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There’s An Even Worse Movie From the Director of ‘Birdemic’
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) was a moment in time. Bloody Disgusting discovered the film in tandem with Severin, who acquired it and shared it with the world. It became part of pop culture for a brief moment, nearly dethroning Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 The Room as the worst movie ever made. There was something magical about finding super bad genre films that were also incredibly entertaining. This was ruined by Sharknado, which was misunderstood by general audience as “accidentally bad”, when in fact it was always meant to be terrible. Sharknado‘s success spawned so many copycats that it quite literally killed the “so good it’s bad” subgenre. It’s D.E.A.D.
Birdemic may have been the last of its kind, and for that, director James Nguyen has sort of become Hollywood royalty. The man’s passion and heart bled into that film. Sure, we laugh at it, but I don’t laugh at Nguyen, who is as authentic as they come.
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While we can never rekindle that special moment in time, we can however look back with a smile, which is why this new release is pretty exciting. Before the hype, before the Birdemic parties, and especially before Sharknado, Nguyen directed yet another film. Yup, an authentic Nguyen movie none of us have seen yet.
Rifftrax releases Replica, a 2005 film by Nguyen that’s, “Set in the near future, in the hallowed halls of clip art-adorned offices, technicians clone organs from stem cells using cool near-future technology. This is directly to the benefit of Joe, who has a shiny new kidney, which is good because he’s so aggressively average he makes Caspar Milquetoast look like Casper van Dien! He’s got two suits, a job in sales, a new girlfriend, a dead girlfriend, and another new girlfriend—or is it the same dead girlfriend? It’s all part of the fun!”
Featuring classic Nguyen technology (“Nano 3000”), the film is available at the aforementioned link for a pricey $7.99 – but it’s worth it if you have a group Birdemic fans clamoring for more.
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‘Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story’ Slashes into VHS from Lunchmeat!
The SCREAMBOX Original documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is now streaming on SCREAMBOX, and it’s next coming to VHS!
A limited edition of only 50 copies worldwide, the VHS copies of the Englund documentary will go up for grabs on Saturday, April 27 at 12pm EST on Lunchmeat’s official website.
Josh Schafer of Lunchmeat explains, “With so many of Englund’s works being seen and familiarized on videotape, it only felt right to offer fans and collectors the opportunity to experience this fantastic doc on VHS. We all know the Freddy movies just feel different on videocassette, and we wanted to bring that feel to this film for those who want it.”
“Since first donning a tattered fedora and a glove of eviscerating blades in 1984, Robert Englund has become a beloved horror icon. His portrayal of Freddy Krueger is without doubt a moment as visceral to the horror genre as Chaney’s werewolf or Karloff’s groundbreaking realization of Frankenstein’s monster. However, few realize the depths of Englund’s true power as a character actor away from the latex mask and iconic red and green sweater.
“A classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation.. This unique and intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund and his wife Nancy, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd, Heather Langenkamp, and more.
“This is the quintessential documentary on the man who didn’t just bring Freddy Krueger to horrific and historic life on-screen and beyond, but has created a fantastic career as an elite actor and entertainer.”
Selling for $30, the VHS is presented in native widescreen format & duplicated in NTSC, housed in full-color slipcase and pressed on black videocassettes with silver foil face and side labels.
The VHS release is presented in partnership with Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting, and Screambox, in association with Dead Mouse Productions and Cult Screenings U.K.
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