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Moonshine Mountain (1964)

The late 50's and early 60's saw an emergence of Exploitation sub genres. Some weirder and more random than others. Many low-budget directors indulged in various types of Exploitation, very few of them being known for one in particular. And while Herschell Gordon Lewis is mostly known for the gore film, he was always one to go back and forth and experiment with many subjects besides graphic violence. Today, we're going to talk about a Hixploitation flick from good 'ol H.G. called Moonshine Mountain.

It's now the mid-60's, and Herschell Lewis has already been there and done that with friend and producer, David F. Friedman, with some roughies, Nudie Cuties and of course, the Gore, which together, they both pioneered. Recently split up with Friedman, Herschell heads down to South Carolina to exploit a subject he seems to be pretty fond of. The South. Not just the South, but hicks, rednecks, country bumpkins, and their way of life, their attitudes, their ignorance, and their moonshine-fueled shenanigans. It's no surprise Herschell would make a movie like this so soon after Two Thousand Maniacs, as it was by far the best and most profitable thing he had been involved with up to this point. And what better way to capitalize on his pride and joy than to make a similar movie without the gore, or anything else that made it worth watching?

Yeah. It feels like Two Thousand Maniacs, at times. But this definitely ain't no Two Thousand Maniacs! And to be blunt. Moonshine Mountain ain't shit. This movie is about a country singer named Doug Martin. A city slicker, who is looking to live out in the sticks for a while, and maybe get to know some of the locals so that some of their hickishness rubs off on him, which might add a little authenticity to his lyrics. You got to admire the man's ambition. After getting knocked out and robbed (for the lack of a better word) by a local idiot, Doug stumbles upon a backwoods clan who don't seem to do much of anything except sing, drink and cut up. And that's pretty much all that goes on in this movie. Everyone is over the top in their Southern ways. A little like Gomer Pyle, but not awesome.

You may recognize the patriarch of this family as the man who played Mayor Buckman from Two Thousand Maniacs. Always a pleasure to see the human version of Foghorn Leghorn in anything. The always likable Jeffrey Allen makes this movie just a little easier to sit through. Another returning actor from previous H. G. Lewis films is Gordon Oas-Heim of Color Me Blood Red Fame. Credited under the name of his role from said movie, Oas-Heim plays the drunken, no good Mayor who is in no way above murder or rape. And hell bent on keeping away Revenuers. If not for him, there really wouldn't be a story at all.

Not so Fun Fact: When Herschell Gordon Lewis saw how many kids were in the audience of the Moonshine Mountain premiere, he rushed into the projection booth and cut out some of the more questionable moments in the movie (including the rape), which have still yet to be restored. I hope it was worth it, Herschell.

I'm not exactly sure what brought on this Hixploitation thing in the first place. Possibly the popularity of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. I say that mainly because these types of films seem to draw humor from making a joke out of Southerners. Herschell's efforts are no different, whether they were intentional or not. His admiration for the Southern way does shine through, but he does have a way of making them look like a bunch of tards at the same time. A love letter to the hicks or not, still expect the same lame, badly timed jokes you'd see in any of this yankee's other movies. Moonshine Mountain is probably worthless to most, but for a Herschell Gordon Lewis completist ike myself, this here shitty movie is a must. 4/10



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Favourite Double Bills

Sometimes you watch one movie, and then you want to another right after, ya know? What are your favourtie double bills?

A few of mine are:

Escape From New York & The Road Warrior
Halloween (1978) & Halloween II (1981)
Clerks. & Clerks II
Dazed and Confused & Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Terminator & Terminator 2
Robocop (1987) & The Terminator

And a few triple bills:

The Evil Dead trilogy
A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, & The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Friday the 13th Parts 4, 5, & 6 (aka "the Tommy Jarvis trilogy")
Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III
Back to the Future trilogy
Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), & Day of the Dead (1985) (although I still love to watch Land of the Dead too)
Original Star Wars trilogy
Indiana Jones trilogy

Good for the soul

Ahh... good to watch this, every now and then. There's a clip of a Day of the Dead cast reunion out there somewhere too. That one is probably even better than this, but, whatever.

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I had to re-arrange a lot of shit to make these work, so if I fucked up your zone, yell at me.

Someone remind me to do this

God, I love this so much.
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Favorite horrors with an abrupt ending?

There were apparently some 70's horrors with such an abrupt ending, they omitted end-credits.

Lady Frankenstein
The Night Evelyn came out of the Grave
The Horror Express

These are the ones I'm aware of, so they're my favorites by default. Share thy own.

Any appropriately-watched horror?

Not sure if I have or not, but I admit I don't recall watching ''Valentine'' on Valentine's Day, or anything similar.

I do, however, plan on watching "Sublime" on my birthday in September.
If you (like myself) haven't seen the film, but have read the premise, you're aware that it pertains to a man on his 40th birthday (which I'll be celebrating this time around).
Share thy app-watched horror stories.

TX Frightmare 2016

Reposting this from imdb, but with pictures.

On Saturday, April 30th (also happened to be Walpurgis Night), I went to TX Frightmare Weekend, and I figured I'd share my experience like I always do. Here's the guest list: https://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/guests/



I did Saturday only, from opening till 7. I went with my pal bodyguard Justin. He met a few, I met a few...

Alan Howarth, composer - signed H3 soundtrack + pic ($20). No line. Very nice.
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Charles Band of Full Moon - pic ($0). Short line. Really cool dude. I attended a screening of a movie of his, "Trophy Heads", and he gave us all free beer.
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Charles Cyphers, actor - 8x10 + pic ($30). No line. Legend.
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Dick Warlock, actor/stuntman - 8x10 + pic ($30). Short line. Upbeat and awesome.
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Edwin Neal, actor - 8x10 + pic ($25). Short line. Goofy and friendly. It seems he's there every year.
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Kane Hodder, actor/stuntman - 8x10 + pic ($40). A moderate line. Intense, but awesome.
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Miko Hughes, child actor - 8x10 + pic ($30). Short line. He's still so short. lol.
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Robert Brian Wilson, killer Santa from Silent Night Deadly Night - 8x10 + pic ($30). No line. Nice guy.
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Thom Mathews, actor - 8x10 + pic ($30). No line. Cool mofo. We talked about RotLD 1 and 2 and F13-6. He's a bad-ass.
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My friend met:

Danielle Harris, actress - 8x10 + pic ($30?). Short line. Sexy as fkkk, like always! Since I'm holding the camera, and she's smiling like that at the camera, she's kinda smiling like that... to ME. I can bust a nut to that idea for the rest of my life probably.
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Ira Heiden, actor/wizard-master - 8x10 + pic ($35). No line. Friendly dude, still looks like a total nerd.
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Mitch Pileggi, actor - 8x10 + pic ($40?). Short line. Upbeat and not menacing.

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Didn't buy from, just talked to:

Andras Jones, actor - $25 for 8x10, or $40 for 8x10 + pic? No thanks. No line. Pretty cool dude, we talked about Star Wars for a bit.



I wanted to meet Robert Englund, but his line was enormous. It wrapped around the place and since he talks his fans' ears off, the line really doesn't move. $80 for 8x10 + pic. At least I can say that I've stood within 10 feet of Freddy Krueger.

Also, there were plenty of sexy hos with big titties. And skinny hos with no tits that were also hot.

If there's anyone on that guest list you want to know about, I'll tell you my thoughts on them.

Strange things you're picky about?

One "strange" thing I've always been picky about has been the end-credit song.

I'm the type of guy that remains sitting in the theater till the movie's completely over. True story.
I don't think they're terrible films, but I didn't like "Blue moon" at the end of American Werewolf In London, nor did I like "Smoke gets in your eyes" at the end of Kill Me Again.

I thought The Hitcher remake was fairly well-executed throughout, and while I thought it could've benefited from better casting, my biggest problem with it was actually the annoying/pretentious/excessively noisy end-credit song. Share your strangest pet-peeve.