Episode 36: Street Gangs

Tom's last episode of Season 3 is about Street Gangs, those silver screen hoodlums who’ve terrorized cinematic cities throughout the ages. From the the Jets to the Warriors, we separate fact from fiction in the movies with our Season 3 Finale!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE TALK ABOUT

Musketeers of Pig Alley (free on Youtube)

West Side Story ($3.99 on Amazon)

Assault on Precinct 13 (free on Youtube)

Grease (free on Dailymotion)

The Warriors ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Escape From New York (free with Amazon Prime)

Death Wish 3 ($2.99 on Amazon Video)

Colors ($2.99 on Youtube)

Episode 35: Venereal Diseases

Slate's last episode of Season 3 is the first user suggested topic on Venereal Diseases. From the educational albeit exploitation early hygiene films of the 20s to the Lifetime weepies of today, we’ll talk about everything that itches, discharges or bleeds.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

To the People of the United States (free on Youtube)

Damaged Goods (1937) ($9.99 on Something Weird)

Damaged Goods (1960) ($9.99 on Something Weird)

The Hard Road (free on Youtube)

Intimate Agony (free on Youtube)

Truth or Dare ($2.99 on Youtube

Philadelphia ($3.99 on Amazon)

She's Too Young (free on Youtube)

Easy A (weird version but free on Youtube)

It Follows (free on Hulu if you have Showtime)

Episode 34: Rape Revenge

Tom follows up with another chapter in his revenge series with a look at the highly controversial sub genre of films known as Rape Revenge. We’ll ponder films like "The Virgin Spring," "I Spit on Your Grave" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" while discussing their place in cinematic entertainment.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Virgin Spring (free on Youtube)

I Spit On Your Grave (free on Amazon with Starz subscription)

Ms. 45 (free on Youtube)

Savage Streets (free on Youtube w/ synced audio, watch while you can!

A Gun For Jennifer (free on Youtube)

Baise Moi  (free here but it's a porn site)

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Swedish Version $3.99 on Amazon Video)

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (U.S. Remake $3.99 on Amazon Video)

Episode 33: Kids That Kill

Slate is closing his trilogy of evil childlike things that come to life and wreak bloody havoc in the movies, starting with Bad Babies, Devil Dolls and now Kids That Kill. Today we'll talk about those murderous, evil, conniving spawns of Satan and how the genre continues to reinvent itself throughout the years.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

The Bad Seed ($2.99 on Amazon)

Lord of the Flies (free on Youtube)

Village of the Damned (free on this shithole site)

The Exorcist ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Omen (free on Youtube)

Who Can Kill a Child (DVD only...can anyone find a streaming version of this?)

Children of the Corn (free on Youtube)

Pet Sematary ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Good Son ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Ring ($3.99 on Amazon)

Let the Right One In (free on Veoh)

Goodnight Mommy ($2.99 on Youtube)

Episode 32: Russ Meyer's Boob Dynasty

Slate is following up his filmmaker series with Russ Meyer and his Boob Dynasty. Meyer was a filmmaker that transcended genres but all in the name of his lifelong obsession: huge knockers.

LINKS TO ALMOST ALL OF RUSS MEYER'S MOVIES

The Immoral Mr. Teas (free on Youtube)

Eve and the Handyman (short clip on Dailymotion)

Wild Gals of the Naked West (free on Youtube)

Europe in the Raw (not online)

Fanny Hill (free with a Fandor subscription)

Lorna (free on Youtube)

Mudhoney (not online but here's a trailer)

Motorpsycho (free on Youtube)

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (free on Youtube)

Mondo Topless (free on Youtube)

Common Law Cabin (free on Youtube)

Good Morning and... Goodbye! (not online)

Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (free on Potluck)

Vixen! (free on Archive)

Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (free on Youtube)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Seven Minutes (free on Youtube but the sound is fucked up)

Black Snake (free on Youtube)

Supervixens (free on Youtube)

Up! (free on Youtube)

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (free but it's on Pornhub)

Episode 31: Blaxploitation - Part 2

In 1971 Blacksploitation exploded onto the scene with "Sweet Sweetback's Baddass Song" and "Shaft," followed by a series of movies that featured African-American actors in lead roles and often having anti-establishment plots. These films were condemned for stereotypical characterization and glorification of violence, but audiences loved them and so did Hollywood since they made tons of money with low production budgets. For a time it seemed like Blacksploitation was here to stay.

Until it wasn’t.

On the second part of our two part series we’ll discuss the backlash, the fall and the enduring legacy of Blaxploitation.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS:

3 The Hard Way (free on Youtube)

Cleopatra Jones ($2.00 Amazon)

Coffy ($3.99 on Amazon)

Truck Turner ($3.99 on Amazon)

Dolemite (free on Veoh)

The Human Tornado (free on Veoh)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ($3.99 on Amazon)

Pootie Tang ($3.99 on Amazon)

Black Dynamite ($3.99 Amazon)

Episode 30: Blaxploitation - Part 1

Tom's first two-parter is all about that time in the early seventies when African American Blaxploitation anti-heros like Shaft, Cleopatra Jones and Dolemite ruled the cinemas.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Shaft ($2.99 on Youtube)

Shaft's Big Score ($2.99 on Youtube)

Blacula ($2.99 on Amazon)

Black Belt Jones ($2.99 on Youtube)

Superfly ($2.99 on Youtube)

Abby (free on youtube)

Boss N***** (free on Dailymotion)

Coonskin (free on Youtube but in tiny letterbox format)

BONUS!

Badasss Cinema - Documentary on Blaxploitation
(free on Youtube)

Race Movie Documentary
(free on Youtube)

Episode 29: Hicksploitation

Slate's episode on Hicksploitation is all about those toothless murderous rape-y bootleggin’ rednecks that Hollywood loves to abuse. From “Child Bride” to "Deliverance” to “I Spit on Your Grave” we’ll put on our southern accents and play a round of Dueling Banjos! 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Child Bride (free on Youtube)

Two Thousand Maniacs (free on Dailymotion)

Shanty Tramp (free on Internet Archive)

Straw Dogs (free on Youtube)

Deliverance ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ($2.99 on Youtube)

I Spit on Your Grave (free on Amazon w/ Starz)

Smokey and the Bandit ($2.99 on Youtube)

Just Before Dawn (free on Youtube)

Gummo (free on Dailymotion)

Wrong Turn ($2.99 on Youtube) 

Winter's Bone ($2.99 on Youtube)

Episode 28: Fun with Nazis!

For over 80 years Nazis have been the antagonists of countless dramas, thrillers and action films. They've also proven to be a ripe target for parody as well. On today's episode we focus on the the films that dare to satirize, poke fun and even exploit the most notorious group of bastards to ever appear on the silver screen. Today we have Fun with Nazis!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Great Dictator ($3.99 on Amazon)

Dr. Strangelove ($3.99 on Amazon)

The Producers ($2.99 on Amazon)

Love Camp 7 (free on Youtube)

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (free on Youtube)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ($3.99 on Amazon)

Dead Snow ($4.99 on Amazon)

BONUS CLIPS!

Der Fuehrer's Face

Education of Death

The Ductators

Heil Honey I’m Home (Full episode on Youtube)

Mel Brooks Hitler Rap

You Nazty Spy

What Price Porky

Episode 27: Devil Dolls

Slate takes us through a history of those lovable, huggable, comforting dolls...that kill!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Dead of Night (free on Veoh)

Curse of the Doll People (free on Dailymotion)

Asylum (free on Youtube)

Magic (free on Youtube)

Trilogy of Terror (free on Youtube)

Poltergeist ($2.99 on Youtube)

Black Devil Doll from Hell (free on Youtube but it's shitty)

Dolls (free on this weird ass site)

Childs Play ($2.99 on Youtube)

Puppet Master (free on Hulu)

Demonic Toys ($3.99 on Youtube)

The Conjuring ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS!

The trailer for "Magic" that scared the shit out of young Tom.

The "Living Doll" episode of Twilight Zone.

Episode 26: Parasites

Tom's first episode of Season 3 is all about those disgusting movie monsters that will enter your body and take over your brain and how their real life counterparts are just as frightening as those on the big screen.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Shivers (free on Youtube)

Parasite (free on Dailymotion)

Brain Damage (free on Youtube)

Alien ($2.99 on Youtube)

Night of the Creeps ($2.99 on Youtube)

Slither ($2.99 on Youtube

Bug ($2.99 on Youtube)

Upstream Color ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS!

Jewel Wasp (the stuff of nightmares)

Episode 25: LGBT Psychopaths

We're back with Season 3! In our first episode, Slate takes us on a tour of Hollywood's exploitation of gay and trans folk in the movies. It's our queerest episode yet! 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Rebecca (free on Youtube)

Rope ($2.99 on Youtube)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ($2.99 on Amazon and worth it!)

Cruising ($2.99 on Youtube)

Sleepaway Camp (free on Youtube)

Windows (free on Youtube)

Basic Instinct (streaming on Netflix)

Silence of the Lambs (free with Amazon Prime)

Color of Night ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Talented Mr Ripley (free with Amazon Prime)

Monster (free on Youtube)

Stranger By the Lake (streaming on Netflix, but graphic)

BONUS!

The "Devotedly Evil" Ms. Danvers from "Rebecca" supercut.

The "Cruising" documentary with William Friedkin.

Newscast about the "Cruising" protests in 1980.

The trailer for the little known "Talented Mr Ripley" adaptation "Purple Noon."

Episode 24: Underwater Slaughter

In our season 2 finale, Slate takes us underwater to explore all of the things that live down deep and want to eat you. From deep sea adventure films to the radiation monster movies of the 50s to the first summer blockbuster of all time, we'll explore squids, crocodiles, sharks and piranhas in the movies. This is the episode to ruin your summer!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ($3.99 on Amazon)

Monster from the Ocean Floor (free on Dailymotion)

Jaws ($3.99 on Amazon)

Piranha (trailer)

Alligator (free on Youtube)

Cyclone (free on Youtube)

Jaws: The Revenge ($3.99 on Amazon)

Lake Placid ($3.99 on Amazon)

Deep Blue Sea ($3.99 on Amazon)

Leeches (free on Youtube)

Piranha 3D (free on DailyMotion)

The Shallows (in theaters now)

BONUS!

The original squid from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"

The wedding scene from "Alligator"

The "Jaws" Filmumentary

Episode 23: Dead On Set

Making movies can be dangerous business. There are so many things that can go wrong on set, everything from cameras not working to well-timed stunts not going as planned. Throughout cinema history, some individuals who make films have been hurt, maimed and even killed. On today’s morbid episode of Slums of Film History we’ll be focusing on those films where someone met their unfortunate demise. We discuss whether or not these fatalities brought about change or if the show simply went on. Today we’re “Dead on Set.”  

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Hell's Angels (free on Youtube)

Twilight Zone : The Movie ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Top Gun (free with Amazon Prime and streaming On Netflix)

Braddock: Missing In Action 3 (free on Youtube)

The Bodyguard ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

The Hobbit ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

BONUS!

"Charge of the Light Brigade" scene:

"Twilight Zone: The Movie" Helicopter Crash

Documentary about "Twilight Zone" onset deaths

William Friedkin talks about the car chase from "French Connection"

Video of Train Accident During Filming of "Midnight Rider: The Greg Allman Story"

Episode 22: William Castle - Godfather of Gimmicks

In the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, one director boldly went to great lengths to scare the crap out of theatergoers: William Castle. Castle was equal parts PT Barnum, Alfred Hitchcock and Roger Corman and his greatest schtick was gimmicks. He rigged theaters with seat buzzers, fainters, fright breaks and coffins. He even made a decent movie or two. Join us as Slate profiles the late great William Castle: Grandfather of Gimmicks.

Links to William Castle Movies

The Whistler (free on Youtube)

Macabre ($2.99 on Youtube)

House on Haunted Hill (free on Youtube)

The Tingler ($2.99 on Youtube)

13 Ghosts (free on Youtube)

Homicidal ($2.99 on Yuotube)

Zotz! (free on Dailymotion but it's a horrible movie)

Mr. Sardonicus (free on Dailymotion)

Strait Jacket ($2.99 on Youtube and worth every penny!)

I Saw What You Did (trailer)

Rosemary's Baby ($2.99 on Youtube)

Bug (trailer)

BONUS! 

Mr. Sardonicus' fucked up face

Joan Crawford's screen tests for Strait Jacket

The Tingler "special" effects

Homicidal featurette

The "Fright Break" from Homicidal

Episode 21: Bodily Fluids - Puke and Jizz

You’d be surprised by how many films feature puke and jizz, or then again maybe you wouldn't. Films like horror classic “The Exorcist” or the coming of age gem “Stand By Me” both contain memorable puke scenes. Both comedy classics “There's Something About Mary” and not-so-classic “Scary Movie” both contain unforgettable scenes featuring jizz. Sperm even makes an appearance in an Academy Award winning film! So get ready as Tom hits you with a load of puke and jizz in the second episode of our two part series on Bodily Fluids in Cinema. You'll be glad you came!

Thriller: a Cruel Picture/They Call Her One Eye (free but its a porn site)

Night Games (free on Youtube)

Monty Python and the Meaning of Life ($3.99 on Amazon)

Stand by Me ($3.99 on Amazon)

Nekromantic (free on Youtube, also this is Slate’s fault)

Happiness ($2.99 on Amazon video)

There's Something About Mary ($3.99 on Amazon)

Y Tu Mama Tambien ($3.99 on Amazon)

Shortbus (free but its a porn site)

BONUS!

Woody Allen Sperm

"Every Sperm is Sacred"

How to puke in space:

Episode 20: Bodily Fluids - Pee and Poop

Pee pee and poo poo have a long, robust history in the annals of film, from shock films like “Last House on the Left” and “The Exorcist” to lowbrow comedies like “Caddyshack” and “American Pie.” Even Oscar movies “Shawshank Redemption” and “Slumdog Millionaire” feature main actors submerged in sewage. So grab your barf bag and suppress your gag reflex as Slate takes on the browns and yellows in the first of our two part series on Bodily Fluids with Pee and Poop in Cinema.

Last House on the Left (free on Youtube)

Salo: 120 Days of Sodom (free on Vimeo but there are no subtitles)

Pink Flamingoes (here's the poop eating scene)

Weird Science (free on Dailymotion) 

Welcome to the Dollhouse (DVD on Amazon)

Billy Madison (Billy pees his pants scene)

Maria Full of Grace (DVD on Amazon)

Shawshank Redemption ($2.99 on Youtube)

Slumdog Millionaire ($2.99 on Amazon)

Episode 19: Satanic Panic

While most parents worry about how their kids are doing in school, who they are hanging out with, and whether they are experimenting with alcohol or drugs, 80's parent's biggest fear was Satanic Cults! Apparently during the Reagan era Satan was working overtime to steal the souls of American children. Today on Slums of Film History we’ll be discussing the films that dealt with, influenced and of course, exploited that bizarre time in American history. We hope you have a hell of a time with our episode on Satanic Panic!

Race with the Devil ($2.99 on Youtube)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($3.99 on Amazon)

Young Sherlock Holmes ($3.99 on Amazon)

Trick Or Treat (free on Youtube)

Angel Heart ($3.99 on Amazon)

The Believers ($3.99 on Amazon)

House of the Devil ($3.99 on Amazon)

We Are Still Here ($3.99 Amazon)

Regression (free with Amazon Prime)

BONUS! 

Oprah interviewing Jewish Satanists (?)

Sally Jesse Raphael talks to Satanists

Geraldo Rivera Exposing Satan’s Underground
(fuck that guy!)

Webster! Full Episode October 20, 1980
("Michelle Remembers" segment at 58:20 mark)

Michael Jackson Thriller Video

Don’t Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A child’s book about satanic ritual abuse

(Fucking Creepy Children’s book)

http://awfullibrarybooks.net/satan-for-kids/

Episode 18: Freakshow

Step right up, ladies and gentleman and see the strangest freaks ever exhibited by man! See the bearded ladies, Siamese twins and a the half man/half woman! Nothing you’ve ever imagined could prepare you for today’s episode as we present a history of circus sideshow oddities and abnormalities in Slums of Film History: Freakshow.

Freaks (free on Dailymotion)

Chained for Life (free on Youtube)

Elephant Man (free on Youtube)

The Funhouse ($2.99 on Amazon)

Big Top Pee Wee (2.99 on Youtube)

Batman Returns ($2.99 on Amazon)

Santa Sangre (free on Veogh but no subtitles)

Big Fish ($3.99 on Amazon)

Bound By Flesh (streaming on Netflix)

Episode 17: Vigilante Veterans

He went off to the war but returned to an America much different than the one he left, an America rife with drugs and crime. When he was pushed too far he waged a war of his own, seeking justice against the scum on the street. He's the Vigilante Veteran!

Exterminator (free on youtube)

First Blood (free on this shady site)

Taxi Driver ($2.99 on youtube)

Death Wish (free on Amazon prime video)

Death Wish 3 ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Lethal Weapon 2 ($3.99 on Amazon video)

The A-Team Tv Show (first 2 episodes free on Youtube)

Rolling Thunder (free on Youtube with awesome grindhouse style trailers including Snuff!)