| Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers |  | Director: Fred Olen Ray
Actors: Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson, Dawn Wildsmith, Michelle Bauer
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
EAN: 5060010590149
ASIN: B00004TL7Z
Theatrical Release Date: March 1988
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Pretty good and fun cult classic 80's horror/comedy flick!. May 9, 2009
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One of the few sleazy low budget horror movies that actually delivers on the promise of its title (and what a title!), this trashy treasure from Fred Olen Ray also has a classic exploitation cast, toplined by Scream Queen Linnea Quigley (her shining moment is the virgin dance of the double chainsaws!). You could obviously tell from the title that this film was not meant to be taken seriously, the 1988 cult classic definitely doesn't avoid the campiness implied by its title. Prostitutes in Hollywood start to chop up clients, and private detective Jack Chandler (Jay Richardson) finds himself on their trail. Chandler ends up on this path when runaway Sam Kelso's (Linnea Quigley) parents hire him to find her. It turns out she's one of the chainsaw killers but she's not the only one. Chandler discovers a cult run by none other than Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen behind the crimes and tries to dig deeper into this crazy series of murders.
Over the last 20 years, I guess Hookers has earned a reputation as a "great" "B" movie. While the film wasn't exactly great it was still a bit of fun. All the cast members involved realise that it's a cheesy and tacky film, but they find its charm comes from its over the top nature. Hookers combines the horror and film noir genres as it creates a rollicking spoof - or at least that's what it hopes to do. Its plot seems incidental to the action but then again you wouldn't mind since the story just exists as an excuse for nudity and over the top violence, both of which it delivers. I think it was more like a parody of the genre. The script is ridiculously entertaining (or maybe even more entertainingly ridiculous), the dialog is totally over-the-top and most of the jokes/puns are truly fantastic. This was definitely one of Fred Olen Ray's better films, it's not like I've seen that many of his films but the ones that I've seen were pretty awful. If you are after a fun little comedy/horror film with the typical fix of nudity, corny one liners and gore which is genuinely funny and clever, this should be on top of your list.
This 20th anniversary edition is pretty neat, it's a good edition with a decent amount of extras, since the older print was out of print for a while this edition will do for now and it seems like it had a better picture quality than the previous one. The picture appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Although I don't expect much from a 20 year old low-budget flick like Hookers, the result was slightly disappointing though. Sharpness had issues as well. Some parts of the movie showed decent delineation, but much of the film seemed soft and flat. According to the disc's commentary, the original source footage is missing and this print was the best the producers could do so now we know why it looks this way. We open with an audio commentary from writer/director Fred Olen Ray and writer TL Lankford. Both sit together for this running, screen-specific chat. They discuss cast and crew and shooting on a low budget with a very short schedule, sets and locations, the script and their collaboration, and a mix of other connected topics. This commentary provides a lot of fun and both guys were funny (wait till you hear what the guys have to say about Gunnar Hansen, priceless!).
Next comes a 23-minute Making of Featurette. It includes remarks from Ray and actors Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer. The show looks at the flick's origins and path to the screen, cast and crew, budgetary and production constraints, stunts, the movie's legacy and general stories from the shoot. In addition to the film's trailer, we get a five-minute episode of Night Owl Theater. This was a promotional attempt by "Retromedia" and it was created a few years ago. Ray introduces a film and talks about a "free stuff" program discontinued in 2003. It does seem abit pointless but there's a little skin, and we get to meet Fred's wife Kim and her "big fake (...)", so it's worth a look ;-). This is a must see for B/cult/horror fans and probably Fred Olen Ray's best film. I highly recommend this.
 Fun with power tools February 7, 2009
Al Kayed (In usa)
What could be better than power tools and nekkit woman. Fred Olan Ray is a master at the low budget,but well produced "B" movie. Linnea And Michelle Bauer fans will love it. Fans of 'Texas Chainsaw Massarce' will like 'Leatherface' Gunnar Hanson in the film.
A Night with These Ladies Could Cost an Arm and a Leg...Literally! December 22, 2008
Michael R Gates (Nampa, ID United States)
The title alone is enough to make connoisseurs of B-movie horror reel in delirium, but HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is more than just a film with a deliciously oddball appellation--it also delivers the grindhouse goods! Copious amounts of stage blood, T&A, tongue-in-cheek dialogue, and chainsaws (of course!) make this outrageous parody of exploitation flicks a camp-lover's wet dream.
The plot for HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is fashioned after those classic noir detective thrillers, complete with Raymond Chandler-style voice-over. In his search for a missing teen, a private eye (B-movie stalwart Jay Richardson) stumbles across a chainsaw-weilding offshoot of an ancient Egyptian religious cult. Members of the cult--played to great comic and erotic effect by gorgeous exploitation favorites Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer (credited here as Michelle McLellan), among others--pose as prostitutes in order to secure men for use in religious sacrifices. At the reins of the cult is a hulking guru played by none other than the original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE's Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen.
The film's must-see over-the-top sequences include the opening scene, in which Ms. Bauer, clad in nothing more than a shower cap, gleefully dismembers one of her Johns using the titular hardware; Ms. Quigley's outre performance of "The Virgin Dance of the Double Chainsaws"; and the outrageous climactic scene in which the two bodacious beauties duke it out in a chainsaw catfight. Now THAT'S entertainment!
The 20th-Anniversary DVD edition of HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS features the film in anamorphic widescreen at its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The source print used for the digital transfer has lots of filmic artifacts like scratches and dust, and the audio track is palpably tinny, but in some ways these flaws actually add a sort of grindhouse quality to viewing experience. (Indeed, such sensory debris was deliberately added to the films of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino in their 2007 double feature GRINDHOUSE.) Bonus material on the disc includes a feature commentary with writer/director Fred Olen Ray and writer T.L. Lankford, a making-of featurette, the film's original trailer, and more.
HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is essentially a spoof of those unintentionally funny, 1960s-era gore flicks of Herschell Gordon Lewis and his peers. Though it will not appeal to every horror fan, those who enjoy high-camp, low-budget horror mixed with copious helpings of bare breasts and absurd, often low-brow humor are definitely in for a treat. And at amazon.com's very reasonable price of admission, it won't cost you an arm and a leg to add the 20th-Anniversary edition of the film to your collection.
The ultimate low-budget 80's trash November 9, 2008
CraigalsCosmosis (Chicago,IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cheese never tasted so good.Director Fred Olen Ray gets the most out of his shoe string budget with the actors help.A religious cult that worships chainsaws saw people up as sacrificial gifts to the 2 cycle engine oil running,spining,rotating blades of metal. A detective(Jay Richardson) is hired to find a runaway teen played by Linnea Quigley who really was probally well into her 20's.He finds the runaway along with the cult she's invovled with and a hooker(Michele Bauer) who wants to cut him up. Hookers,chainsaws,murderous cults,whats not to like. Plenty of nudity, fake blood,gore and ham and cheese packed action to satisfy any trash enthusiast.There's also Gunnar Hansen(Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre)here without his human face mask and grunting playing the cult leader.Lots of giggles.
What were you expecting, Casablanca? August 13, 2008
Anthony N. Conigliaro (St. Louis, MO)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
"Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers." The name pretty much says it all. When you have a movie with a title like that starring Linnea Quigley, you are not going to get an in depth look at the human condition. If you want a way to kill an hour and a half without turning on your brain, this is for you. Personally, I thought it was a lot of fun. It starts with a detective looking for a missing girl (Quigley) and winds up running afoul of a chainsaw cult led by Gunnar Hansen.
The movie does not take itself too seriously. The gore effects are so over the top that they are far from frightening, but rather fun. If you are a fan of 80's B movies, you will not be disappointed. I have never regretted buying this flick.
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