Hi!  I hope everyone had a good St. Patrick’s Day because I know that I had a great time honoring the Meehan side of my family.  I danced so much that I am quite literally hopping about this morning.  It was a lot of fun but now, it’s the day after St. Patrick’s Day.  And that can only mean that it’s time for another edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film trailers!  Now, admittedly, these trailers might not seem to have much to do with the Irish but look closer and you’ll see that they do have at least one thing in common … they’re all totally awesome in their own unique and special way.

1) Playing For Keeps (1986)

“The new Hotel Majestic … FOR KIDS ONLY!”  You can tell this is a good movie just by the way that the title is introduced all Ten Commandments style.  Marisa Tomei is in this trailer for a split second.  The film itself was directed by future movie moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein.

2) The Forbidden Dance Is Lambada (1990)

I just like this one because it’s not just about dancing but it’s about a forbidden dance!  Passion, by the way, has a rhythm all its own…

3) Lambada (1990)

In fact, the dance was so forbidden that apparently a totally separate movie was made about it at the exact same time as The Forbidden Dance Is Lambada.    This one looks a lot less fun, to be honest.  “This is the 90s, man, kids got a right to choose…”

4) The Chicken Chronicles (1977)

Judging from the previous trailers and the title of this film, you would be justified in expecting this trailer to be about a bunch of dancing chickens that open up their own hotel.  Sadly, this is not the case.  However, this trailer does continue the theme of “the right to choose” and a school divided.

5) Coach (1978)

Hmmmm…I wonder how this film ends…

6) The Sister-In-Law (1974)

Like Coach, the Sister-in-Law is available in a few of those cheap-but-oh-so-fun Mill Creek box sets.  Unlike Coach, the Sister-in-Law is actually a pretty good film.  By the way, I’m built for love and trouble…