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Fifth Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30 2014


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The Challenge

Reserve your spot over at the list thread.

LIST THREAD

As with most challenges, the goal is to reach 100 movies. Your own goal might be higher or lower. Challenge begins April 1, 2014, 12:00 am EDT and ends April 30 at dawn (that is, the morning of May 1).

This might be one of the most challenging challenges to date. What we are celebrating here is trash cinema. The dreck and dross of films.

Flotsam and just plain shit. Cult Movies, B-Movies, Exploitation, Guilty pleasures, all. "Bad" is a relative term. One person's trash can be another one's treasure. We're not here to denigrate these films, but to exult them (of course, if a film really sucks, then it can be fun to acknowledge that, too).

What kinds of films are we talking about? Well, there is no hard and fast rule. This one is largely up to you.








What is a B-Movie?


A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture conceived neither as an arthouse film nor as pornography. In its original usage, during the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature. Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s, the term B movie continued to be used in the broader sense it maintains today. In its post-Golden Age usage, there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition: on the one hand, many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity; on the other, the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient. In some cases, both are true.


 

What is an exploitation movie?


Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex, violence, romance, etc. An exploitation film, however, relies heavily on sensationalist advertising and broad and lurid overstatement of the issues depicted, regardless of the intrinsic quality of the film. Very often, exploitation films are of low quality in every sense. However, this has not always been the case. Exploitation films sometimes attract critical attention and cult followings.


Rules

The Goal is 100 films. These type of films tend to be short, but they also might be a challenge to get through. Your personal goal might be higher or lower, depending on your tolerance for this type of cinema.

A film can only be counted once per list with the exception of riffed/commentaried films (see below).

This challenge is for Movies. Although we are not allowing TV shows, Made for TV Movies are allowed as are Direct to Video features.

We are allowing documentaries on B-Movies, Exploitation and Drive-ins and those involved with the production thereof. These should be features over 40 minutes.. We are also allowing trailer compilations, such as 42nd Street Forever and Something Weird compilations. Compilations should be at least an hour.
Throw a viewing party and show trailers between movies.

Mystery Science Theater 3000, Riff Trax, Cinematic Titanic, etc. are allowed. If there is a second riffed version (for example, MST3K did one, then Cinematic Titanic did the same movie) you may watch the second and any additional riffed versions for a full credit each, but I encourage you to just watch another movie, instead.

Commentaries. All commentaries count as views.

Films that have been nominated for Oscars are discouraged but not banned. I had originally wanted this to be the only hard rule, but I came across too many exceptions.

Drive-In exception rule: Any film seen in an actual Drive-In during the challenge 2013, regardless of other qualification, counts toward your list.. Please note that it was a Drive-In Movie.

Mini-series and Serials: We will go with the Sci-Fi rule on TV Mini-series (one "night" equals an entry), on Serials (we'll go with an hour's worth per entry), provided they actually were theatrical serials. A serial episode is about 15-20 minutes, so an hour's worth counts as an entry. Four-15 minute ones or Three-20 minute episodes. This goes for other shorts and compilations as well.

There are 3 Wild Cards for non-conforming films. These are ones that are close but may have some doubts about.

For fun, keep a running tally of "before they were famous" appearances in your list.

Please number your lists. Also, it is helpful to put a link to your list in your signature. This makes it easier for others to check out your list.

Please tally your totals including "new views" at the end of the challenge.

"I still don't understand what kinds of movies you are talking about."

This list is not exclusive nor definitive, but these are the most representative movies for the challenge:



See below a list of filmmakers and actors that by their very presence make a film "safe". While some of these people (actors especially) might have some exceptions in their credits (like Star Trek for William Shatner), generally films with the listed creative talent are safe for the challenge. Questions? Ask in the thread.


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Safe Lists
The following lists are Automatic Safe lists. They are not definitive and there might be exceptions therein. Generally, the presence of those on the lists in an actual creative capacity (that is, more than just a cameo or bit part. For instance, Bruce Campbell appearing in Spider-Man does not make Spider-Man safe) is enough to make a film safe. Got more? Post them and I'll update the list. Obviously, films not including these participants are safe, too. Update: I added several new names to the actors list. Some of these actors appeared in actual big budget Hollywood fare, but most of their career was in B-Movies, then obviously discard the Big Hollywood movies and just watch the B's (For example, William Shatner. Ignore Star Trek movies but anything else is fair game. Or Patrick Swazye. Ghost is probably not right, but most of his other films were B-Movies).

Automatic Safe list:
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Directors/Producers: 
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Actors: 
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    (Some more theatrical ones, with samples of their output) 

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If a category is listed as "Optional", it does not need to be 
filled to "complete" the checklist.  There are 10 free spots you may apply to non-Optional categories.
As with other checklists, titles can count for multiple categories.  

Some of these categories are so obscure we're giving 10 free spots of your choosing to fill in the list.

Watch one film from every decade of film history.
*	1890 - (insert film title here)(Optional)
*	1900 -(optional)
*	1910 -(optional)
*	1920 -(optional)
*	1930 -
*	1940 -
*	1950 -
*	1960 -
*	1970 -
*	1980 -
*	1990 -
*	2000 -
*      2010 -
Watch a film for each rating:
*	G - (optional)
*	PG -
*	PG-13 - (optional)
*	R -
*	X (or NC-17) -
*	Unrated (post-MPAA 1968) -

Watch films in at least three formats (DVD, BD, HD DVD, Laserdisc, TV, online, Streaming Netflix type, UMD, theater, iPod, VHS-sourced{VHS transferred to DVD-+R is fine}).
*	First format, (insert format), (insert title).
*	Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
*	Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch a film in an actual Drive-in.  (optional) (insert title)

Watch a film in the following genres:
A Token Science Fiction B-Movie:
A Token Horror B-Movie:
Italian (or European) films of the following Genres:
*	Eurospy (James Bond ripoffs)
*	Giallo
*	Sword & Sandal
*	Spaghetti Western
*	Cannibal Film
*	Mafia/Gangster Film
Martial Arts film:
*	Bruce Lee-sploitation (Starring any variation on Bruce Li, Le, etc.)
*	Hong Kong (or other Asian) film
*	American film
*	Any "Ninja" film
*              Bonus*  Actual Bruce Lee film
Biker Film
Stoner Film
Carsploitation Film
Blaxploitation
Sexploitation:
*	Any type
*	Nudie Cutie
*	Roughie
*	70s Porn
*	Emmanuelle Film
*      Teen Sex Comedy
Nunsploitation
Shocksploitation
Rape/Revenge Film
Vigilante Film
Women in Prison
Nazisploitation
Eschploitation (religious end times, or general religious exploitation)
Hixploitation/Moonshiners
Roadshow Exploitation/30s-40s "Cautionary" films
"Hood" Film ("Gangsta")
Hollywood Gangster film (Film Noir era)
Juvenile Delinquent Film
60s Beach Movie
Film starring Musical Group or Music Star (that did not become a legit actor)
*             *Bonus* Elvis film
Ozploitation
Mexican Wrestling Film
Foreign "Ripoff" film (such as Turkish cinema)
Bollywood Film (actual, not a Hollywood pastiche)
Eco-Terror Film
"Mondo" Film
Documentary ABOUT B-Movies/Exploitation/Drive-ins or those involved in their production
Video Nasty
TV-Movie
*	Lifetime Channel Movie
Bad Sequel to a "Well regarded film"
END OF THE WORLD film
Critical Bomb (Less than 20% Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic or IMDB Bottom 100  {Bottom 100 archive})
Financial Bomb
MST3K/RiffTrax (or Cinematic Titanic) version of a film


Watch 10 films starring anyone from the actors safe list.
*	1  
*	2  
*	3  
*	4  
*	5  
*	6  
*	7  
*	8  
*	9  
*	10 

Watch 10 films Directed/Produced by anyone from the directors/producers safe list.
*	1  
*	2  
*	3  
*	4  
*	5  
*	6  
*	7  
*	8  
*	9  
*	10 

Watch 5 films from those in the Studio/Distributor safe list.
*	1  
*	2  
*	3  
*	4  
*	5

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Some notable April birthdays and deaths.

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  Born Died
Andrea Bianchi March 31, 1925  
Andreas Schnaas April 1, 1968  
Eli Roth April 18, 1972  
George Weiss April 9, 1921  
Jamaa Fanaka   April 1 2012
Jess Franco   April 2 2013
Joe Sarno   April 26 2010
John Waters April 22, 1946  
Mario Bava   April 27 1980
Nico Mastorakis April 28, 1941  
Richard Rush April 15, 1929  
Roger Corman April 5, 1926  
Ted V. Mikels April 29, 1929  
William Castle April 24, 1914  
     
Passings since last challenge:

Mike Vraney
Harry Novak
Liu Chia-Liang
Damiano Damiani
Harry Reems
Del Tenney
Karen Black
José Ramón Larraz
Tony Musante
Jim Kelly
Hal Needham
Fred Lincoln
Michael Winner
Giuliano Gemma
Eddie Romero
Tom Laughlin

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Sweet!
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This will give me a good reason to get through some discs I haven't watched for whatever reason
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Old Business? New Business?
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Anyone interested in being 1st Lieutenant? I am, as usual, overwhelmed at work this year. I work 11am to 7-9pm and have not as much time available as when these challenges started. I need someone with a knowledge of the genres to help make calls on eligibility and other general questions that come up in the thread.
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How about Alan Steel? I believe that's the name. He did some Hercules movies in the era of the Steve Reeves Hercules movies. Also, I don't know if this makes the movie safe or not, but I get a channel devoted to B movies/Cult films/Exploitation films called Epix Drive In, and lately, Star Trek III has been airing on it.
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next month is pretty busy for me - I'll participate to the best of my ability - but I can tell you know my list will be pretty sparse.
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Same as Giles. Just a bad/good year depending who you ask I guess.
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Oddly enough, same here. I'm trying to take weekends off so I can get through a good chunk then.
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I think this might be the first challenge where I won't be buying a Mill Creek set to watch (Looks like the end of Crown International for me!)

Last year was also my first time participating in the checklist and I had a mostly good time with that. Looking forward to it again.
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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
I think this might be the first challenge where I won't be buying a Mill Creek set to watch (Looks like the end of Crown International for me!)
Same here. I've got lots of unwatched movies in the Mill Creek sets I already own, and some sets are completely unopened.
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Back in January, after hearing that SWV founder Mike Vraney had passed away, I decided to make this year's Drive-In Challenge an all SWV Challenge. I still have a few unopened SWV/Image DVDs to watch, and lots of the ones I have seen I've only watched once, several years back, so I'm looking forward to re-watching those.
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Other than the occasional monster movie, I plan to focus on my Mill Creek and Asylum movies.
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Originally Posted by Dimension X
Back in January, after hearing that SWV founder Mike Vraney had passed away, I decided to make this year's Drive-In Challenge an all SWV Challenge. I still have a few unopened SWV/Image DVDs to watch, and lots of the ones I have seen I've only watched once, several years back, so I'm looking forward to re-watching those.
I salute you for this.
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I cheated last night and watched The Chilling

Linda Blair vs. Cryo-Zombies
It was horrible, yet somehow so enjoyable.
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I've been watching a lot of B Movies too for the current Action/Adventure Challenge.
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I downloaded a bunch of crap for this...
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I recently bought a used copy of Revenge of the Ninja from GoHastings. Been debating watching it for the Action/Adventure Challenge now, or holding it for next month.
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Originally Posted by Darkgod
I downloaded a bunch of crap for this...
I've had my hard-drive wiped out in two challenges thanks to the D-word. I'm strictly relying on youtube viewings, netflix rentals/streams, discs in my collection and whatever will be on TV here on out.
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I think I'll finally have proper time to devote to this challenge!
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I've been ordering a lot of Arrow Blu-rays off Amazon UK among others. Bloodsucking Freaks Blu-ray is due the last day of the challenge.
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Quick question. I know the Showa era Godzilla and Gamera films are ok, but what about the later ones. I have a good collection of Heisei and Millenium era Godzilla, and I have the Heisei Gamera movies on Blu Ray

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