Podcast appearances and mentions of Ray Dennis Steckler

Jeremy and Boss destroy their bodies, poison the well, get Ray Dennis Steckler vibes, sneak in to see Redd Foxx, and react with revulsion as they discuss Carlos Tobalina's Las Vegas Girls.

Jeremy and Boss continue five weeks of fright, dream of being stabbed, do speedballs, explain the importance of wet shots, and take a trip to the Avian Awards as they discuss Ray Dennis Steckler's Red Heat.

Jeremy and Boss continue Five Weeks of Fright, make a mighty stink, talk kaiju, try to add reichs, turn the saturation up too high, and silence Elmo as they discuss Ray Dennis Steckler's Sex Slaves of the SS and The Secret Love Life of Hitler's Nazis.

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest filmmaker Charles Pinion (the director behind scuzzy and psychedelic shot-on-video art-horror films we've covered including RED SPIRIT LAKE, TWISTED ISSUES and WE AWAIT) discuss two surreal musical fantasies that he loved growing up and informed his own directing style: Roy Rowland's Dr. Suess scripted take on a dark post-war WIZARD OF OZ-style imaginatively dreamlike, Technicolor children's fantasy THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953) and infamous cult trash filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler's no-budget Long Beach amusement park "monster musical" THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES!!? (1964). Due to scheduling issues next week's episode will not be the one announced at the end of this episode, but instead an episode on PLANET OF THE APES (1968) and BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-23:18 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T // 23:18-1:33:11 INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES // 1:33:11-2:43:17 Outro // 2:43:17-2:47:56 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller

Horror! Mixed-Up Medo! Desespero! Pânico! Olha a faca! Demência! No episódio desta semana nos reunimos para falar sobre o The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? de 1964, um filme independente do diretor pornográfico Ray Dennis Steckler! Então aumentem seus iPods porque mais um Podtrash está no ar! Duração: 77 minutosMédia TD1P: 3 ELENCO Almighty, o Estagiário de Chinelos!Bruno "Gunfree" GunterDemétrius "Anjo Negro" Santos Douglas Fricke, o ExumadorEdson OliveiraShin Koheo, o Maratonista nu! ARTE DO BANNER Shin Koheo EXTRAS DESTE PODTRASH IMDBTrailer FEEDS E LINKS DO PODTRASH Podtrash na iTunes StorePodtrash no SpotifyFeed completo do PodtrashFeed sem os Lado BFeed do Lado BCanal do Podtrash no YoutunerParticipe do Grupo “Esse Merece um Podtrash” lá no Facebook!Participe do grupo do Telegram dos Ouvintes do PodtrashConheça a Loja de Camisetas As Baratas! CONTATOS DO PODTRASH podtrash@td1p.comKoo do Podtrash!@podtrashFacebook do PodtrashNova Cx Postal: 79137 - CEP 03479-970 CAPA DESTE PODTRASH

It's No Rules November! That one magical time of the year when we break our 1000 views on Letterboxd rule. First up we're diving head first into the shallow end of the Ray Dennis Steckler pool and joining us is returning guest Zack Carlson, who co-wrote the 100-page booklet for the Severin box set. Just like No Rules November, we're also breaking the normal format of our discussion and having it as a much more informal chat about Steckler, though we do spend some time focusing on The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964) Horror Gives Back fundraiser closes on November 2nd! get your donations in here: http://support.bestfriends.org/goto/horrorgivesback2023 Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qt Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram and Letterboxd @lschibi Lance's shop: https://lanceschibi.bigcartel.com/ Follow Erica on Letterboxd or Instagram @hexmassacre Logo by Cody Schibi Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast network (www.thepfpn.com)

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week we're discussing the life and films of cult movie director, Ray Dennis Steckler, including discussions about the likes of The Thrill Killers, Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher, Wild Guitar, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies and more including an X rated section dedicated to his porn career. Email us at horror.cult.trash.other@gmail.com and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary's old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Recorded: Sunday May 28th, 2023 and Tuesday June 20th, 2023 Howdy, fans! That Horror Show Podcast brings you another brand, spankin' new episode to delight your eardrums (hopefully!). After surviving the Ray Dennis Steckler three-part retrospective, show-hosts Timothy Kazda and Chris Koenig felt it was time to take a trip overseas, relax, and check out two horror-thrillers that take place in foreign locales. So after getting their passports updated and purchasing their round-trip tickets, Tim and Chris hopped on a jet and made their way to France to check out "High Tension" (2003) - or "Haute Tension", if you prefer it in native 'Francais' - a tale of two college girls heading out to the French countryside to study, only to have their weekend be ruined by some swarthy French-dude who has a penchant for committing horrible murders. You know, that old story!!! Then, after that, the hosts move on to none other than Romania to check out "Watcher" (2022), a fish-out-of-water story that's as old as time: an American woman who fears that she might be a future victim of a serial killer!!!! So if you're interested in knowing what the show-hosts think about those two movies...well, give this episode a listen and you'll find out! All this and brand new Kidz Corner where Nate and Tim travel into the Guatemala Central American rainforest to Checkout the 1987 classic film "Predator".   #Romania #HighTension #Watcher #Predator #THSP  

  Recorded on April 15th and April 22nd, 2023. Greetings, fans! That Horror Show Podcast brings you the final episode of their Ray Dennis Steckler retrospective. Show hosts Timothy Kazda and Chris Koenig tackle three more films from the wacky outsider filmmaker and they certainly are something else. First up is "The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher'' (1979), a simple tale of love and lust between a psychotic photographer who loves to strangle hookers and a used book-store owner who slashes the throats of drunken bums! Then, the boys talk about "The Las Vegas Serial Killer'' (1986), a quasi-sequel - or maybe a remake, or perhaps some soft-reboot made before there was a thing called a "reboot"? - to the previous film in which our intrepid photographer-strangler is back in action while the story cuts back and forth between two non-descript muggers that might play into the story...or maybe not?!?! And finally, the hosts review Steckler's last film "One More Time" (2009), which is an attempt at an existential follow up to "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?" and...well, it's something! Also on board is Nate's 'Kids Corner' in which he'll be talking about "Prey" (2022), the recent addition in the "Predator" franchise. 

Originally Recorded on  March 11th, 12th, and 25th, 2023 Greetings and salutations, fans! That Horror Show Podcast presents Part Deux of our Ray Dennis Steckler retrospective! Tune in as hosts Timothy Kazda and Chris Koenig tackles Steckler's next productions, which feature enough behind the camera professionalism to capture the personal "home movie" horror film aesthetic. First up, Tim and Chris review "The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters" (1967-1969), a three-part short film series mash-up in which Steckler imitates the 'Bowery Boys' with his friends and family in 'The Lemon Grove Kids', 'The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Green Grasshopper and the Vampire Lady from Outer Space' (phew...what a title!) and 'The Lemon Grove Kids...Go Hollywood!' And then, once when the 1970s began everything would change for Ray with his production of "The Chooper" (1971, aka "Blood Shack"), which shows you need a lot more than just the hot Nevada desert locale and a decrepit house complete with a soiled mattress to make a horror movie! But wait, that's not all: Chris goes solo to review a couple of Steckler's later triple-X rated horror titles (so Tim doesn't have to!) of the likes such as "The Mad Love Life of a Hot Vampire", "Count Al-Kum" (oh, how witty, Ray!), "The Sexorcist Devil" and "Red Heat" (and yes, these reviews of Steckler's hardcore titles are NSFW, kids!). And we also have yet another Kids Corner review with Nate in which he talks about "M3GAN" (2022) with special guest Gabi.

Recorded on Saturday January 14th, Sunday January 15th and Sunday February 5th, 2023. Welcome to 2023, fans! That Horror SHow Podcast begins this brand new year with yet another retrospective, this time on a particular filmmaker who dabbled with the horror genre in his own unique ways: Ray Dennis Steckler! Regulated to near obscurity due to being a filmmaker that hinged outside of the "mainstream", Steckler's work is still ripe for rediscovery and re-evaluation, so your lovely hosts Timothy Kazda and Chris Koenig have decided to take the plunge into his works. First up is the film that most cult movie fans know of just by its title alone: "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies !!?" (1963), a movie that has gone down in history thanks to (or no thanks to) the Golden Turkey Awards as 'The Worst Film Ever Made', a claim that the hosts are willing to challenge. Second up is what some Steckler fans consider his minimalist masterpiece "The Thrill Killers" (1965), a weird combo of trapped-in-Hollywood-rat-race film noir meets psychopathic murderers on a bloody rampage in the tradition of "Psycho"! And third is not a horror movie but the jewel-in-the-crown of Steckler's form of improvised cinema "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" (1966), which begins as a movie featuring three thugs involved in a kidnapping and ends as a...oh, comon', you just gotta listen to find out!!! Also on hand is Nate's 'Kids Corner' and gives his take on none other than the Season 4 finale of 'Stranger Things'!

Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967), The Chooper (1971), and Lady Terminator (1989). Last November, in Episode 4, we discussed the Turkey. Not what some would call a "bad" film, but would probably not be on anybody's Oscar's list. These are the cinematic shipwrecks where the filmmakers tried their best, but just missed the mark in the eyes of most. But if they are still entertaining, then they can't be bad, right? Well we're back again this year to cover three more of these epic miss-adventures of cinema from directors Larry Buchanan, Ray Dennis Steckler, and H. Tjut Djalil. And boy, are you in for a treat with these! Make sure you listen to the whole episode to get a special discount code for Pallbearer Press! So sit back, and enjoy a nice second helping of some Turkey! Remember, you can find us at the following sites: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthehorror/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiscovertheHorror Web:  https://discoverthehorror.com/ Titles mentioned this episode: Attack of the Eye Creatures (1967), Beyond the Darkness (1979), Blood Shack (1971), Body Fever (1969), Brain from Planet Arous (1957), The Chooper (1971), Creature of Destruction (1968), Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968), Don't Look in the Basement (1973), Don't Open the Door (1974), Hand of Death (1962), Hell Raiders (1969), The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher (1979), In the Year 2889 (1969), The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-up Zombies (1964), It's Alive! (1969), It Conquered the World (1956), Keep My Grave Open (1977), Lady Terminator (1989), The Lost Continent (1951), The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1968), Mars Need Women (1968), Mystics in Bali (1981), The Naked Witch (1961), Queen of Black Magic (1981), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Scum of the Earth (1974), The She-Creature (1956), Tarantula (1955), The Thrill Killers (1964), Wild Guitar (1962), Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967)

Jeremy and Boss continue five weeks of fright by setting fires, sleeping on couches and getting weird as they discuss a Ray Dennis Steckler double feature of Sacrilege and The Sexorcist.

On this spooky season edition of Parallax Views, documentarian Joe O'Connell joins us to discuss his latest feature, RONDO AND BOB, about the parallel lives of Robert A. Burns, the behind-the-scenes art force behind such cult classic horror movies as Tober Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, Stuart Gordon's RE-ANIMATOR, Joe Dante's THE HOWLING, and Wes Craven's THE HILLS HAVE EYES, and Rondo Hatton, an acromelgaly-afflicted journalist of the early 20th century who made his way to Hollywood to become Tinsel Town's 1940s equivalent to monster movie icon Boris Karloff. Before getting into RONDO AND BOB, however, Joe and I discuss his previous documentary DANGER MAN. Said film focused on the life and times of stuntman Gary Kent, who was involved with a plethora of B-movie and independent films in the 1960s and 1970s. Kent also is one of the stuntmen upon which Brad Pitt's character in Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON TIME IN HOLLYWOOD was based. Specifically, the fact that Gary Kent had an encounter with Charles Manson while filming a movie on Spahn Ranch (where the Manson Family were living before the Tate/LaBianca murders) became a plot point in the aforementioned Tarantino feature. We then delve into the stories of Bob Burns and Rondo Hatton, including the similarities and differences in their lives. Burns was someone who appeared normal on the outside but was an eccentric in life and also felt unlovable. Rondo, most known for his appearances as "The Creeper" in films like the Sherlock Holmes caper PEARL OF DEATH, HOUSE OF HORRORS, and THE BRUTE MAN, appeared odd on the outside but was a normal, affable, and much loved man in his every day life. What can we learn from the lives of these two creative individuals who lived life on their on terms? That's the question in this fascinating edition of Parallax Views. Among the topics discussed: - The career of Gary Kent, who went to Hollywood with no experience but grew to become a long-running stuntman in Hollywood who often worked on the independent/grindhouse/drive-in movie circuit productions of Sam Sherman, Al Adamson, Don Jones, and Ray Dennis Steckler; his credits include movies like Schoolgirls in Chains, Bubba Ho-Tep, Psych-Out, Hell's Bloody Devils, Satan's Sadists, the Bruce Willis vehicle Color of Night, and Monte Hellman's Ride in the Whirlwind; how the documentary Danger God came together; the challenges of stunt work; Gary Kent's role in Rondo and Bob - The strange and fantastic lives of Bob Burns and Rondo Hatton; Rondo's early life, involvement with WWI, and his career in Hollywood; Bob's eccentric personality and loneliness; the continued fandom around Bob's work; Bob's acting as serial killing drifter Henry Lee Lucas in Confessions of a Serial Killer; Bob's movies Mongrel (with Hollywood star Aldo Ray) and his unreleased comedy Scream Test; Bob's home-made pinball machined based on the adult movie comedy Deep Throat with Linda Lovelace; the ways in which Rondo and Bob's lives mirror each other and the tragedies in their lives; Bob Burns, Tobe Hooper, and the University of Texas tower shooting - The influence of the George Lazenby/James Bond 007 documentary Becoming Bond on Rondo and Bob; the half-documentary/half-documentary approach of Rondo and Bob And much, much more!

In a world that seems to be clearly working AGAINST women, there is something cathartic about watching films where females turn the tables on the people keeping them down and teach them a little something about right and wrong. We watch two VERY wild examples of this type of storyline this time in the cave. We start off with 1987's Angel of Vengeance co-directed by two legends of low-budget filmmaking, Ted V. Mikels and Ray Dennis Steckler. It's a very rough tale of a woman beset by a group of survivalists in the desert and we get to watch her take them down one by one. It's a nasty bit of business but worth checking out. We follow that with 1985's Naked Vengeance from show-favorite Cirio Santiago. The story focuses on a woman who find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and this sends her down a VERY dark path until she finds herself forced to murder most of the male residents of Silver Lake. It is a truly brutal movie but very satisfying once the revenge starts being handed out. We then proceed to list the various things we've been watching for fun. Please let us know what you thought of the show, and send us some suggestions for future episodes. You can email us at flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

With superheroes dominating today's multiplexes and streaming channels, we look back at the 1960s, when people got way into superheroes for two years and then got the hell over it. First, we've got the superhero as a metaphor for American imperialism, racism and police brutality in MR. FREEDOM (1968), a savage satire produced in France and directed by American expat William Klein. In "Mr. Freedom," fellow expat John Abbey (The Sandpiper) plays a sociopathic himbo in red, white and blue football pads who takes a break from beating up Black people to keep the "mixed-up, sniveling crybabies" of France from falling to a communist invasion led by an inflatable Chinese Dragon and a Russian agent clad in a comical amount of foam rubber. Featuring wacked-out visuals that capture the look and feel of French sci-fi comics (think Moebius) and later American dystopian comics such as "Dark Knight Returns" and "The Watchmen." Also starring Donald Pleasance as Mr. Freedom's boss, Dr. Freedom, Delphine Seyrig as Mr. Freedom's girlfriend, and French pop and jazz legend Serge Gainsbourg. Director William Klein died on the same day that we taped this ep. RIP. For our B-feature, we go waaaay low budget with "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" (1966), a ramshackle effort from Ray Dennis Steckler, the mad genius behind the world's first monster musical, "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies." The film starts out as a pretty severe crime drama but then makes one of the most jarring tonal shifts in history when Rat Pfink and his trusty sidekick Boo Boo show up and turn it all into a goofy superhero flick, no doubt inspired by the wave of "Batmania" that swept the nation in 1966 with the brief mega success of TV's BATMAN with Adam West. This one's got some rock and roll numbers + a gorilla (!), causing Philena to ask why dudes are so into apes, a question that the straight cis men on the panel don't have all that good answer for. It's perhaps something we'll have to ponder in a future Ape-isode of OMFYS. MR. FREEDOM is streaming on Criterion Channel. RAT PFINK A BOO BOO is on tubi + it's including in Severin Films' upcoming "The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler" blu-ray boxset. The set also includes "Wild Guitar," "The Thrill Killers," and "Incredibly Strange Creatures..." among others + intros by Joe Bob Briggs. Go to severinfilms.com for more info. Weed is at your local dispensary. If you get it on the streets, we don't need to know. Hosts: Philena Franklin, Cory Skalr, Greg Franklin, Bob Calhoun Co-producers: Bob Calhoun & Cory Sklar

Join the incredibly strange salesman from Severin as they break down the psychotronic filmmaking stylings of the incredibly strange Ray Dennis Steckler. A man who is just as interesting as the films he went on to make. We're joing by Vinegar Syndrome's own Joe Rubin to break down this 10 disc set film-by-film and give you exclusive information about every little detail!  As always, DJ Alfonso is here to deliver a playlist inspired by this MASSIVE announcement!

This time on The Honeywell Experiment, Thomas Deja and lab monkey, Chris Honeywell watch a movie that is actually TWO MOVIES and THREE COLORS! It’s RAT PFINK A BOO BOO by the legendary RAY DENNIS STECKLER!    

Hey, everyone!  It's a special episode of Mack & the Movies.  John and I provide a running commentary for the DVD release, 50 Worst Movies Ever Made, from Passport International Entertainment.  A bunch of turkeys right in time for Thanksgiving!Support the Program:Linktree:https://linktr.ee/cinemamackInquiries:Contact: m.j.lambert2283@gmail.comAudio/Visual Credits:Mack & the Movies logo by masteringsounds https://www.fiverr.com/masteringsoundsIntro by androzguitar https://www.fiverr.com/androzguitar

In previous episodes, we've discussed Exploitation films, which are films intended to attract an audience by means of its sensationalist or controversial content, usually attempting to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies" that sometimes attract critical attention and cult followings. Joining us today is John Johnson, a man who has worked in the industry on several exploitation films and has had a fascinating life and made some great friends as a result. His Facebook page Kult Film Korner is a wonderful dive into exploitation movies and more! We talk about some of the legendary B-movie stars he's met including Jock Manoney and John Agar, as well as his friendship with cult director Ray Dennis Steckler, his show Dumpsterpiece Theater, his work with The Ramones and much, much more! John's Links: https://www.facebook.com/Kult-Film-Korner-102334571556857/ https://www.facebook.com/Dumpsterpiece-Theatre-112818434388/ http://dumpsterpiecetheatre.com Haven Podcasts: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThenIsNowPodcast TeePublic: http://www.teepublic.com/stores/havenpodcasts Feedback: thenisnow42@gmail.com Join the conversation at our Facebook Group Twitter: @HavenPodcasts Website: havenpodcasts.com where you'll find our sister show, The East Meets the West, in which we discuss Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Western movies! Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube page, also! Don't forget to go to wherever you download your podcasts from and leave us a great review so more listeners can find us! You can find us on all the podcasting apps, especially the big 3: iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher! Enjoy, Re-Gor

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? may not be all that Adam and Chris have to contend with this time!!? They talk about Ray Dennis Steckler, Renée Richards, Wendy Carlos, Peter Falk, and the alleged Mrs. Peter Falk.

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? may not be all that Adam and Chris have to contend with this time!!? They talk about Ray Dennis Steckler, Renée Richards, Wendy Carlos, Peter Falk, and the alleged Mrs. Peter Falk.

To get his kidnapped girlfriend back, a rockabilly singer becomes a costumed super hero a spectacularly cheesy way. Tune in as Chris talks Patton Oswalt, Ray Dennis Steckler, & Guerilla filmmaking, as the LSCE screens the 1966 cult classic “Rat Pfink A Boo Boo.” Join us! Check us out at www.LSCEP.com Subscribe, Like, & Review. Did you know we are on Amazon Music Now? I KNOW! Awesome, right? https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c60fbdef-49de-4256-8d29-c5c0d0a4626d/I-Saw-It-On-Linden-Street Listen to our guest Peter Martin here: https://velocipeter.com/podcast/ https://ninjanewsjapan.com/ https://chunkmcbeefchest.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lsce/message

We discuss the Writer/Director/Actor behind the cult craziness of RAT PFINK A BOO BOO, THE THRILL KILLERS and THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILMMAKER WHO NEVER STOPPED SHOOTING AND BECAME A WEIRDO LEGEND. Listen to exclusive episodes at www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Check out Justin's other podcast THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie) as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us) Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ

Welcome everyone to episode #5 of the sketchiest podcast around!  This time it is a wacky, wonderful  vampire porno called Mad Love Life of a Hot Vampire, by the equally wacky and wonderful Ray Dennis Steckler (as Sven Christian)  - and alwaysy remember, kids: Dracula is groovy! :=8D Don't forget to check out the Sexploitation Sleazecast web page!

Ray Dennis Steckler (January 25, 1938 – January 7, 2009), also known by the pseudonym Cash Flagg, was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor best known as the low-budget auteur of such cult films as The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies. Steckler got his break as a Cinematographer on Timothy Carey's groundbreaking film, The World's Greatest Sinner which also gave Frank Zappa his start. Both Steckler and Zappa were heavily influenced by Timothy Carey. This interview was recorded in 2006 in Las Vegas for the Timothy Carey Documentary. Produced by Romeo Carey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/romeo-carey/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/romeo-carey/support

Hey, everyone! Mack, here, with a new episode of Mack & the Movies. Today, we look at the early films of exploitation legend, Ray Dennis Steckler. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00-2:58 Wild Guitar: 2:58-9:40 Incredibly Strange Creatures...: 9:40-16:40 The Thrill Killers: 16:40-21:51 Rat Pfink a Boo Boo: 21:51-28:34 Closing: 28:34-30:06 Support the Program: Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UXZNDGDH4M42W Cash App: $mjl716 Venmo: Mackenzie-Lambert716 Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/mack-the-movies Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CinemaMack/ Twitter: @CinemaMack Instagram: mackenzielambert7928 Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/R67A7D5vQ1eW/ Inquiries: Contact: m.j.lambert2283@gmail.com Audio/Visual Credits: Mack & the Movies logo by masteringsounds https://www.fiverr.com/masteringsounds Intro by androzguitar https://www.fiverr.com/androzguitar Audio Clips Used: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Best Brains) Wild Guitar trailer (Fairway Pictures) "Vickie" (Arch Hall and the Archers) Incredibly Strange Creatures...trailer (Morgan-Steckler Productions) The Incredibly Strange Film Show (Channel X) Incredibly Strange Creatures...(Dir. Ray Dennis Steckler) The Thrill Killers trailer (Morgan-Steckler Productions) Rat Pfink a Boo Boo trailer (Morgan-Steckler Productions) "Main Theme" (A. Brummer) "You're A Rat Pfink" (Roy Haydock)

All independent filmmakers and cult-flick fans must bow down to the low-rent majesty that is Timothy Agoglia Carey's "The World's Greatest Sinner." Shot over the course of three years in the downmarket sections of L.A., the movie tracks the journey of Clarence Hilliard (Carey), an insurance salesman who bugs out and starts his own political-spiritual movement. Clarence promises his followers that they can become God, or "superhuman beings," and soon takes to calling himself God Hilliard. He riles up the youth by spreading his message via spasmodic rockabilly (which made Lux Interior of the Cramps a fan of the film for life), flailing on his guitar and then yowling "Please, please, please, please...TAKE...MY...HAND!" as the crowd goes nuts. Maynard James Keenan, eat your heart out. This beautifully overwrought and seamy DIY masterpiece (John Cassavetes famously said it packed "the brilliance of Eisenstein") is, first and foremost, a glowing calling card for one of cinema's true sui generis animals. Carey may be familiar to Stanley Kubrick fans for his indelible turns in The Killing and Paths of Glory; he was a notorious scene-stealer and general wild man who inspired awe and revulsion in his directors and co-stars in roughly equal measure. In The World's Greatest Sinner he is front and center, the man, the force, dominating every frame and soaking the very celluloid with his passion and hipster strangeness. Laughing, weeping, bellowing, preaching, murmuring seductively to retired women and 14-year-old girls no matter what Carey does, he does it to the max. I've long suspected that Nicolas Cage took a long look at Carey's work before embarking on his own oddball career. Cosmetically, TWGS is a rise-and-fall piece about a man's hubris; at one point God Hilliard even sticks a pin in a host he nabbed from a church, leading to a great Carey rant: "BREAD! IT'S JUST BREAD! MOTHER! YOUR PRAYERS WERE FOR NOTHING!" What saves this from being a Jack T. Chick tract on film, though, is Carey's sardonic and defiantly off-kilter cascade of ideas and genuine command of mood and tone, despite the movie's lurching from goofball comedy to despairing tragedy. The scenes of God Hilliard conferring with his trusted assistants (one of whom is Satan) in shadowy rooms scoop The Godfather by a neat decade. Though the movie has been both reviled and lionized for its oddness, it's pretty mainstream compared to some of Carey's unrealized projects, like Tweet's Ladies of Pasadena, his intended follow-up to TWGS. The movie uses standard shots and narrative beats, but sneaks its anarchy in through a side door. Scored by a young Frank Zappa (who later churlishly called Carey's labor of love "the world's worst movie") and partially shot by future cult director Ray Dennis Steckler, TWGS may well be the epitome of psychotronic filmmaking. Since Carey died in 1994, his son Romeo has curated his memory and work, and the movie is available directly from Romeo's website (http://www.romeocarey.com) catch an incomparable actor in full effect (he wrote, directed, produced, and distributed the thing himself). I used to think that Charles Laughton's "Night of the Hunter" was the greatest example of an actor-turned-director who only directed one film. But Timothy Carey sure gives Laughten a run for his money.  https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Greatest-Sinner-Timothy-Carey/dp/B009FIMWWM --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/romeo-carey/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/romeo-carey/support

Gary Kent, one of the inspirations for Brad Pitt’s character in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is profiled in director Joe O’Connell’s DANGER GOD. The famed filmmaker ‘loosely' based Pitt's stuntman character ‘Cliff Booth’ on Kent, and his own run in with the Manson Family at Spahn Ranch. Available on digital August 6 and on DVD September 17, DANGER GOD fixes on one of the legends of the game, Gary Kent. Though the king of B movies in the Sixties and Seventies, working for indie directors from Richard Rush to Ray Dennis Steckler to Al Adamson, Kent tackled even larger real-life challenges. Professional stuntman Gary Kent has made a hard-earned name for himself in over 50 years of falling, burning, jumping, fighting and breaking himself for some of the most cherished independent and B-movies of the 20th Century. This is his story, from the anything goes days of the drive-in era, including his run in with Charles Manson and his infamous family, to his personal battles and triumphs with health, alcoholism and love. Features interviews with Monte Hellman, Duane Eddy, Richard Rush, Marc Singer and more. DANGER GOD is available from Wild Eye Releasing on digital August 6 and on DVD September 17.

PACKERS WIN THE SUPER BOWL!!!The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 12: Sci-Fi Odyssey!Season 8 begins to fully form, becoming the version of the show that will carry it through the next two and a half years. This means our first revolting undisputed classic ("The Giant Spider Invasion"), the promising but flawed "parts: the clonus horror", the shockingly pedigreed cinematography of "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" (plus Ortega!), and the Russo-Finnish acid trip that is "Jack Frost".We'll even take Detours through "Gilligan's Island" and "The Island" (no relation), and recount that one time Ray Dennis Steckler had to bargain for titles with Stanley Kubrick. Continue the journey with your wonky yet affable host! Oh, and one last time: PACKERS!!!Keep the show alive today, get early episodes and hours of exclusive content for only $5: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesThis Week's Recommendation: "The Stunt Man" (1980)https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles/id1431611476https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles?refid=stprhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0sONU9Bdsq35PwO8mE3jVThttp://www.buzzsprout.com/200242Twitter: @coolnesspodryan, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com) The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged."America (From "The Jazz Singer" Soundtrack)" by Neil Diamond. ℗ This Compilation 2014 Neil Diamond © 2014 Neil DiamondSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

Pop Art Painter Jamie Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes Joe O’Connell (Director) & Gary Kent (Pro Stuntman) (Danger God, 2018, Film / BioPic) to the Show!  dangergod.comAmazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Danger-God-Gary-Kent/dp/B07VYBNG9Q Gary Kent, one of the inspirations for Brad Pitt’s character in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is profiled in director Joe O’Connell’s DANGER GOD. The famed filmmaker ‘loosely' based Pitt's stuntman character ‘Cliff Booth’ on Kent, and his own run in with the Manson Family at Spahn Ranch.  Available on digital August 6 and on DVD September 17, DANGER GOD fixes on one of the legends of the game, Gary Kent. Though the king of B movies in the Sixties and Seventies, working for indie directors from Richard Rush to Ray Dennis Steckler to Al Adamson, Kent tackled even larger real-life challenges.

So how does one approach a Batman spoof that wasn't intended to be one?  John and Robert are sitting in the Batcave and watching the infamous Ray Dennis Steckler film, Rat Pfink A Boo Boo.  In it, our hero's girlfriend is being menaced in the first 45 minutes of the film.  Based on the setup, one would think that our hero would turn detective to try and stop it, but when she's kidnapped at the halfway point, he and the gardener in his girlfriend's building enter a closet and come out as the masked avengers - Rat Pfink and Boo Boo. ​John and Robert Long are watching their Bat-Monitors and are cringing at the turn of the events for this film as well as the costumes our heroes wear, while marveling at some of the directing choices and laughing at some genuinely funny lines.  It all adds up to a movie that leaves you scratching your head and wondering what it was you just watched.​ Take a listen and let us know what you think by commenting here or writing us at thebatcavepodcast@gmail.com.   Robert Long is a full time graphic designer and independent filmmaker.  As a first generation Batman syndication kid, he manages the 1966-68 Batman Television Series Group on Facebook.  He has had the pleasure to meet and work with Adam West and Julie Newmar with various projects in the past.  Visit Robert's production company - Smash or Trash Independent Filmmaking to learn more about it.

Legendary musician/actor Arch Hall Jr. returns to the show to talk about his 1962 vehicle WILD GUITAR. He reminisces about director Ray Dennis Steckler, nightlife in the Hall household, some tunes, and tells us about a new venture with DRIVE director Nicolas Winding Refn. It's a fun stroll down Gonzo Filmmaking Lane featuring a couple tunes from Arch Hall Jr. and The Archers.Follow us Twitter at @SplathousePR or @miked_splat, @sarahSPLATHOUSEFollowing all the great pods over on our network screamingpods.comTingalayo!

We might call this week's movie Santo vs. the Blob, but was it ever REALLY called that? SHOULD it be called that? Find out this week on Monster Kid Radio when Jonathan Inbody (from the X Meets Y podcast) joins Derek to tackle the 1973 film Santo contra los asesinos de otros mundos (dir. Rubén Galindo). Also, Jeff Polier calls in his Weird Wednesday Report on the film The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (dir. Ray Dennis Steckler). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: X Meets Y - (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio are available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at ) Monster Kid Radio on TeePublic - I Brake For Monsters - Next week: Samson vs. the Vampire Women (dir. Alfonso Corona Blake) with ' Jason Jaconetti The opening and closing song "" () appears by permission of All original content of Monster Kid Radio by is licensed under a .

Hoy Trasnoche no es otro podcast de cine. Es "el otro" podcast de cine. Conducen Santiago Calori y Fiorella Sargenti. Esta semana: El Bar, de Álex de la Iglesia, y otras películas de encierro, de Los Ocho más Odiados y La Ventana Indiscreta a Green Room y No Respires. En el portarretratos, el director y productor Ray Dennis Steckler: un raro y un distinto. En el videoclub, Calu recomienda Aquarius, de Kleber Mendonça Filho. Y en el glosario, Flor nos cuenta qué es son las películas de "rape and revenge".

Welcome back to another episode of the GGtMC!!! This week Todd and Will cover Blood Shack (1971) directed by Ray Dennis Steckler and Wolfen (1981) directed by Michael Wadleigh!!! Sammy fell asleep on the couch with his daughter,,,it happens. Emails to midnitecinema@gmail.com Adios!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ggtmc/message

This is a discussion of Terry's favorite movie of all time, the 1966 classic from Ray Dennis Steckler entitled Ratpfink A Boo Boo (not a typo).  In doing so, the episode is twice as long as the movie.  But this is a podcast so naturally, there is much more to be discussed in this episode including Yoga Hosers, Raiders!:  The Story of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made as well as the music of Ron Haydock and the compilation from Numero Group released this past Record Store Day entitled Los Alamos Grind and of course whatever else can come across Terry's mind. We can be found on Facebook (The Flickering Waves Podcast group page) and Twitter (@flickeringwaves).  The podcast can also be found on flickeringwaves.com as well as on iTunes where one can also subscribed and comment on the podcast.  E-mails can also be directed to the podcast at flickeringwaves@gmail.com

Leaving the fictional Las Vegas and turning our sights onto a director who would spend his later years in Las Vegas, this episode features a discussion of Ray Dennis Steckler's 1969 film Body Fever.  Body Fever features Steckler regulars Carolyn Brandt, Ron Haydock, Herb Robins and Gary Kent as well as behind the scenes work from Keith Wester and Jack Cooperman.  As someone who recognizes that Steckler's work is still relatively unknown, Terry often finds himself drifting off to other films in Steckler's career and some of the great stories behind them.  It is safe to say that many topics here will be revisited in future episodes of the podcast. In an effort to briefly discuss the cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond and Laszlo Kovacs, Terry incorrectly credited the cinematography in The Last Picture Show to Mr. Kovacs when it was actually Robert Surtees.  Laszlo Kovacs did work in many other pictures including Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The King of Marvin Gardens, Ghostbusters and Say Anything.  We apologize for the incorrect credit. The podcast can be downloaded via iTunes or through the flickeringwaves.com website.  iTunes will also allow you to subscribe and comment about the podcast.  We can also be found on Facebook (The Flickering Waves podcast group page), Twitter (@flickeringwaves) and YouTube (for our playlists to compliment each episode).

For Independence Day 2014, Terry revisits Francis Ford Coppola's 1982 film "One From The Heart" which features an Oscar-nominated Song Score from Tom Waits.  Mr. Coppola chose to follow up Apocalypse Now with the simple love story of Hank and Frannie (Frederic Forrest and Teri Garr).  A production that went over budget and a troubling pre-release buzz led Coppola to remove the film from distribution shortly after its February 1982 release. Upon closer inspection, this minor film in the Coppola filmography is worthy of reconsideration due to solid performances especially from Teri Garr, its technical innovations and the music from the film.  All this and more is discussed in this episode of Flickering Waves.  Episode 6 of the podcast will feature a discussion of Ray Dennis Steckler's 1969 film Body Fever.  Check out the YouTube playlist for this episode of the podcast and please comment and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

The boys discuss auteur Ray Dennis Steckler's '71 "Blood Shack/The Chooper." A haunted, ramshackle house has a long of history of intruders being killed off by The Chooper, but who, or what, is The Chooper? No, seriously...

HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE! This week NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES brings you a tender aw-shucks meeting between a demented HOLLYWOOD STRANGLER and the murderous SKID-ROW SLASHER as directed (sorta) by the legendary Ray Dennis Steckler. Who likes bums? We got ‘em! Both literally and figuratively! It’s tons ‘o fun and chock full ‘o nuts, so grab your switchblade and start rambling on and on and on.. because we’re about to get sleazy.

After 143 episodes and 250 movie reviews, Brother D is drawing a blank for a clever show description for Episode 143 of Mail Order Zombie . . . or maybe watching The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Died and Became Mixed-Up Zombies did him in . . . even if Need-a-Nickname Scott held his hand while reviewing the Ray Dennis Steckler cult classic.  Also, D reviews the book Night of the Living Dead: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever.  Richard from Wichita lets the MOZ Family know about two zombie-ish events happening in his neck of the woods, and Miss Bren has recovered from her root canal to knock out a chunk of voicemails and emails in this week's Feedback Discussion.  Umami.Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505! Or smoke signals!Vote for us at Podcast Alley at http://tinyurl.com/mozvote/Mail Order Zombie Wikia - http://mailorderzombie.wikia.com/Palavr.com Forums - http://palavr.com/forum.php/The Walking Dead at Portland's McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater - http://cascadia.fm/2010/10/08/cort-and-fatboy-present-the-walking-dead/Sci-Fi Horror Fest in Tulsa - http://tinyurl.com/tulsaconA Welcome Invasion of Privacy - http://awelcomeinvasionofprivacy.libsyn.com/More Pride and Prejudice and Zombies casting/director news - http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/as-wolverine-2-closes-is-next-hot-helmer-job-pride-prejudice-and-zombies-with-scarlett-johansson-and-bradley-cooper/Zombie Werewolves Attack! from Troma - http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40372/zombie-werewolves-attack-troma-halloweenRockstar's Dan Houser talks about Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare DLC - http://kotaku.com/5667452/red-deads-zombies-are-like-a-70s-horror-movieNew York Post talks to cast of The Walking Dead - http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/just_ax_me_A2oJoPfku6MKJZcCAC49KN#ixzz12ppgFbUcNew Book: So Now You're a Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly Undead - http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/new-handbook-helps-newly-undead-zombies-adjust/19678907The Undead That Saved Christmas, paperback - https://www.createspace.com/3485378The Undead That Saved Christmas, kindle - http://tinyurl.com/KindleUndeadChristmasCall for submissions for The Undead That Saved Christmas 2 - http://tinyurl.com/UndeadChristmas(Various production music produced by Kevin MacLeod)

An evil army is approaching, and a lead character is lamenting the power and flexibility of evil in the world...the monologue draws to a pivotal moment...the actor's voice swells...and..."All we have is Steel!...Wizardry! All we have is defense!"This line, from a character played by the actor Steve Guynn in an upcoming Jerry Williams fantasy film, is just one of many, many examples of the great lines that one encounters in a Jerry Williams film!Jerry Williams is an indie filmmaker extraordinaire. He is a guy who usually has multiple films in various stages of production, and has crafted a style that can only be described as his very own, unique genre. He definitely pushes the envelope with his work, and elicits alot of reactions, ranging from those that love his signature style (count me in this group), to others less inclined, such as a film reviewer that actually called for someone, somewhere to punch Jerry for making the film that the guy was reviewing (true story!).One thing that is indisputable is that you will be hard-pressed to find someone who is more passionate about independent film. You will also be sorely challenged to find someone who is more gracious in the goodwill and support that Jerry regularly extends to other filmmakers of all genres and styles.From cardboard sets and creative uses of his cat (note to Humane Society: the cat has never been harmed and is, in fact, quite spoiled!), to voluptuous actresses leaving little to the imagination, to cult independent film stars such as Debbie Rochon, Conrad Brooks, and Troma's Loyd Kaufman, Jerry's works always have the unexpected and the original. What most people don't realize is that underneath all of the onscreen insanity, Jerry actually injects a serious literary undercurrent, an example of which he discusses in this interview concerning his feature "Misadventures in Space".Jerry is a playright, poet, and prose writer as well, and we wanted to bring a little of that aspect out in this interview, and encourage the reader to look into his excellent poetry collection that is in print, called Mirrors and Portraits.It is my intention that this interview gives the reader a little insight into the craziness, humor, work ethic, committment, talent, dedication, and other characteristics that Jerry possesses. (The genius right alongside the offbeat and insane, so to speak!) You will also hopefully get a sense of his collaborative spirit, as well as get to meet a few of his regular cohorts such as Pat Bowling and Eric Butts.The indie filmmaking world is not an easy one, and Jerry puts his heart and soul into his work. With all the things stacked against the no-budget indie filmmaker, Jerry's progress, success, and prolific filmmaking nature gives inspiration to all of us; the "Steel, Wizardry, and Defense!", if you will, to keep fighting the good fight for independent film.So here it goes! Buckle up, hold on to your seat! Now...Ladies and Gentlemen...the long-awaited IMM interview with Goatboy Films' legendary and controversial director, Jerry Williams!!!-Stephen Zimmer, for Indie Movie Masters, June 25, 2009SZ: We know you are a brilliant, genius filmmaker, but give us a little idea as to your background, education, that kind of thing.JW: I've always been a writer, first and foremost, and I got a masters degree in creative writing from MSU....two things from that time have always influenced my cinema work are my love of hidden messages in writing and my love of the grotesque...Lovecraft, Tolkien, and my personal favorite Clive Barker. In literary criticism, one of the things of Hemingway that struck me was he was very direct in his writing, but if you peered deeper in...there was hidden meanings in such simple direct sentence structures. I like the idea of my films, no matter how simple or silly it appears should have some deeper levels. I had read once that Gene Roddenberry made star trek a vehicle where he could talk about the human condition under the guise of a 'sci fi' show....I wanted to take that idea and apply it to indie or cult cinema, and place hidden messages or motifs in crazy surreal films. Misadventures in Space on one level is a silly send up of the sci fi genre in general and star trek in particular, but it is also a satire of the Iraqi war...when I wrote it...I was constantly watching the cable news shows, and the character Brother Bishop Tucker(Billy W. Blackwell) was named after conservative TV host Tucker Carlson. That biting satire buried in sci fi nonsense interested me...a form of commentary that hopefully some people got when they saw the film.SZ: What got you into movies so passionately, and what type of movies or what movies are your favorites?JW: I got into cinema as an extension of what I was trying to do with my poetry and coffeehouse performances. I have tons of favorite filmmakers...passion about the film is what I respond to....regardless of the genre. I took an art motif of homegrown 'slacker Dada' to my films. I like surreal films, and I love the idea of marrying cartoons, surreal, and junkfood low brow culture into sci fi or horror films. I love older cinema, and since I never had a color TV until I was into my teens, the idea of a black and white film never seemed weird to me... I watched all of the crazy shows from the 70's in black and white. Older movies seemed, to me at least, filled with beautiful women and films that needed plot and characters in them. When I see the CG inspired madness and MTV inspired 'slick shots' in films...I wonder how dated they will look in twenty years. I would rather watch an Ed Wood, Russ Meyer, or Ray Dennis Steckler film anyday over glossed over candy that passes for films these days.....the female lead from 'creature of the Black Lagoon' seems much more beautiful to me than some of these tacky celebrities out of hollywood of late.....Bela Lugosi was Dracula, and Flash Gordan fought Emperor Ming's evil empire give me more enjoyment than most current films.SZ: Do you have some favorite directors? And why are they your favorites?JW: Ed Wood, Clive Barker, Lloyd Kaufman, Ray Dennis Steckler, Kevin Smith and Russ Meyers. Each director had a unique vision of what they were shooting for, and some (Ed Wood, Ray Dennis Steckler) did great with limited or no budgets. I also love my friend Conrad Brooks and his films....definitely worth a look for fans of surreal horror and 'offbeat' films. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention local filmmakers George Bonilla, Jacob Ennis, Cherokee Hall, Stephen Zimmer, Matt Perry, Daniel Roberts, Mark Poole, Jason Crowe and my favorite Tim Ritter. I did several films with George Bonilla as an AD, and all of his films are surreal horror and worth a look for psychotronic film fans.....I did a nod to him and named several characters after him in Ectovision!Jacob Ennis produced my film Purvos, and I learned a lot...a lot from him on making films...Stash is a 70's slasher horror film much better than anything that Hollywood puts out there...I love Stephen Zimmer's films...his Shadows and Light movie is a fantasy film that really had a unique vision, and I really liked Matt Perry's film murderer. Tim Ritter is still a favorite director of mine, and definitely influenced Purvos.SZ: Do you have a day job? Or do you just sit back and collect royalty checks from the Goatboy films Empire?JW: I'm a working stiff, and fund my films myself which gives me freedom and headaches at the same time. Perhaps one day goatboyfilms will help fuel that run for the whitehouse or Senate. Vote Williams!SZ: How in the world did you come up with the name Goatboy films? What is the story behind the name of your studio?JW:From my friend Chadwell, we were kicking around ideas for a film company name in early 2001. It was Chadwell's nickname in college by a tripped out hippy chick. The name fit what I shooting for, and we kept it. It's not related to that saturday night live skit.SZ: Tell us about Pat Bowling and others in the Goatboy Films empire, as I know you work regularly with a few particular renegades like Pat.JW: I've known Pat from college, and our differences work out for the best. I'm a 'head in the clouds dreamer' sometimes, and Pat is a 'nuts and bolts' guy and that combination helps get projects done. Trust me, Pat is worth his weight in gold when it comes to the UFO film. Pat is also a damn good actor as well, I think he likes production much more... his acting swan song will be in Queen of the Cursed World. Pat is briefly in the medieval thing I'm cooking up...Insomnia and Dragon Witch. He did a fantastic job editing 'The Cursed Doll' which is now with Echelon StudiosSZ:How in the world would you describe a “Jerry William’s Film”? It seems to me you defy classification, but I had to ask, if only to know how best to describe your stuff myself. You perplex me!JW: Live action cartoon energy slacker dada satire comedy horror show....I guess my films move to their own heartbeats....I like the idea of crossing genres...high brow motives with junk food pop culture. I have some notes about doing my version of Alice in Wonderland called at this point 'Alice Caligari'...I like the idea of bringing in older actors since our culture is so youth obsessed, and Lewis Carroll's book lends itself easily to symbolic and freudian intrepretations...I read several biographies and literary criticisms of his creative work, and agree it was his only outlet in a repressed and solitary existence. It's still up in the air at this point.SZ: You have incredible women in your films. How do you convince them to be involved in no-budget projects without shelling out big bucks?JW: Well, my films usually have strong female character roles...most films you have a finite amount of what and who you can play. Slasher films usually have two roles in them...hero or victim, and sci fi films are even more restrictive. My films may be out in left field, but the female characters have power and command respect. I like that the actresses bring something to the table. Leslie Rogers was a fanastic Fiona in Soul Robbers, and Heather Price does a fantastic turn in Ectovision. Stephani Heise and Natasha Roberts who played the lovers in Purvos did great.I wanted Purvos to be a little different. Actors will at least listen to you, if your film isn't the 'slasher-on-the loose' fare, and I don't cut off roles at 24 years old....I find the youth obsessed culture out of tinseltown is shallow to my taste, but of course that's just my opnion.SZ: What is your largest budget to date? What is a typical budget on a Goatboy project? (In US Dollars, Yen, or Euros, you can pick)JW: Zeppo definitely, but I'm not sure about the final budget...that's more with Eric Butts and Moodswing Entertainment. I work with various budgets, but I joke with Pat that some of my films cost a six pack of beer and a song! I will say that at the end of the day, folks won't care about your budget if you engage them and entertain them. I've seen several modest budgeted films and felt great whereas I've seen CGI laden films that cost more than the gross national budget of small Africian countries and though they were slick emotionally dead pieces of eye fluff.SZ: You have a knack for casting, such as using the regal William Schaeffer Tolliver, the insane Steve Guynn, the Bruce Campbell-esque Daniel Roberts, the larger than life Cherokee Hall, etc. How do you approach casting such colorful characters? Do you bribe them?JW: I bribe them with my personality! No seriously, I usually connect with actors and crews working on other films for friends....I met several talented actors on film sets by local filmmakers such as Cherokee Hall, George Bonilla, Daniel Roberts, Jacob Ennis, Eric Butts, and Cineline's Matt Perry ....you find out more about a person working with them in long period of time than someone who wows you in an audition, and are a complete pain in the ass afterward. People who want to work on my films are a pretty passionate group, and I've been very lucky to get actors like Steve Guynn, Jason Crowe, Nathan Day, Billy Blackwell, Roni Jonah, Stepahni Heise, Natasha Roberts, Claude Miles, Kat Carney and others in the regional area. I also got to mention that Chad Hundley is a fanastic comedic actor, and his timing especially with Cherokee Hall reminds me of the old Bowery Boys. If I missed anyone, trust me there are some great actors out there working.SZ: What is it like working with The Bob Cooke?JW: He was awesome in Misadventures, as was Belinda. Bob's passionate about any and all things cinema....there was one line from misadventures that makes me smile...Bob's character says 'Our heroes will come like rain to a parched desert!' Bob did the line, but swore he'd beat me if I sent him another script like that again! People should check out his site www.Kymovie.net, Bob Cooke is like Coca Cola...he's the real thing baby! Belinda is a damn good producer on films like Hellephone, and Monstrosity among others and a passionate actress(she was fantastic in STASH as the sleazy mother).SZ: Give me an idea of your filmography (Yes, I understand that we might need a couple pages worth of space for this one.)JW:Completed films:Mint condition -writer/director (a Clerks type comedy) 18 minutes 2003Manic / Happy Anniversary - producer for Jacob Ennis's shortsPurvos - 72 minutes, writer/director 2004Zeppo - writer/director, feature film 90 minutes (2007)Misadventures in space, feature film 74 minutes (2007) and 53 minutes (2009)Soul Robbers from Outerspace, feature 61 minutes.Major Power and the flying saucer from Mars (and other tales of the hero) compliation 53 minutes (2009)Pirate Candy Sampler, comedy film 49 minutesDinner for two, short 5 minutesPumpkin Joe, short 5 minutesTwin sisters of Desire and Death! (The 'lost' episode of Misadventures in Space) 10 minuteAlien Conspiracy Murders, short 34 minutesIn production:Ecto-vision!, Insomnia and the Dragon Witch, Saucer sex from beyond, and the UFO documentary film I'm working with Pat Bowling. I'm also starting an edit of'Queen of the Cursed World', and have several projects in the planning stages.As Assistant director on ZP movies:Edison Death Machine, Monstrosity, and Hellephone.SZ: Speaking of Zeppo, which is arguably your “biggest budget” project to date—what’s going on with it at the moment? Will it ever be released? Rabid fans want to know!!!! (Or will the boxed set version be out before the regular version?)JW: I'm dating myself with this admission, but when I was a kid in the late 70's there was live action TV shows like Shazam!, Isis, and Jason of Star Command. Zeppo was a homage of sorts to that crazy saturday morning craziness crossed with a surreal midnight movie like Liquid Sky and Looney Tunes cartoons. Zeppo in a nut shell is a black and white cartoony sci fi adventure with non pc humor, naked zombies, cruel sexy aliens, and cardboard tombstones! Eric brought a lot his humor, and production skills for the film (not only did he edit and produce the film, but supervised the music and special efx shots for the film). We're currently shopping the film out to distributors, so hopefully folks will get to see it soon. Debbie Rochon was fanasttic in it, and Lloyd Kaufman still cracks me up...editing Lloyd was the hardest thing since he brings so much to the table...I'd love for Lloyd to do more serious dramatic roles...the local actors Stacey Gillespie, Elysse, Amanda Kaye, Casey Miracle, etc. did a fanastic job under some crazy shoots, and I have to say we had great production help from Casey Miracle, William Schaeffer Tolliver, and makeup was done by Julia Caudill.If Eric and I were the heads of Zeppo, Eric's mom, Patsy Butts, who helped produced the film and was its biggest booster was the heart of it. Sadly she passed away last year, but her legacy lives on in the film.(Movie Trailer for Zeppo)SZ: Will there be a sequel to Zeppo? And will the sequel be released before the original?JW: Never say never, but for me it would depend on how the first film fares out with the folks out there.SZ: How do you pull off working on multiple film projects at the same time? Are you simply crazy? Or is there a method to this obvious madness?JW: Part craziness, and part necessity. I shoot fast on my solo films, but it is also cause a lot of the actors are only available for a finite amount of time, so I have to move fast. The shooting multiple films at the same time is a nod to Roger Corman's methods. He would shoot a scene for a movie for AIP, then he would move the props about and change costumes to shoot a scenefor his own film which he would sell to AIP or to other film distributors. Pure genius, but maddening at the same time.SZ: Loyd Kaufman, Conrad Brooks , Debbie Rochon…what is it like working with cult figures that you have been a fan of yourself? How in the world do you keep Loyd contained and under control on the set?JW: I worked with Conrad on my horror film Purvos, and he and I are good friends. I love classic cinema, and movie serials of Conrad's youth so we talk about his films, and his experiences. A nice man, but pretty set in his convinctions which I understand and emulate myself. I always look forward to working with Conrad on any film...a good actor, he brings a lot to the table. He's an older actor and still working...check out his Jan-Gel films. Expect more film madness from Conrad in the future. I loved working with Debbie Rochon. A beautiful and talented lady, she was fantastic to work with on Zeppo...committed to the script, and worked her butt off on it...an artistic lady with a huge heart, and I can see why guys (and gals) fall for her like a ton of bricks. Whenever I think of Debbie, I imagine she is taking her ten minutes free from Fangoria radio and production work to paint on canvas...an earth elemental, timeless and beautiful like the moonlight in June.Lloyd is great actor, and very committed to cinema on all levels. I was very nervous meeting him. His toxic Avenger films are a part of my youth, so it was great and surreal to work with him. Like Debbie, a committed actor who busted his butt on the film. He really is a genius of indie cinema, and his books on making films should be taught in schools. Even if you don't 'get' the Troma films, it does my heart good that they can be out there. I think Lloyd can say more in a 90 minute film about the current state of affairs and the universal prejudices we have in say Poultrygeist than hours upon hours of PBS programming. I think Troma and Lloyd are the best parts of Americana like the hot dog and baseball, which is why I think people respond it worldwide. If you're into films, do yourself a favor and pick up his books and see that there is a method to the madness. I kept Lloyd contained by a harem of nubile women who fed him grapes and fanned him in between scenes....just kidding...he was a pleasure to work with, although I'm sure he wouldn't have protested that grape feeding scenario.SZ: I happen to own a poetry book by you, called Mirrors and Portraits, which not many people may know about. At the risk of incurring your wrath, I would like to shed a little light on this side of you. Talk about the poetry book and any other literary projects you might have coming out?JW: In college, I hung out with the literary crowd and loved writing poetry. I also got over my shyness by reading poetry at coffehouses, although I preferred doing it at places you wouldn't think about poetry.In Morehead, it was the local bar called Spanky's....you'd get these high and drunk professors, along with bikers and rednecks playing music and reading their poetry. A rough hole in the wall, but it was fun and definitely a place of my youth. In Lexington, it was High on Rose....unfortunately these places don't exist anymore...I guess I'm more Charles Bukowski 'live life fully dammit' than hanging out at staid coffeshops talking about writing. I had written poetry from that time period, and finally got a book of verse together called Mirrors and Portraits. In a sense it a portrait of me as an angry young guy who loved everything to the fullest. It's like the first time you finally 'hear' Mozart and it moves in your heart...same thing with literature and poetry with me. Passion fuels literature, and hopefully if people see the book, and see me...flaws and all. I'm working on a new book of poetry. I love writing verse, and never want that to leave my heart or my life. I try to put poetry and some poetic ideas in my scripts as well.SZ: On that note, rumor has it that you might be developing something theater related? Is there any truth to this rumor?JW: I wrote the Halloween murder myster play, Green Ghost of the Tracks, for Kathy Hobb's theater company, Fantastical theatricals, and it was great to see a play of mine on stage. Theater is the ultimate high wire act. I have a couple of plays written together, that may or may not hit the stage. A lot of folks don't realize that I was actually more interested in forming a theater company to stage my work at the beginning, but went with films instead. I would still love to make a theater company, so maybe one day down the road when the stars are in place, it may happen. I would also like folks to check out Kathy and her wonderful Fantastical Theatricals, a wonderful experience for me as a writer.SZ: Where can people find and buy some Jerry Williams movies?JW: Purvos is available at Brain Damage films. Major Power and the Flying Saucer from Mars DVD is available at indieflix. Misadventures in space the original version is on google video and hungry flix. That film has a tight new edit, and should be in a DVD package soon with mint condition. I have a comedy film, Pirate Candy Sampler, which is a comedy in the style of 'Amazon Women on the moon' on google video as well. The Cursed doll is now with Echelon Studios, so it should be out soon. You can also see Purvos on netflix and get it off Amazaon.com. My book of poetry is also available on Amazon and other book seller sites.Links to buy Purvos, Major Power, and Mirrors and Portraits.Purvoshttp://www.amazon.com/Purvos-Conrad-Brooks/dp/B0012OTVCGPurvos on netflixhttp://www.netflix.com/Movie/Purvos/70093406?&mqso=70002140&trkid=129129Major Powerhttp://www.indieflix.com/Films/MajorPowerandtheFlyingSaucerfromMarsMirrors and Portraitshttp://www.amazon.com/Mirrors-Portraits-Jerry-Williams/dp/1413765807/ref=cm_cr-mr-titleMisadventures in space (original cut on google video)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=895029670631039342&ei=qiE_SpqxA4WkqwLPruTKAQ&q=misadventures+in+spacePirate Candy Samplerhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7192095349227927623&ei=5CU_SoasK5HwrgK-lIHLAQ&q=pirate+candy+samplerSZ: Will your cat be appearing in future projects, and will there be any parts available for other people’s cats, such as mine? Your cat’s performance was awesome as the Wizard Merlin in Major Power, and in the heavy-duty SFX sequence in the engine room in Misadventures in Space!JW: I actually jotted down an idea for 'Major Power and the Ghost train!', so if Major Power shows up...I think the Wizard would confer with the great wizards of yore...you always got to look out for ...evil ectoplasm!