Translating movies and television for international markets can be a tricky business, as we discovered last year when we assembled this collection of 20 titles that got lost in translation.
But if you want to descend to a whole new level of weirdness, you need to look beyond the official channels. Whether it's a pirated disc being hawked in the street or a bona fide copy resold in unofficial packaging, these are products where the normal quality standards simply do not apply.
Below we've rounded up 11 of the world's most bizarre bootleg DVD covers, featuring dodgy Photoshopping, garbled Babelfish-style synopses, and entire actors being accidentally dropped in from other movies or TV shows.
1. True Detective
God, True Detective was a great show. Remember that episode where Rust and Marty go to Vegas and live it up in faux-Paris before narrowly escaping an exploding building on the back of a phoenix?
No,...
But if you want to descend to a whole new level of weirdness, you need to look beyond the official channels. Whether it's a pirated disc being hawked in the street or a bona fide copy resold in unofficial packaging, these are products where the normal quality standards simply do not apply.
Below we've rounded up 11 of the world's most bizarre bootleg DVD covers, featuring dodgy Photoshopping, garbled Babelfish-style synopses, and entire actors being accidentally dropped in from other movies or TV shows.
1. True Detective
God, True Detective was a great show. Remember that episode where Rust and Marty go to Vegas and live it up in faux-Paris before narrowly escaping an exploding building on the back of a phoenix?
No,...
- 10/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Barnholtz Entertainment was nice enough to send along a screener copy of Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas - the latest direct to dvd serial killer epic from writer/director Michael Feifer. Feifer has been a busy man in the last few years, cranking out a string of grisly straight to dvd serial killer bio-pics including Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck, Ed Gein: Butcher Of Plainfield, Boston Strangler: The Untold Story, B.T.K., and Ted Bundy: Legacy Of Evil. You can check out my review of Ted Bundy: Legacy Of Evil here.
- 9/8/2009
- by Brain Hammer
- HorrorYearbook
Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! Welcome to another exciting edition of It Came From The Mailbox, an exciting column where your old pal Brain Hammer reviews whatever random crap the good folks at horroryearbook decide to throw my way. Barnholtz Entertainment was nice enough to send along a screener copy of the latest direct to dvd serial killer epic from writer/director Michael Feifer. Feifer has a been a busy man in the last few years, cranking out a string of grisly straight to dvd serial killer bio-pics including Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck, Ed Gein: Butcher Of Plainfield, Boston Strangler: The Untold Story, and B.T.K. with Kane Hodder. You can check out my review of B.T.K. here.
- 7/14/2009
- by Brain Hammer
- HorrorYearbook
• The new Micro Werks DVD outfit gave Fango the scoop on cover art and details for new special-edition discs (coming June 23) of Rick Sloane’s notorious Gremlins knockoff Hobgoblins (a Mystery Science Theater 3000 favorite) and his new sequel Hobgoblins 2. The first flick has been digitally remastered in widescreen, and the follow-up “shot in 35mm and made to look painstakingly identical to the original,” per the company.
Extras on Hobgoblins include:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Sloane
• Hobgoblins: The Making of a Disasterpiece documentary
• Interviews with the original cast
• Still gallery
• Remastered 35mm trailer
Hobgoblins 2 comes with:
• Audio commentary by Sloane
• Making-of featurette with cast interviews
• Deleted scenes
• Still gallery
• 35mm theatrical trailer
Retail price is $14.98 each. Micro Werks (which has yet to set up an official website) also has five discs in Johnny Legend’s The Vampire Chronicles series streeting on the 23rd for $9.98 each. The contents are...
Extras on Hobgoblins include:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Sloane
• Hobgoblins: The Making of a Disasterpiece documentary
• Interviews with the original cast
• Still gallery
• Remastered 35mm trailer
Hobgoblins 2 comes with:
• Audio commentary by Sloane
• Making-of featurette with cast interviews
• Deleted scenes
• Still gallery
• 35mm theatrical trailer
Retail price is $14.98 each. Micro Werks (which has yet to set up an official website) also has five discs in Johnny Legend’s The Vampire Chronicles series streeting on the 23rd for $9.98 each. The contents are...
- 5/6/2009
- Fangoria
Sometimes I wonder if Kane Hodder doesn't take that "Kill" lip tattoo a little too seriously. Hopefully he won't get "Bind" and "Torture" tattooed in his nostrils in honor of the May release of his latest direct-to-dvd offering, B.T.K.
B.T.K. sees Hodder cast as Dennis Rader, aka "The B.T.K. Killer." The real-life serial killer earned his nickname from the cops based on his modus operandi: bind, torture, and then kill his victims. Making Rader's tale all the more incredible was that the seemingly mild-mannered middle-aged compliance officer was a leader in his church even as he preyed on innocent people for his power-tripping killing spree.
The writer-director of B.T.K. is Michael Feifer, a filmmaker who seems to love casting actors best known for playing movie maniacs, such as last year's Dracula's Guest (review here), which featured Andrew "Leatherface" Bryniarski as Count Dracula. He's also no stranger to making...
B.T.K. sees Hodder cast as Dennis Rader, aka "The B.T.K. Killer." The real-life serial killer earned his nickname from the cops based on his modus operandi: bind, torture, and then kill his victims. Making Rader's tale all the more incredible was that the seemingly mild-mannered middle-aged compliance officer was a leader in his church even as he preyed on innocent people for his power-tripping killing spree.
The writer-director of B.T.K. is Michael Feifer, a filmmaker who seems to love casting actors best known for playing movie maniacs, such as last year's Dracula's Guest (review here), which featured Andrew "Leatherface" Bryniarski as Count Dracula. He's also no stranger to making...
- 3/1/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
I know I’m at Los Angeles’ American Film Market when, as soon as I get off the plane, I run into Lloyd Kaufman (in a men’s room, no less). The Troma chief serves as the Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, which runs the Afm. Who better to chair an organization and market dedicated to discovering and promoting movies created outside the studio system than Kaufman?
This November, the Afm unveils over 500 films in dozens of languages for prospective international buyers. They screen the majority of these new motion pictures at seven different screening venues in sunny Santa Monica. The Afm is the proud home for the smaller guys, foreign and art-house features and B- to Z-grade movies. Just about everything stars Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell and/or Billy Zane. Best of all, the number of genre films has increased substantially over the 11 years I’ve been coming here,...
This November, the Afm unveils over 500 films in dozens of languages for prospective international buyers. They screen the majority of these new motion pictures at seven different screening venues in sunny Santa Monica. The Afm is the proud home for the smaller guys, foreign and art-house features and B- to Z-grade movies. Just about everything stars Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell and/or Billy Zane. Best of all, the number of genre films has increased substantially over the 11 years I’ve been coming here,...
- 12/2/2008
- Fangoria
Occupation 101, directed by brothrs Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish, was the recepient of the Golden Palm Award at the 7th annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival, which concluded Sunday. The documentary about the U.S. government's involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, also took the prize for best editing.
The awards were handed out at the gala awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in honor of the Hearts of Hope Foundation.
Molly Parker was named best actress for her role in writer/director Matt Bissonnette's Who Loves the Sun, while the best actor award went to Steven R. McQueen for Club Soda, directed by Paul Carafortes. Soda also won the audience choice award for best short.
R. L. Hooker was honored as best director for his short film The Knife Grinder's Tale. The prize for best producer went to director/producer Michael Feifer for Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck, a horror film based on the true mass murder that took place in 1966. Massacre also won the Audience Choice Award for best feature.
The awards were handed out at the gala awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in honor of the Hearts of Hope Foundation.
Molly Parker was named best actress for her role in writer/director Matt Bissonnette's Who Loves the Sun, while the best actor award went to Steven R. McQueen for Club Soda, directed by Paul Carafortes. Soda also won the audience choice award for best short.
R. L. Hooker was honored as best director for his short film The Knife Grinder's Tale. The prize for best producer went to director/producer Michael Feifer for Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck, a horror film based on the true mass murder that took place in 1966. Massacre also won the Audience Choice Award for best feature.
- 4/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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