Free 150 Movies You Should See Before You Die by Steve Miller Page A

certainly one of the most disgusting.
    You'll find yourself alternatively laughing at some repulsive slapstick violence (two aliens are dismembered and have their heads crushed while trying to kill one of our heroes with sledge-hammers) and squirming at some pure gross-out scenes (a character puts a bit of stray brain matter back inside his cracked-open skull), but you'll never be bored.
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    The Crappies
    The Worst Script Award goes to … Peter Jackson, who at this point in his career had a tin ear for dialogue.
    And the Before There Was South Park Award goes to … Peter Jackson for cramming more sophomoric gross-outs into a movie than any sane person can imagine.
    They Really Said It!
    Barry: We're a government department, not a paramilitary unit.
    Derek: Yeah, the Astro Investigation and Defense Service!
    Ozzy: Wish we'd change the name.
    Betcha Didn't Know
    Peter Jackson shot this, his first directorial effort, over a four-year period, filming scenes whenever time and money was available.
    Doug Wren, the actor who played Lord Crumb, died during production, which is why another actor provided the character's voice.
    Trivia Quiz
    Bad Taste takes place on October 31. What is remarkable about that day?
    A: It's the day famous British explorer Jack Harkness landed in New Zealand.
    B: It's Peter Jackson's birthday.
    C: It's Black Sheep Day, a New Zealand holiday.
    D: It's a joke; October only has thirty days.
    Answer: B. Peter Jackson was born October 31, 1961, on New Zealand's North Island in the small town of Pukerua Bay.
THE BLOODY BROOD
Julian Roffman Productions, 1959
    PRODUCER Julian Roffman
    WRITERS Ben Kerner and Elwood Ullman (script), Anne Howard Bailey (story)
    DIRECTOR Julian Roffman
    STARS Peter Falk ( Nico ), Jack Betts ( Cliff ), Barbara Lord ( Ellie ), Robert Christie ( Detective McLeod ), and Ron Hartmann ( Francis )
    A drug-dealing small-time hood (Falk), enamored with the beatnik lifestyle and nihilism, murders a messenger boy as a piece of performance art. However, he didn't count on the boy's brother (Betts), who begins an investigation.
    Why It Sucks
    It's so close to being a decent film. It tries to show balance in regards to the beatniks and their subculture. Further, we've got Peter Falk in his first starring role and his prerumpled overcoat days actually managing to mumble his way into a fairly decent portrayal as a bad guy. How dare they hide a halfway decent film behind a title like that?! Sooo close!
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    The Crappies
    The Worst Actor Award goes to … Jack Betts for taking a pure-hearted hero who was already scripted as bland and turning him into something that looks as if he's on loan from Attack of the Zombies .
    And the Dustbin of History Special Achievement Award goes to … Producer/Director Julian Roffman for making a film that gives modern audiences a chance to experience beatniks as they were. The fifty years that has gone by makes beatniks look even goofier than they did in the 1950s. (Hands up anyone who remembers the character Maynard G. Krebs from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis .)
    They Really Said It!
    Nico : First they spend millions developing toothpaste to stop cavities, then they spend billions on bigger and better ways to blow us all to bits.
    Betcha Didn't Know
    These were the first starring film roles for Peter Falk and Barbara Lord, both of whom had appeared in supporting parts on television programs previously.
    The coining of the term “beatnik” has been attributed to two different individuals. Some sources say it was first used by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen in April of 1958, while others attribute it to film producer Sam Katzman, around the same time.
    Trivia Quiz
    What star of The Bloody Brood is a parent of comedian and voice actor Patrick Warburton?
    A: Peter Falk
    B: Barbara Lord
    C: Ron Hartmann
    D: Jack Betts
    Answer: B. Barbara Lord married Dr. Jack Warburton in 1961 and mostly retired from acting. Patrick