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Hillbilly Horror Show: Rural Exploitation in "B" Movies
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Two Thousand ManiacsTwo Thousand Maniacs
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Classic Confederate scare film--these wackos just love to eat up them carpetbaggers!
This Stuff'll Kill Ya / The Year of the YahooThis Stuff'll Kill Ya / The Year of the Yahoo
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More HG Lewis debacles--Moonshine hijinks and a hillbilly in the White House.
Las Vegas HillbillysLas Vegas Hillbillys
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Two words--Ferlin Husky.
Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseHillbillys in a Haunted House
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Same words--Ferlin Husky.
Swamp Girl / Swamp Country (Special Edition)Swamp Girl / Swamp Country (Special Edition)
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Why stop with a good thing?--Ferlin Husky. (Can you say "Swamp Diamonds"?)
Country Cuzzins / Midnight PlowboyCountry Cuzzins / Midnight Plowboy
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Really stupid sexploitation.
The Pigkeeper's Daughter / Sassy SueThe Pigkeeper's Daughter / Sassy Sue
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More really stupid sexploitation--good extras.
Deranged/Motel Hell (Midnite Movies Double Feature)Deranged/Motel Hell (Midnite Movies Double Feature)
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From Ed Gein to Rory Calhoun--these backwater psychos are the heart and soul of American Gothic.
The Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Well, duh.
Attack of the Giant LeechesAttack of the Giant Leeches
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Bruno VaSota sweats like a big fat pig in this bayou baked backwoods debacle.
Common Law Wife / Jennie Wife-ChildCommon Law Wife / Jennie Wife-Child
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Early southern morality exploitative nonsense--but GREAT. Check on surfink's excellent review on the product site.
Invasion of the Blood FarmersInvasion of the Blood Farmers
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I have a special place in my heart for this slow moving, backwoods, occult classic. Thumbs up for the actor playing the small town sheriff, Chief Spano.
Sweet Georgia/Country HookerSweet Georgia/Country Hooker
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Before going to bed, the farmer's daughter puts out more than just the cat. . .
Shame [VHS]Shame [VHS]
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This movie gives everyone a bad name. William Shatner plays a racist agitator who entices small town southerners into unspeakable acts of violence. He is ultimately exposed and exiled. Surreal
Mandingo [VHS]Mandingo [VHS]
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Not all southerners are racist--but you wouldn't be able to tell in this movie. Stereotypical plantation, fat redneck racist exploitation fare punctuated by weird sex and hard violence.
I Spit on Your Grave (Millennium Edition)I Spit on Your Grave (Millennium Edition)
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Like this classic? Pick a copy of Black Vengeance if you can find it.
Fight for Your LifeFight for Your Life
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This movie is over the top violent--so be warned. It features one of the most despicable racist redneck deviants in flim history. It's distasteful, it's uncensored and, well, it is what it is.
Legend of Boggy CreekLegend of Boggy Creek
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Here's a good little feaux documentary style horror flick that dramatizes a backwoods legend--monster AND local yokels.
The Human TornadoThe Human Tornado
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I find it interesting that blaxploitation often crosses paths with rural exploitation. It's a meta-theatrical battle between two ideologies embodied in this clash of genres (whatever that meant).
The Shame of Patty Smith / You've Ruined Me Eddie (Something Weird)The Shame of Patty Smith / You've Ruined Me Eddie (Something Weird)
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The second feature is a southern fried pseudo Streetcar sin fest about reputations, debutantes, abortions, and swamp madness. White suits, "cracker" lawyers, drawls that aren't always southern, etc.
Poor White Trash (Dub Chk Sen)Poor White Trash (Dub Chk Sen)
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This certainly isn't the original--so don't buy it. If you can find the original--it is a slow moving cult classic of rural redneck exploitation.
Wrong TurnWrong Turn
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Hey, this is a derivative modern inbred horror show. At least it tries, even if it misses the mark. Rent it once, watch it in the dark and then take a drive in the country.Takes itself too seriously
Cabin FeverCabin Fever
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Here's a tongue-in-cheek horror/comedy romp. Best part of the entire movie is the end--when blaxplotation asserts its dominance over the crazy white folks. Doesn't take itself so seriously--rent it.
House of 1,000 CorpsesHouse of 1,000 Corpses
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Thanks for the pastiche, Rob. Your efforts are appreciated--sufficiently bizarre. Carnival rides, Sid Haig, inbred mutants, dead cheerleaders, satanism, grave robbing, weird violence, etc
The Hee Haw Collection - Premier Episode & Hee Haw Laffs!The Hee Haw Collection - Premier Episode & Hee Haw Laffs!
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Just as The Munsters made the undead loveable, Hee Haw made inbreeding a fun time family affair. This is REAL stupid stuff--with some good Owens/Clark bluegrass. SA-LUTE!