Deranged projectionist Mad Ron shows a movie theater full of rowdy zombies a diverse assortment of horror and exploitation film trailers from his private collection while ventriloquist Nick Pawlow and his foul-mouthed zombie dummy Happy Goldsplatt provide lowbrow comic relief.
Practical Effects
Incredible zombie puppet work on zero budget.
Editing
Rapid-fire trailer assault, pure sensory overload.
Writing
Happy Goldsplatt's unhinged insults are genuinely funny.
Director
Jim Monaco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This preserved the 42nd Street grindhouse experience just before VHS killed the theatrical trailer compilation format entirely.
Nick Pawlow and Happy Goldsplatt were a real comedy duo; the zombie audience was added because they couldn't afford to clear a real theater.
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I love the box art to this DVD! The collection of trailers are great, scratches and splices and all that grindhouse feel. I know this is a reissued old VHS tape, but it needs to be seen! The footage shot around the trailers is good, sort of corny but fun to watch. I hope they put out a second volume. I want too see more!
@letterofintroduction 4
Man it's funny how Happy predates the CryptKeeper by about 2 years!
@madammelva 2
I play this yearly every October. Wife hates it and thinks it’s corny. Which it is. But it gets you into the Halloween feel.
@burttschell 2
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