Most people who saw this movie at the time of its release probably didn't know that Alcatraz is nicknamed "The Rock". I can hardly imagine that the makers wanted the audience to think that this is a musical.
"If I don't get any sleep I'm going to fail my mid-term." The rest of that sentence is "again" because he does look like a 35-year-old college student.
The Alcatraz prison is/was known as 'The Rock'. Slaughter is housed on the Rock. Slaughterhouse Rock. Also, the Sammy Mitchell is Toni "Oh Mickey Your're So Fine" Basil.
10:25 "Hey, it's one of those balls that controls men." No, the balls that control men are much lower. We almost saw them on the dude with the really short shorts earlier.
Bewbs in the movie is the sign of high quality, you can never go wrong with adding them as many as possible. Possibly Roger Corman, Jim Wynorski and Fred Olen Ray motto 😂
Trick Or Treat had music by Fastway, Black Roses had music by Lizzy Borden, Rocktober Blood had music by Sorcery, Rock N Roll Nightmare had music by Thor. This movie has like two guitar riffs in it. Definitely false advertising and an attempt to cash in on Metalsploitation! We at Rush Of Power Radio obviously DO NOT APPROVE. By the way, real Metal Maniacs are highly encouraged to listen to ACID WITCH - Midnight Movies, the ultimate tribute to all of these cult movies by the greatest Halloween Metal band of all time!
@@JasonBrant Good question the landline & broadband went down friday of course being England openreach engineers dont work its a fault outside they said but all weekend no broadband means no online gaming Warhammer Space Marine 2 😀😀😀 i put complaint in & my provider Sky knocking a few quid off my next bill.
Oh, that "gem" of a movie. I remember it has an unreleased DEVO song in the bar scenes which is neat. Aside from that it is a great way to drink beer without having fun.
I wonder if, because this is a DVD, it's a reissue and maybe the music they used had its rights lapse or something. Maybe that was why there are so many long shots of nothing.
Also gotta love bargain-bin Jerry Dandrige (the teeth, the voice, and the long gray trenchcoat with the giant lapels can't be a coincidence). I'll call him " Bargain Bin and Jerry Dandrige".
20:01 is MY LEAST FAVORITE TROPE, "DRAMATIC IRONY", especially the "WHO'S ON FIRST" style. Where person A will never be specific about a threat, in the time it takes them to do the cliched panic routine. "He's Crazy" "who is?" "He's coming" "who is?" Edit: Second least favorite form of dramatic Irony is in romantic situations; the "It's not what it looks like" trope.
Whenever Terror Vision finally gets around to releasing Rocktober Blood, I've gotta remember to send you guys a copy of that and Hollow Gate for some prime 80s straight to video schlocky goodness. FOR CASTLETON!!!!!
Should have a package heading your way come the end of the week with these two flicks. Rocktober Blood has way more metal than this...Hollow Gate has no metal, but makes up for it with man eating golden retrievers lol
@@JasonBrant Yup! Totally serious. Almost 10 years back or so we took several local collage classes together and have been pretty good friends ever since. She's long since moved on from doing movies under the Toothman name anymore (or movies in general anymore other than some local personal passion projects that I've helped her film here and there when she gets a wild out of the blue idea and gets to jonesing for it.) so took several years of knowing her before she even mentioned it. The only "famous" person I actually know for the most part. These days she's in a much more serious career field but we do joke about her actor days now and again.
What do they teach in OSHA? 3 Points of Contact. How many points of contacts do shoes usually have? 1. Heels? 2, and We all know 2 is closer to three than 1, thus making them safer.
It's time for canon movies, it's time for Cynthia Rothrock in The Magic Crystal, it's time for Sho Kosugi in pray for death, it's time for Chuck Norris😫😫😫
The Horror Geek covered this recently, he was not impressed either. Story would have been more interesting if Toni Basil had discovered the book, tried to use its dark magic to have a wildly successful career, got cursed to haunt Alcatraz and dream-contacted the professor to strike a deal: lure a sacrificial group of students to the prison to release the band with each death while the professor gets access to real magic. But that would have required competent writing and a much better soundtrack. Well, at least we have more reviews coming, and I'm eager to see what you cover on Halloween.
17:44 - Isn't that woman someone we should know??? She reminds me of a lead singer from a rock band of the 80's, but can't think of which one. . . Either that, or she just looks like Joni Mitchell and it's confusing me. . . (edit: EOV) - Ha! Just read the comments. It is in fact Toni Basil! That's who I had in mind when I mentioned she looked like Joni Mitchell. . . ;)
The diner scene brings up a very salient point; if you have the fake mullet, watch bad 80's cinema, and appreciate the aesthetic and vhs style vibes, why not grow a similar style mustasche? Full time 80's cop 'stasche. I am unsure as to why this has not happened. Would add to the cinematic viewings, espcially with Canon films, you'd understand them much deeper
🤓 Given yours and Erin’s love for 1980s schlock rock music movies, I’m surprised no one has brought BLACK ROSES (1988) to your attention. A heavy metal/horror where a small town teacher tries to save the impressionable teens from a demonic rock band. It ticks every box for this era of cheese.
@@JasonBrant Wait, what?! I have seen every episode of yours (from like #80 up) many times over and don’t recall that one. Was it during your original format? If so I’d love for you to revisit those movies someday in your present format. I can never get into them after being used to the current format.
@@TalentCaldwell The current format goes back into the mid-30s, IIRC? But, I certainly wouldn't mind the very early ones in this format, too, even if they wouldn't be as "reactive".
To my everlasting regret I was in the Navy for the entire time mullets were the thing, so I will never experience the joy of having one (I don't have enough hair, now).
Just five years earlier, Toni Basil had a #1 hit with "Oh, Mickey". At the time of filming the movie, she was in a legal fight to get out of her record contract. That might explain why she was available for this movie. She was also doing the rehearsals and choreography for David Bowie's Glass Spider tour around the same time. The rehearsals started in "early '87" and the movie was shot in March of '87. Devo was in a self-imposed hiatus after their previous record label bought them out of their contract. They had a new album's worth of material but no label to release it. Meanwhile, they were getting gigs recording songs for movie and TV soundtracks. I believe "Slaughterhouse Rock" was the first gig. As far back as 1985, the movie was announced to the trade papers as going into production. A soap opera actor was planned for the lead role and CHiPs actor Larry Wilcox was also announced but neither actor was in the final production. One of the producers and the star of the movie both have the same last name. It's not a coincidence. Nick Celozzi Sr. and Maurice Ettleson owned a car dealership in Chicago. They produced their own TV commercials and were well known from those ads. Sometimes, they would include their family in those ads, including Nick Celozzi Jr. (the star of the movie). Apparently, the movie ran into some financial issues and Nick's dad was able to help out, which got him and his business partner producer credits on the movie. Also, there is a car commercial that plays on a TV in the movie, that is one of the commercials from that Chicago dealership.
Oh, man. This movie. Back when our cable provider first got pay per view, they played the most bizarre mix of new releases and random shit. They always had some kind of horror movies. That's where I first heard about Phantasm. This movie was heavily promoted for a month along with some other movie called "Hellhole."
I know I have high expectations, but I prefer to have heavy metal in my heavy metal horror movies.
I don't know about you, but when I think of metal, I think of Devo.
Where's Becky?
I watched this a few months ago. Pretty much a snoozer.
Dude I'm so sorry but when I first seen you I lost it 😂 you look like my old gym teacher from 82, she was rough😂
Time to watch Heavy Metal for Heavy Metal music, and cartoon boobs.
I love the persistence of the "edge lightning" running gag over the past few videos. LOL
I'm still waiting for an edge lighting T-shirt
Thanks Brian, for reminding me how much I miss Firefly.
He once fought an action figure against green screen in that outfit.
That’s Toni Basil the “oh Mickey you’re so fine “song chick.
Had no idea.
You beat me to it. As soon as I saw her at @17:33 I recognized her.
P.S, the song is called "Hey Mickey" 👍
I came here to say this. I told my wife jokingly hey it's Toni Basil, then looked it up. I couldn't believe i recognized her.
I can’t believe she’s 81 years old. She was 45 in this movie.
I knew it!
Most people who saw this movie at the time of its release probably didn't know that Alcatraz is nicknamed "The Rock". I can hardly imagine that the makers wanted the audience to think that this is a musical.
They were definitely trying to cash in on the heavy metal horror trend. Chaps my ass.
@JasonBrant yeah, it wasn't rock as in rock and roll 😂
"If I don't get any sleep I'm going to fail my mid-term."
The rest of that sentence is "again" because he does look like a 35-year-old college student.
Haha, I said the same thing.
"But why? So they can call it Slaughterhouse Rock?"
"Got us to watch it" lol
I wish you guys would dress up in Halloween costumes every episode 😂🎃👌🏼
Haha
You getting excited for the rock, just for the music to stop immediately every time had me rolling XD
It was chapping my ass, haha.
The EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDGE LIGHTING Master has arrived!! We bought the whole seat, but we'll only use the EEEEEEdge 😁😎
🤣🤣
🎶 Brian’s on the edge. Edge lighting. The only lighting he has to use. Brian’s on the edge. Edge lighting 🎶 - ok, they can’t all be winners.
I love how Erin actually tried with her costume. Jason and Brian thought "I'll just put something on my head"
I'm from Time Chasers.
@@JasonBrant I thought that's who you were!
Brian is dressed as Jayne.
@@JasonBrant Castleton!
@@sean-ew2qv🎶"The hero of Canton, the man they call JAYNE!"
4:37 Burgers and fries in slow-mo? Well, it worked I'm f**king hungry now.
That was such a stupid shot.
Same! All I could think was "that's just fk'n great... 8 am & now I want a fk'n burger!" 😆😂
You know a movie is bad when slumber party massacre has a better plot.
Haha, so true.
@@JasonBrant Better acting also that's the sad part.
I prefer logical, plot driven reasons to show bewbs on Alcatraz... but convoluted ones will do.
Fair enough.
19:03 oh come on, Jason, I thought you LIKED the long ones!😂
I prefer them thick.
Girth is king
Brian, it's always great to see another Firefly fan. It's a very nice Jayne Cobb cosplay. Thankfully, you didn't dress like Inara.
Inara, ooo happy thoughts. 😅
The Alcatraz prison is/was known as 'The Rock'. Slaughter is housed on the Rock. Slaughterhouse Rock.
Also, the Sammy Mitchell is Toni "Oh Mickey Your're So Fine" Basil.
They tricked us.
5:15 erin pulling a Sharon stone lol
Erin's costume is something of a beauty, but Jason's "younger Jason" costume deserved a little teapot from me😂
Yeah back when he turned a piper cub into a time machine
🎵Jayne. The man they call Jayne.🎵
That's not ringing a bell.
@@JasonBrant He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. Stood up to the man and he gave what for.
That remind you?
Shiny.
@@stonecoldku4161 A Man walks down the street wearing a hat like that, you know he's not afraid of anything
10:25 "Hey, it's one of those balls that controls men."
No, the balls that control men are much lower. We almost saw them on the dude with the really short shorts earlier.
At least until he's around 60-70 years old lol.
It’s a call back to Roller Blade.
Diggin H-Erin-ione's costume, shoutout to Gryffinbeer :D
She wanted a butter beer.
I apologize in advance.
(ahem)
That gal can Huffle my Puff any day!
I know, I know... I'm a horse's a$$.
Bewbs in the movie is the sign of high quality, you can never go wrong with adding them as many as possible.
Possibly Roger Corman, Jim Wynorski and Fred Olen Ray motto 😂
Particularly when you have C cup in your movie.
@@JasonBrantthat's Hope Marie Carlton, right?
They made a mistake then not having her D cup partner Dona Speir))
@JasonBrant funny that this is a Elm Street rip off, she has a small part in in the 4th Elm Street movie
That should be the new title of your channel: something cold out of a can
What a brilliant line.
I love Brian's Jayne costume, as a fellow Browncoat. :)
Thanks, I knew it was familiar but couldn't place it
Erin's such a team player 😍🧹😅
She is.
Man I remember that cover staring at me for MONTHS at my video store in my Randall Graves days.
Heavy metal beer 🤔, I thought you were going to whip out the steel reserve lol 😆🤣
Oh boy.
Trick Or Treat had music by Fastway, Black Roses had music by Lizzy Borden, Rocktober Blood had music by Sorcery, Rock N Roll Nightmare had music by Thor. This movie has like two guitar riffs in it. Definitely false advertising and an attempt to cash in on Metalsploitation! We at Rush Of Power Radio obviously DO NOT APPROVE. By the way, real Metal Maniacs are highly encouraged to listen to ACID WITCH - Midnight Movies, the ultimate tribute to all of these cult movies by the greatest Halloween Metal band of all time!
Erin fighting to see around her hat is more entertaining than this 'movie.'
Haha, so true.
The hat is magic. It knew. It was trying to protect her.
No band evokes heavy metal horror like DEVO! 😂
haha
There are some death metal covers of Whip It that are awesome.
Oh hey, you managed to open a time portal to 2016! I almost expected you to remake your Mutilations gag.
Mutilations... what a movie.
Currently no broadband or landline until 2mora but no way im missing SBIG i use my data this channel is the best tonic.
What happened to your internet?
@@JasonBrant Good question the landline & broadband went down friday of course being England openreach engineers dont work its a fault outside they said but all weekend no broadband means no online gaming Warhammer Space Marine 2 😀😀😀
i put complaint in & my provider Sky knocking a few quid off my next bill.
Oh, that "gem" of a movie. I remember it has an unreleased DEVO song in the bar scenes which is neat. Aside from that it is a great way to drink beer without having fun.
Drink beer without having fun, haha
So far the Halloween Tradition here is Jason Half asses it, Erin goes all out and can't turn her head, and Brian went as Edge Lighting again.
I wonder if, because this is a DVD, it's a reissue and maybe the music they used had its rights lapse or something. Maybe that was why there are so many long shots of nothing.
Manbearpig: half man, half bear, and half pig. Manbearpig.
1/3 man, 1/3 bear, 1/3 pig.
Brian sounds sick... lol
He was just getting over being sick.
The long one take in the restaurant, was he going for a Goodfellas vibe? Because if so, he failed miserably.
I honestly don't know why that shot is in the movie.
Erin's costume should have been, "girl that wears shoes". But I'm rather glad she chose to keep showing those moneymakers.
Also gotta love bargain-bin Jerry Dandrige (the teeth, the voice, and the long gray trenchcoat with the giant lapels can't be a coincidence). I'll call him " Bargain Bin and Jerry Dandrige".
OMG! That's Toni Basil,"Oh Mickey"!
…you know Hope Marie Carlton..? Lmao
Haha, damn right I do.
Brian dressed as a Candy Corn Assassin is awesome. 😂
Candy Corn Assassin?
@@JasonBrant His hat looks like the candy is what I think the OP meant
@@refinedsugar that and it looks likes he's wearing a drop leg holster as well.
Well, that was ... A Movie. I think I remember seeing it in video stores, Back in the Day, Yo. I can talk like that, because I'm from the Suburbs.
I definitely recognized the cover.
is that Dave's "Steven Seagaaaaalll" wig you've got on, Jason?? 😆
I'm not cool enough to wear that wig.
20:01 is MY LEAST FAVORITE TROPE, "DRAMATIC IRONY", especially the "WHO'S ON FIRST" style. Where person A will never be specific about a threat, in the time it takes them to do the cliched panic routine.
"He's Crazy"
"who is?"
"He's coming"
"who is?"
Edit: Second least favorite form of dramatic Irony is in romantic situations; the "It's not what it looks like" trope.
The whole waking up surrounded by fire, could be easily remedied by just owning a water bed.
I love the edge lighting in your basement 😂
Love that mullet!! 😂 like this comment if you think Jason needs to grow a mullet! 😂
Maybe I should...
@JasonBrant i will do it if you do it! Lmfao I am going bald...so it will be a SKULLETT, but I think I can pull it off
Man brian huffed too much edge lighting copium and got a sore throat. :D This movie is bonkers.
haha
Looks like I took the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Whenever Terror Vision finally gets around to releasing Rocktober Blood, I've gotta remember to send you guys a copy of that and Hollow Gate for some prime 80s straight to video schlocky goodness.
FOR CASTLETON!!!!!
Rocktober Blood is a great title. I gotta see that!
Should have a package heading your way come the end of the week with these two flicks. Rocktober Blood has way more metal than this...Hollow Gate has no metal, but makes up for it with man eating golden retrievers lol
Fun little tidbit. I'm actually friends with "Elsa" from Hard Rock Zombies.
No kidding?
@@JasonBrant Yup! Totally serious. Almost 10 years back or so we took several local collage classes together and have been pretty good friends ever since. She's long since moved on from doing movies under the Toothman name anymore (or movies in general anymore other than some local personal passion projects that I've helped her film here and there when she gets a wild out of the blue idea and gets to jonesing for it.) so took several years of knowing her before she even mentioned it. The only "famous" person I actually know for the most part. These days she's in a much more serious career field but we do joke about her actor days now and again.
Jason''s costume brings out his "chin butt".
What do they teach in OSHA? 3 Points of Contact. How many points of contacts do shoes usually have? 1. Heels? 2, and We all know 2 is closer to three than 1, thus making them safer.
I’m disturbed, attracted to and confused by Brant’s “Pat” ish costume. What’s wrong with me? Lolz
21:19 When she started doing some moves...is that Toni Basil? 'O Mickey, You're So Fine...'🎵🎵 Amazing dancer/choreographer...🤔🤔
Brian looks like the little girl from the movie 2012, with John Cusack..his daughter 😂
Is Erin wearing the Sorting Hat?
Yup.
Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf.
It's time for canon movies, it's time for Cynthia Rothrock in The Magic Crystal, it's time for Sho Kosugi in pray for death, it's time for Chuck Norris😫😫😫
The real question is, did Jayne bring grenades?
The Horror Geek covered this recently, he was not impressed either. Story would have been more interesting if Toni Basil had discovered the book, tried to use its dark magic to have a wildly successful career, got cursed to haunt Alcatraz and dream-contacted the professor to strike a deal: lure a sacrificial group of students to the prison to release the band with each death while the professor gets access to real magic.
But that would have required competent writing and a much better soundtrack.
Well, at least we have more reviews coming, and I'm eager to see what you cover on Halloween.
"Eat something cold out of a can", not drink. That's some strong beer, huh?
You never went to Castleton...
(MST3K joke)
omg, I love Erins costume and your mullet, the hat is cute!
Devo and rock in the same sentence? Nooooo!
16:56 Did somebody breach the hull on a spaceship? WTF?!
They never explained it.
"Edge lighting"...
So far; still love the running gag😂
I watched this video at 0.25 speed, and didn't play rock music in the background.. it really adds to the mood.
17:44 - Isn't that woman someone we should know??? She reminds me of a lead singer from a rock band of the 80's, but can't think of which one. . . Either that, or she just looks like Joni Mitchell and it's confusing me. . .
(edit: EOV) - Ha! Just read the comments. It is in fact Toni Basil! That's who I had in mind when I mentioned she looked like Joni Mitchell. . . ;)
"We coulda used this shit the whole movie."
😅👍
17:43 is that Tony Basil? Of 'Hey Mickey' fame?
That's what I'm being told.
I was about to ask the same question.
@@viewericeberg can confirm it is indeed her, how random
Yeh it’s her this was reviewed by “the horror geek” he digs deep for all the cool facts.
@@craigalexander966 OMG I LOVE THE HORROR GEEK! I cant believe i missed him talk about this, i have some catching up, man i feel old
DAVID HASSLEHOFF HAIR makes this movie great!!!!
🤣
Sad to see that you got a stinker for Halloween.
As Oscar Wilde once remarked,
"One never needs an excuse for bewbs. Bewbs have the keys to the city."
15:20 How do those high heals not go through that bridge?!?!
Did Jason get dressed up as Space Ice?
Even if he took a piss, it wouldn't have even rated on the _how many times can you take a piss-O-meter_ .
Toni Basil directed ‘whip it’ by devo. And that’s her in the movie.
dont be talking about grabbing me Jason 🤣
The diner scene brings up a very salient point; if you have the fake mullet, watch bad 80's cinema, and appreciate the aesthetic and vhs style vibes, why not grow a similar style mustasche? Full time 80's cop 'stasche. I am unsure as to why this has not happened. Would add to the cinematic viewings, espcially with Canon films, you'd understand them much deeper
The fact that you guys keep referencing Return of the Living Dead and Trick or Treat makes me so proud.
🤓 Given yours and Erin’s love for 1980s schlock rock music movies, I’m surprised no one has brought BLACK ROSES (1988) to your attention. A heavy metal/horror where a small town teacher tries to save the impressionable teens from a demonic rock band. It ticks every box for this era of cheese.
We already have an episode on it.
@@JasonBrant Wait, what?! I have seen every episode of yours (from like #80 up) many times over and don’t recall that one. Was it during your original format? If so I’d love for you to revisit those movies someday in your present format. I can never get into them after being used to the current format.
@@TalentCaldwell The current format goes back into the mid-30s, IIRC? But, I certainly wouldn't mind the very early ones in this format, too, even if they wouldn't be as "reactive".
The hero of Canton
The man they call Jayne
I still haven't watched that show. Need to get around to it.
@@JasonBrant great show with a lot of potential. just a shame it was cut short. the movie does help though
Yes, that's Toni basil!! An she was an actual head cheerleader in high-school! And so gorgeous 😍
Brian's Jayne is breathtaking.
To my everlasting regret I was in the Navy for the entire time mullets were the thing, so I will never experience the joy of having one (I don't have enough hair, now).
Wow never seen hard rock zombie in any picture quality good enough to comment on the make up before! Please please please do hard Rock zombies too!
You guys have to watch The Baby 😂
I think we have a copy of that.
@@JasonBrant you do
Just five years earlier, Toni Basil had a #1 hit with "Oh, Mickey". At the time of filming the movie, she was in a legal fight to get out of her record contract. That might explain why she was available for this movie. She was also doing the rehearsals and choreography for David Bowie's Glass Spider tour around the same time. The rehearsals started in "early '87" and the movie was shot in March of '87.
Devo was in a self-imposed hiatus after their previous record label bought them out of their contract. They had a new album's worth of material but no label to release it. Meanwhile, they were getting gigs recording songs for movie and TV soundtracks. I believe "Slaughterhouse Rock" was the first gig.
As far back as 1985, the movie was announced to the trade papers as going into production. A soap opera actor was planned for the lead role and CHiPs actor Larry Wilcox was also announced but neither actor was in the final production.
One of the producers and the star of the movie both have the same last name. It's not a coincidence. Nick Celozzi Sr. and Maurice Ettleson owned a car dealership in Chicago. They produced their own TV commercials and were well known from those ads. Sometimes, they would include their family in those ads, including Nick Celozzi Jr. (the star of the movie). Apparently, the movie ran into some financial issues and Nick's dad was able to help out, which got him and his business partner producer credits on the movie. Also, there is a car commercial that plays on a TV in the movie, that is one of the commercials from that Chicago dealership.
I see the main character is letting his soul glow.
just letting it shine.
Time Chasers cosplay FTW!
No rock! Noooooooo!
It was an OK episode.
Thanks!
Jayne Cobb, Stephen King?, Hermione Granger.
Macgyver?
Remember that movie named "The Rock"?
I has this on vhs as a young kid it was called Hell Island in Europe
My daughter knitted that hat for me.
Oh, man. This movie. Back when our cable provider first got pay per view, they played the most bizarre mix of new releases and random shit. They always had some kind of horror movies. That's where I first heard about Phantasm. This movie was heavily promoted for a month along with some other movie called "Hellhole."