È grande, è fosforescente e va iniettata. Farà bene? | 
L'incauto tecnico combatte l'alitosi con un saldatore. | 
Ecco cosa succede se a Rimini risparmi sull'ombrellone. |
Tobe Hooper, specie da metà degli anni '80 in avanti, ha un posto speciale nel cuore di tutti gli affezionati del trash; non potevo quindi farmi mancare il prodigioso
Spontaneous Combustion del 1990, col un veterano dei B-movies (e non solo)
Brad Dourif!
Negli anni '50 l'esercito sta sperimentando le prime bombe H; con esse si testano dei (presunti) vaccini contro le radiazioni. Nel corso di un test, due coniugi vengono chiusi per una settimana in un bunker sotto il sito di un test nucleare; quando la bomba esplode sarà la loro sopravvivenza a testimoniare se il vaccino somministrato funziona (altrimenti sarà la loro ragguardevole stupidità, a venir acclarata).
Tutto va per il meglio non fosse per il fatto che, lasciati soli e senza un mazzo di carte, la gentil signorina se ne esce un po' incinta.
Anche il bambino nascerà sano, ma quale sorte tragica attende i genitori: di punto in bianco prendono fuoco!
Per la precisione si tratta di un fuoco che brucia i corpi dall'interno e scioglie la plastica lasciando però intatto tutto il resto, vestiti compresi - veniamo informati dalla
siensiato di turno! Non che ci fosse bisogno di una simile spiegazione: lo si evinceva chiaramente dal fatto che infilando una penna a sfera nel cranio arso di una delle vittime, vi si scopre all'interno un teschio più piccolo intatto (
Ehu? What the fuck?)
Il bimbo resta dunque orfano; nella sua crescita viene costantemente controllato dall'esercito, fino al momento in cui i suoi terribili poteri si manifestano: prende fuoco pure lui e si fa un male boia!
È chiaro che un simile immenso potere (
?) deve essere controllato o quanto meno fermato!
A latere un mezzo delirio inconcludente su una centrale nucleare, una storia d'amore fasulla ed una insana preferenza per telefoni con dei neon all'interno.
Brutto e parecchio noioso, questo filmaccio si segnala per la pessima regia, la sceneggiatura traballante, interpretazioni fetenti ed effetti speciali di infima lega. Insomma: mi è piaciuto!
La visione va comunque consigliata solo agli stomaci forti abituati al "trash brutto" e/o agli aspiranti bonzi.
Voto: 2. Trashometro
® 5/10:
Tags: Tobe Hooper, horror, fantscienza, thriller, bomba H, radiazioni, vaccino, fuoco, combustione spontanea, orfano, centrale nucleare, trash.
Hooper, Tobe
Data di nascita: 25 January 1943
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly one of the "Masters of Horror" (2005). Before becoming a filmmaker, Hooper--a native of Austin, Texas--spent the 1960s as a college teacher and documentary cameraman. He organized a small cast of teachers and students and made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). It changed the horror film industry and became an instant classic. Even today it remains on virtually every list of top horror films of all time. Hooper based it upon the real-life case of Ed Gein, a cannibalistic killer responsible for the grisly murders of several people in the 1950s (although in Wisconsin, not Texas). Hooper's success with "Chainsaw" landed him in Hollywood. Rex Reed said, "It's the scariest film I have ever seen." Leonard Maltin wrote, "While not nearly as gory as its title suggests, Massacre is a genuinely terrifying film made even more unsettling by its twisted but undeniably hilarious black comedy." It is in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and was officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival of 1975 for Directors Fortnight.Hooper rejoined the cast of "Chainsaw" for Eaten Alive (1977), which starred Mel Ferrer, William Finley, Carolyn Jones, and Marilyn Burns. The film received the first Saturn Award. Also in the film, making his debut, was Robert Englund. Hooper's success continued with his adaption of Stephen King's 1979 mini series Salem's Lot (1979) (TV). In 1981 Hooper directed The Funhouse (1981) for Universal Pictures. Then, in 1982, Steven Spielberg enlisted him to direct the successful haunted-house shocker Poltergeist (1982) for MGM. During the mid-'80s Hooper directed several films and television projects, including Lifeforce (1985) with Patrick Stewart for TriStar; episodes of "Amazing Stories" (1985), "The Equalizer" (1985), "Freddy's Nightmares" (1988) and "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) with Whoopi Goldberg; Invaders from Mars (1986), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) with Dennis Hopper.In the 1990s Hooper continued working in both both film and television: I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV), "Nowhere Man" (1995), "Dark Skies" (1996), "Perversions of Science" (1997) with Jamie Kennedy and Jason Lee, The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV) with Amanda Plummer for Showtime, Night Terrors (1993), and The Mangler (1995) for New Line.In the new century Hooper's career continued to grow stronger with "Night Visions" (2001), Shadow Realm (2002) (TV), and the pilot episode for Steven Spielberg's award-winning miniseries _"Taken" (2002/I) (mini)_ . In 2004 Hooper co-produced the successful remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) for New Line. In 2005 he started his own low-budget horror franchise, TH Nightmare; has Toolbox Murders (2004) with Angela Bettis, released through Lions Gate; is in post-production on Mortuary (2005/I); is in pre-production on "Zombies"; and will produce and direct _"Ghosts" (2006) (mini)_ , a mini-series for A
Trivia random: Father of William Hooper.
Citazione random: [on horror] "You've got to send a physical sensation through and not let them off the hook. I like to make it faster and faster and faster and pumping and banging until I get into you."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Dourif, Brad
Nome di battesimo: Dourif, Bradford Claude
Data di nascita: 18 March 1950
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Joni Dourif::(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:The character actor Brad Dourif was born in 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, where his father owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was 3 years old, after which his mother married Bill Campbell, a champion golfer, who helped raise Brad, his brother, and his four sisters. From 1963 to 1965, Dourif attended Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, where he pursued his interests in art and acting. Although he briefly considered becoming a professional artist, he finally settled on acting as a profession, inspired by his mother's participation as an actress in community theater.Starting in school productions, he progressed to community theater, joining up with the Huntington Community Players, while attending Marshall University of Huntington. At age 19, he quit his hometown college and headed to New York City, where he worked with the Circle Repertory Company. During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at Woodstock, New York, including Milos Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Although this film is frequently cited as his film debut, in fact, Dourif made his first big-screen appearance with a bit part in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975). Nevertheless, his portrayal of the vulnerable Billy Bibbit in Forman's film was undoubtedly his big break, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.Skeptical of his instant stardom, Dourif returned to New York, where he continued in theater and taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988 when he moved to Hollywood. Despite his attempts to avoid typecasting, his intensity destined him to play demented, deranged, or disturbed characters, starting in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), John Huston's Wise Blood (1979) (arguably his best performance to date), and Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981). Dourif then teamed up with director David Lynch for Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). His high-strung style also served him well in a number of horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child's Play (1988) and its sequels.Dourif broke from the horror genre with roles in Fatal Beauty (1987), Mississippi Burning (1988), Hidden Agenda (1990), and London Kills Me (1991). Recent film work includes the role of Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Since his television debut in the PBS film The Mound Builders (1976) (TV), Dourif has made sporadic appearances in a number of television series, such as "The X Files" (1993), "Babylon 5" (1994), "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) and "Ponderosa" (2001) (in the recurring role of Frenchy).
Trivia random: Has heard his own movie Dune (1984) described as "science fiction's answer to Heaven's Gate (1980) (which Dourif also starred in)," and he agrees totally with this summation.
Citazione random: "I am good when there is something central about the character. There is always a human theme I attach myself to. I am really looking for something that is moving or enlightening or something with depth as an actor. I look for these kinds of roles."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
Figli del fuoco, I
Regista: Tobe Hooper Scrittore: Howard Goldberg,
Tobe Hooper Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 3.6/10 (364 voti)
Durata: 97 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama: Trivia random: Director Cameo: [Tobe Hooper] man with his back to the camera, lighting a cigar, when Sam enters the rest room at the restaurant.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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