Episode 50: Blasphemy

Cinema can get away with a lot more today than it could in its humble beginnings but there are still topics are ripe for controversy. Religion being one of the biggest. Many a filmmaker has learned the hard way that if a film dare cast a critical eye on a churches’ dogma or God forbid (so to speak) your religious based movie isn’t 100% true to sacred text then there’s usually well, hell to pay. On today's episode of slums of film history we’ll discuss the films that were condemned, protested, banned and even destroyed by church groups who felt these movies were nothing less than an affront to the almighty. Join us today as we commit Blasphemy!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

The Devils (rape scene)

The Kiss (free on Youtube)

The Devils (free in two parts on Daliymotion)

Life of Brian (free on Youtube)

Last house on the Beach (free on Youtube)

Dogma (free on Youtube)

Last Temptation of Christ (free with Starz subscription on Amazon)

The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Da Vinci Code ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Episode 49: Stag Films

Slate's first episode of Season 5 is all about Stag Films. Stag films were those seedy, grimy one reel films that were made in the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s that featured things you couldn't see in any theater in America: SEX. But how did they start and where did they come from? And how did they influence porn features in the 70s, home video in the 80s and internet porn of today? 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

(ALL ARE PORN SITES FYI)

Le Coucher de la Marie

A L’Ecu d’Or

A Free Ride (Grass Sandwich)

El Satario

Buried Treasure

The Rumored Streisand Stag

Buck Beaver’s Stags and Loops

Party at Kitty and Stud's (The Italian Stallion)

Episode 48: Attack of the Transplants

The last episode of Season 4 is about transplants. The medical miracle that can completely change the course of a dying body to a thriving body. Or it can completely change your personality and turn you into a crazy maniac on the run from society. Either way, Slate will wrap Season 4 with “Attack of the Transplants.”

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

The Hands of Orlac (free on Youtube)

Frankenstein (free on Veoh)

The Beast with 5 Fingers (free on Dailymotion)

Eyes without a Face (free on Youtube)

The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (free on Youtube)

The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant (free on Potlucker)

The Thing with Two Heads (free on Youtube)

The Man with Two Brains ($2.99 on Amazon)

Body Parts ($2.99 on Amazon)

Face Off ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Eye (free on Youtube)

The Human Centipede (free on Potlucker)

Episode 47: Horrible Hippies

If cinema is to be believed, a hippie is nothing more than a sex crazed, pot smoking, drum circling burnout who doesn’t work, doesn’t bathe and would want nothing more than to join a death cult and go on a LSD fueled murder spree. On today's episode we’re gonna groove out on the films that show the wilted side of flower power. So be sure to turn on, tune in and drop out with us a we become Horrible Hippies.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Hallucination Generation (free on Youtube)

The Trip (free on Youtube)

Wild in the Streets (free on Youtube)

I Love You Alice B Toklas (free on Putlocker)

I Drink Your Blood (free on Youtube)

Easy Rider ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

The Helter Skelter Murders (free on Archive.org)

The Tripper (free on this shady site)

Episode 46: Crop Killers

Today Slate will dissect the different types of carnivorous plants and take you through all of the movie originals, sequels, musical spinoffs and parody films as we discuss: Crop Killers.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

The Thing from Another World (free on Archive)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1954) (free on this skeezy site)

Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (free on Youtube)

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (free on Amazon Prime)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (free on this skeezy site)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Ruins ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Happening ($2.99 on Amazon)

BONUS: STUMPY!

Episode 45: Cuddly Critters That Kill

Today we'll discuss the films where those sleepy balls of fur turn into a screeching ball of death and man's best friend becomes his worst nightmare. Join us as we snuggle up to Cuddly Critters That Kill.  

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Night of The Lepus (free on Putlocker)

The Pack (free on Dailymotion

The Uncanny (free on Dailymotion)

Man’s Best Friend (free on Youtube)

The Uninvited (free on Putlocker)

Cujo ($3.99 on Amazon video

Strays (free on Youtube)

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (free with Starz subscription or $3.99 on Amazon video)

Episode 44: Terrible Twins

Slate's next episode is all about twins. Terrible twins. Those murdering, conniving, man stealing, deformed, de-conjoined, mustachioed (that sometimes wear eye patches so you know which one is which) twins. From the early serial films to Dead Ringers and Basket Case, this episode is the evil twin you wish you had.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE FILMS WE DISCUSS

The Dark Mirror (free on Youtube)

A Stolen Life (free on Youtube)

Goodnight Gemini (1970)

Sisters (2.99 on Amazon)

Prom Night (1980)

Basket Case (2.99 on Amazon)

Dead Ringers (2.99 on Amazon)

Big Business (2.99 on Amazon)

Twins (2.99 on Amazon)

Another Earth (2012)

Episode 43: Insane Asylums

Tom's episode is his first listener suggested topic about insane asylums. He'll be talking about all of the abusive administrators, raving loonies, shock treatments and lobotomies that are a hallmark of this cinematic institution.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE TALK ABOUT 

Shock Corridor (free on Youtube)

Even Dwarfs Started Small ($3.99 on Youtube)

Don't Look In The Basement (free on Youtube)

Ilsa: The Wicked Warden (free on Putlocker)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ($3.99 on Amazon video)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Session 9 (free on Putlocker)

Shutter Island ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Episode 42: The Findlays - Exploitation's First Couple

Slate's Season 4 director profile is all about a filmmaking couple, Michael and Roberta Findlay. The Findlays made some of the weirdest, sickest underground roughies and sex films throughout the 60s and 70s until Roberta graduated to super-violent horror movies of the 80s. They worked under a variety of different names with a variety of underground filmmakers and porn actors and actresses. And their story gets weirder by the minute. Today we present Michael and Roberta Findlay - Sexploitation’s First Couple.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Take Me Naked (free on this shady ass site)

The Touch of Her Flesh (free on XHamster (Porn site))

Snuff (free on Youtube)

Shriek of the Mutilated (free on Youtube)

The Clamdiggers Daughter (free on this shady ass site)

Glitter (not the Mariah Carey Version (free on XHamster (Porn)))

The Oracle (free on Amazon Prime!)

The Tenement (DVD on Amazon)

Episode 41: Revenge from the Grave

A goth rockstar with a supernatural bird, an aerobics instructor possessed by the spirit of a ninja, a mentally challenged scarecrow and Charlie Sheen in a magic car. What do all these people have in common? They're all dead and they're all out for sweet, sweet vengeance. Today we explore the film characters whose desire for retribution is so strong even death can't stop them. Join us as we seek Revenge from the Grave!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

High Plains Drifter ($3.99 on Amazon Video)
 

Ninja 3: The Domination (free with Starz subscription)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (free on Youtube!)

The Wraith (free with Amazon Prime)

Ghost (free with Amazon Prime)

The Crow ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Episode 40: Big Bugs

Bugs are disgusting, horrible creatures. So naturally Hollywood started exploiting our fear and fascination with bugs in the early 50s. These early monster bug films, born of the atomic age, continued to blossom into a few new genres of Big Bug films over the next 50 years and they still turn up every now and then today. We hope this one gives you nightmares for weeks to come! 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Them (free in 3 parts on Dailymotion)

Tarantula (free on Vimeo)

The Deadly Mantis ($11.69 DVD on Amazon)

The Fly (free on Dailymotion)

The Wasp Woman (free on Youtube)

Mothra ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Giant Spider Invasion ($2.99 on Amazon)

Empire of the Ants (free on Dailymotion)

The Fly ($2.99 on Amazon)

Mimic ($2.99 on Amazon)

Eight Legged Freaks ($2.99 on Amazon)

The Mist ($2.99 on Amazon)

Episode 39: Kid Killin'

Tom is following up Slate's Kids That Kill episode with the reverse: Kid Killin’. We’ll examine the movies that dared to cross the line of what is arguably the last taboo of modern filmmaking, killing children on film.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Sabotage (free on Youtube)

Assault on Precinct 13 (free with Amazon Prime)

Andy Warhol’s Bad (free on Youtube)

The Blob (free on Veoh)

Beware Children at Play (free on Youtube)

Battle Royale (free with Amazon Prime)

Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds ($2.99 on Youtube)

Cooties (free with Amazon Prime)

Episode 38: Summer Camp Schlock

Where's the best place to celebrate the summer? With a bunch of underage kids at Summer Camp! Whether your camp is religious, fat, Canadian, gay conversion, or just filled with sexy co-eds getting picked off by a psychotic killer running wild and seeking vengeance, you’re gonna love this throwback to the 80s summer camp movies where anything, and everything happened. 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE TALK  ABOUT

The Under Pup (free on Youtube)

Meatballs ($1.99 on Youtube)

Little Darlings (free on Youtube)

GORP ($5.99 on Amazon)

Friday the 13th ($3.99 on Amazon)

Sleepaway Camp ($3.99 on Youtube)

The Burning (free on Youtube)

The First Turn On (free on Youtube)

Space Camp (free on Youtube)

But I’m a Cheerleader ($1.99 on Youtube)

Wet Hot American Summer ($2.99 on Youtube)

Episode 37: Cheerleaders!

Throughout cinema history the film depiction of the American cheerleader has been well, lets just say less than stellar. Today we’re going to find out why. So shake your pompoms with vigor and get a firm grip on your spirit stick because we’re going to Be Aggressive! B-E Aggressive! And we're gonna show that we’ve got spirit, Yes We Do! For Cheerleaders!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

The Cheerleaders (free on Dailymotion)

Satan's Cheerleaders (free on Youtube)

The Great American Girl Robbery (free on Dailymotion)

Cheerleader Camp (free on Youtube)

Death of a Cheerleader (free on Youtube)

Bring It On ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

But I’m a Cheerleader ($2.99 on Amazon video)

Spirit Camp (free with Amazon Prime)

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)