Zombi 3 (1988)
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Zombi 3 (1988)

Zombi 3 is perhaps the most famous film Bruno Mattei is associated with. This might seem sort of ironic, given that he is responsible for somewhat less than half the film. Mr. Mattei stepped in after the original director, Lucio Fulci, became so ill he couldn’t continue the project. And therein lies the tale.…
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Cruel Jaws (1995)
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Cruel Jaws (1995)

Say what you will, but that title will prove all too accurate. (The film was also known as Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws. I'm not sure if Spielberg ever gave his permission for that, though.) Amongst the many services my good friend Sandy Petersen has afforded me over the years, one of the more dubious…
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Steel Justice (1992)
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Steel Justice (1992)

Pretty much from the beginning of this site, and thus way back in the days of the VHS tape, I maintained that the last, great untapped source of Jabootu fare was the bad TV pilot. Sadly, these have historically been nearly impossible to track down. A few were released to VHS, but few indeed…
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Butterfly (1981)
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Butterfly (1981)

By 1940, the 25 year-old Orson Welles was an established, bona fide wunderkind.  He was one of the first multimedia superstars, having established by that tender age brilliant careers both as a stage actor and director and as a radio star and personality. 1938 brought him lasting fame, or perhaps notoriety, following his infamous…
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