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I'm a sucker for horror comedies, my favorites being Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator, the first Dawn of the Dead and, to a lesser extent, Shaun of the Dead. Obviously a guy thing, but funny is funny. I'm therefore susceptible to the remote possibility of Zombie Strippers (Triumph, 4.18) being an agreeable hoot. Remote because it's almost certainly skanky.
One indication is that the poster has fold lines on it. Is this a Grindhouse imitation thing (i.e., trying to look like a '70s exploitation film) or did somebody actually scan a poster that had been folded? Either way the art says "low rent." Another indication is that an e-mailed invitation says it will screen in early April, once. Triumph is...what? Looking to save money?
Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson costar. Englund's character, a strip-club proprietor, has the following line: "Let's see if I've got this straight. Our best stripper is a reanimated corpse, which feeds on the living flesh of the customers, who in turn, reanimate after death, even if they're just a f***ing head! And you don't see this as a problem?"
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 18, 2008 at 11:23 AM
comment #1
Rich S.
says ...
Sounds like something Joe R. Lansdale would write. In fact, I think he did.
Things will never be the same now that Jenna has retired from porn.
Posted by Rich S.
at March 18, 2008 12:03 PM
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The Winchester
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They're zombie DANCERS. They're just trying to pay their way through school.
Posted by The Winchester
at March 18, 2008 12:21 PM
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actionman
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My favorite horror-comedy is easily Army of Darkness. What kind of person doesn't get off on medieval slap-stick humor?
Posted by actionman
at March 18, 2008 12:33 PM
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Edward
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I never tire of Reanimator nor the original Dawn.
True Reanimator story: My in-laws are Seventh Day Adventists and my sons and I were watching Reanimator and drinking beer one Saturday afternoon (The Sabbath). We were at the scene where the headless doctor was fondling the heroine's breasts, when there was a knock at the door. "It's grandma and grandpa!" Lot's of scrambling to hide beer and turn off the TV and VCR. Good times.
Posted by Edward
at March 18, 2008 1:11 PM
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Rich S.
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(I might also raise Dead Alive/Brain Dead - "I kick ass for the Lord!" - but seeing as how that was directed by Peter Jackson, I know it would only get me into trouble.)
Posted by Rich S.
at March 18, 2008 1:22 PM
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The Hoyk
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Wikipedia claims this is a loose adaptation of Ionesco's RHINOCEROS!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Strippers
So who's playing Karen Black's part?
Posted by The Hoyk
at March 18, 2008 1:32 PM
comment #7
Richardson
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"Sounds like something Joe R. Lansdale would write. In fact, I think he did."
There are, indeed, zombie stripper/dancers in "On The Far Side Of The Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks", but they're a pretty small part, and I believe they're generally kept in cages so they won't attack customers. (I'd have to re-read it -- it might be that they have masks on also, so the customers can have sex with them fearlessly.)
Posted by Richardson
at March 18, 2008 1:55 PM
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Rich S.
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Thanks, Richardson. That's the one I was thinking of. Didn't they also cut off their fingers or pull out the nails so they couldn't scratch the customers?
Posted by Rich S.
at March 18, 2008 2:01 PM
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UnChien
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In this genre there is no getting around Bad Taste, Meet The Feebles and Braindead. They are splat-tastic in all their lowbudget glory. Has any other filmmaker working in the mainstream today made a film as wrong as Meet The Feebles?
Re-Animator and Evil Dead 2 are of course classics, while the best new splatter was Rambo.
Posted by UnChien
at March 18, 2008 2:23 PM
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Edward
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Rhinoceros! Zombies are getting as tired as Kung Fu films - despite being adapted from great literature.
Posted by Edward
at March 18, 2008 2:34 PM
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dangovich
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Jenna Jameson has reached a point where she could do this part without special effects makeup.
Posted by dangovich
at March 18, 2008 2:54 PM
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christian
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I feel sorry for people who have not seen MEET THE FEEBLES. In a weird way, it's my favorite Jackson film. A repulsive offensive puppet splatter film with heart!
And I agree, actionman, ARMY OF DARKNESS is the shit. And far better than EVIL DEAD 2. It's Campbell's ultimate role.
Posted by christian
at March 18, 2008 3:42 PM
comment #13
Edward
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Another funny and creepy, yucky film is SLITHER. It and the DESCENT are amongst the best horror/sf films of the past few years.
Posted by Edward
at March 18, 2008 4:15 PM
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LYT
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The original poster for Charlie Bartlett had fake fold-lines on it too.
Posted by LYT
at March 18, 2008 5:31 PM
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Balthazar
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My faves: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Shaun of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead.
Also, a fun little zombie-comedy is My Boyfriend's Back. ... The first victim is a young Philip Seymour Hoffman!! ("You ate Chuck!")
Posted by Balthazar
at March 18, 2008 6:09 PM
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televisiontears
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I always go with Evil Dead 2 over Army of Darkness. Bruce Campbell's ecstically cheesey "NOOOOO...!" towards the end is alone worth the 90 minutes I spend with it every Halloween. Quality, quality camp.
Posted by televisiontears
at March 18, 2008 8:49 PM
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Ross
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Horror/Comedy is my favorite genre, but it extremely hard to get right, most filmmakers fail. Most of the previous examples are the cream of the crop. I'll add Black Sheep to the list, an absolutely incredible film, with just the right mix of well done gore and hilariousness: My Full Review
Zombie Strippers, while having a decent cheesy name, I'll bet is nowhere near these other films. Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson don't exactly scream quality. And if Jenna's appearance is anything like her "acting" in Evil Breed (a terrible film), expect to see her for no more than five minutes and to keep her shirt on the whole time.
Posted by Ross
at March 18, 2008 10:01 PM
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T. S. Idiot
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Anyone know if any New York governors have had sex with zombies?
Posted by T. S. Idiot
at March 19, 2008 5:33 AM
comment #19
Bocephus
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"Has any other filmmaker working in the mainstream today made a film as wrong as Meet The Feebles?"
Takashi Miike, Visitor Q.
Of course, it depends on whether you consider Miike to be mainstream. He has a huge following, his influence definitely shows in modern US movies, and Audition was quite successful here, so I do.
My favorites in the Genre are Dead Alive, Tremors, and Evil Dead 2.
Posted by Bocephus
at March 19, 2008 6:48 AM
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Bocephus
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Wait, no, Labute's Wicker Man is the funniest horror film ever made. I was in tears for the entire last half hour of that movie.
Posted by Bocephus
at March 19, 2008 6:51 AM
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robbiefantastic
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"Hail to the King baby!"
way too many great lines to quote from army of darkness. one of my all time fav's - saw "evil dead: the musical" in toronto last summer. great time if you're a fan of the films. never know....could be on broadway some day......
Posted by robbiefantastic
at March 19, 2008 7:44 AM
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Rich S.
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"expect to see her for no more than five minutes and to keep her shirt on the whole time"
Well, as Bogie might say, "We'll always have the Internet."
And since Jenna retired from porn, she allegedly had her breast implants removed. So, as Chief Wiggum might say, "nothing to see here."
Posted by Rich S.
at March 19, 2008 8:14 AM
comment #23
candice208
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I like her sexy mouth. When I first saw her on marrymillionaire.com I have liked her!
Posted by candice208
at March 20, 2008 12:28 AM
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