Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Directed by

Allan Arkush, Joe Dante

Genre

erotic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring actress moves to Los Angeles and gets a job at a B movie studio making cheap films. She soon discovers that the on-set accidents are actually fatal, and she must survive while the studio keeps rolling cameras.

satiricalcampycheapgorydarkly comicfast-pacedwinkingmeta

What happens

Hollywood Boulevard is a 1976 American satirical exploitation film directed by Allan Arkush and Joe Dante (in their respective directorial debuts), and starring Candice Rialson, Paul Bartel, and Mary Woronov. It follows an aspiring actress who has just arrived in Los Angeles, only to be hired by a reckless B movie film studio where she bears witness to a series of gruesome and fatal on-set accidents. The film blends elements of the comedy, thriller, and slasher film genres. The film was made as a result of a bet between producers Jon Davison and Roger Corman to make the cheapest ever film for New World Pictures. This was accomplished by extensive use of footage from other New World films, and it features a number of references and inside-jokes to the studio's previous features. Principal photography took place in October 1975 over a ten-day period on a budget of $54,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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