As I type this, I am soooooooooooooooooooooooo ticked off. I just finished watching Thursday’s episode of American Idol and I now know that Clint Jun Gamboa did not make the final 13. Before trying out for this season of American Idol, Gamboa worked on the soundtrack for the infamous Tommy Wiseau film The Room. That’s right, the man who wrote “Crazy” and “Baby You And Me,” will not be competing for a chance to be the next American Idol. That’s just wrong. What’s even worse is that they sent Gamboa on his way without ever once acknowledging The Room. They could have at least given him a plastic spoon.
So, Clint Jun Gamboa, if you’re reading this, this latest edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Trailers is dedicated to you. Le monde est chié, Gamboa. Bonne chance.
Because it’s for Clint, let’s start out with a trailer for a classic, 1975’s A Boy and His Dog. Clint, if you’re feeling down — well, I don’t know you well enough to know if this movie will help or not. It’s kinda one of those you either get or you don’t.
Yes, I know. The title makes it sound like a prequel to the Room. “Oh hai, mom.” Actually, it’s just a very early film from director Brian DePalma. The movie also stars a very young and very unknown Robert De Niro.
3) The Harrad Experiment (1973)
This is one of those films that I’ve got on DVD but I need to rewatch it so I can review it. I do remember that the DVD transfer was so bad that it actually started out with one of those “this is made from the best copy we could find — it’s not our fault!” messages.
4) Two Thousand Maniacs (1964)
Yes, here is the trailer for the groundbreaking exploitation film from Herschel Gordon Lewis. Clint, this blood feast is for you.
5) Shriek of the Mutilated (1974)
I’ve got this one on DVD though I haven’t managed to stay awake through the entire film yet. But I just love that title.
6) Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
Sadly enough, the Perfectly Sane, Kinda Boring Doctor of Blood Island was located just a block away but everyone was too busy with the mad doctor to notice.
Stay supple, Clint!
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Love A Boy and His Dog. The ending alone is quite genius.
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Agreed on “A Boy And His Dog”. It may be the only good thing in which Don Johnson appeared, but it was very good. Smart, strange, and with that memorable ending. That was a cool dog – DJ clearly made the right choice.
When I was about 13, I bought this book called “Horrors: From Screen to Scream” which is an alphabetical roundup of horror films from the beginning of the genre through the mid 70’s – good, bad, and exploitative. I remember that it also included “Shriek Of The Mutilated”, which, surprisingly, the author did not rate particularly well. (It also included a film entitled “From Hell It Came”. The review read, “And to Hell it can go.” If I remember correctly, the movie was about a killer tree…)
I hadn’t heard or seen it since then, but I certainly remembered the title. It looks appropriately bad – I may have to track it down.
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Clint certainly is looking supple in that last pic. 🙂
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