TRASH VIDEO'S VHS COLLECTABLES
Whoever said that VHS was dead? It’s finally taken a ten year absence for VHS to be remembered nostalgically, and now the VHS collector’s market is growing by the month. Yessir, it’s a shark pool out there, and certain Australian releases – not to mention particular video labels and genres - are becoming harder to find with each passing year… which is why we’re finally releasing the “treasure”, long kept wrapped in cotton wool and now made available to our discerning worldwide customers. Expect hundreds upon hundreds of these unbearably rare tapes listed here on our Emailout over the next twelve months as they emerge, box by box, from the basement. Cult, horror, classic, forgotten, and dare we say it, almost impossible to find elsewhere. We hope you find gold in these here hills!
PLEASE NOTE: All VHS tapes are original, pre-loved Australian rental or sell-thru releases on PAL format UNLESS NOTED.
Some titles are twenty to thirty years old and are showing signs of wear, both in the tape and cover, but unless we’ve taken pains to point out any glaring deficiencies, the quality is considered good to excellent relative to its age.
Needless to say we have ONE COPY ONLY of each title, so please email us at trash@trashvideo.com.au first to check availability plus a total including postage costs.
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NEW TITLES ADDED 08/11/11
NEW! Sabata (dir. “Frank Kramer”/Gianfranco Parolini, 1969) Lee Van Cleef plays the iconic Spaghetti western killing machine; with William Berger, on Warner $30
NEW! Sadisterotica (dir. Jess Franco, 1967) Janine Reynaud, Rossana Yanni, Adrian Hoven, Jess Franco. Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare Widescreen, dubbed into English. $30
NEW! Salon Kitty (dir. Tinto Brass, 1976) Caligula director's slice of Nazisploitation, on Video Classics' VCL label $50
NEW! Santa Sangre (dir. Alejandro Kodorowsky, 1989) Jodorowsky’s oedipal nightmare filmed in Mexico! On Fox Video's Newvision $50
NEW! Sartana Angel Of Death (aka Sartana The Gravedigger, I Am Sartana Your Angel Of Death; dir. “Anthony Ascott”/Giuliano Carnimeo, 1969) Spaghetti western with “John”/Gianni Garko, Frank Wolff, Klaus Kinski, Gordon Mitchell. On Ubat Video $30
NEW! Satan’s Sadists (dir. Al Adamson, 1969) Nasty, nasty biker action stars Russ Tamblyn leading a band of sociopaths in a war against the Squares. With Scott Brady, John 'Bud' Cardos, Robert Dix, Gary Kent, Greydon Clark, Kent Taylor, Regina Carrol. Super rare on the CIC/Taft label $100
NEW! The Scavengers (dir. “R” Lee Frost, 1971) Unbearably rare and rough nudie western from the team who brought you Love Camp 7! With Uschi Digard, Wes Bishop & Lee Frost in cameos; on Box Office International $100
NEW! Schlock (aka The Banana Monster; dir. John Landis, 1973) Landis’ debut, a silly shot-on-16mm horror parody of Fifties monster movies starring himself in a gorilla suit as “Schlock”, a prehistoric monster who gets loose, captures a blind woman and leaves a trail of banana peels behind him! With a cameo from that late great Forrest J Ackerman. SO rare on the King Of Video Australia label $100
NEW! Score (dir. Radley Metzger, 1972) Artful sexploitation shot in Europe and starring Lynn Lowry; on RCA/Columbia $30
NEW! Scream And Scream Again (dir. Gordon Hessler, 1970) Vincent Price as a mad scientist gathering female body parts, and with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing on the trail. The three horror giants together for the first time in an Amicus/AiP co- production; on RCA/Columbia $30
NEW! Second Time Lucky (dir. Michael Anderson, 1984) Fantasm producer Antony I. Ginnane and writer Ross Dimsey reunite across the Tasman for this forgotten New Zealand sex comedy (rated M, mind you). God (Robert Morley) and the Devil (Sir Robert Helpmann) resurrect Adam and Eve several times through history - the Great War, Caesar’s Palace etc - to see if temptation strikes more than once. It’s hard to work out exactly which perceived audience this dated “romp” was intended for! With John Michael Howson as the Devil's Assistant. On Applause Home Video $20
NEW! Serpent Warriors (1986) Clint Walker and Chris Mitchum versus High Priestess Eartha Kitt's army of snakes! Total Eighties cheese on THG label $30
NEW! Sex Maniac's Guide To The USA (dir. Romano Vanderbes, c.1982) Weirdo Mondo! Electric Blue re-edit of Vanderbes' outrageous This Is America Erotica features - features geriatric hookers, male go-gos, sky diving strippers and more! On the Electric Blue label $50
NEW! Sextette (dir. Ken Hughes, 1978) One of the ALL-time jawdroppers, based on Mae West’s raunchy play, with the 85 year-old prima donna herself in the title role. Like a predatory bat she flaps her leathery lids at every man within her radar, including Timothy (James Bond!!!) Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, George Hamilton, Alice Cooper, The Who’s drummer Keith Moon, Regis Philbin, Walter Pidgeon (who’s no spring chicken either), and a rasping George Raft as himself. In short: an all-star vanity jalopy with its wheels firmly gummed with its own cheese. Enjoy! On Media Home Entertainment $30
NEW! Sexy Girls With Sexy Guns (1986) Only the video’s back cover can do this justice: “Fourteen of the sexiest southern California beauties scantily clad in string bikinis firing some of the sexiest full auto machine guns ever produced…What a blast! Sexy girls shooting the meanest guns in the world! It’s erotic. It’s fun. It’s bloody dangerous!” Need we – or should we – say any more? OnHome Cinema Group $50
NEW! The Sheriff And The Satellite Kid (dir. Michele Lupo, 1979) Bud Spencer finds an ET in the shape of a precocious eight year old…with Cary Guffey, Joe Bugner, on CBS Fox's Medusa label $20
NEW! Shocking Africa (70s) What appears to be an Australia-only edit of several Italian Mondo movies, on Force Video $20
NEW! Simon King Of The Witches (dir. Bruce Kessler, 1971) Great occult horror with Andrew Prine, Ultra Violet; on Roadshow's Vibrant Video label, early 80s $50
NEW! Sleazemania (1984 compilation) Johnny Legend’s incredible collection of exploitation trailers from the 30s to the 70s. Includes The Flesh Merchants, Orgy Of The Dead, Sex And The College Girl, Scum Of The Earth, Jailbait Babysitters and many more! On Rhino via Festival $30
NEW! Slaughter’s Big Rip Off (dir. Gordon Douglas, 1973) "Big" Jim Brown takes on the mob in a blaxploitation classic! With Ed McMahon, Don Stroud, Gloria Hendry; on Roadshow Home Video $50
NEW! Slave Of The Cannibal God (dir. Sergio Martino, 1978) Ursula Andress is captured by cannibals and smeared with excrement while Stacey Keach attempts to rescue her. Nutty horror/adventure as only the Italians can make! On Video Classics Gold $50
NEW! Sleepaway Camp (1984) Vintage slasher, from its original K-Tel release! $50
NEW! Sleeping Fist (aka The Roaring Kung Fu Master; dir. Wing-Cho Yip, 1979) More Drunken Kung Fu with the Drunken Master himself, “Simon the Seed”/Siu Tien Yuen! On Gold Seal Video $30
NEW! S.L.I.P. (aka Sexual Liberty In Private; dir. James Wilson, 197?) Bizarre docudrama follows a respectable couple convicted of fellatio; the defence lawyer pleads for understanding in an unforgiving world! It feels like a Thirties lurid melodrama exposing the wages of sin, only with Seventies mutton chops and garish wallpaper. With George Berkeley, Byron Clark. On K&C Video and with the side slick missing, but you'll never see this one again! $100
NEW! A Small Town In Texas (dir. Jack Starrett, 1976) A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes his girlfriend. Timothy Bottoms, Susan George, Bo Hopkins. Rare Roadshow Home Video release $50
NEW! Smokey And The Hot Wire Gang (1977) Juvenile delinquent rarity on the King Of Video Australia label $50
NEW! Son Of The Blob (aka Beware! The Blob! dir. Larry Hagman, 1972) Joyfully trashy, belated sequel with Robert Walker, Carol Lynley, Larry (I Dream Of Jeanie) Hagman, and Cindy (Laverne And Shirley) Williams! On King Of Video Australia $100
NEW! The Sorcerors (dir. Michael Reeves, 1967) Great British horror from the director of Witchfinder General, with Boris Karloff, Ian Ogilvy, Susan George. On Supreme Entertainment $20
NEW! The Spy Killer (dir. Roy Ward Baker, 1969) Made-for-TV espionage thriller written by Hammer’s Jimmy Sangster. With Robert Horton, Sebastian Cabot, Jill St. John, Eleanor Summerfield and Barbara Shelley. On Star Video $20
NEW! Spy Story (dir. Lindsay Shonteff, 1976) Great British espionage thriller from Canadian Shonteff (Big Zapper, Number One Of The Secret Service). Based on the novel by Len Deighton. On Video Classics' Filmways label $50
NEW! SS Girls (aka Private House Of The SS; dir. “Jordan B Matthews”/Bruno Mattei, 1976) Deliberate copy of the bigger-budget Nazi atrocity flick Salon Kitty by the notorious and prolific Italian hack Mattei (Night Of The Zombies, Rats: Night Of Terror). Lunatic SS Commander (Gabriele Carrara) sets up a brothel to spy on fellow officers; Marina Daunia is his perverse accomplice. On Media Home Video $50
NEW! S.T.A.B. (aka Special Tactical Airborne Brigade; dir. Chalong Pakdivijit, 1976) Fantastic over-the-top Thai actioner released by Golden Harvest, with Greg Morris, Tham Thuy Hang, Krung Sivilai. On Star Video $30
NEW! Starcrash (aka Female Space Invaders; dir. “Lewis Coates”/Luigi Cozzi, 1979) Cozzi’s outrageous spaghetti ripoff of Star Wars! With Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, Christopher Plummer. On Syme Home Video $50
NEW! The Strange Vengeance Of Rosalie (dir. Jack Starrett, 1972) American Indian girl (Bonnie Bedelia) goes nuts with an axe, and traps a travelling salesman (Ken Howard). Rare, effective shocker on Media Home Entertainment $50
NEW! Succubus (aka Necronomicon; dir. Jess Franco, 1967) Arty sex-horror smothered in de Sade references stars Janine Reynaud (Sadisterotica) as a mantis-like performer tearing her S&M partners to pieces! On Filmpac $50
NEW! Supersonic Man (dir. Juan Piquer Simon, 1979) Masked superhero nonsense from the Spanish director of Pieces and Slugs! Mad, bad, eegad, with Cameron Mitchell, Luis Barboo. On RCA/Columbia $50
NEW! The Taking Of Christina (1974) Early version of I Spit On Your Grave stars Bree Anthony and Eric Edwards; R version on Pink Video $50
NEW! Tanya's Island (1981) Vanity - as in Prince And The Revolution - shacks up with a gorilla, in a freakish softcore project! On Video Classics, cover shows wear and slight tear but a hard one to find regardless $50
NEW! Taxi Hunter (dir. Herman Yau, 1993) Vicious Hong Kong driver-goes-nuts flick with Anthony Wong, Rongy Uang Yu. Subtitled, HK copy $20
NEW! The Telephone Book (dir. Nelson Lyon, 1971) Weird, WEIRD off-the-wall R-rated underground comedy about a woman falling in love with the world’s greatest obscene caller. With Sarah Kennedy, Norman Rose, James Harder, a VERY young Jill Clayburgh, and Warhol regulars Ondine as narrator and Ultra Violet as Whip Woman. On Embassy through CEL $30
NEW! 10 Shaolin Disciples (aka 10 Heroines, Shaolin Incredible Ten, Shaolin Teenage Heroines; dir. “Arthur King”/Kim Jeong Yong, 1981) Prime South Korean kung fu nonsense; Elton Chong assists three Shaolin nuns recover a golden Buddha from a silver-haired villain, “the famous Lee” (Mike Wong). With Eagle Han, Sue Lee. On VPD $20
NEW! Theodora The Slave Empress (dir. “Robert Hampton”/ Riccardo Freda, 1954) Unbearably rare peplum from horror specialist Freda (The Horrible Dr Hitchcock) stars Irene Papas as a slave girl clawing her way to the throne of Rome. On King Of Video Australia $100
NEW! The Tiger Strikes Again (1977) Brice Li Bruceploitation actioner on VPD $20
NEW! To Be Twenty (Fernando di Leo, 1978) Gloria Guida was Miss Teenager in Italy in 1971 before she went on to specialize in frothy sex comedies or sleazy dramas like this, and preens, pouts and plots her way through the role like a Continental Linda Hayden. Euro-sleaze fans tend to agree her best role was in this one, a seedy piece of nihilism from director Di Leo. Guida and a fellow hitchhiked leave the liberated confines of a hippie commune, meeting the hippie commune leader (a nutty German who calls himself 'Shining Ray') they later bunk down with while cruising Rome looking for action. This is the bizarre English-language edit, on Platinum's Eros label $50
NEW! Top Model (aka Eleven Days Eleven Nights 2; dir. “Joe D’Amato”/Aristide Massacessi, 1987) Softcore, soft-lensed nonsense stars “Jessica Moore”/Luciana Ottaviani, and Laura Gemser in a tiny role. On Macro $30
NEW! Torture Garden (dir. Freddie Francis, 1967) Amicus horror anthology stars Peter Cushing, Burgess Meredith, Maurice Denham, and Jack Palance as the man who collects Poe - the actual Poe, covered in cobwebs and very much alive! Written by Robert Bloch. On RCA/Columbia $30
NEW! The Touchables (dir. Jay Sheridan & Monte Mann, 1961) Early nudie-cutie set on a fat farm instead of a nature camp, crammed with sped up sight gags and cornball vaudeville routines, and one of the earliest in Box Office International’s garden of earthy pleasures. ‘Fat Chance’ worker Jessie (Claire Brennen, later in She Freak) takes pity on the schnook cowering in a panty hamper and helps him escape from Monk and Louie, now disguised as the two ugliest broads at the clinic, and an army of showgirls who have discovered what’s under Fred’s towel. The film rests squarely on TV comic (???) Billy Holms’ spindly frame, which serves as the main target of the cheapshots - a masseuse, thinking he’s a she, looks down at his chickenbone ribcage and says “You poor thing! No wonder you didn’t want to take off your towel.” On K&C Video $100
NEW! Tower Of Evil (aka Horror On Snape Island, 1971) British slasher, rare on the original early 80s Roadshow release $50
NEW! Troublesome Night (dir. Steve Cheng, Victor Tam, Herman Yau), Simon Loui, Louis Kook Allen Ting, Teresa Mak. The very first of the long-running horror anthology series (6 theatrical and another 12 straight-to-video sequels have been produced to date) has three spooky tales tied together by a gibberish-spouting host, Peter Butt (Simon Loui). Although the series would dabble much more in excess in later productions, this first one is a lot lighter, revelling instead in William Castle-style surprise endings, old-fashioned hokum and gallows humour. However, fans of the outrageous can enjoy the toilet humour and look forward to the scene in which a woman has sex with an invisible ghost while blood streams down the walls. Subtitled, HK copy $20
NEW! Two Mafiosi vs Al Capone (aka I Due Mafiosi Contro Al Capone; dir. Giorgio Simonelli, 1966) Franco & Ciccio play two two inept police officers sent to Chicago to infiltrate Al Capone’s mob. Stars José Calvo as Al Capone and Moira Orfei. In Italian with no subtitles. On WFD Home Video with a standard photo cover $50
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Abbott And Costello Meet The Killer US copy on NTSC $10
Adam And Eve (aka Adam And Eve Against The Cannibals; dir. “John Wilder”/Luigi Russo, 1982) Bronx Warriors’ Mark Gregory and Andrea Goldman play the Biblical couple cast out of the Garden of Eden, only to face a tribe of hungry cannibals! On Video Classics $100
Alice In Acidland (1969) Introduced by Melbourne Trash maven James Hound Dog, this psychedelic nudie takes a downhill spiral into addiction and damnation! In b&w except for one mind-bending colour “trip”. On the Home Cinema Group’s short-lived (four titles only) “Hound Dog’s Sinema” $30
Alien Sex Fiend: Re-Animated, The Promo Collection (1994 compilation) Goths rejoice! Eight of the ‘Fiend’s promo videos, including “Ignore The Machine”, “R.I.P.”, “Boneshaker Baby”, “Get Into It”, “Buggin’ Me”, “Bun Ho!”, “Now I’m Feeling Zombified” and “Magic”… UK copy on Jettisoundz $30
Alien Terror (aka Sinister Invasion; dir. Juan Ibanez & Jack Hill, 1968) One of Boris Karloff’s final film appearances, a sci-fi/gothic horror from Mexico. On CEL $30
Alien Terror (aka Alien 2: On Earth, Strangers; dir. “Sam Cromwell”/Ciro Ippolito, 1980) Ultra-low budget and very violent rip-off of "Alien". A space module lands back to Earth after a failed mission but the astronauts have been replaced by hideous creatures that can penetrate into people's bodies and make them explode. Cover has slight water damage; on K-Tel $30
Alvin Purple (dir. Tim Burstall, 1973) THE quintessential Ocker sex-comedy with Graeme Blundell, Jackie Weaver, Noel Ferrier and Abigail. Ultra-rare Roadshow release $100
Alvin Rides Again (dir. David Bilcock & Robin Copping, 1974) Graeme Blundell is back “balls’n’all” with Alan Finney, Frank THring, Noel Ferrier and Abigail. Ultra-rare Roadshow release $100
American Ninja IV: The Annihilation (1990) Michael Dudikoff vs an indestructible “Super Ninja”! Cannon Video via Warners $10
American Nitro (dir. Bill Kimberlin, 1979) History of drag racing to the late Seventies, with some incredible vintage racetrack footage, and a Robert Crumb cover! Video Classics $100
American Trash Filmshow Volume 1 Three decades of American pop culture madness curated by cult film historian Jack Stevenson and released by Australia’s Fatal Visions magazine. An incredible selection of scopitone clips, an episode of 50s show “Divorce Hearing”, at home with electric guitar whiz Les Paul, a 50s Florida travelogue, and training films “Censorship: A Question Of Judgement” and drivers ed shocker “Accident Scene”. On the shortlived Fatal Visions label via Home Cinema Group $50
The Amorous Milkman (dir. Derren Nesbitt, 1975) “He gave ‘em much more than a pint of milk!” Brendan Fraser delivers the dairy goods in this Confessions-style nonsense with a fantastic supporting cast: Julie Ege, Diana Dors, Alan Lake, Anthony Sharp, Roy Kinnear, Ray Barrett. Video Classics $100
Another State Of Mind (dir. Adam Small & Peter Stuart, 1984) Documentary on an ill-fated tour of the US and Canada by punk bands Social Distortion and the brattier Youth Brigade. With a brief appearance by Minor Threat. Box Office International Video $100
Apache Woman (aka Una Donna Chiamata Apache; dir. “George McRoots”/Giorgio Maruizzo, 1976) “Al Cliver”/Pier Luigi Conti, Yara Kewa, Rick Boyd. Spaghetti western roughie on Delta Home Video $50
The Apple (dir. Menahem Golan, 1980) Catherine Mary Stewart, Allan Love, Grace Kennedy, Joss Ackland. A futuristic “New Wave” rock musical set in 1984! Cannon Films, you’ve done it again… Video Classics $100
Army Of Darkness: Special Edition (dir. Sam Raimi, 1992) Numbered limited run (this one’s No. 0680) from the 1994 rental release complete with the alternate theatrical ending and extra footage restored. On Fox Video, RARE!! $100
Astro Zombies (aka Space Vampires, Space Zombies; dir. Ted V Mikels, 1969) Bug-headed space beings attack helpless go-go dancers with machetes, in Ted’s best-loved B shocker. With Wendell Corey, Tom Pace, John Carradine, and Faster Pussycat Kill Kill’s Tura Satana in a rare screen appearance. On the ultra-rare King Of Video label $100
Au Pair Girls (dir. Val Guest, 1973) Four foreign girls land in London, in an enjoyable comic nudie romp with John Le Mesurier, Richard “Man About The House” O’Sullivan, and Man From Deep River’s Me Me Lay. On Videopix’s racier Vampix label from c. 1981 $100
The Awful Dr Orloff (dir. Jess Franco, 1961) Howard Vernon. Letterboxed. Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare $30
Bad Georgia Road Video Classics $100
Bad Taste Movie No. 1 (dir. Karl Tosner, 1982) We’ve found it – the Holy Grain of sheer awfulness! Shot on amateur video in Britain by South African entrepreneur Tosner as an R-rated tribute to Kenny Everett, you have aging and overweight strippers (one in a Miss Piggy mask!) wedged between filthy limericks courtesy of a middle-aged EmCee with a comb-over, who barks like a seal at his own inanity. Blindingly offensive, but not in the ways the filmmakers hoped… on Variety Video $100
The Ballad Of Billie Blue (dir. Kent Osborne 1972) Well-meaning Born Again melodrama charts the meteoric rise of godless country star Billie Blue, only to find God in a prison cell. Hallelujah, it’s Erik Estrada in his second ever role! An unbelievably rare release on Golden Lion Video $100
The Bat People Syme Home Video $30
Beasts Of Bourbon: From The Belly Of The Beasts $20
Bedroom Mazurka (dir. John Hilbard, 1970) Max (Ole Søltoft) is a popular teacher at a public school who needs a new schoolmaster. In an effort to entice him to take the vacated position, the boys hire a stripper to seduce the sexually inexperienced scholar. First in a series of phenomenally successful Danish sex comedies; on Roadshow $100
Bedside Headmaster (dir. John Hilbard, 1972) Sequel to Bedroom Mazurka, the most successful Danish export in film history! With Ole Soltoft, Axel Strobye. On Roadshow $100
Beijing Bastards (dir. Yuan Zhang, 1993) Mainland Chinese actioner with Jian Cui, Wen Li, Bian Tianshuo, Li Wei. In Mandarin with English subtitles. HK release $20
The Beyond (dir. Lucio Fulci, 1981) Fulci zombies! On the rare-as Hell Palace Explosive release from ’83 $50
Beyond The Doors (aka Down On Us; dir. Larry Buchanan, 1984) The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot. Conspiracy exploitation from schlockmeister Buchanan (The Eye Creatures), on RocVale $50
Beyond The Door II (aka Shock! Dir. Mario Bava, 1977) Startling supernatural gore from Italy’s master of horror; on K&C Video $100
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (dir. Russ Meyer, 1970) ULTRA-RARE 1980 release on Magnetic Video/20th Century Fox $100
The Big Bad Wolf (aka Der Wolf Und Die Seiben Jungen Geisslein; dir. Peter Podehl, 1957/66) The Seven Little Kids – midgets in goat masks! – attempt to outwit the voracious Wolf. West German kiddie nightmare released in the States in ’66 by K. Gordon Murray’s main matinee rival Childhood Productions and narrated by Paul Tripp. Shudder. On Video Classics $100
Big Black: Pig Pile (1987) Wunderkind producer Steve Albini’s wall-of-noise supergroup sounds just like its name. Recorded live in London during their farewell tour. PAL release on Touch And Go Video $30
The Big Combo (1955) Rare, eccentric film noir with Cornel Wilde, Ruichard Conte; on the Go Video label $50
Bilitis (dir. David Hamilton, 1977) Soft-lensed coming of age erotica with Patty D’Arbanville, on Star Video $30
The Black Cat (dir. Lucio Fulci, 1980) Fulci does Poe! With Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer and David Warbeck, on the K-Tel label $50
Black Christmas Star Video $30
The Black Dragon Revenges The Death Of Bruce Lee Rare Aussie release on Video Line
Blackenstein (aka Black Frankenstein; dir. William A Levey, 1973) Limbless Vietnam vet resurrected with a square afro! Easily the nuttiest of the blaxploitation-horror cycle… with John Hart, Liz Renay, on the Sundowner label $50
The Black Klansman (aka I Crossed The Color Line; dir. Ted V Mikels, 1966) “This Is Andrea ... She Had To Have His Love ... Even Though Her Baby Might Be Black!” An African-American dons whiteface and infiltrates the KKK to avenge his daughter's death, in one of the more provocatively titled Civil Rights-era exploitationers from the director of The Corpse Grinders! On RCA Columbia $50
The Black Panther $50
A Blade In The Dark (dir. Lamberto Bava, 1982) Great latter-day giallo, very hard to find in Australia on the Vestron label $50
Blaze Starr Buck Naked (on-screen title Blaze Starr The Original, aka Blaze Starr Goes Nudist, Blaze Starr Goes Wild, Back To Nature, Nature Girl, Busting Out; dir. Doris Wishman, 1963) Notorious stripper “Blaze Starr” aka Fannie Belle Fleming cashes in on her ten minutes of fame at the Sunny Palms Nudist Camp! Hosted by James Hound Dog on his “Hound Dog’s Sinema” label via Home Cinema Group $50
Blazing Stewardesses (dir. Al Adamson, 1974) Softcore hijinks at the Lucky Dollar Ranch with Yvonne De Carlo, Bob Livingstone, Don “Red” Barry, Regina Carrol and the Ritz Brothers. Rare early 80s UK release on IFS $50
The Blood Beast Terror (dir. Vernon Sewell, 1967) Mad Victorian scientist (Robert Flemyng) unleashes a vampiric half-woman, half-moth (Wanda Ventham); Peter Cushing investigates. Preposterous Tigon production, well worth wasting 90 mins over! On the ultra-rare Vampix label circa 1980 $100.
Blood Feast (1963) and 2000 Maniacs (1964) The birth of the GORE film is right here, in Herschell Gordon Lewis’ incredible rough-as-guts masterpieces! Both rare as hell, Blood Feast’s cover has a small chunk missing in the top left corner but otherwise they’re in good nick… on the Palace Explosive label $50 each
Blood Of Dracula's Castle (dir. Al Adamson & Jean Hewitt, 1969) Young couple inherit a castle and discover the sitting tenants Count and Countess “Townsend”, are really vampires. Early Adamson shocker with Alexander D'Arcy, Paula Raymond and John Carradine, on the Syme Home Video label $50
Blood Queen (aka Little Mother; dir. Radley Metzger, 1973) Sleazy biopic on Eva Peron. Christiane Kruger, Mark Damon, Anton Diffring. On Videoscope $50
Blood Rush (aka Rush; dir. “Anthony Richmond”/Tonino Ricci, 1983) Post-apocalypse hero takes on a new feudal lord and his slave army. On K-Tel $30
BloodRush DNA (199?) Loooow-budget, jungle-bound Aussie sci fi that’s SO obscure it rates one (!!) mention on Google! $30
Bloodthirsty Butchers (dir. Andy Milligan, 1970) Sweeney Todd remade as a period splatter shocker, by Staten Island’s Godfather of Gore Andy Milligan! Video Classics $100
Bloody New Year (dir. Norman J. Warren, 1987) Mutants from a nuclear spill terrorize a group of teenagers on a deserted island. Ludicrous British horror slips Warren’s usual B-status down to D minus! On Palace $20
Born A Ninja (possibly directed by Godfrey Ho, late 80s) A VERY obscure Joseph Lai production, shot on video and representing the brownest end of the ninja cycle. With Patrick L’Argent, Man Fei, Laura Yang, Daniel Carfield. Fullscreen, dubbed (atrociously!) into English. A no-label release $10
The Blue Box (aka Pornography In Hollywood; dir. “John Kirkland”/Carlos Tobalina, 1972) Doco on the no-budget porno industry, hosted by the chainsmoking ponytailed geriatric “George Murphy”. Supposedly features Uschi Digard, but I can’t find her. “The Blue Box” is another computer generated retitling from Pink Video $50
Bobbie Jo And The Outlaw (dir. Mark L. Lester, 1976) Genius White Trash exploitation with all your key Seventies drive-in essentials: rednecks and rubes, guns, bloodshed, freaks and hippies versus the Pigs, and a topless Lynda “Wonder Woman” Carter as Bobbie Jo, a carhop waitress and would-be country singer teaming up with an arrogant young hustler Lyle Wheeler (Marjoe) who fancies himself as a modern Billy The Kid. From then on it’s Thelma And Louise done right (or Bonnie And Clyde gone horribly wrong!) as they’re joined by Bobbie’s friend Essie (Belinda Balaski), sister Pearl (Merrie Lynn Ross) and Pearl's psychotic boyfriend Slick (Jesse Vint) on their crime spree through New Mexico. Cute, nasty, and oh-so-cheap and tacky! On K&C Video $100
Braindead (1992) Peter Jackson’s bad taste masterpiece is STILL not out on DVD in Australia, but we do have an original VHS rental copy WITH ITS 3D COVER!!! Sure it’s been knocked around over the years, and it has a few scuffs and cracks in the plastic, but it’s retained its shape remarkably well over the years, and the tape plays like a dream. ONLY $30
Brain Of Blood (dir. Al Adamson, 1972) Faked sequel to the “Blood Island” triology features faux Filipinos, gruesome surgery sequences, and trademark Adamson weirdness! On K&C Video $100
The Bride And The Beast (1958) Ed Wood-scripted jungle exploitation – newlywed discovers her “inner ape”! UK release $30
The Bronx Executioner (dir. “Bob Collins”/Vanio Amici, 1986) New York is ablaze with battling humans, replicants and crazed robots, in a fun Italian post-apocalypse cheesefest. With Woody Strode; on RCA Columbia $20
Bronx Warriors 2 (dir. Enzo G. Castellari, 1982) Mad, mad sequel to Castellari’s joyous plundering of Escape To New York! With Mark Gregory, Henry Silva. On RCA/Columbia $20
The Brothers (aka The Kung Fu Brothers; dir. Philip Chalong, 1973) Thai kung fu fest with a primarily Hong Kong cast, on Thorn EMI $20
Bruce Lee vs Supermen (1975) Outrageous Bruceploitation starring Bruce “Li” as the Green - ahem, RED Hornet… Video Classics $100
Bummer! (1974) “You don’t have to assault a groupie…you just have to ask!” Sleazy expose on backstage action from Dave Friedman, on K&C Video $100
Caged Heat (Jonathan Demme) Video Classics $100
Caligula The Untold Story (dir. Joe D’Amato, 1982) Bacchanalian excesses of Ancient Rome told by Uncle Joe, with David Brandon and Laura Gemser; on Video Classics $100
Cannibals (aka White Cannibal Queen, Barbarian Goddess, Mondo Cannibale, 1980) Al Cliver heads to the jungle to find his lost daughter, now queen of a cannibal tribe. Cheap even for Franco’s standards… ultra-rare Day Connection label release $100
Caravaggio (Derek Jarman) Rare VHS release on Home Cinema Group $20
Chatter-Box R-rated comedy on Roadshow $50
Carnage (dir. Andy Milligan, 1983) Carol and Jonathan, a newlywed couple, move into their new house which is haunted by the ghosts of another newlywed couple who commited suicide in the house three years earlier. Decidedly Z grade, even for Milligan! On RCA Columbia $50
Catch the Black Sunshine (aka Charcoal Black, Black Rage, Sunshine Run; dir. Chris Robinson, 1972) Albino slave Sunshine (white actor/director Chris Robinson!!!) and his darker brother trudge through the Louisiana swamps looking for treasure, with the evil slaveowner Striker (Lurch from the Addams Family, Ted Cassidy) breathing down their necks. On Starbase Video $100
Cat O’Nine Tails (dir. Dario Argento, 1971) Early Argento giallo, mehga-rare on the K&C Video label $100
Centerfold Girls (dir. John Peyser, 1974) A psycho killer is on the loose offing prime models; features Andrew Prine, Tiffany Bolling, Aldo Ray, Ray Danton, Connie Strickland. On Media Home Entertainment $50
A Certain Sacrifice (dir. Stephen Jon Lewicki, 1979-81) The NY student art-porn film Madonna wanted to ban! A topless Miss Cicconi parties, is abused and seeks revenge through a blood ritual. Yikes! On Seven Keys Video $30
Coffy (dir. Jack Hill, 1972) The QUEEN of MEAN, Pam Grier, stars at her nastiest role in this groundbreaking black actioner. With Sid Haig, a real scarcity on the CBS Fox label $50
Comedy’s Dirtiest Dozen (1988) Early, exclusive Bill Hicks footage along with Tim Allen and Chris Rock… on the Palace label $50
Come Play With Me 2 Video Classics $100
Comrades: Almost A Love Story (dir. Peter Chan, 1996) Hong Kong romantic drama with Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang. HK release $20
Coming Of Age (dir. Brian Jones, 1986) Aussie New Wave sex comedy with Angela Menzies-Wills, David Evans, Mark Neal, Margaret Dupre and David Argue. Stage Door Video $50
Commuter Husbands (dir. Derek Ford, 1973) “They’re married but…single minded!” Six urban hunters out looking for prey in a VERY British sex comedy with Gabrielle Drake, on Palace’s Vibrant label $50
Confessions Of A Window Cleaner (dir. Val Guest, 1974) First of four iconic British sex comedies with Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Sheila White and Bill Maynard. On RCA Columbia $30
Confessions Of A Pop Performer (dir. Norman Cohen, 1975) On RCA Columbia $30
Confessions Of A Driving Instructor (dir. Norman Cohen, 1976). Guest stars Liz Fraser, Irene Handl, Winsor Davies. On RCA Columbia $30
Confessions From A Holiday Camp (dir. Norman Cohen, 1977) Guest stars Linda Hayden, Lance Percival, Sue Upton. On RCA Columbia $30
Contamination (aka Alien Contamination; dir. “Lewis Coates”/Luigi Cozzi, 1980) Over the top, messy MESSY Alien ripoff with Zombie Flesheaters’ Ian McCulloch and a horde of overripe alien eggs…On the Starbase label $100
Cool As Ice (1991) Vanilla Ice-Ice, baby! $20
Count Dracula (dir. Jess Franco 1969) Franco’s faithful rendering of the Bram Stoker novel with Christopher Lee (in whiskers!) in the title role, Herbert Lom, Klaus Kinski, Jack Taylor, Soledad Miranda, Maria Rohm. UK copy $30
The Countess Died Of Laughter (dir. Franz Antel, 1973) Italian/West German sex farce set in an all-girls school in Napoleonic France! Femi Benussi, Gabriele Tinti... on K&C Video $100
The Crawling Hand (dir. Herbert L Strock, 1963) A severed arm from a spaceship explosion comes to life twitching and killing! With Gilligans Island’s Alan Hale Jr, on the Empire Films label $30
Crucible Of Horror (dir. Viktor Ritelis, 1971) A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch. Good British pysychological horror with Michael Gough, Yvonne Mitchell. On RCA Columbia $30
Cruel Passion (aka Marquis De Sade’s Justine; dir. Chris Boger, 1977) Prince Charles’ girlfriend Koo Stark created a Royal scandal when her softcore porn past was revealed…and here it is, a restrained de Sade adaptation also starring Martin Potter. On Intervision $50
Cry Of The Banshee (dir. Gordon Hessler, 1969)/The Oblong Box (dir. Gordon Hessler, 1970) Fantastic Vincent Price/Edgar Allan Poe double filmed in England, with Christopher Lee…on Playaround Video $30
Cult Of The Dead (aka The Snake People, La Muerte Viviente/”The Living Dead”; dir. Juan Ibanez & Jack Hill, 1968) One of Boris Karloff’s final film appearances, a gothic horror from Mexico with Carlos East, Rafael Munoz. On CEL $30
The Cycle Savages (dir. Bill Brame, 1969) Bruce Dern is note-perfect as sadistic gangleader Keeg kidnapping high school girls, forcefeeding them LSD and supplying a white slavery ring out of Las Vegas! With Chris Robinson, Melody Patterson and Casey Casem (also co-producer with Mike Curb). On CBS Fox’s four-title Retrorama label of old AIP titles from ’90 $50
Dandelions (dir. Adrian Hoven, 1974) German director Hoven (Mark Of The Devil II) must have been instructed by the money men to duplicate the success of Paul Verhoeven’s 1973 Continental sex hit Turkish Delight/The Sensualist. So he hires Sensualist star-on-the-rise Rutger Hauer as a drunken rake and a complete asshole to women, trying desperately to forget his tragic marriage to a girl turned drug addict and prostitute. Rutger’s a power- house in both these early Euro features, long before his Hollywood rise and fall to B-grade tough guy…Force Video $20
The Danish Connection (dir. Walt Davis, 1970) In one of the earliest Johnny Wadd superdick adventures, usual director Bob Chinn is reduced to an oriental cutout supporting role for director Walt Davis, but The Danish Connection delivers everything Dirk Diggler promised - shithouse dialogue from crinkle-cut John Holmes delivered with all the charisma of Chuck Norris, and the fighting prowess of a cheese sandwich. An impotent businessman with a yen for his secretary hires Johnny’s partner Eric Jensen (Rick Cassidy) to find an elusive hardon formula from Denmark. But Johnny Wadd, missing and presumed dead in Hawaii, is also on the case! He gets captured by the Chinese, who torture him endlessly with sex for the location of the formula, but Johnny won’t budge. According to the Ballad of Big Bad John, “he’s got a head that he uses, and his meat is Grade A”. Right on, John. A never-to-be-offered-again tape on Vintage Video $100
The Dawn Of Victory (dir. Dimis Dadiras) Greek war! On Star Video $20
Day Of Judgment (dir. Christopher Reynolds, 1981) Earl Owensby-produced cheapie Southern horror, on the Playaround Video label $20
The Day Of The Beast (dir. Alex de la Iglesia, 1995) Rare rental release on BMG Video $30
Deadly China Dolls (aka Lethal Panther; dir. Godfrey Ho, 1990) Alex Fong, “William Ho”/Ka-Kui Ho, Sibelle Hu, Maria Jo. In widescreen, in Cantonese with English subtitles. “Category III” UK release on Eastern Heroes $10
Deadly Impact (dir. “Larry Ludman”/Fabrizio de Angelis) Roadshow $50
Deadly Sunday Platinum Video $30
The Deadly Thief (aka Shalimar; dir. Krishna Shah, 1978) A failed attempt at an international sub-Bondian Bollywood thriller teams local stars Dharmendra, Shammi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman with Hollywood veterans Rex Harrison, Sylvia Miles and John Saxon. From the future director of Hard Rock Zombies…Video Classics Gold $100
Deadly Weapons (dir. Doris Wishman, 1974) Double-barrelled companion piece to Wishman & Chesty Morgan’s Double Agent 73… UK release $20
Death Journey (dir. Fred Williamson, 1976) Fred Williamson, D’Urville Martin. Williamson’s first Jesse Crowder film, a good cheap actioner on the Unicorn Video label $50
The Deathmaster (dir. Ray Danton, 1972) Robert Quarry almost parodies his own Count Yorga Vampire series in this beautifully dated tale of a Manson-like vampire guru. On CBS Fox’s four-title “Midnight Marquee” label of old AIP titles from ’90 $50
The Decline Of Western Civilization (dir. Penelope Spheeris, 1980) One of the Holy Grails of video collecting! Possibly your once-in-a-lifetime chance to actually hold a copy in your hands… An incredible portrait of the LA Hardcore scene circa 1979. The bands, fans, the violence, the revolution: footage and interviews of Black Flag (pre-Rollins!), X, Fear, The Germs and Circle Jerks. Video Classics $200
The Demon Lover (1976) “At last! The truth about demons!” No budget horror classic on Unicorn Video $100
Desperate Living (1977) John Waters’ bad taste masterpiece! On Palace’s “Divine Video”, it’s a hard one to track down…$100
Devil Doll (dir. Lindsay Shonteff, 1963) What is the strange, evil secret of Vorelli’s dummy Hugo?” Vintage British shocker from Candain director Shonteff, with Bryant Halliday, William Sylvester and Yvonne (Curse Of The Werewolf) Romain. On Columbia Hoyts Tristar $20
Devil's Express (1976) Warhawk Tanzania battles an ancient Chinese demon (complete with liquid paper eyes!) in the New York subway. As low-rent as any kung fu/blaxploitation film can get, a one-of-a-kind gumby masterpiece! On Starbase $100
The Devil Ship Pirates (dir. Don Sharp, 1964) Hammer costumer with Christopher Lee, Barry Warren, Michael Ripper, Duncan Lamont, Andrew Keir. Widescreen UK release $20
Diamond Peddlers (dir. “Anthony Ascott”/Giuliano Carnimeo, 1975) Bizarre Trinity series ripoff with Terence Hill & Bud Spencer standins Paul Smith (Crimewave, Popeye) and “Michael Coby”/ Antonio Cantaforia. Surprisingly they starred together in four other slapstick vehicles as “Simon and Matthew”! Smith remains a true spaghetti genre hybrid, an American dubbed into Italian, playing an American! VERY obscure release on Vogue Video $50
Divine Emanuelle (dir. “Christian Anders”/Elia Milonakos, 1981) Jonestown, Black Emmanuelle style! Laura Gemser plays the charismatic leader of a religious love cult, dominating them with sex and terror. On Video Classics $100
D.O.A. Live At The Assassination Club UK release on Jettisoundz $30
Dolemite (dir. D’Urville Martin, 1975) Rudy Ray Moore’s first and greatest starring role. Slight tearing on the bottom of the cover otherwise fine, on Launchdown Film Corp $50
Don’t Look Back (1967) $30
Double Agent 73 (1974) “Watch out for the booby traps…they’re explosive!” Doris Wishman’s inept and exploitative spy caper features humungously-busted stripper Chesty Morgan with a camera implanted in one of her “Big Two”. A mega-rarity on Video Classics $100
Doug Anthony All-Stars: Live At The National Theatre (1990) D*A*S*S at their anarchic best! $30
Down By Law (1986) Jim Jarmusch’s rarest VHS release on Newvision/CBS Fox $30
The Dragon Strikes Back (aka The Fighting Fists Of Shanghai Joe; dir. Mario Caiano, 1973) Chinese kung fu expert Chen Lee arrives in San Francisco, helps a community of oppressed Mexican farmers from the tyrannical Klaus Kinski and Gordon Mitchell. Spaghetti/noodle western on Western Union Pictures $30
Dr Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine (dir. Norman Taurog, 1965) Vincent Price hams it beautifully in a Beach Party-meets-Bond vehicle, while Frankie Avalon is the hapless agent. On RCA Columbia $50
Dr Goldfoot And The Girl Bombs (dir. Mario Bava, 1966) Vincent Price returns to conquer the world, this time with exploding femmebots! Fabian is on the case, along with idiotic Italian comics Franco and Ciccio. On CBS Fox’s four-title Retrorama label of old AIP titles from ’90 $50
Dr Jekyll And His Women (dir. Walerian Borowczyk, 1981) Udo Kier weirds it up in Browczyk’s almost incomprehensible art-smut-horror; with Patrick Magee, Howard Vernon. On Video Classics $100
Dungeon Of Terror (aka Requiem For A Vampire, Caged Virgins; dir. Jean Rollin, 1971) Two girls stumble on a castle in the French countryside and initiated into the vampiric high priest’s bizarre rituals… Rare Rollin release on the Platinum Video label $100
Eating Raoul (1982) Hilarious and ghastly tale stars Mary Woronov and director Paul Bartel as a happily married couple…of cannibals. Is it a comedy? “Yes,” says Bartel at one point, “but not the kind you’re used to.” On Palace Home Video $20
Electric Blue Special: True Blue (c. 1983) Part of the long-running Electric Blue softcore video series from the UK in the early 80s, this hour-long shot-on-video cheesecake effort from Sydney (?) has no cast or crew listed. A real oddity! $50
Emanuelle’s Amazon Adventure (aka Emanuelle & The Last Cannibals, Tram Them And Kill Them; dir. “Joe D’Amato”/Aristide Massacessi, 1977) Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Donald O’Brien. Cut UK print, on Aussie label Force Video $30
Emanuelle’s Daughter On Force Video $30
Emanuelle’s Revenge (aka Blood Vengeance, Emanuelle And Francoise; dir. “Joe D’Amato”/ Aristide Massacessi, 1975) George Eastman, Rosemarie Lindt. On Force Video $30
Emmanuelle 5 (dir. Walerian Borowczyk, 1985) Emmanuelle (Monique Gabrielle) begins a passionate love affair with a tycoon, only to be kidnapped by an Arab ruler. On Vestron $30
Encounter With Disaster (aka 13 Great Disasters That Shook the World; dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr, 1979) Fantastic footage of the TEXAS CITY explosion, Hurricane Camille, Le Mans & Indy deadly crashes, and more. On Video Classics $50
“Every Man Has A Fantasy” (computer generated title, original title unknown; director listed as “Tom Gordon” but may be a “Lancer Brooks”/Tom DeSimone film, early 70s) Five gay guys hold a seance and end up Hell in front of a naked masked Satan! On the same tape as “Manhunt” (computer generated title, original title Gay Tarzan; dir. “Lancer Brooks”/Tom DeSimone, 197?) A queer jungle romp from the future director of B-grade slop like Chatterbox, Hell Night, Reform School Girls, and the 3-D Prison Girls!!! With Bob Dun and Jack Cole (“jack hole”?). Both cut from X to R, on the Pink Video label $100
Exile & Exhileration: A Video Meme From Genesis P-Orridge UK copy on Jettisoundz $30
The Exotic Dreams of Casanova (dir. Dwayne Avery, 1970) Between the defrocked costume romps like Notorious Cleopatra and the drugged excesses of The Toy Box lies this curious entry in the Harry Novak Hall of Infamy, a flipped-out frat party free-for-all with Perry Mason overtones. A stag performance by modern descendant and current spaghetti western star Joe Casanova turns nasty when his overzealous guests knock him unconscious, and he imagines himself in the Gomorra County courtroom loaded with party perverts, a camp judge, and a Keystone Cop, where the name ‘Casanova’ itself is on trial. With Uschi Digart; on K&C Video $100
Exterminators Of The Year 3000 (dir. “Jules Harrison”/Giuliano Carmenio, 1983) Great Italian post-apocalypse cheese with Alan Collins, Robert Jannucci. On Roadshow $50
Eyes Of The Condor (dir. “Chalong Pakdeevichit”/Chalong Pakdivijit, 1987) With Sorapong Chatree, Douglas Dull: a Thai-made Bondian kung-fu comedy with dwarves!!! Impossibly rare release on World Wide Video House $100
The Fabulous Bastard From Chicago (1969) Sex pays as much as crime in David Friedman's prohibition tale, set in 1927 and telling the story of a bootlegger who sends his sexy dame to his rival to get precious information, but the plan backfires when the bootlegger's daughter is raped. With John Alderman, on K&C Video $100
Fanny Hill (dir. Russ Meyer, 1964) One of Russ Baby’s rarest, a period comedy shot in Germany for producer Albert Zugsmith. With barely a trace of his trademark obsessions, it’s a real curio nonetheless! On Video Classics $100
Fascination (dir. Jean Rollin, 1979) Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare $30
Felicity (dir. John D Lamond, 1979) Glory Annen, Christopher Milne, Joni Flynn, John Michael Howson. Beautifully shot tale of a young convent-schooled teenage girl (Glory Annen) and her sexual awakening in Hong Kong. On Roadshow $100
Female Trouble (1974) John Waters’ followup to Pink Flamingos is Divine at his/her best…a rampaging homicidal beauty queen addicted to “liquid eyeliner”!!! All the gang’s here, and on Palace’s “Divine Video”, it’s a hard one to track down! $100
Female Vampire (aka The Loves Of Irina, 1973) Lina Romay in her iconic role in what could be Jess Franco’s masterpiece of strange erotic horror. Widescreen, dubbed into English. UK Redemption release, now super-rare $30
The Final Programme (aka Last Days Of Man On Earth; dir. Robert Fuest, 1973) Astounding psychedelic sci-fi based on Michael Moorcock’s Jerry Cornelius novels, from the director of the Dr Phibes films! Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Magee, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews, Graham Crowden, Julie Ege; on Thorn EMI $50
First Love: A Litter On The Breeze (dir. Eric Kot, 1997) Wong Kar-Wai took a break from making films about pretty people sitting around smoking to produce this curious comedy-drama directed by and featuring prolific funnyman Eric Kot. Photographed by Wong cameraman Chris Doyle, this plays on one level as a painfully elaborate satire on Wong's work, while at the same time milking the same kind of studied aimlessness and forced whimsy for all its worth; which, mixed with occasional intrusions of Eric Kot's signature goofy 'mo lei tau' humour, make for a genuinely bizarre film. HK release $20
The First Time Is The Last Time (dir. Raymond Leung, 1989) Carrie Ng, Andy Lau. HK release $20
Five Bloody Graves (dir. Al Adamson, 1970) Crude, violent western with Robert Dix, Scott Brady, John Carradine, John 'Bud' Cardos and Kent Osborne; on Prestige Video $50
Flesh Feast (dir. Brad F. Grinter, 1970) “Don’t you like my maggots?” Tragic Hollywood legend Veronica Lake’s final film was with Florida’s Grinter, playing a Jewish scientist keeping the maggot-riddled head of Hitler alive on a plate – so she can exact a 25 year plan of revenge! As nuts as it sounds, and as cheap as it gets. Go Video release $100
Force Four (1975) See 28 Black Belts in action!” Warhawk (Devil’s Express) Tanzania in a bottom-of-the-barrel black kung fu actioner, SUPER RARE on the Gold Seal label $100
For Love Or Murder (aka Kemek; dir. Theodore Gershuny, 1970) “The drug will kill them or drive them insane!” Pseudo-psychedelic exploitation with Mary Woronov, on K-Tel $30
Forty Graves For Forty Guns (aka Machismo, The Revenge Of The Wild Bunch; dir. Paul Hunt, 1971) A jailed Mexican bandit is offered a pardon if he will cross the border into Mexico and bring back a gang of murderous gold thieves. Nasty spaghetti western wannabe distributed by Harry Novak’s Box Office International. On K&C Video $100
The 4D Man (dir. Irwin S Yeaworth Jr, 1959) Scientist discovers the power to walk through solid objects, and (of course) goes on a killing spree. “SEE…the 4 D MAN turn love into a kiss of death!” With Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, Patty Duke. Available with either a photo or poster cover, both on King Of Video Australia $50 each
Four Of The Apocalypse (dir. Lucio Fulci, 1975) BRUTAL apocalyptic western with Fabio Testi, Lynne Frederick, Michael J. Pollard, Donald O'Brien, Tomas Milian. Fulci’s second of three spaghetti westerns; complete uncut version, in English except for the additional scenes in Italian with English subtitles. Widescreen Showtime knockoff $10
Franco, Ciccio e Il Pirata Barbanera (dir. Mario Amendola, 1969) Pirate comedy co-written by Bruno Corbucci; in Italian with no subtitles, on the VCT Italvision label $30
Frankenstein Created Woman (dir. Terence Fisher, 1967) The most intriguing of Hammer’s Frankenstein cycle with Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters. UK release $20
Frankenstein’s Castle Of Freaks (dir. “Robert Oliver”/Ramiro Oliveros, 1974) Perverse shocker stars Rossano Brazzi as the Baron, graverobbing and experimenting along with his sadistic dwarf assistant and an ape-man played by “Boris Lugosi”! With Edmund Purdom, Alan Collins, Gordon Mitchell. On Starbase Video $100
Freakouts And Flashbacks (1960s-70s) Five drug scare shorts curated by Jack Stevenson: LSD-25 (1967), LSD – Isight Or Insanity? (1968), LSD – Trip To Nowhere (1968) narrated by Sal Mineo, The Pill Poppers (1970), and Hooks (1972) narrated by Michael Landon. Freaky! On the shortlived Fatal Visions label via Home Cinema Group $50
Freedom To Love (dirs. Eberhardt & Phyllis Kronhausen, 1969) White-coater pornumentary interviews Hugh Hefner as well as free-loving hippy types, avant-garde playwrights, and many more. A real time capsule of sexual mores, on K&C Video $100
Frustration (Jose Benazeraf) Unbearably rare French sex-horror on the Rose label $100
Gamera vs Guiron $20
Ganjasaurus Rex (dir. Ursi Reynolds, 1987) Continuing our “Worst Films Of All Time” collection! From the IMDB: “…a pot farmer in the remote West Coast stumbles across an ancient marijuana seed the size of a Volkswagon and decides to plant it. The plant is the size of a sequoia tree, and it's aroma awakens the sleeping Ganjasaurus Rex that feeds on it. The monster is an actual toy Godzilla with an always visible hand causing movement, and that should be a key reference to the special effects, the acting, and the plot line.” US release on Rhino, NTSC format $20
Get Crazy (1982) Malcolm McDowell as a British punk singer, Fear’s Lee Ving, and Lou Reed parodying Bob Dylan, in an all-but-the-kitchen-sink rock comedy from Allan (Rock & Roll High School) Arkush! On Roadshow Home Video $50
Get Mean VCL through Video Classics $50
Ghost In The Invisible Bikini (dir. Don Weis, 1966) Ghostly millionaire (Boris Karloff) haunts the Beach Party gang (Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley), and guests Basil Rathbone and Nancy Sinatra! On RCA Columbia $30
Gimme Shelter (1970) Rolling Stones at Altamount (shudder!). A chilling document from the Summer of Hate, on Polygram $30
Girls At The Gynaecologist (dir. Ernst Hofbauer, 1971) Video Classics $100
Girls In The Streets On K&C Video $100
The Godchildren (aka Hawaiian Split; dir. Robert E. Pearson, 1971) Mafia-themed crime/softcore porn rarity with Rene Bond, Sandy Carey, Uschi Digard; on the Prestige Video label $50
God Of Gamblers (Wong Jing) UK release on the “Made In Hong Kong” label $30
The Godson (1972) Directed by William (Mantis In Lace) Rotsler, distributed by Harry Novak. On the Starbase Video label $100
Goodbye, Norma Jean (dir. Larry Buchanan, 1976) Playboy Playmate Misty Rowe sends the Marilyn legend into even sleazier territory than before! On Video Classics $50
The Good The Bad And The Loser (1976) Chop-sockey version of the Sergio Leone western!!! Stars Carter Wong as Lee Van Cleef, on King Of Video Australia $100
Gorgo (dir. Eugene Lourie, 1961) Infant prehistoric sea monster is captured and taken to London, followed by its 200 foot parent. With Bill Travers, William Sylvester; rare British schlock-fi on the King Of Video Australia label $100
Grave Of The Vampire (1974) William Smith vampire classic, on Video Box Office $50
Great Alligator River (dir. Sergio Martino, 1978) Barbara Bach versus six feet of razor sharp teeth! Italian horror shot in Africa with Mel Ferrer, Richard Johnson, on RCA Columbia $30
Hannibal (dir. Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia & Edgar G Ulmer, 1960) Rare Italian costume adventure stars Victor Mature as Hannibal, and with Terence Hill in an early role. On Sundowner $30
The Harder They Come (1973) Jimmy Cliff’s cult classic, on its original Thorn EMI rental release from the early 80s. You’ll never see this tape again, I promise! $100
Harold And Maude (1971) Impossible to find release on the CIC label $30
Hellish Flesh Coffin Joe! Something Weird US release on NTSC $20
Hell Penitentiary (dir. “Willy S Regan”/Sergio Garrone, 1983) Violent Italian women-in-prison extravaganza shot back-to-back with Hell Behind The Bars; stars Ajita Wilson, on RCA Columbia $50
Hell Raiders (dir. Gope T Samtani, 1985) Ultra-violent Indonesian WW2 adventure with Barry Prima; rare release on Prestige Video $100
Hercules (dir. “Lewis Coates”/Luigi Cozzi, 1983) First of two modern peplums directed by Argento protégé Cozzi, and starring Lou (Incredible Hulk) Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, Gianni Garko, William Berger. A Cannon release on Syme Home Video $30
Hercules In The Haunted World (dir. Mario Bava, 1961) Reg Park as Hercules, Christopher Lee and Rosalba Neri. Something Weird copy on PAL $10
High Finance Woman (aka The Loves Of A Wall Street Woman; dir. “Joe D’Amato”/Aristide Massacessi, 1989) Softcore soap opera filmed in the US, with Tara Buckman and Laura Gemser in a cameo role. On CBS Fox $30
The History Of The Comics (1990) Incredible four-tape box set, each tape 90 mins long $50
Hitler’s Children (dir. Edward Dmytryk, 1943) Bizarre war propeganda drama on the Hitler Youth, in b&w. Nostalgia Merchants through Video Classics – cut cover, front only $50
Hollywood Vice Squad (Penelope Spheeris) $30
Honey (dir. Gianfranco Angelucci, 1981) A young woman forces a publisher at gunpoint to read a manuscript of her erotic encounters in a boarding house. Clio Goldsmith, Catherine Spaak, Fernando Rey; on CBS Fox $30
Honeybaby, Honeybaby (dir. Michael Schultz, 1974) Diana Sands and Calvin Lockhart in a rare blaxploitation spy caper set in the Middle East; on Videoscope $50
Hot Ice (dir. Stephen C. Apostolof, 1978) Diamond heist at a ski lodge courtesy of Hungarian-born “A.C. Stephen”; Ed Wood Jr is listed as “assistant director” but was fired from his cameo (for being too drunk!). On Starbase Video $100
House By The Cemetery (1983) No-one did Italian zombie films like Lucio Fulci, and this one’s the last in his loose undead quartet. Makes not a jot of sense, but worth it for the grand guignol visuals, unrepentant gore, and Fulci’s trademark imaginative tangents. On Roadshow Home Video $50
How Sleep The Brave (dir. Lindsay Shonteff, 1981) Brutal Vietnam war film shot in England (!!!) by Canadian-born genre specialist Shonteff. On Filmways/Video Classics $50
HP Lovecraft’s Necronomicon (1993) Re-Animator producer Brian Yuzna, Christophe Gans and Shusuke Kaneko take on three of Lovecraft’s “unfilmable” stories. With grotesque makeup effects by Tom Savini and Screaming Mad George $30
Human Animals (1983) THE strangest Spanish post-apocalypse soft-core melodrama you would ever imagine. Two guys find girl, both guys try to kill each other, and girl starts to date “Larry” the dog. Sweet Jesus. With no – I repeat, NO – dialogue. Rare-as-hens-teeth copy on K-Tel $100
The Humanoid (dir. “George B Lewis”/Luigi Cozzi, 1979) Spaghetti Star Wars clone with Richard “Jaws” Kiel, Barbara Bach, Corinne Clery, Ivan Rassimov; on RCA Columbia $30
Hungry Pets (aka Please Don’t Eat My Pets! 1973) Genius softcore parody of Little Shop Of Horrors, with Rene Bond…On K&C Video $100
The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant (dir. Anthony N Lanza, 1971) “Two heads crafted on the body of a giant... The most fearsome living force ever created by man!” AIP’s bottom-of-the-barrel effort for everyone involved, particularly genuine stars Bruce Dern, Pat (Munsters) Priest, and DJ Casey Casem. On CBS Fox’s four-title “Midnight Marquee” label of old AIP titles from ’90 $50
Inglorious Bastards (1978) Enjoyable Enzo G Castellari war “epic” with Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson, on its original K&C Video release!! $100
The Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1973) Physicists are found sexed to death by a mutant strain of Bee Queens. We’re talking quality Seventies trash here! With William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri. On Showcase Video $50
The Invasion Of X From Outer Space UNBELIEVABLY rare film in any country – this one’s on the mega-collectable K&C label $100
Iron Master (dir. Umberto Lenzi, 1983) Quest For Fire with dialogue, and coupled with Conan’s swordplay in an entertaining Iron Age potboiler! With “George Eastman”/Luigi Montifiore, William Berger; on K-Tel $50
Island Of Fishmen (aka Screamers; dir. Sergio Martino, 1978) Wild spaghetti ripoff of Island Of Dr Moreau! With Barbara Bach, Joseph Cotten, Richard Johnson, on Starbase Video $100
Island Of Terror (dir. Terence Fisher, 1967) Alien pods unleash a reign of terror on a small island. Effective British sci-fi with Peter Cushing, Edward Judd; on RCA Columbia $30
It Conquered The World (dir. Roger Corman, 1956) Insane scientist (Lee Van Cleef) harnasses the energy of a crab-like alien from Venus to do his evil bidding… with Peter Graves, Beverly Garland. On Roadshow’s “Cult Classic Collection” $30
Jail House Eros (dir. Sai Hung Fung, 1990) Category III women-in-prison with Amy Yip. HK release $30
Jaws Of The Dragon (aka The Fierce One; dir. James Nam, 1976) James Nam, Kenny Nam, John Taylor. South Korean kung fu actioner picked up by The Blob’s Jack H. Harris for American distribution. On King Of Video Australia $100
Keoma (dir. Enzo G. Castellari, 1976) Even more apocalyptic spaghetti western reworking of Franco Nero’s own Django character, also with Woody Strode, William Berger, Donald O'Brien; on Global Video $30
Kid Blue (dir. James Frawley, 1973) Fantastic hippie western with a zonked-out Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle and Peckinpah regular Ben Johnson $20
Kid Stuff (dir. Giuliano Carnimeo, 1975) Second Trinity clone with the fake Hill & Spencer, Paul L. Smith and “Michael Coby”/Antonio Cantafora as a pair of lazy truckers shipping dynamite across the border, and every gangster in Italy in hot pursuit! Rare Gold Seal release $50
Killdozer: Little Baby Huntin’ Live UK copy on Jettisoundz $30
The Killer (Shaw Brothers) Warner $50
Killer Nun (dir. Giulio Berruti, 1978) Anita Ekberg is a frustrated nun going psycho on her hospital patients; a slumming Joe Dallesandro is the object of her lust. Utterly absurd Euro trash firmly wedged in the “oh how the mighty have fallen” category! Widescreen. Original case had to be replaced when fixed a few years ago, but the tape is original…on the King Of Video label $100
KISS Meet The Phantom Of The Park (aka KISS in Attack Of The Phantoms; dir. Gordon Hessler, 1978) Hey kids, remember this one? KISS attempt to thwart a mad scientist’s efforts to clone KISS into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park and take over the world. Made for TV by Hanna-Barbera, so naturally it plays like an extended episode of Scooby Doo from the Bizarro world (“I would’ve gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you meddling KISS!”). On the ultra-rare THG Video release through CIC-Taft $200
Kiss Me Monster (dir. Jess Franco, 1967) Sequel to Sadisterotica with same cast.Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare Widescreen, dubbed into English. $30
Kung Fu Zombie (dir. I-Jung Hua, 1982) Outrageous horror comedy kung fu flick starring Billy Chong; Dutch VHS release on Standard Video $50
La Banda Vallanzasca Italian release on the General Video Recording label $30
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones (1973) Filmed document of the Stones’ smack-addled 1972 tour, mainly extended jams of mainly Exile On Main Street tracks. Essential! RARE!!! Video Classics $100
Lady Chatterley vs Fanny Hill (aka Games That Lovers Play; dir. Malcolm Leigh, 1970) London’s two most successful madams wager their prize girls on bedding the most unlikely candidates. Stars Ab Fab’s Joanna Lumley, on Video Classics’ Movies At Midnight $100
The Language Of Love (dir. Torgny Wickman, 1969) “Made under the direction of medical men and women in the Swedish Institute of Sexual Research”. On Video Classics $100
Last Cannibal World (aka Jungle Holocaust, The Last Survivor; dir. Ruggero Deodato, 1977) Cannibal shocker from the director of Cannibal Holocaust, with Ivan Rassimov and Me Me Lay; ultra-rare copy on Video Classics $100
Le Cinque Giornate (aka The Five Days Of Milan; dir. Dario Argento, 1973) One of Argento’s rarest features, a period comedy set during the 1848 war. In Italian with NO subtitles, on the Cine Lux label $30
The Legend Of Hillbilly John (aka Ballad Of Hillbilly John, My Name Is John, Who Fears The Devil; dir. John Newland, 1973) Hick healer wanders the countryside exorcisin’ demons. With Denver Pyle, Susan Strasberg, R.G. Armstrong; rare’un on the King Of Video Australia label $100
Lemon Popsicle 2: Greasy Kid Stuff (aka Going Steady; dir. Boaz Davidson, 1979) Second in the long-running series of Israeli (!!!) sex comedies; on Video Classics $50
Lemon Popsicle 4: Private Popsicle (dir. Boaz Davidson, 1983) on RCA Columbia $20
Lemon Popsicle 6: Up Your Anchor (dir. Dan Wolman, 1985) on RCA Columbia $20
The Limbo Line (dir. Samuel Gallu, 1968) British Bond-meets-Avengers, Swinging Sixties style! With Craig Stevens, Kate O'Mara; on Intervision $30
Liquid Sky (1982?) Psychedlic sci-fi, never on DVD in Australia…original Thorn EMI release $50
The Living Dead Girl (dir. Jean Rollin, 1982) In French with English subtitles. Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare $30
The Long Swift Sword Of Siegfried Video Classics $100
Lure Of The Triangle (dir. “Bobby Brown”, 197?) No cast or other credits listed. Possibly French, shot on film, very 70s. On Pink Video $30
Lusty Afternoon (dir. Greg Lynch) Australian erotica, uncut on Lynch’s own video label $30
Macabre Serenade (aka House Of Evil; dir. Juan Ibanez & Jack Hill, 1968) One of Boris Karloff’s final film appearances, a gothic horror from Mexico on Box Office International $50
Maciste Contro Ercole Nella Valle Dei Guai (“Maciste Against Hercules in the Valley of Woe”, dir. Mario Mattoli, 1961) Two boxing promoters (Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia) travel via time machine back to the days of Hercules, who must save them from Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde. With Kirk Morris as Maciste, Frank Gordon as Hercules; a widescreen print in Italian with NO subtitles, a Cinevideo Italia release with coloured photocopy cover $20
Madhouse (dir. Jim Clark, 1974) Grieving horror actor (Vincent Price) revives his Doctor Death character for a British horror film, as his colleagues are murdered one by one. An Amicus/AIP co-production with Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, Linda Hayden; on RCA Columbia $50
Man Of The East (dir. EB Clutcher”/Enzo Barboni, 1973) Eccentric Englishman (Terence Hill) is taught gunslinging by a trio of outlaws, in an entertaining Trinity-era solo outing. On Warner $30
Mark Of The Lash/Dead Man’s Gold (both dir. Ray Taylor, 1948) Ron Ormond produced and co-wrote this B-western double featuring the black-clad, whip-cracking Lash LaRue, and his grizzled sidekick Fuzzy St. John. $30
Marvelous Stunts Of Kung Fu (dir. Sheng-En Chin, 1979) A fortune teller, a pretty lady, and a warrior band together to take down the evil 'underworld' thugs. Great comic-fu, on the Intercontinental Video label $50
Matinee Hookers (aka Matinee Wives; dir. Kendall Stewart, 1970) “She made the Kama Sutra look unfinished!” Vintage smut on ROadshow’s Vibrant Video label $50
Men Behind The Sun Rare-as-hell, dubbed into English Aussie release on Eagle Entertainment $100
The Mermaid (computer generated on-screen title “Deep Down”; dir. “Ronnie Runningboard”/Dan Martin, 1973) “If you can stand that fishy smell, you'll love...” Surreal softcore opus with a mermaid queen and her three princesses (including Rene Bond) seducing and turning sailors into giant fishmen! Believed lost for years, but here it is – mega-rare on the Blue Angel label $100
The Merry Pranksters and The Acid Test US releases through Ken Keasy’s own label, NTSC $30 each
Message From Space (dir. Kinji Fukasaku, 1978) “Takes up where Star Wars left” Good try! The planet Gavanas launches an attack on the Solar System, Vic Morrow’s space ship counters. Japanese schlock filmed in English, withy Sonny Chiba, Peggy Lee Brennon, Sue Shiomi. RARE on Video Classics $100
The Mini-Skirt Mob (dir. Maury Dexter, 1968) Bad girl turns biker queen to screw up her ex’s new marriage. With Ross Hagen, Harry Dean Stanton. On CBS Fox’s four-title Retrorama label of old AIP titles from ’90 $50
Mission Mars (dir. Nick Webster, 1968) American sci-fi cheese with Grade-A hams Darren (Kolchak The Night Stalker) McGavin and Nick Adams. Video Classics $100
The Miss Nude America Contest (dir. James P. Blake, 1976) From IMDB: “A Felliniesque journey into the heart of the insatiable American dream; a slice of quintessential Americana, depicted with candor, pathos and humor.” On Video Classics $50
Mondo Magic Showtime knockoff $10
Mondo New York (dir. Harvey Keith, 1988) From the Worldwide Celluloid Massacre: “Explore the underworld of New York freaks where men bite off mice heads in front of an audience, people prance naked in front of a mentally disabled man while reciting poetry and wrapping themselves in saran wrap, and a female performer pours sticky fluid and glitter over her naked body while ranting in a shrieking voice at an audience...” Amongst the sideshow exhibits are Joe Coleman, Karen Finley, Lydia Lunch and Annie Sprinkle. On CEL $30
Mondo Topless (aka Mondo Girls, Mondo Top; dir. Russ Meyer, 1966) Babette Bardot, Pat Barringer, Sin Lenee, Lorna Maitland. UK release $20
The Monster Club (dir. Roy Ward Baker, 1980) Latter-day British horror anthology Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Stuart Whitman, Richard Johnson, Barbara Kellermann, Britt Ekland, Simon Ward, Patrick Magee. UK copy $20
Monster Dog (dir. “Clyde Anderson”/Claudio Fragasso, 1984) Alice Cooper sings a song (“Sometimes I’m James Bond, sometimes I’m Jack the Riiiiper!”) and battles werewolves on tour in Spain. On Delta Video $30
Monterey Pop (1968) Hedrix, Joplin, The Who, Otis Redding, Mamas And The Papas and The Animals, all filmed by master documentarian D.A. Pennebaker (Dylan’s Don’t Look Back). Essential! $30
Motor Psycho (aka Motor Mods And Rockers, Rio Vengeance; dir. Russ Meyer, 1965) Haji, Alex Rocco. UK release $20
Naughty! (dir. Stanley Long, 1971) It’s freedom, baby, according to British pornographer Stanley Long (keep it clean, people) as his team takes us on a part-doco, part-reenacted romp through the history of erotic literature, via Victorian hypocrisy to the new-found Euro-swinger’s paradises. A time capsule of sexual mores, and part of a rash of British imitations on the racier Sex Report films from the Continent. Chris Lethbridge-Baker, Lee Donald, Brenda Peters, Nina Francis, Bill Ward. Video Classics $100
The New Barbarians (1983) Spaghetti post-apocalypse doesn’t come better than this: a blatant rip-off of Mad Max 2 with Timothy Brent, Fred “The Hammer” Williamson and George (Anthropophagus) Eastman. On RCA/Columbia $20
Night Of The Strangler (dir. Joy N Houck Jr, 1972) Unbearably hard to find slasher with Mickey (Monkees) Dolenz! Video Classics $100
Ninja’s Extreme Weapons (aka American Warriors Extreme Weapons, Ninja Destructor, Ninja Exterminator; dir. “Victor Sears”/Godfrey Ho, 1987) “What does a suitcase full of drugs, a female prostitution racket, a magic ring, an evil wheel chair bound villain and lots and lots of ninjas have in common?...they do happen to serve as the staple ingredients in this decidedly head scratching affair from Tomas Tang's infamous Filmark International…If you have a penchant for trash cinema, then you'll simply lap this up.” $30
No Place To Hide Video Classics $100
On The Game (dir. Stanley Long, 1974) Stiff-upper-lipped British mockumentary on the history of prostitution with Pamela Mason, Charles Hodgson. Narrated by Rocky Horror’s Charles Gray. Video Classics $100
Orgy Of The Dead (1965) Ed Wood-scripted nudie go-go-thon with Criswell and a host of monsters! UK release on Warner Home Video $30
Polyester (dir. John Waters, 1981) Divine and Tab Hunter tear suburbia a new hole! Vintage bad taste, on its original ’84 release on RCA Columbia $50
Possessed (aka Manhattan Baby; dir. Lucio Fulci, 1983) $50
Psych-Out (dir. Richard Rush, 1968) Jack Nicholson, Dean Stockwell and Bruce Dern head this great psychedelic-era teen exploiter, and time capsule of Haight-Ashbury. On Columbia Tristar $30
Quatermass And The Pit Hammer UK release $20
Quest For The Mighty Sword (dir. Joe D’Amato) $20
Rasputin The Mad Monk UK release $20
Red Nights Of The Gestapo (1975) Sleazy low-rent Italian ripoff of The Night Porter and Salon Kitty; a real treasure on the Hollywood Video label $50
Return Of The Evil Dead Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare $30
Richard Pryor: Here And Now (1983) Concert film from Pryor’s filthiest prime! On RCA Columbia $30
Roadkill/My Sweet Satan (Jim Van Bebber) (dir. Jim Van Bebber, 1994) Short, sweet and savage - a 20 minute foray into the dark world of bored doped-up teens turning to ritual murder, from one of America’s most dangerous filmmakers, Van Bebber (Deadbeat At Dawn, Charlie’s Family). Starring Jim Van Bebber, Terek Puckett, Alydra Kelly, Sherri Rickman. UK release on the “Exploited” label $30
Satan’s Cheerleaders Video Classics $50
Scorsese X 4 (1963-1974) What’s A Nice Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? (1963), It’s Not Just You Murray! (1964), and The Big Shave (1967), a brilliantly executed mix of European and avante garde cinema, and Scorseses own deadpan Italian-American humour… includes the rare Italianamerican (1974) Scorsese turns his camera on his parents, who argue incessantly as they recount stories of the migrant experience in Noo York. Mrs Scorsese also gives out her special recipe for spaghetti sauce! UK release on Connoisseur Video $20
Scream Blacula Scream (1973) The Mother of all blaxploitation horrors, with William Marshall as Dracula’s “soul brother” (hehe) lusting after Pam Grier’s blood. On 20th Century Fox’s “Midnight Marquee” label $30
Seeds Of Evil (aka The Gardener; dir. James H. Kay, 1975) “Garden of LOVE... Garden of DEATH, He Plants the Seeds of Evil!” Ludicrous “horror” filmed in Puerto Rico stars Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro as a sinister landscaper slowly turning into a tree and learning to communicate with his fellow plants. Frighteningly rare release on Unicorn Video $100
Stamping Ground (aka Love And Music; 1971) Forgotten time capsule from the rash of festival films (Monterey Pop, Woodstock) filmed in Rotterdam Woods, Holland over three days in 1970. Featuring rare performances by Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Canned Heat, T-Rex, Soft Machine and Santana. Co-director George Sluizer later made The Vanishing.Video Classics $100
Street Trash (1986) The ultimate melt movie! Brilliant 80s schlock-horror, on the original Cannon Home Video label $50
Suburbia (Penelope Spheeris) One of the rarest of all punk features, on the Vestron Video International label $100
Target: Harry Obscure Roger Corman production on Star Video $20
Terror Of The Vampires (aka Shiver Of The Vampires, 1970) Jawdroppingly rare Jean Rollin lesbian vampires, on the Starbase Video label $100
Time Of The Apes (1975) WOW – a retarded Japanese kiddie remake of Planet Of The Apes, only the mouths don’t move! Oh, and the ape general’s named Gaybar.UK release $50
‘Tis A Pity She’s A Whore (dir. Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi, 1970) Charlotte Rampling, Oliver Tobias, Fabio Testi. Video Classics $100
Tombs Of The Evil Dead Aussie Redemption release, slight water damage to cover but still super-rare $10
Torture Dungeon (dir. Andy Milligan, 1970) …or how to make a medieval gore film on Staten Island for less than the cost of a subway token! Best of all are the Jersey accents spouting phrases like “the Dook or Nor-Witch”. Andy, we love you. Video Classics $100
The Toxic Avenger (1984) On Premiere via Roadshow, the version with the car running over the kid’s head WITHDRAWN on its initial release! There’s only a handful of these babies still out there, and it can be yours for $100
Tiffany Jones Pete Walker rare on-hour edit on UK label Ambassador Video $50
Transformers: The Movie (1986) Feature length animation, on the original RCA Columbia rental release! $30
Tron (1982) Original rental release on Walt Disney Home Video! $30
Two Evil Eyes (1990) Edgar Allan Poe reinterpreted by George A. Romero (“The Black Cat”) and Dario Argento (“The Pit And The Pendulum”). Expectedly harrowing and gruesome; on Columbia Hoyts Tristar $30
Under The Doctor (dir. Gerry Poulson, 1975) British sex comedy with Mind Your Language star Barry Evans, and the Carry On’s Liz Fraser. File under “Phwoar!” On Video Classics $100
A Virgin Among The Living Dead (dir. Jess Franco, 1971) Howard Vernon, Britt Nichols, Paul Muller, Jess Franco. Aussie Redemption release, now super-rare $30
Venus In Furs (Massimo Dallamano) UK Redemption release, now super-rare $30
Victoria Says Uncle & Natasha Never Learns (dir. “Richard Masters”/Richard Wolstencroft, c.1995) Bloodlust/Pearls Before Swine director and Melbourne Underground Film Festival organizer Wolstencroft directs these two half hour, shot-on-video (but non-pornographic) spank fetish shorts under his real name, and stars in Victoria Says Uncle as “Edward Geese” (not surprisingly, Wolstencroft was the founder of Melbourne’s infamous Hellfire Club)… self-released, $30 each
Waiting For Guffman (1996) Genius Christopher Guest mockumentary $20
Waking Life (2001) Richard Linklater animation, hard to find in any form $30
TERENCE HILL & BUD SPENCER
Blackie The Pirate (dir. “Vincent Thomas”/Lorenzo Gicca Palli, 1971) Costume adventure starring Terence Hill in swashbuckling mode, Bud Spencer in a smaller role as “Skull”. On the Delta label $30
All The Way Boys! (1972) On Embassy Home Video $30
They Call Me Trinity On Embassy Home Video $30
God Forgives, I Don’t Syme Home Video, faded cover $20
Ace High CIC Video $30
Supersnooper (1980) Terence Hill solo, on Warner $30
Trouble Makers Final pairing $20
Crime Busters (1976) Warner $30
Trinity Is Still My Name Public domain copy on Front Line Video $5
Double Trouble (1984) Roadshow, cover trimmed to fit a much smaller cover $10
Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure (1981) RCA Columbia $30
Miami Supercops RCA Columbia $30
Odds And Evens (1978) RCA Columbia $30
Go For It (1983) Warner $30
Boot Hill Public domain copy on S.O.D.A. $5
PHILIPPINES TRASH!
Alyas Batman en Robin (dir. Tony Reyes, 1992) Jaw-droppingly absurd Batman parody with spoof king Joey de Leon, the cadaverous Rene Requiestas as the Joker, and Dolphy's sidekick Panchito as Tio Joker. Oh, and it's a musical! Fullscreen, in Tagalog with NO subtitles…an unbeatably Filipino release on Regal Home Video in PAL format $100 [BUT we also throw in a DVD-R of the subtitled version for free!]
Bamboo Gods And Iron Men (dir. Cesar Gallardo, 1974) James Inglehart and Shirley Washington honeymooning in “Hong Kong” take possession of a carved wooden Buddha and its hidden secret. Mad Filipino blaxploitation/kung fu action, produced by Cirio H Santiago and released by AiP.On RCA Columbia $50
Barracuda: Terror Of The Sea (dir. Augusto Salvador, 1980s) Beyond-obscure Filipino actioner pits a kickboxing hero (Madel de Leon) against pirates led by Paquito Diaz and Max Alvarado. I have never seen this movie released anywhere else other than this miniscule Aussie VHS release on Spartan Films $50
Beach Red (dir. Cornel Wilde, 1967) Acclaimed anti-war drama shot in the Philippines, a brutally poetic account of the liberation of Bataan focussing on a group of raw recruits. On Warner $30
Beyond Atlantis (dir. Eddie Romero, 1974) Treasure hunters off the coast of the Philippines fall prey to ping pong-eyeballed breeders from the lost continent of Atlantis. Batty beyond words and played mostly straight by John Ashley Patrick Wayne and the ubiquitous and always entertaining Sid Haig. US release $20
The Big Bird Cage (dir. Jack Hill, 1972) Pam Grier! Sid Haig! Original Warners release from ’84 $50
Caged Fury (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1983) Women in prison sleaze set in a brainwashing camp in North Vietnam! Bernadette Williams and Jennifer Laine join locals Gina Alajar, Elizabeth Oropesa, Efren Reyes Jr, Joe Mari Avellana, Ken Metcalfe and Mike Cohen. US release $20
A Case Of Honor (dir. Eddie Romero, 1988) After ten years in a Vietnamese prison, five American POWs and five women felee the pursuing Russians and Vietnamese. Timothy Bottoms, John Phillip Law, Nick Nicholson, Nigel Hogge. Produced by Australian exploitation pioneer Tony I. Ginnane… Filmpac label $30
Daughters Of Satan (dir. Hollingsworth Morse, 1972) Sleazy satanic horror filmed back-to-back with Superbeast, featuring a young Tom Selleck! With Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie, Paraluman, Vic Silayan, Vic Diaz. US release on NTSC $20
Deadly Game (aka The Surabaya Conspiracy) rare film on Swedish label Westcon Video $30
Death Force (aka Fighting Mad, The Last Samurai; dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1978) Bamboo Gods’ James Iglehart is rescued and trained by Japanese stragglers (Joe Marie Avellana, Joonee Gamboa) to become a samurai sword-weilding killing machine. Impossibly rare Aussie release on Sundowner $50
Delta Force 2 (dir. Aaron Norris, 1990) Chuck Norris’ final trip to the Philippines, here disguised as the fortress of a ruthless South American drug lord (Billy Drago). A Cannon Films’ release, on RCA Columbia $20
Demon Of Paradise (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1987) A Pinoy Creature From The Black Lagoon! Hunters become the hunted when illegal dynamite disturbs the age-old slumber of a carnivorous lizardman. Kathryn Witt and William Steisteam up with Crio regulars Henry Strzalkowski, Nick Nicholson, Joe Mari Avellana, David Light and Joe Zucchero. On CBS Fox $50
Demonstone (dir. Andrew Prowse, 1989) Supernatural horror thriller produced by Aussie genre specialist Anthony I. Ginnane; Brian Trenchard-Smith was executive producer. With R. Lee Ermey, Jan-Michael Vincent, Nancy Everhard, Joonee Gamboa, Joe Mari Avellana. On VDC $30
Dugo Ng Vampira (“Blood Of The Vampire”; dir. Emmanuel H. Borlaza, 1969) Moody, effective b&w Sampaguita horror with Gina Pareno as the daughter of vampire royalty (Charlie Davao) discovering her latent eeeeevil. In Tagalog with NO subtitles, in NTSC, and as with vintage releases from the Philippines’ Sampaguita Pictures, NO cover. $20
Enter The Ninja (dir. Menahem Golan, 1981) Hugely influential, big budget martial arts thriller started Cannon Films’ invasion of the Philippines for most of the Eighties. Stars Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi, Christopher George, Michael Dudikoff. Original RCA Columbia release from the early 80s $30
Equalizer 2000 (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1986) Fantastic Mad Max rip stars Richard Norton playing one post-apocalypse faction against another…while carrying the title’s ludicrously oversized weapon. Genius! On CBS Fox’s Medusa label from the mid 80s $50
From Hell To Borneo (aka Hell Of Borneo; dir. George Montgomery, 1966) Exotic potboiler written by Montgomery (also lead actor) and Ferde Grofe Jr. With Julie Gregg, Vic Diaz, Michael Dupont, Liza Moreno, Henry Duval, Vicente Liwanag Joe Sison, “Thorin”/Torin Thatcher, Carol Varga. A rare one on Vintage Video $30
The Gunfighter (aka The Kid And The Gunfighter; dir. Romy Suzara, 1985) Pinoy western starring Lito Lapid, filmed in Hollywood! With Connie Angeles, Chuck Biller, Cole S. McKay, Eddie Nicart. Dubbed into English, on Greek VHS $30
Hell Camp (1986) Marines are parachuted into the jungle for training, only to find themselves the playthings of a twisted ex-Nam Colonel in his Filipino POW camp. Great Orion actioner with Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Richard Roundtree, on RCA Columbia $30
Hellcats (aka The Hot Box; dir. Joe Viola, 1972) Female American captives turn Third World revolutionaries in a cheerful regulation New World release written by Viola and Jonathan Demme (also producer with Cirio H. Santiago). Stars Margaret Markov, “Laurie Rose”/Jennifer Brooks. Rare Aussie release on the Pyramid label $50
Hiwaga Ng Panday (dir. Carlo J. Caparas, 1998) Caparas resurrects his own Panday/ “Blacksmith” komik character popularized by FPJ in the early 80s. Stars Jinggoy Estrada, Kris Aquino. On the Philippines’ Viva Home Video, in Tagalog with no subtitles $20
Hustler Squad (dir. Cesar Gallardo, 1976) “You pay for the pleasure… the killing is free!” In this Cirio Santiago-produced exploiter, World War 2 in the Philippines is won almost entirely by an American squad of two-buck hookers infiltrating the beds of the Japanese command. Wow. With John Ericson, Ramon Revilla Sr, Karen Ericson, Vic Diaz, Ken Metcalfe and Joe Zucchero. A real rare one on the K-Tel label $50
James Batman (1966) HOLY BATCOW! A pop culture free-for-all from the all-time king of Filipinoy parodies and released at the height of the Filipino komik superhero AND spy craze, Dolphy stars as James Bond AND Batman, and often in the same shot! In Tagalog with NO subtitles, in NTSC, and as with vintage releases from the Philippines’ Sampaguita Pictures, NO cover. $20
Karate Warrior (dir. “Larry Ludman”/Fabrizio de Angelis, 1987) Italian Karate Kid ripoff filmed in Manila, on the Macro label $20
The Losers (1970) Bikers in 'Nam led by William Smith! Rare release on Roadshow’s Vibrant Video label $50
Madonna... Babaeng Ahasss (dir. Artemio Marquez, 1991) Real snake horror soapie with Snooky Serna playing both the doomed Melinda, and her half-snake spawn Madonna. A typical “love conquers all” story soaked to gallons of gore, and featuring the most shiny plastic snake mask in screen history. With Eric Quizon, Tirso Cruz III, Rosemarie Gil, Johnny Wilson. Fullscreen, in Tagalog with NO subtitles…a Filipino release on Regal Home Video in PAL format $30
Maestro Toribio: Sentensyador (1994) Low budget actioner with Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Lito Legaspi, Patrick Dela Rosa. Eddie Nicart is Fight Instructor. In Tagalog with no subtitles. …a Filipino release on Regal Home Video in PAL format $20
The Muthers (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1976) Blaxploitation, women-in-prison AND the modern pirate genres merge in a Cirio favourite! US release $20
9 Deaths Of The Ninja (dir. Emmett Alston, 1985) A glorious low for Sho Kosugi’s Ninja cycle, shot in the Philippines with a dwarf army, female terrorists, blow guns, the whole cheesy Eighties enchilada. CEL rerelease $10
The Raiders Of Leyte Gulf (dir. Eddie Romero, 1963) Moody b&w war film with Jennings Sturgeon, Michael Parsons, Efren Reyes, Leopoldo Salcedo. US release $20
Raw Force (1982) Imagine a film shot by Americans in the Philippines exploiting every possible angle: cannibals, zombies, samurais, white kung fu (this WAS 1982, and Chuck Norris reigned supreme!), gumby comedy, and more flesh on display than a Friday night karaoke crawl. Aging name actor Cameron Mitchell stars as the skipper of a rusty tub washed up on Warrior’s Island, home to a renegade group of grinning, clapping cannibal monks who can reanimate the corpses of disgraced martial artists to do their bidding. With Jillian (Firecracker) Kessner. Fantastic! A rare New Zealand release on the Kerridge Odeon Video Services label, laminated cover $50
Silk 2 (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1989) “She’s a bruiser and a boozer with a body that’s licensed to kill…” Monique Gabrielle takes over the franchise as a sexy Hawaiian cop. On Video Box Office $30
Sudden Death (dir. Eddie Romero, 1977) Robert Conrad revenges his dead family in the Philippines in a joyously hardboiled actioner from Eddie Romero… With ever-reliable tough guy Don Stroud, John Ashley (in his farewell to the Philippines) and greasy Vic Diaz. Awesome. A rare one from Media Home Video $50
A Taste of Hell (dir. Basil Bradbury & Neil Yarema, 1973) “Half Corpse... All Killer - He Led A Handful Of Guerrillas Against An Entire Army... On A Doomed Mission Of Revenge!” WW2 film marketed by Harry Novak’s Box Office International as a horror pic. Stars John Garwood (also producer), Liza Lorena, William Smith, Angel Buenaventura, Vic Diaz. On Starbase Video $100
Too Hot To Handle (Don Schain, 1976) Ginger series director Schain and star Cheri Caffaro team up yet again for a typically sleazy adventure filmed in the Philippines. This time Caffaro is “professional killer Samatha Fox, a woman of means, mystery and ulterior motives.” Also stars Aharon Ipalé, Vic Diaz. On Show Case Video $50
Wheels Of Fire (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1985) Post-apocalypse cheese with Gary Watkins as a Mad Max stand-in, battling the deadly Highway Warriors. On CBS Fox’s Medusa label from the mid 80s $50
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