Juice to Sit through and Stare
The great thing about the original (and only) Caligari, is that it was silent - and initially without a ton of color. Interpretation was left up to the viewer. The only thing one need interpret with this one is whether or not they accidentally popped acid before watching..
I was working at a multiplex cinema when this made the rounds for the midnight movies tour. We would have two theaters for the midnight shows. One for Rocky Horror & the other was for a new midnight movie every week. This movie did not make a second appearance at our theater.
I find this movie to be lot of fun. The sheer bizarreness and ridiculous acting makes it really entertaining. It's like taking acid made out of nacho cheese doritos and Clorox.
I watched this based on seeing this review on Patreon. Loved it far more than I thought I would. It does have something of a "tryhard" quality to its strangeness, but the sets are amazing and there are some great performances. The story is actually surprisingly coherent for such a strangely presented film. Watched it on a "weird movie day" with some friends along with Winterbeast and Xtro and Dr. Caligari had by far the most clearly laid out and coherent plot of those movies. Though that isn't a terribly high bar. There are so many weird little character quirks and odd deliveries that are very entertaining. The two other doctors with their rapid fire smoking after every line, Cesare's great bombast, pretty much every moment with Gus Pratt, Dr. Avol's hamming it up in drag. . . Just a really fun film to watch. Definitely seems like it'd be great fun to see as a midnight movie.
Decades ago, I rented a video from the local video store's "back room" - Volume 1 of the Untamed Cowgirls series you mention near the beginning (same director on both). It was...interesting just as this weird, bizarre thing that was definitely not what I was expecting from it. Watching your video, that very, very bizarre tape I rented all those years ago makes so much more sense. Those were EXACTLY like this in style, tone, etc, just with the extra X stuff in between. The same weird lines and line-readings, all of it. Stephen Sayadian certainly had one specific style and he stuck to it.
I've seen screenshots from this movie in multiple places but never knew the name of it. Mostly shots of the Ms. Houton trying to make out with the flesh wall. Now that I finally know the name, I'll make sure to never, ever, under any circumstance watch it. Thanks!
If you only knew how perfect the timing for this video came to be😂. I'm on my way to a film festival. I have a movie entered under the 'experimental' category. I can't help but wonder, if I made a movie like this, maybe I could finally win one of these things 🎬🎥😆😆😆
1:36 who does the nurse look like, here? GOD... It's an anime character... MAYBE the main villain from YU YU Hakusho... I think that's who I'm thinking of. Not the brothers, the guy who takes over the tournament and bankrupts the other dude. Also kind of looks like Freakazoid with a wig on. It's really triggering that nostalgia, tip of the tongue thing with me... Clearly a fan of Bruce Timms art style.
It feels like the movie is being told, from the wife's pov. The scenes that she's not in at idea of whats happening based on the little info her broken mind can come up with
Usually, I either haven't seen the film before watching Brandon's review or else it's quite a 'tame' film. But this time I was laughing just by reading the title.
You're one of 4 channels that I really look forward to each video. Even if it's a bad movie you're talking about, your snarkiness is ALWAYS on point. In fact, the the more terrible the movie is, the higher amount of snarkiness we get to experience.
I'm trying to find inspiration for surreal, dreamlike horror for a dnd campaign I want to run. Mine'll be decidedly less kinky, but I think the general feel of this movie might be a good place to look.
How about doing something featuring Coffin Joe, the Brazilian horror icon? "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul" and its sequel "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse" are pretty trippy, though admittedly not "Dr. Caligari" trippy.
Imagine if the Simpsons did a parody of this in one of their Treehouses of Horrors with Kirk & Luann Van Houten or as a solo Halloween speical like the Simpsons have done
I tried watching this on Shudder. I couldn't get through the first 15 minutes. I was a college theater major in the mid 80's and this reminded of sone of the bad theater "experiments" popular at that time.
One of the blurbs on the poster calls this "the cult film of the 80's". Do you agree?
Yes, absolutely.
Nah. The 80s had so many cult films and there were much better ones than this. It's certainly *A* cult film of the 80s, but not *the* cult film. I'd say THE cult film would be more something like Repo Man or Buckaroo Bonzai. Maybe even The Thing.
Well, it certainly is a cult film from the 80's.
Considering the following for this particular bit of a cinematic history isn’t particularly vocal nor seemingly sizable I’m inclined to say “no”. It’s not the cult film of the 80s. That said I remember watching this fever dream back in the early 90s and I was blown away with how surreal it was. I hated it at first but the over the top try hard element, it really wanted to be like a surrealist movie but it utterly fails on that level of creativity, eventually grew on me. I absolutely adore this crazy little romp through a porn directors brain. Thanks for letting more people know it exists.
Defo one of them, but not 'the'.
This film screams "I took 15 types of drugs in one go, somehow didn't OD, and I'm freaking the fuck out man!"
Tolerance is a hell of a thing.
Weirder than that Tom Petty, Alice in Wonderland video.
@@persomiissleepy I’m surprised we didn’t see the return of Brandon’s aviators.
Hey, Brandon tenold, could you do a review of a movie called: St. Francisville Expirement? If you could
That pretty much describes co-writer Jerry Stahl pretty well.
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned that it was written by Jerry Stahl, a former staff writer for "ALF" and "Twin Peaks" who also wrote the memoir "Permanent Midnight", which recounted his copious substance abuse issues. I think it explains a lot...
ALF and Twin Peaks?! What a hell of a mix !😂
He wrote an article on the making of Cafe Flesh for the book Omni Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies, and you can tell he was blitzed on cocaine while penning it.
Wanna know something even weirder? This is the same Jerry Stahl that wrote for Bad Boys 2. Seriously, he wrote it, alongside Ron Shelton.
If "Sprockets' actually made a film, this would be it. Completely insane.
"Now ist the time when we dance!"
TOUCH MY MONKEY! TOUCH IT!
Huge thanks to Brandon for submitting a writing piece for "History of Carnosaur"!
Love your content, Brandon, thank you for what you do!
If you ever wondered what would happen if David Lynch, Jon Waters, Tim Burton, and Ed Wood all had a trippy nightmare... Dr. Caligari is here to answer that lol
It just screams 1990s expensive perfume commercial
That’s about 110% correct for a description
@@SAM-ru4vx Or a Rob Zombie music video.
It seems to be the type of movie made for people who that David Lynch films made too much sense.
@@stephennootens916 lost highway made sense if you can explain the creepy guy with the camera.
There was also a 1962 remake of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
Starring Dan O'Herlihy of 'Robocop' and 'Halloween 3' fame.
That's what I thought this was going to be until I saw the artwork.
And the great Glynis Johns and equally great Estelle Winwood. I love the '62 remake!
"I don't want my boy thing getting snapped!" Same brother, same
I don't know. Every once in a while...when I'm in the mood...........
Iron man to thanos
See lady, this is why you can’t get your nymphomania satisfied.
As a big fan of the German Expressionist era 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' comes from, I kinda like what this movie is going for. The original Dr. Caligari from the 1920s was a very surreal strange film that doesn't strictly make a lot of sense, but its bound by the limitations of the era namely extremely limited film for individual shots and no sound. While this film definitely increases the sexuality of the surrealism over the originals, I must say that is in keeping with the 80s filmaking era, resulting in a film that I personally feel blends the hyper-sexuality of 80s cinema with the surrealism and bizarre nature of German Expressionism in a really fun and creative way.
Its like if Andy Warhol made Dr Caligari.
I rented this film from a video store in 1998 when I was on a kick to watch the most bizarre and batshit insane films I could find. Did not disappoint on that metric.
This looks like something TCM Underground would have run, back when that was a thing.
I actually quite like The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Despite being weird and artsy, it doesn't feel pretentious. This film, however, is the epitome of pretentious.
Quite true.
Actually, BOTH films are elitist and pretentious drivel.
@@paxhumana2015what? Ones from the 20’s the other is just pretentious agony in its purest form.
That animatronic giant tongue (if that's actually how they did that) is actually a pretty impressive effect!
I’m betting it’s a real tongue from a whale. What? Is that any less messed up than anything else in this movie?
3:34 "Why did the goblin turn on the stove?" This comes echoing out of the depths of my head.
This movie is what the Hell Priest meant when he told Kirsty "We have such sights to show you".
No...this would drive even the cenobites mad. They would tremble in fear and run away.
😂😂😂😂
Ive seen the original many times and yeah, nope. I honestly don't think I could sit through this.
The dude tweaking in the electric chair is certainly the highlight. His line delivery and outright giddy performance is a treat.
Reminds me a little of Brandon Rogers' character Sam
Love this film. Saw it in a double feature with Cafe Flesh in the early 90s.
This movie makes me concerned for the mental stability of every one involved. The actors, director, writer, the sound guys, the audience, the reviewers, youtube, me, my dog sitting beside me as I'm watching the review.
Everyone.
I’m not convinced anyone in this movie was acting. I don’t believe you can pretend to be this weird. Heck, I’d be worried about the PHYSICAL safety of everyone working on this film.
I saw some really strange movies in the 80s. I think this one tops them all. 😂
Go home, Junji Ito, you're drunk.
The best way I can describe this is if an acid trip had an acid trip that was itself having an acid trip.
Wow, dude! The sacrifices you make for this channel. I'm sorry you had to watch this, but you jumped on the grenade for the rest of us, and for that, you'll always be a hero in my book!
The 1920 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is available on the Internet Archive.
There's a 60s UK version which is pretty interesting.`
@@captainape6807 The one I found on the Internet Archive is a restoration from 1994. I like the stylized text cards and weird music.
Isn't there one on UA-cam too?
@@marshalhammel5065 That sounds good. The 60s UK version, although not in any way similar to the original, is kind of interesting. I just came across it recently. It has the British actress Glynnis Johns in it. To be honest you couldn't compare it to the original but I think I'd prefer it to version featured in the vid. above.
@@Horrorlover65681 That's one of the renditions of the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and it's 2005 remake. Dr Caligari is a sequel to the 20's film and only available on AMC+ and Shudder.
Fun fact - The actor who played Gus Pratt - John Durbin - had a role in one of the popular Star Trek TNG episodes, "Chain of Command", a two part episode where he played Gul Lemec.
is Gus Pratt the one in the electric chair?
@@TheRealNormanBates, yes.
Thanks I love obscure 80’s facts from tv and movies
I checked his film lists and on none of them Dr. Caligari is listed xD. It must be old shame for him ;].
Seems like someone wasn't sure if they where making an art movie, a horror movie or a porno. So they took every drug the dealer had.
"I'm a juice dog. I'm a twitching Skeeball, an you won't let me shiver"
I'm going to inser this line into random conversations today and see if i can get sent home from work early
This reminds me of Devo's early film "The Truth About De-Evolution"" from 1976/1977... for some reason. Maybe it's all the yellow outfits. And the weird dialog.
Edit (five minutes later): OK, just watched that Wall of Voodoo video. It looks like a test reel to drum up financing for "Dr. Caligari." Even some of the same sets and costumes. I can only imagine the financiers were disappointed with the results (although there was a LOT of cocaine in California in the last '80s, so who knows).
I was thinking of that and Jerry Casale's favorite film. Forbidden Zone!
Maybe the Booji Boy-esque child mask.
This is definitively the strangest movie I have ever seen.
"Oh boy..." was exactly my thoughts when I read what movie this is about. Bold of you to pick something so... UA-cam unfriendly.
@d1halberdgnoll963 Oh, please Phelous covered "A Serbian Film" (2011) that makes "Dr. Caligari" (1989) look like "Sesame Street"🤣
@@justindenney-hall5875what year did he review it
@@fromthecheapseats7126 Oh, hell no. But I knew what it contained. Incidentally, the whole thing was on YT and probably still is. Same as Legend of the Overfiend by the way.
That was hilarious. I would say a fever dream of David Lynch John Waters and acid trip Tim Burton sounds about right
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is such a great film tho!
Absolutely! I love it.
I haven't seen many silent films, but it is a certified classic.
_TCoDC_ is a great example of creative set design, but the story... meh. And once the 45° light rays spell out _Metropolis_ you've seen all that film has to offer. Only _Nosferatu_ retains its creepy power.
One of the first films to have a twist ending.
This might be the only movie shown in Hell.
WTF was that
That was probably the weirdest film you've reiewed yet
Thanks Brandon
It gave me a boner. I have renewed my interest in life. My depression is cured.
I absolutely loved this movie when it first came out. I was in high school, and there was this sense that this was going to become some sort of new Rocky horror, or midnight cult movie. It was actually filmed in my hometown of Fullerton, California, and the cast members would often be in downtown Fullerton in their film costumes (sometimes sporting their fake oozing special effects still attached to their faces ) having coffee and having lunch and being just as crazy out in the real world as they were in the film. It was such a great time.
I was one of the people that suggested this film. It was one of our “after the club” movies on video. We all used to quote it to each other to weird out people not in the know. Brandon I love all of your reviews and it’s getting hard to find one that you haven’t done already. Thanks for doing this one. I’ve already sent the link to my old gang.
Most of these actors look like they're having so much fun with this.
lol. The joker/scarecrow comment is so accurate its uncanny
That feels like the most bizarre acid trip anyone could ever go on directed by the most eccentric directors in film history that is someone's wildest dream
I'll stick with valerie and her week of wonders
This reminds me of Crispin Glover - it works at being odd instead of it just occurring naturally.
I dig it. What's interesting is that I could have sworn I've seen the actresses playing Dr.Caligari and Mrs.Van Houten in other movies. And no, I haven't seen Space Mutiny (at least, I don't think).
Edit: As it turns out, the actress playing Mrs.Van Houten - Laura Albert - did play in a ton of movies that I know, except that she almost always does, or works on stunts.
I felt the same exact feeling. Maybe there're two other, more notable actresses out there who closely resemble them.
Dr. Calagari & Dr. Frankfurter went to the same school
Somebody on Brandon's Patron should recommend him 'Dead Heat.' A perfect movie for this channel for sure.
I've always wanted to see this movie again, but not really. So your video is perfect 😁
This looks like if Tim Burton became a music video director.
I'm gonna tell my kids this is was Dracula Flow during the 80s.
That was fuckin' bizarre and just like its slight contemporary, Blood Diner, I can't believe I hadn't ran across this one before! It's like Liquid Sky meets The Forbidden Zone by way of a Buggles video directed by Screamin' Mad George after dosing up on Cronenberries! One thing's for sure, this one's gonna *linger..*
It is going to leave a mark 👍
I love this movie. We used to watch it in college, a very long time ago.
In college I ate another guy's barf to join a fraternity
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey 😨
@@GrosvnerMcaffreysounds disgusting were you really that desperate
"Thanks, Squarespace, for giving me the sponsorship that lets me torture myself with a really bad movie...
...hey, wait a minute..."
I remember renting this from Blockbuster as a new release back in the day. It must not have gone over well with the general public because it completely vanished from the shelves almost immediately. I thought it had fallen into the cultural memory hole never to be seen again, but here it is, back from the void in full 4K and getting its due on my favorite schlock review channel!
Friday night, kids are asleep, house is quiet, time to sit down with a glass of wine and watch a new review 👍
I saw this movie on shudder couple months ago. It came on after the Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs finished Dr. Giggles. This was so much fun to watch.
I feel like this film inspired the creator of The Cell. 😅
"Ask me what it means! Ask me what it means! Woo hoo! Woo hoo! Woo hoo! Woo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!"
Probably the most fascinating film you've ever reviewed. I kind of hate it, but I kind of really want to see it.
This felt like someone filmed their off Broadway production.
way way way waaaaaaaaaay off broadway.
This is what a mental hospital in Wonderland would be like
I was confused at first and thought that this was gonna be a review of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
I'd describe this film as campy Lovecraftian porn.
The fleshwall kinda looks like something from Silent Hill (at least until the tongue bath) or art from a DnD book about the Abyss. I would probably enjoy this in short increments, but I agree that it seems like it would be exhausting to watch in one sitting.
0:23 I KNEW the Brandon we know is CGI! Thanks for showing your real face!
Everything's coming up.....Millhouse?...
This movie looks like the Follow-up to The Forbidden Zone, and a Little Eraser Head thrown in too, we Need the Miami Vice Juice to Sit through and Stare
Now that's a band name. "The Twisted Boy-Things" First single: "Rubber Band"
Nothing else makes my day better than a cup of coffee and a new Brandon Tenold video!!!
I'm reminded of Forbidden Zone pretty heavily.
The great thing about the original (and only) Caligari, is that it was silent - and initially without a ton of color. Interpretation was left up to the viewer. The only thing one need interpret with this one is whether or not they accidentally popped acid before watching..
I was working at a multiplex cinema when this made the rounds for the midnight movies tour. We would have two theaters for the midnight shows. One for Rocky Horror & the other was for a new midnight movie every week. This movie did not make a second appearance at our theater.
So much cocaine went into the making of this movie 🙄
Something tells me this would have done better as a cult classic if there were catchy songs.
I swear the flesh wall looks like something out of silent hill except it’s a flesh wall
Watching this at 15 was a fucking trip. Definitely stuck with me over the last 30 years.
One of my favorite movies growing up
Dr. Caligari is like if Brandon Rogers made a pee wee's playhouse parody.
I find this movie to be lot of fun. The sheer bizarreness and ridiculous acting makes it really entertaining. It's like taking acid made out of nacho cheese doritos and Clorox.
1:50 Cesare cameo
That's not a giant tongue! Chinese Ghost Story is a GIANT TONGUE!!!
I watched this based on seeing this review on Patreon. Loved it far more than I thought I would. It does have something of a "tryhard" quality to its strangeness, but the sets are amazing and there are some great performances. The story is actually surprisingly coherent for such a strangely presented film. Watched it on a "weird movie day" with some friends along with Winterbeast and Xtro and Dr. Caligari had by far the most clearly laid out and coherent plot of those movies. Though that isn't a terribly high bar. There are so many weird little character quirks and odd deliveries that are very entertaining. The two other doctors with their rapid fire smoking after every line, Cesare's great bombast, pretty much every moment with Gus Pratt, Dr. Avol's hamming it up in drag. . . Just a really fun film to watch. Definitely seems like it'd be great fun to see as a midnight movie.
THIS... LOOKS... AWESOME!!!!!
Decades ago, I rented a video from the local video store's "back room" - Volume 1 of the Untamed Cowgirls series you mention near the beginning (same director on both). It was...interesting just as this weird, bizarre thing that was definitely not what I was expecting from it. Watching your video, that very, very bizarre tape I rented all those years ago makes so much more sense. Those were EXACTLY like this in style, tone, etc, just with the extra X stuff in between. The same weird lines and line-readings, all of it. Stephen Sayadian certainly had one specific style and he stuck to it.
That was ... unusual. :)
I've seen screenshots from this movie in multiple places but never knew the name of it. Mostly shots of the Ms. Houton trying to make out with the flesh wall. Now that I finally know the name, I'll make sure to never, ever, under any circumstance watch it. Thanks!
This looks like Glen Or Glenda on bath salts laced with peyote.
Cripes. I think I'm in love.
Nice Hawkwind t-shirt, man!
If you only knew how perfect the timing for this video came to be😂.
I'm on my way to a film festival. I have a movie entered under the 'experimental' category. I can't help but wonder, if I made a movie like this, maybe I could finally win one of these things 🎬🎥😆😆😆
"What is the matter with your wife, mr Van Houten?"
"She cant tell what this is. It's clearly dignity"
cant believe he didnt make that reference
you can tell this is done by the person behind Cafe Flesh
That acid my mom took back in 72 seems to have kicked in
1:36 who does the nurse look like, here? GOD... It's an anime character... MAYBE the main villain from YU YU Hakusho... I think that's who I'm thinking of. Not the brothers, the guy who takes over the tournament and bankrupts the other dude. Also kind of looks like Freakazoid with a wig on. It's really triggering that nostalgia, tip of the tongue thing with me... Clearly a fan of Bruce Timms art style.
What?.
Back in the early nineties, I had a copy of a copy of a copy of this on VHS. It was perfect for sound-off background visuals at a club or party.
Another job well done, you rock brother.
What. Did. I. Just. Witness.
Homie saw the color of pomegranates and decided to make his own pink version🤣
It feels like the movie is being told, from the wife's pov. The scenes that she's not in at idea of whats happening based on the little info her broken mind can come up with
Which would connect with the original film where it is all told from the point of view of a madman, hence why all the sets are heavily stylised.
This movie was told by a madman regardless of who’s pov it was from.
It feels like this was just a funky soundtrack away from perfection.
Usually, I either haven't seen the film before watching Brandon's review or else it's quite a 'tame' film. But this time I was laughing just by reading the title.
Boy, That is a Closer!
Nice one
You're one of 4 channels that I really look forward to each video. Even if it's a bad movie you're talking about, your snarkiness is ALWAYS on point. In fact, the the more terrible the movie is, the higher amount of snarkiness we get to experience.
I'm trying to find inspiration for surreal, dreamlike horror for a dnd campaign I want to run. Mine'll be decidedly less kinky, but I think the general feel of this movie might be a good place to look.
How about doing something featuring Coffin Joe, the Brazilian horror icon? "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul" and its sequel "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse" are pretty trippy, though admittedly not "Dr. Caligari" trippy.
This movie makes Shock Treatment look like Alfred Hitchcock. May have to check it out.😂
Imagine if the Simpsons did a parody of this in one of their Treehouses of Horrors with Kirk & Luann Van Houten or as a solo Halloween speical like the Simpsons have done
I tried watching this on Shudder. I couldn't get through the first 15 minutes. I was a college theater major in the mid 80's and this reminded of sone of the bad theater "experiments" popular at that time.
How the fuck did I never hear about this flick?! (Thanks for turning me on to it Brandon!)