Frank Collison might not, actually, but we'll pick this one anyway - and this one has a couple of salty language moments - NSFW...
One of the cool movies to come flying out of the early days of Full Moon - when they were releasing a movie every MONTH.
I think I may have commented here at one time about the period when I was getting Full Moon screener tapes because I'd led them to believe I was a buyer for the small video store chain I worked for.
Well, when they sent Dollman as a screener there was a little something...unusual...about it. I watched the movie and enjoyed the low budget thrills - but man the special effects were AWFUL. Months later, with the screener packed away somewhere I convinced some friends to rent a copy and watch it to see the horrible special effects.
SURPRISE!
The effects in the rental tape were fine! Low budget, certainly, but they looked pretty danged good! Turns out - the Dollman screener was sent out on such a short turnaround that they had to go with unfinished and what appeared to be test special effects shots! There was no explanation of this on the screener box or anything - and it seems pretty wild to think the company would send out the movie in a pretty unappealing way when that screener is supposed to be convincing you to load up on copies for your video store!
Having seen Dollman in its intended and completed form I found it a tasty little low budget comic book flick. I still have that screener tape somewhere - I wonder if it's worth anything for the curiosity value alone?
I own this one on DVD now - and we could be checking it out in its more complete form any time - even tonight - if you wanted to come by!
Until next post you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!
It appears that I've had an influence on your movie watching this weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the tiny Thomerson!
- Cody
I was indeed inspired by your post! If you come back to check out this reply - throw a link in so people can go read it!
DeleteHow did that end up? Full Moon Believing you were a buyer for a video store?
ReplyDelete*sits around a camp fire*
Well, my manager was the company owner's sister. We got scads of screeners in at our store. She would take the big movies - the Hollywood A pictures - and we peons got what was left. Well, that was fine with me - because I only cared about the B movies and horror and sci fi flicks anyway. However, after taking a couple of the Full Moon screeners home - one of my nasty co-workers decided SHE needed to take them instead. Now, mind you - this middle aged woman had NO interest in watching Full Moon movies - she just liked the idea of wiping that smile off my face by taking them. So, one day I simply called Full Moon and after identifying myself as the buyer for our little 10 store chain, I simply asked if they could change the address they sent the screeners to as my office had moved. I gave them my home address and for the next year or so I got every Full Moon release as a screener. It was glorious, and it wiped the nasty smile off that she-bitch at work, too!
DeleteThat must have been hilarious to see the new and "improved" special effects!
ReplyDeleteIt boggled me for sure!
Delete"Thirteen inches... with an attitude" could easily be the tagline for a very different kind of movie.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking they were fully aware of that - and you know - this was not long after those taglines for Charles Band movies were being written by Greg Kinnear of all people!
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