Not Quite Hollywood
2009
Magnet DVD
Now before watching this I really didn't know shit about the Australian exploitation film industry. Sure I had seen the Mad Max films and Dead end Drive In. But didn't know how many great films had come outta Australia in the 70's and 80's.
We start off with a quick history of the Australian film industry. And how for many years there was almost no real homegrown directors. But then in the 70's there was an explosion of well done drive in cinema. It started off with mostly sex comedies. But then morphed into every other genre.
What made most of these films stand out was the amazing stunt work. The stunt men down under are fucking insane. We get lots of behind the scenes footage of the stunts being performed. I am surprised more of these stuntmen didn't die doing these crazy stunts.
Well the DVD is loaded with extras. We get a great commentary that has lots of the directors that are talked about in the film. There is a Quentin Tarentino interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith. Plus lots of other fun stuff. Not Quite Hollywood gets a A.