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!)

Episode 16: Rabies!

Rabies is a viral infection that once transmitted, goes straight to the brain and turns animals into bloodthirsty monsters. And Hollywood loves bloodthirsty monsters. Join us as we travel through movie history to expose nicks, bites, zombies, dogs, bats, foamy mouths and Old Yeller for Episode 16: Rabies! 

The Story of Louis Pasteur (free on Youtube)

Old Yeller (free on Veoh)

To Kill a Mockingbird ($2.99 on Youtube)

I Drink Your Blood (free on Dailymotion)

Rabid (free on Dailymotion)

Cujo (free on DotSub, whatever the fuck that is)

REC (free on Dailymotion)

Problem Child 2 ($2.99 on Youtube)

World War Z (free but this site is probably a trap)

BONUS! HORRIFYING FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH RABIES!

Episode 15: Head Trauma

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS GROSS

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but you'd never know that from watching the movies. Over the years cinema has shown us some very imaginative (and gruesome) ways to cut off, smash or completely blow up the human head. On today’s episode we’ll talk about some of those films and how they affect us, so be prepared to have your mind blown (literally) as we discuss “Head Trauma.” 

The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (MST3K version free on Youtube)

Master of the Flying Guillotine (free on Youtube)

Maniac (Free on Youtube with subtitles)

Scanners (free on Hulu)

Pulp Fiction ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Mars Attacks ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Irreversible (free on Vimeo, watch at own risk)

Pans Labyrinth ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

The Kingsman (free on this shady ass site)

BONUS: 

1939 French Execution plus two others with dates unknown (Liveleak)  

Braveheart: Flail to the Face
(the clip erroneously calls it Mace to the Face)

Scanners Head explosion

Deadly friend basketball head explosion

Execution of Mary Queen of the Scots 1895
(first special effect on film)

Episode 14: The Golden Age of Porn

In 1972 audiences around the country stood in long lines to get a look at "Deep Throat," the first mainstream pornographic film to be reviewed by Variety. Some people loved it, some hated it but everyone had an opinion. In the 4 years that followed a slew of big budget porn films would capitalize on this craze in what would eventually be called "Porno Chic." And then just a quickly as it started, it was over. Join us as we go...ahem...deep...into the history of The Golden Age of Porn.

LINKS TO SOME GOLDEN AGE OF PORN FILMS

Mona: The Virgin Nymph (free, but it's a porn site)

Boys in the Sand (free, but it's a porn site)

Deep Throat (free, but it's a porn site)

Behind the Green Door (free, but it's a porn site)

The Devil in Miss Jones (free, but it's a porn site)

Captain Lust (free, but it's a porn site)

The Opening of Misty Beethoven (free, but it's a porn site)

Alice in Wonderland (free, but it's a porn site)

Debbie Does Dallas (free, but it's a porn site)

Caligula (free on Youtube but in some other language, but all the hardcore is in there!)

Episode 13: Toxic Waste

During the 70s, 80s and 90s toxic waste seemed to be everywhere in America. This was no more evident than in the movies, where toxic waste became the magic elixir that could transform nerds into super heroes, homeless people into cannibals and even turtles into pizza loving ninjas. But then one day, it vanished. Slate and Tom dive head first into Toxic Waste on the Season 2 Premiere of Slums of Film History!

LINKS TO TOXIC WASTE FILMS

Gojira (Free on Hulu Plus)

Them! (Not a great version but free on Youtube)

Prophecy (Free on Youtube)

Alligator (Free on Youtube)

Toxic Avenger (Free on Youtube)

Class of Nukem High (Free on Youtube)

The Suckling Aka Sewage Baby (Free on Youtube)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original 1990 movie (Free on Youtube)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: the Secret of the Ooze (ft. Vanilla Ice!) (Free on Youtube) 

Erin Brockovich ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS!

Ninja turtles toilet slime toy commercial

BONUS!

"Prophecy" bear smacks sleeping bag person

Episode 12: Bad Santas Go to Hell

Santa Claus is coming to town! Usually he just wants to give gifts and spread good cheer, but not always. Sometimes Santa wants to punish naughty girls and boys or anyone who gets in his way. On the Season 1 finale we discuss "Santagonists" AKA the Santa Claus's that kill. Did you know bad Santas go to hell? You will after this special holiday episode. Happy Holidays!

Links to Some Bad Santa Films

The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe In Santa Claus (free on Youtube)

A Trap For Santa Claus (free on Youtube)

Tales from the Crypt (1972 movie) (free on Youtube)

The Remake of "All Through the House" (free on Youtube)

To All A Goodnight (free on Youtube)

Christmas Evil (free on Youtube)

Silent Night Deadly Night ($2.99 on Youtube)

Santas Slay (free on Youtube)

Episode 11: Hagsploitation

Slate defines "Hagsploitation" as a film that takes a formerly-glamorous older actress and turns her into a psychopath in order to drive movie ticket sales. They can be murderesses, pill poppers, corpse hoarders or ankle clubbers but any way you slice it, these old biddies aren't taking old age sitting down. We hope you enjoy Episode 11: Hagsploitation.

LINKS TO SOME HAGSPLOITATION FILMS

Arsenic and Old Lace ($2.99 on Amazon)

Sunset Boulevard ($2.99 on Youtube)

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? ($2.99 on Youtube)

Straight Jacket ($3.99 on Amazon)

Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte ($3.99 on Amazon)

Carrie ($3.99 on Amazon)

Misery ($3.99 on Amazon)

Requiem for a Dream ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS: TRAILERS