Bad Bulls

Os touros bravos – Norwegian title
Bad Bulls – English title

A 2000 Norwegian production [ICE Film (Oslo)]
Producer: Anders Graham
Director: Ove Heiborg, Fredrik Kiøsterud
Story: Ove Hieborg, Fredrik Kiøsterud
Screenplay: Paal Ritter Schjerven
Cinematography: Gaute Gunnari, Patrik Säfström, Fredrik Kiøsterud [color]
Music: Tommy Bere, Geir Bremer (Geir Ovrebo), Cato Kristiansen, Amand Evans
Running time: 15 minutes

Story: Set in the Wild West, Lucky Bullit and his trusty companion Hot Dog find themselves facing the Bad Bulls of Cow Town.

Cast:
Animated characters


“The Bad Bulls had all the cinematographic expressions of a real life western, right down to the wide angles of dusty streets, baked by the merciless hot sun to the stretched shadows of the approaching outlaws. Its 15 minutes is crammed with action packed, gun-pulling, and bar brawling western puppet animation.”

Spaghetti Western Locations

Built in the early 1900s, the train station in Almeria was used in “Giu la testa” (aka Duck You Sucker). When Juan (Rod Steiger) and his family arrive in Mesa Verde you can see the station behind them. It is located about 1 km from the center of Almeria, where Ctra de Ronda and Autovia del Aeropuerto meet in a roundabout. Built in the early 1900s it is still used today by RENFE, the Spanish railway company to connect Almeria to Granada, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Cadiz.

BACKLASH - OBLIVION 2

Oblivion 2: Backlash – English title
Oblivion: Badlands – German title
Galaxy Hunter – German title
Il West del futuro – Italian title
Backlash: Oblivion 2 – USA title

A 1994 USA, Romanian co-production [Full Moon Entertainment (Hollywood)]
Producers: Vlad Paunesco, Dana Paunesco, Albert Band, Peter David, Debra Dion
Director: Sam Irvin
Story: Charles Band, Mark Goldstein, John Rheaume, Greg Suddeth
Screenplay: Peter David
Cinematography: Adolfo Bartoli [Fotochem color]
Music: Pino Donaggio (Giuseppe Donaggio)
Running time: 83 minutes

Cast:
Lash - Musetta Vander (Musette van der Merewe)
Jaggar - Andrew Divoff
Sweeney - Maxwell Caulfield
Zack Stone - Richard Joseph Paul
Mattie Chase - Jackie Swanson
Stella Barr - Meg Foster (Megan Foster)
Buster - Isaac Hayes
Bork - Irwin Keyes
Miss Kitty - Julie Newmar (Julie Newmeyer)
Buteo - Jimmie F. Skaags (Jimmie Neumier)
Mr. Gaunt - Carel Struycken
Doc Valentine - George Takei
Crowley - Jeff Weston (Jeff Celentano)
Long John - Brent Huff
sidekick - Michael C. Mahon
Josephine - Nadine Emilie Voindrouh
petrified cowboy - Gunter David
Stogie Joe - Sam Irvin


This futuristic western sequel to “Oblivion” starts with a long title sequence and a seven-minute flashback to the original film. It still is full of action and tongue in cheek humor. The evil Lash (Musetta Vander) hooks up with the even-more-evil twin of her dead reptilian lover (Andrew Divoff). The movie piles on the in-jokes and finds interesting uses for Julie Newmar, George Takei and Isaac Hayes. Not bad for a small budget Sci-Fi Western.


You Tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLtmjib5FJU

Robert Woods Interview!

Robert Woods was interviewed on Los Angeles radio station KPFK on June 4, 2009.

Here are the links to the YouTube parts 1 & 2.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q1eLl23J8A

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5CzRlvltxk&NR=1

Don't laugh at the introduction because it's pure hype. The interview itself is very interesting.

Happy 80th Birthday Gastone Moschin

Born Gastone Moschine on June 8, 1929 in San Giovanni a Lupatoto, Verona, Italy, he began his career in theater in Genoa and then Milan. At the same time he began to make appearances in feature films such as “La rivale” (1955) and “L’audace colpo dei soliti ignoti” (1959). In 1965 he was featured in “Signori e signore” and starred in “Seven Times Seven” in 1968. His most famous role was that of Rambaldo Melandri in the “Amici miei” (1975-1985). He would later appear in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part II” as Don Fanucci. He was once married to actress Marzia Ubaldi and then went on to appear on both Italian and French television. He appeared in two Euro-westerns “Face to Face” (1967) and as Sheriff Gordon in Johnny Hallyday’s “Il Specialisti” (aka “Drop Them or I’ll Shoot) (1968). Today we celebrate his 80th birthday.

Back to Hell

Back to Hell – English title

A 2000 British production [Exterminating Angel Productions (London)]
Producer: Tod Davies
Director: Alex Cox
Cinematography: Todd Darling, Tom Richmond [color]
Music: Pray for Rain
Running time: 20 minutes

Cast:
Jennifer Balgobin, Xander Berkely, Luis Contreras, Alex Cox, Eric Fellner, Dennis Hopper, Sue Kiel, Shaun Madigan, Ed Pansullo, Sy Richardson, Tom Richmond, Dick Rude, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Sandoval Zander Schloss, Joe Strummer (John Mellor), Dan Wool (Daniel Wool), Biff Yager, Del Zamora


Documentary about the people who as actors and crew worked on the film Straight to Hell.

Remembering Julian Ugarte

Julián Ugarte Landa was born on June 6, 1929 in Sestao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He would settle in Madrid where he studied painting, sculpture, pottery and ballet. He made his film debut in 1953 under the direction of Fernando Fernan-Gomez in the film “The Message”. His tall thin, pale appearance made for the perfect villain, vampire etc. which he did with relish in several horror and Euro-westerns. Most of us remember him for his role as Yancy Hobbitt the travelling pastor pursuing Lee Van Cleef and Lo Leigh in 1974’s “The Stranger and the Gunfighter”. He also appeared in “A Man Called Noon” (1973) and “Revenge of the Black Wolf” (1981). Ugarte was married for a time to actress Didi Sherman and died in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain on December 27, 1987. We remember Julián Ugarte today on what would have been his 80th birthday.