Tag Archives: Jack Hill
Sorceress (1982)
When Roger Corman saw the opening weekend box office for Conan the Barbarian (1982), he asked that Jim Wynorski turn out a quickie script for a sword and sorcery picture. Jack Hill, director of exploitation classics Spider Baby (1964), Pit Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, cheesecake, Fantasy, Jack Hill, Roger Corman, Sword and Sorcery, Twins, Zombie
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Spider Baby (1964)
Jack Hill’s infamous Spider Baby (1964) opens with one of the great whiplash moments in horror cinema. The opening titles feature smiling cartoon faces who look like they’re about to invite you out to the lobby to buy a soda and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, Cannibals, horror, Incest, Jack Hill, Lon Chaney Jr., Madness, Sid Haig, Slasher
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Coffy (1973)
Coffy (1973) was just supposed to be an American International Pictures quickie rushed to production to beat to the finish line the bigger budgeted Warner Bros. film Cleopatra Jones (1973). Nothing more. AIP executive Larry Gordon (who originally had the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, Action, AIP, Blaxploitation, Jack Hill, Pam Grier, Sid Haig
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