Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #54!

King Solomon's Mines  (Cannon, 1985)

Ah! Some blissfully awful 80's cheese here - this is Cannon's answer to Indiana Jones - which they didn't get out until after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The high quality of the movie extends all the way to the poster - look how everyone on it looks like themselves - except for poor ol' Sharon Stone...









Old Dracula  (American International, 1975)

Filmed in England as Vampira the previous year, this rather tepid comedy was grabbed up by AIP and had this title slapped on to make North American audiences think it might be a sequel to Young Frankenstein. I don't think it did all that well, which is why 1975's Legend of the Werewolf was not brought over in 1976 and given the title "Middle Aged Wolfman."








Glen or Glenda?  (Screen Classics II, 1953)

Ed Wood's heartfelt expose of life as a transvestite has been perceived as a "so bad it's good" masterpiece for decades. And it can certainly still be enjoyed that way. But more and more people reviewing this movie are finding that maybe, just maybe, Ed knew a little more about what he was doing than people have given him credit for. To these reviewers, Ed's use of stock footage and symbolism, and his casting of Bela Lugosi as a representation of some higher power are actually positives and the movie can be seen as having many deep layers worthy of study. Regardless of which way you think of this movie, I think we can all agree on one thing:

Ed Wood made a spectacularly unattractive woman.



Sorry, Ed.



Until next time we meet, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here.