Hollywood Boulevard

Customer Reviews:

craig's review.......2002-10-28

never seen the movie, but the cover looks good.

Commentary Junkies Get Out Your Cash.......2001-08-06

If you've seen this film you know that it's not great but it sure is fun. I was surprised to see Hollywood Boulevard get better treatment on DVD than some better quality films (As of this writing Citizen Kane has not been released on DVD) but that just makes this release all the more fun. The 3-way commentary by Joe Dante (Gremlins), Allan Arkush and Jon Davidson is what DVD commentaries are all about. They're funny, informative, and quite forthcoming with their feelings towards the film. An interesting passage occurs during Candice Rialson's rape scene. Everybody gets quiet. Clearly all were (and always will be)embarrassed by the scene. So much so they don't know what to say except that all films of this nature had the obligatory rape scene. The stories about Paul Bartel and Roger Corman are a hoot. The disc looks and sounds as good as can be. If you're a fan of low budget fun this disc is worth your cash.

Finally...FINALLY...Hollywood Boulevard is here on DVD.......2001-05-10

This film is one of my all time favorite slices of cheese. It's from the heyday of Roger Corman's New World Pictures and features many of that stock company, like Paul Bartel, Dick Miller, Mary Woronov, etc.

Two guys from Corman's trailer cutting department, Joe Dante and Allan Arkush, had a great idea: Cut action scenes from various New World Productions, add some comical footage, T&A, action, slasher mystery and a song by country rock legends Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, mix and stir and you have a wildly entertaining film. It's also one of the cheapest features ever produced by New World.

The story concerns an aspiring starlet, played by the beautiful Candice Rialson, who arrives in Hollywood to seek fame and fortune. After a blundering robbery attempt by buffonish thieves who tricked her, she meets agent Walter Paisley (Dick Miller, using the same name as his character from Corman's classic, A Bucket of Blood), and becomes a stuntwoman for Miracle Pictures ("If it's a good picture, it's a miracle"), a thinly disguised parody of Corman's low budget grindhouse production company, New World. She then becomes a Miracles big star, and wacky filmmaking ensues. Not to mention a behind-the-scenes killer, adding mysterious spice to the events.

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Death Race 2000 starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone is one of the greatest B-movies of all time. In the future, hit and run isn't a felony...it's the national sport! It's a no hold barred cross country rate, in which the aim is to kill off not only your opponents, but as many pedestrians as possible! DVD features include an exclusive Leonard Maltin interview with Roger Corman, original trailers, and cast biographies.

Hollywood Boulevard directed by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush. Welcome to Miracle Pictures...where if it's a good film, it's a miracle!" This hilarious tribute to the unsung heroes of low-budget film making is an enduring tale of all would-be actresses seeking to make it in Hollywood. DVD Special Features include a feature length commentary with directors Joe Dante & Allan Arkush and producer Jon Davison, live performance by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Widescreen Edition, Original Theatrical Trailer, Classic Trailers from other films used for stock footage, and Cast and Crew biographies.

Rock 'n' Roll High School featuring the Ramones, directed by Allan Arkush. It's the students vs. the administration in the most famous rockin' high school around! DVD Special Features include an interview with Roger Corman by Leonard Maltin, feature length audio commentary by the director, producer, and screenwriter, a special introduction by Allan Arkush, a collector's booklet, including a Johnny Ramone interview, articles, pictures and more, audio outtakes from the Ramones' concert sequences, widescreen edition, radio spots, theatrical trailer, cast & crew biographies, a star studded soundtrack including: The Ramones, Fleetwood Mac, Alice Cooper, Paul McCartney & Wings, Devo, Todd Rundgren, Chuck Berry, Brian Eno, Bronsville Station, The Velvet Underground, and Eddie and the Hot Rods!

Piranha directed by Joe Dante. A school of piranha are heading downstream and eating everything and everyone in their way...just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water! DVD Special Features include audio commentary by director Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison, Never-before-seen footage of the making of Piranha, bloopers and outtakes, a reproduction of the Theatrical Marketing Guide, the theatrical trailer, cast and crew biographies, and a bonus booklet.

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