Category Archives: Theater Psychotronic
Double Feature: The Hooked Generation (1968)/The Psychedelic Priest (1971)
The second disc in Arrow Video’s box set He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection switches focus from pulpy horror to the briefly thriving genre of hippiesploitation. (The first disc, containing Sting of Death and Death Curse of … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, 70's, Drugs, Florida, Jeremy Slate, John Davis Chandler, Psychedelic, Surreal, William Grefé
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The Swimmer (1968)
The Swimmer (1968), based on a short story by John Cheever, is structured on a lean concept. Ned Merrill, indelibly portrayed by Burt Lancaster, observes that there are enough swimming pools in his suburban Connecticut neighborhood that he can swim … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Burt Lancaster, Drama, Eleanor Perry, Frank Perry, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Joan Rivers
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Gwendoline (1984)
When The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak – in its native France known as Gwendoline (1984) – opened in the U.S. in January 1985, it received a healthy ad campaign and a wide release. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Adventure, Brent Huff, Fantasy, Just Jaeckin, sexploitation, Tawny Kitaen, Zabou
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