Well, I guess I should start this off with an apology to all the British leftists out there who might have wandered over here after accidentally misinterpreting the title of this post.  This post does not feature anyone named Paddy, Tony, or Gordon.  (Actually, Paddy Ashdown is apparently not a member of the Labour Party but I just happen to like his name.)  Instead, it’s just the latest entry in a series I like to call Lisa’s Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Trailers. 

1) High Ballin’ (1978)

For some reason, this trailer just screams Labor Day to me.  I have to be honest though, I think there’s a double meaning to the title.

2) Moonrunners (1974)

I get the feeling this movie was the Winter’s Bone of its day. 

3) Gator Bait (1973)

This is one of my favorite trailers if just because I imagine I’m probably kin to half the people in this film (and in Moonrunners, for that matter.)

4) Alligator (1980)

However, you don’t have to go to Louisiana to be gator bait…

5) C.H.U.D. (1984)

Speaking of things living underground, C.H.U.D. apparently stands for Cannibalstic Humanoid Underground Dwellers.  I’ve got this one on DVD and, to be honest, I’ve never been able to stay awake through the whole thing.  But the trailer is effective and you can tell it’s from the 80s because there’s no attempt to show that the little doggie escaped.

6) Night of the Demons (1988)

Okay, so this trailer is kinda boring (though I imagine all you boys will enjoy all the boobies) up until that final image which just totally freaks me out for some reason.  “Where are you going?  The party’s just begun…”  Agck!

And now, I’m off to find myself a Labour Party — a Labor Day party, that is.