Fritz the Cat (DVD) Avant-Garde Cinema Based on a series of comics by underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, this X-rated animated film brings a cynical eye to the idealism of the 1960s. It`s a world where black people are crows, cops are pigs, rabbis are l...
Based on a series of comics by underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, this X-rated animated film brings a cynical eye to the idealism of the 1960s. It`s a world where black people are crows, cops are pigs, rabbis are lions, and cats--like New York University student Fritz (voiced by Skip Hinnant)--are substituted for guilt-ridden white guys who want to be poets but mainly smoke pot and engage in group sex. After a drug bust by a couple of bumbling pigs makes him an outlaw, Fritz sets fire to his NYU dorm and hits the road in search of self-discovery. The crazy cat steals a car, starts a race riot in Harlem, and ends up stuck outside San Francisco with a group of sadistic revolutionaries led by a junkie biker rabbit. Through it all Fritz`s pot-addled self-righteousness gradually gives way to a deeper understanding of life, but perhaps too late to extract himself from a terrorist plot.
FRITZ THE CAT was director Ralph Bakshi`s first feature, and it carries many of his future themes--ultrableak urban landscapes, cynically guarded idealism, grotesque sexuality, and raucously over-the-top moments of violence. This huge international hit is definitely an odd trip for those looking to make one.
Unrated"
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Deep Trouble (DVD)
Perry, a rich and powerful drug lord tries to take over an management company and its stable of actors and comedians, but they aren`t going to roll over for him and soon a full-scale war is on and the cops are on Perry`s trail.NR"
ACTORS: John Canada Terrell, Jane Blaze, Lenny Varnedoe
Where`s Poppa? (DVD) Widescreen and Pan & Scan God bless Gordon, Mrs. Hocheiser`s dutiful son, who made a deathbed promise to his father to take care of his mother and never to put her in a home. At the end of his rope, Gordon has started devising plans to...
God bless Gordon, Mrs. Hocheiser`s dutiful son, who made a deathbed promise to his father to take care of his mother and never to put her in a home. At the end of his rope, Gordon has started devising plans to scare his mother to death--literally. When he meets the girl of his dreams--a nurse interviewing for the position of caretaker to his mother--he realizes things have to change, and either Mom has to go or his new love does. Poor Mom never stands a chance. While his law practice falls to pieces around him, Gordon concentrates on the real issue at hand--getting rid of his scatterbrained, troublesome mother before she gets rid of his girlfriend. Carl Reiner`s wacky black comedy features George Segal and Ruth Gordon as one of the funniest, most unforgettable mother-and-son teams on celluloid. The film is loaded with familiar faces, including Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Barnard Hughes, Ron Leibman, Paul Sorvino, and Garrett Morris. WHERE`S POPPA? is a rioutous farce that deserves more than the strong cult following it currently enjoys--and not just for the uproarious derriere scene.
R"
Director: Carl Reiner
ACTORS: George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Trish Van Devere, Ron Leibman, Rae Allen
Red Skelton - King of Laughter - 4-Pack (DVD) 4-Pack Collector Series A four volume collector`s edition series featuring all of Red Skelton`s most adored characters such as Willie Lump Lump, Deadeye, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Rusty Morgan, and Lord Beaverhead. Contains KING OF LAUGHTER...
A four volume collector`s edition series featuring all of Red Skelton`s most adored characters such as Willie Lump Lump, Deadeye, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Rusty Morgan, and Lord Beaverhead. Contains KING OF LAUGHTER, PUBLIC PIGEON#1, BLOOPERS BLUNDERS AND AD-LIBS, and THE LOST EPISODES.
NR"
ACTORS: Red Skelton
Foxy Brown (DVD) Soul Cinema This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after he...
This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover herself, as a call girl for the evil mistress of the drug cartel (Kathryn Loder), and with the help of a neigborhood vigilante committee, wreaks some hell on the bad guys. Chock full of sex, nudity and rampant violence, this is certainly not for children, baby. Highlights include a lesbian bar brawl and Foxy`s sexual belittling of an old white judge. Co-stars include Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, and Sally-Ann Stroud. Don`t miss the crazily colored opening credits, which feature Grier boogying down in all sorts of super-sexy outfits to the Willie Hutch title track (Hutch also composed the groovy funk score). This was directed by cult icon Jack Hill, who also scored with Grier in the similar COFFY released the previous year.
R"
Director: Jack Hill
ACTORS: Pam Grier, Terry Carter, Antonio Fargas, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe
