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It was never going to be this big. My buddy Poe and I originally started this blog to document our movie nights. We would get together, bring 12-15 scenes and take each other down a bad-ass road full of Harryhausen, samurai swords, bullets, car chases, the occasional slapstick, and more hot chicks than a Russ Meyer film. In January however, our mission changed.

How cool would it be to show trailers for the films we talked about? Done. How cool would it would be to post those on Twitter? Done. How cool would it be if Joe Dante followed us? Done. How cool would it be if we started our own website? Done and fucking done.

Our idea has grown along with our audience. We never pushed the boundaries of the blog because we have been working in the background on a website that has the ultimate intention of being a sick and twisted online Disneyland for horror and exploitation fans. A place genre geeks can go and get the latest news on films with an edge, tough films for the rough crowd!

So here we go. On Monday dailygrindhouse.com launches and we start turning the world into bastards one film fan at a time. DG will bring you the latest news, interviews, reviews, trailers, and features you won't find anywhere else. We have assembled a team with some incredible writers who are just waiting to bring you some of the best writing on genre films around. And we couldn't have done it without you. I don't want to be a sappy fucker, but if you are reading these, we owe you. Big.

Be a bastard. Join us at www.dailygrindhouse.com , this whole thing just got bigger. DAILY GRINDHOUSE: TOUGH FILMS FOR THE ROUGH CROWD. Thanks for the ride, thanks for staying with us, thanks for the support. Thank you for being one cool motherfucker.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE TOUCHABLES (1968)

Love in the fifth dimension!

See you on forty deuce,
G

RADIO AD - 1,000 CONVICTS AND A WOMAN (1971)

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)

James Bond battles SPECTRE and woos a smokin' hot Russian agent as he attempts to steal a Russian decoding machine in Istanbul.

Generally tying with GOLDFINGER as both a fan and critical favorite, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, the second film in the series, still holds up as one of Bond's most memorable adventures. A nearly flawless film that works on every level, from Terence Young's tight direction to one of Sean Connery's coolest performances as the super agent. A focus on realism helps intensify some amazing action scenes, including the famous train fight with Robert Shaw on the Orient Express. Shaw and Lotte Lenya play two of the best villains in the franchise. Action thrillers don't get much better than this.

Zevk,
Poe

TRAILER - POLICE ACADEMY (1984)

R.I.P. Bubba "High Tower" Smith.

Fuck you Steve Guttenberg.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - KILLER FORCE (1976) (aka THE DIAMOND MERCENARIES)

You ever seen a flick with a cast that makes as much sense as paraplegic surgeon? This is one of those bastards: Peter Fonda, Telly Savalas, O.J. Simpson, Maud Adams, Hugh O'Brian, and Christopher "I shit bigger than all of you" Lee. Somehow this movie avoided the suck factor. Dig it.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986)

When Henry, a vicious serial killer, gets out of prison and decides to hole up with the sleazy Otis and his naive sister Becky, life gets rather complicated for our callous hero. Carefree days of Mocha Frappucinos and methodical disembowelment are replaced with love pangs and life lessons about incest. Think of it as a precursor to Sandra Bullock's THE BLIND SIDE.

This is the flick that put Michael Rooker on the map as one badass motherfucker.

Recommended.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.
The Creeper

TRAILER - MS. 45 (1981)

This is the best shy and mute seamstress movie ever made! The fact that the seamstress goes on a mission of revenge after being raped and brings a six-shooter full of hell and justice with her is icing on the cake. Abel Ferrara made this bad boy after THE DRILLER KILLER, which is a bit of a mess but I still dig it. MS. 45 (aka ANGEL OF VENGEANCE) is solid from start to finish. Ferrara nailed this.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE BEAST FROM YUCCA FLATS (1961)

A Soviet scientist is turned into a lumbering monster after being exposed to radiation. Doesn't help that he was already the size of a gorilla on steroids.

Ed Wood alumni Tor Johnson stars in what is considered one of the worst movies ever made. Tor chasing after a couple of kids with a tree branch should help convince that the claim is legit. Best watched with one, maybe four six packs.


Zevk,
Poe

TRAILER - 200 MOTELS (1971)

Ideas for films sound so much better after you drop a little acid. 200 MOTELS makes The Monkee's HEAD look like CITIZEN KANE. I think I got a contact high just watching this bad boy.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED (1976)

Dr. Prell and an elite group of brainy college students head out to BFE in hopes of tracking down the mysterious yeti - or at least some asshole dressed in a piss-poor bigfoot costume. Whichever comes first. Oops. *SPOILER ALERT*

As the team delves deeper into the mystery, more secrets (and Native American stereotypes) are revealed. Is there a Sasquatch running amok? Or could it actually be a cannibal cult looking to feast on hot co-eds? I'll let you decide.

Hint: It's a cannibal cult.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT!
The Creeper

TRAILER - THE GORE GORE GIRLS (1972)

The last film from Herschel Gordon Lewis made until his return in 2002 goes out on the highest note possible: Face burning, eye gouging, deep-fried heads, and the shit doesn't stop there. This is balls to the wall exploitation and HGL at his grindhouse best. Buckle up bastards, it's time for THE GORE GORE GIRLS!

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)

Wes Craven's answer to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE doesn't have the punch of that masterpiece, but it gets the job done in the terror department thanks to a cool screenplay that sets up a more remote location. Michael Berryman is creepy as fuck as Pluto, one of the cannibal outcasts (as opposed to the vegetarian outcasts who are equally as nasty).

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - DEEP RED (1975)

If film has taught me one thing it's to always team with a feisty reporter after I have witnessed a murder. I am probably more of a fan of DEEP RED than SUSPIRIA, but it's close, damn close. Both show Dario Argento at his best: using Hitchcokian cues and violent bloodshed set to a Goblin score. Dig it.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - MY FATHER IS A HERO (aka THE ENFORCER) (1995)

MY FATHER IS A HERO proudly sits among my top three Jet Li flicks, somewhere between FIST OF LEGEND and ROADHOUSE. The Jet plays an undercover cop, struggling to balance his occupation with the responsibilities of being a husband to his terminally-ill wife (the perpetually whining Bonnie Fu) and father to his son (the perpetually ass-kicking Miu Tse). The movie's a bit long - and plenty over-dramatic - but it more than makes up for it in sheer badassery.

Highlights include a mall rampage, yo-yo son, a weird white-gloved villain, dog-fu, father/son drowning camaraderie, and Jet Li once again stealing Pee-Wee Herman's haircut.

BTW, the Asian trailer is much better than the domestic version. Check out this good shit.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.
The Creeper

TRAILER - THE RUNNING MAN (1987)

Schwarzenegger is "The Butcher of Bakersfield" participating a game of life and death hosted by Richard Dawson... kind of like in the old Family Feud show. Yaphet Kotto is on Arnie's team, so is Maria Conchita Alonso which ones again proves my point: Nobody likes to run with an erection.

Paul Michael Glaser (BAND OF THE HAND) replaced Andrew Davis (CODE OF SILENCE) on this bad boy. Davis made ABOVE THE LAW instead, still Seagal's best film.

See you on forty deuce,
G

Siskel & Ebert Review Flashback: THE RUNNING MAN (1987)

Siskel & Ebert was on Channel 2 at 11:35 pm every Sunday. Here is our weekly tribute to the two legends. Film school starts now.





See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - VIVA KNIEVEL! (1977)

Legendary Evel Knievel stars in this 1977 action masterpiece as...well, Evel Knievel. This flick's cast is a who's who and who isn't of Grindhouse cinema - Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Gene Kelly (?!), Dabney Coleman, Frank Gifford (wtf?), Lauren Hutton, Marjoe Gortner...and *cough* Cameron Mitchell.

The Creeper won't bullshit you. This movie is pretty fucking dull in parts, but there's still plenty of motorcycle stunts, bad jumpsuits & worse hair. The best part: Evel heals a crippled orphan, just like Jesus.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.
The Creeper

TRAILER - MOTHRA (1961)

When a pair of fairies are abducted from their South Pacific island and put on display in a vaudeville show, their godlike deity, a giant caterpillar/moth raises hell and beats up on Tokyo while trying to find them.

Toho unleashed their second most popular monster after Godzilla in this fairytale-like Kaiju flick; one of their best. Mothra would go on to become a regular player in the Godzilla series and would eventually headline her own series in the 1990s. A classic.


Zevk,
Poe

TRAILER - CUJO (1983)

Five St. Bernards, one mechanical head, and a guy in a dog costume equals one badass film that is all kinds of tough. This was originally a pseudo sequel to the novel of The Dead Zone but most references were removed from the script.

There is a new name for terror... CUJO.

See you on forty deuce,
G

VHS VIDEO LOGO - GOLDEN HARVEST

 

GOLDEN HARVEST -  by special request. If you've seen a Kung Fu movie, you've seen a Golden Harvest release. They put out Enter the Dragon as well as the Police Story Movies, in fact, name a classic martial arts film and their fingers are probably in it. Great recommendation!

Drink Up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - WIZARD

 

WIZARD - Mostly known for their amazing big boxes and crazy box designs. Put out lots of great genre product.

Drink Up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - THORN EMI

 

 THORN EMI - Or should I say THORN EMI/ THORN EMI HBO/ HBO CANNON/ HBO VIDEO let's see, yeah I think that's it. The second oldest video company around (Magnetic Video being the first) went through more changed than a Celine Dion concert (er, not that I'd know).

Drink Up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

TRAILER - MURPHY'S LAW (1986)

Charles Bronson pulls off another of his wooden Indian performances in this typical 80s action crapfest from Cannon Films. This time around Charlie plays a cop who has been framed for the killing his ex-wife. While searching for the real killer he's saddled with a foulmouthed teenager played by Kathleen Wilhoite, whose main function in the film is to spurt out lines of dialogue such as "Suck a doorknob, you homo", "You're welcome dildo-nose" and "What took you so long, butt crust?" Guessing screenwriter Gail Morgan Hickman wrote her script while monitoring a grade school recess period.


Zevk,
Poe

TRAILER - THE DEAD ZONE (1983)

Most Stephen King films are about as enjoyable as bamboo under the fingernails while having your balls smacked with a bread board. In 1983 however, Dino De Laurentiis produced three of the best: CUJO, CHRISTINE, and THE DEAD ZONE. Christopher Walken is always good, but he is creepy as fuck here.

In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (1965)

A heart turned radioactive from the Hiroshima bombing grows into a 20 foot youngster with bad teeth that scientists dub Frankenstein. Like most of the monsters that haunt Japan, the young lad spends most of his time rampaging, battling the military and eventually duking it out with a dinosaur called Baragon. Bad boy Nick Adams, buddy to James Dean and Elvis Presley, stars in this Toho Kaiji goof fest. Mary Shelly was probably spinning like a top in her grave when this one was released. Followed by WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS.


Zevk,
Poe

TRAILER - R.O.T.O.R. (1988)

R.O.T.O.R. tells the tale of Robocop's retarded brother. While Robocop was known for being a crackshot badass with a mean streak, R.O.T.O.R. was known for his girth, porn 'stache, and a penchant for double cheeseburgers. The other major difference: ROBOCOP is an awesome movie, while R.O.T.O.R. is - how do I put this nicely? - the cinematic equivalent of a dead camel spider. Don't ask me to elaborate, because I don't know where I'm going with this.

Highlights include a hero that looks like Randy West, a reject from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, robot Bruno Kirby, inept narration, piss-poor science, subliminal Beach Boys messages, white trash kung-fu, and finally, the end credits - because the atrocity is mercifully over.

RECOMMENDED.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT.
The Creeper

VHS VIDEO LOGO - GOODTIMES

 

GOODTIMES - A budget distributor, but put out a decent product. I still look for goodtimes releases cuz I like their boxes and I know the tape will still likely work. 

Drink up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - SIMITAR

 

SIMITAR - Put out tapes that were so cheap they rarely worked the FIRST TIME YOU PUT THEM IN YOUR VCR! If you see a box with the word SIMITAR on the spine go find another copy put out by another company. If you're a collector feel free to buy the simitar release, but it WON'T WORK.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - MONTEREY HOME VIDEO

 

MONTEREY HOME VIDEO - Most notably put out the Jack Hill CLASSIC SWITCHBLADE SISTERS. Also notably is still around today...that doesn't happen often.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch

Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - MOGUL

 

Mogul - Very short lived company, but managed to put out a decent amount of the type of movie that made our pee pees tingle as kids.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch

Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - IMPERIAL

 

Imperial - All I can say about Imperial is that they released The  Creeper's favorite movie R.O.T.O.R.!

Drink up! We've got movies to watch
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - CONTINENTAL

 

Continental - They put out the classic TERROR ON TAPE, how very meta! A very classy logo for a company that put out a ton of crud, you have to love the psychology of box art.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch

Moe

TRAILER - THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992)

When this hit the theater, I watched it and was mildly impressed by it. When it came out on video and had 30 minutes or so of extra footage it have me a geek boner the size the size of Texas. This is a smart blend of horror, sci-fi and lawn-care ideas. Jeff Fahey is a bad muthafucka that's right!

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF (1962)

A little too much yapping gets in the way of an otherwise creepy as fuck film from Jess Franco, an early entry in his long and twisted career. This is sort of a FRANKENSTEIN-ish film with a dash of Dr. Jeckyll. Sometimes it's cool to see the early work of future geniuses, other times it's THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - DEADLY DAPHNE'S REVENGE (1987)

This bad boy was made in the 70's but Troma picked it up and re-released it in 1987, and it's a damn good thing they did. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the pleasure of seeing Daphne doling out some sweet revenge to the well bearded white trash.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - FROM HELL IT CAME (1957)

Full disclosure: I haven't seen this flick, and I heard it's pretty awful.

That said, THE MONSTER IS A FUCKING TREE! Count me in, bitches!

A FUCKING TREE!

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT!
The Creeper

VHS VIDEO LOGO - MAGNUM

 

MAGNUM - With titles like Poor White Trash Pt II and Maxim Xul it's beyond me why these guys would still be around today. That's some quality shit right there!

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.

Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - RAEDON ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

 

RAEDON - These guys made movies so bad that they're even bad by MY standards, that's pretty bad. Thank goodness for the 1980's or else something like this never would have existed.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - MGM/UA

 

MGM/UA - Since I'm sure every one of you bastards out there have seen this a million times I decided to run their closing logo. Sure MGM/UA is a big name, but they had some AMAZING gate fold big boxes and put out some incredible schlock.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.

Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - KEY VIDEO

 

KEY VIDEO - Key is likely remembered for 2 things; 1.) Their unique box designs 2.) They released some major Fox titles like Phantom of the Paradise and Zardoz. I still get weepy when I see a KEY VIDEO box, I loved their look

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - TRANS WORLDS ENTERTAINMENT (TWE)

 

TWE - A Fun logo, I always like the way it looks. If you've seen a shitty "Ninja" film you've likely seen a TWE title. and one of G's faves BARE KNUCKLES (featuring a black man called Black)

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.
Moe

VHS VIDEO LOGO - PRISM

 

PRISM - This should be the standard that all video companies judge their logo. A VHS lovers dream.

Drink up! We've got movies to watch.
Moe

TRAILER - CAN HEIRONYMOUS MERKIN EVER FORGET MERCY HUMMPE AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS? (1969)

I saw this flick once. It was B-Fest. It was the middle of the night. I was tired as hell. This psychedelic piece of dog-shit fucked with my head. IMDB claims this movie is a music-laden, X-rated autobiography about the titular Heironymous Merkin. I don't know. I remember some titties, and maybe Milton Berle as a clown, but after that, I only recall pure rage.

PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT!
The Creeper

TRAILER - TOXIC AVENGER (1984)

Sprinkle a little toxic sludge on a 98 pound weakling and you get a giant hulk of justice with bouts of murderous rage that are set off at the presence of evil. Kind of like when my mother-in-law comes over. This flick is hands down my favorite Troma release of all-time, it's the ultimate tale of revenge of the nerd. Everything is kicked into high gear that doesn't stop until the credits roll. At one time there was 3 or 4 different cuts on the market, as best as I can tell the most complete version was the European cut that is on the 21st Anniversary Edition from Troma.

He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...THE TOXIC AVENGER!

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - NIGHTMARE (1981)

A mental–patient troubled has escaped from his hospital and he has a bad habit of killing innocent people. It's vintage story lines like this that remind me of watching my first horror film. Somewhere, a kid is tossing this flick on and is going to be frightened as fuck. That is all kinds of cool.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE DEAD AND THE DAMNED (2011)

Cowboys. Zombies. Done and done. This looks just like the zombie edition of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, and there ain't nothing wrong with that. We're in.

See you on forty deuce,
G

TRAILER - THE PUPPET MONSTER MASSACRE

I haven't been this excited for twisted puppet movie since Peter Jackson's MEET THE FEEBLES.

See you on forty deuce,
G