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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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