Shock-O-Rama
by Brett Piper
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Actor: David Fine, Duane Polcou, Erika Smith, Michael R. Thomas, Misty MundaeDirector: Brett Piper
Cinematographer: Marc Cavello
Editor: Brett Piper
Writer: Brett Piper
Producer: Christina Christodoulopoulos
Producer: Michael A. Weiss
Producer: Michael Raso
Producer: Rick Van Meter
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: E.I. Independent
Movie Reviews of Shock-O-Rama
Movie Review: Making the Cliches Click
Summary: 5 Stars
The poster was irresistible: "See Blood Thirsty Zombies! Space Aliens! and a Super Colossal Brain!" So it was that in October '05 I whimsically attended the New York screen premiere of Shock-O-Rama at the Pioneer Theater. Brett Piper's latest movie stars Misty Mundae, Julian Wells, AJ Khan, Caitlin Ross, and other EI Cinema regulars.
This is not a bare excuse for soft core porn as many of these actors' earlier vehicles have been. Shock-O-Rama is a lighthearted treatment of classic science fiction and horror clichés. Yet, it is not just a parody; it works as a stand-alone sci-fi/horror movie. Humor pervades without drowning the storylines.
Shock-O-Rama is actually three interconnecting tales. The central one, which holds the other two in place, is "Zombie This!" Misty Mundae plays a B-movie soft core scream queen (sound familiar?) who is fired by an independent New Jersey based studio, prompting a funny tirade from her that includes a biting and all too credible evaluation of her employers and her fans. Spending her first night of unemployment in the country, Misty's character accidentally unleashes a real zombie much like the ones she has battled many times in her films. Self-referential humor abounds as in the obligatory bathtub scene (as best as I can remember the line several months later): "At least I can get naked without someone filming it!" Meantime, back at the studio, the execs' ongoing search for a replacement actress causes them (and us) to view shorts involving junkyard aliens ("Mechanoid") and, yes, a super colossal brain ("Lonely is the Brain").
The film is creative, well scripted, well directed, and professionally acted. Given the shoe-string budget, the FX and post production are quite good. They include an effective stop action sequence with a robot (reminiscent of a War of the Worlds tripod) constructed in a junkyard by aliens.
Though it should not be approached with anything like the expectations one has of mainstream, high-budget, Hollywood productions, Shock-O-Rama is a great deal of fun and is an altogether impressive independent work.
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