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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Piranha’ – Roger Corman’s Homage To ‘Jaws’

August 30, 2018 by James Jay Edwards

A scene from Roger Corman's 'Piranha.'

In 1975, the movie world was changed by Steven Spielberg’s summer blockbuster Jaws. And almost immediately, schlock filmmakers started imitating it, hoping some of the success would rub off. And some did. The Jaws clone trend has given us awesome movies like Orca, Tentacles, and even Grizzly. Oh, and Piranha.

Filed Under: Cinema Fearité, Entertainment, Horror, Movie Review, Movies Tagged With: Barbara Steele, Belinda Balaski, Bradford Dillman, Dick Miller, Heather Menzies, Janie Squire, Joe Dante, John Sayles, Keenan Wynn, Kevin McCarthy, Melody Thomas, Paul Bartel, Phil Tippett, Pino Donaggio, Richard Robinson, Rob Bottin, Roger Corman, Roger Richman, Vincent Prentice

Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Poor Pretty Eddie’ – A Surprisingly Artistic Exploitation Flick

September 1, 2016 by James Jay Edwards

Although they’re not always considered horror films, there can be little doubt that rape-revenge movies are horrifying.  Some of them, like Wes Craven’s debut film The Last House on the Left, are well-crafted artsy experiences.  Others, like Meir Zarchi’s infamous shocker I Spit on Your Grave, are more exploitive in nature.  And some, like 1975’s […]

Filed Under: Cinema Fearité Tagged With: B.W Sandefur, Blaxploitation, David Worth, Ginger Boatwright, Grant Boatwright, hicksploitation, Jean Genet, Leslie Uggams, Massacre at Redneck County, Michael Christian, Poor Pretty Eddie, Red White & Bluegrass, Redneck County, Redneck County Rape, Richard Robinson, Shelley Winters, Slim Pickens, Ted Cassidy

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