Gods In Spandex

Thanks to the gang at www.headpress.com I have just been sent a review copy of the book 'Gods In Spandex'...aptly titled as 'a survivors guide to 80's cinema obscura' I

Its the successor to the acclaimed 'Gods in Polyester'', and is a history of 80's low budget independent genre films from all over the world, as told by the actors and directors who made these films

Edited by Suzanne Donahue and Mikael Sovijarvi, the book logs in at 248 pages

ISBN-13: 9789529224098

Covers a global smorgasbord of obscure, low budget, and independent horror, sci-fi, T&A, and action films from 1980-1990.

It is an uncensored and unrestrained oral history of moviemaking memories, told entirely in the words of the actors and directors who made the films.

All of the contributors wrote their pieces specifically for GODS IN SPANDEX, so you've never seen any of this interview material anywhere else. The book also includes movie stills, posters, and personal photographs from the contributors' private collections, most of which have never been published before in any format!

The contributors to GODS IN SPANDEX, along with the respective films they talk about, are as follows:

*Domonic Paris (DRACULA'S LAST RITES, SPLITZ) *Richard Harrison (GYMKATA KILLER, LA MONDANA NUDA, AMOK, HAJJI WASHINGTON, INTRUSION CAMBODIA, HUNTER'S CROSSING, BLOOD DEBTS, FIREBACK, E ARRIVATO MIO FRATELLO, NINJA THUNDERBOLT, THREE MEN ON FIRE, OPERATION LAS VEGAS, DARK MISSION, RESCUE FORCE, TERMINAL FORCE, HIGHWAY TO HELL, THE CHANNELER, EMPIRE OF THE DARK, VOODOO BABY) *Sebastian Harrison (GYMKATA KILLER, THREE MEN ON FIRE, WHITE APACHE, SODOMA'S GHOST, FIREBACK) *Mel Novak (AN EYE FOR AN EYE, FORCE: FIVE, SWORD OF HEAVEN, LOVELY BUT DEADLY) *Laurene Landon (...ALL THE MARBLES, HUNDRA, YELLOW HAIR AND THE FORTRESS OF GOLD, AMERICA 3000) *John F. Goff (GETTING OVER, IT'S CALLED MURDER BABY, A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE "BUCK" FLOWER, PARTY PLANE) *William Malone (SCARED TO DEATH, CREATURE) *Hy Pyke (BLADE RUNNER, HACK-O-LANTERN) *Jamaa Fanaka (PENITENTIARY II) *Paul Kyriazi (WEAPONS OF DEATH, OMEGA COP) *George Stover (NIGHTBEAST) *Lawrence D. Foldes (YOUNG WARRIORS) *Bill Rebane (DEMONS OF LUDLOW, THE GAME, BLOOD HARVEST, TWISTER'S REVENGE) *John P. Dulaney (SANDO AND THE DIPLOMAT'S DAUGHTER, SPYDER, ROBOWAR, A TRIBUTE TO MIKE MONTY, JUST A DAMNED SOLDIER, BLACK FIRE) *Mark Pirro (A POLISH VAMPIRE IN BURBANK, CURSE OF THE QUEERWOLF) *Mike Gray (WAVELENGTH) *Leo Fong (KILLPOINT, LOW BLOW, FIGHT TO WIN, 24 HOURS TO MIDNIGHT, BLOOD STREET) *Spice Williams-Crosby (FATAL GAMES, SEXBOMB) *Phil Smoot (THE DARK POWER, ALIEN OUTLAW) *Jerry Ciccoritti (PSYCHO GIRLS, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, THE UNDERSTUDY: GRAVEYARD SHIFT II) *E.J. Curcio (HARD ROCK ZOMBIES) *Tim Kincaid (BAD GIRLS' DORMITORY) *Jennifer Delora (BAD GIRLS' DORMITORY, ROBOT HOLOCAUST, DERANGED, DEADLY MANOR) *Daphne Rubin-Vega (THE OCCULTIST) *Patrick Reynolds (ELIMINATORS) *Andy J. Forest (BRIDGE TO HELL, MARK OF THE SCORPION) *Jon-Mikl Thor (RECRUITS, ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTMARE) *George "Buck" Flower (BERSERKER) *Norman J. Warren (BLOODY NEW YEAR, GUNPOWDER) *Lar Park-Lincoln (THE PRINCESS ACADEMY) *Kenneth J. Hall (EVIL SPAWN) *Pat Bishow (SOULTANGLER) *Natasha Pavlovich (EPITAPH) *Anita Rosenberg (ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS) *Roz Brown (A TRIBUTE TO HY PYKE) *John Phillip Law (BLOOD DELIRIUM) *Greg Lamberson (SLIME CITY) *Rolf de Heer (INCIDENT AT RAVEN'S GATE) *Gary Whitson (SLEEPOVER MASSACRE) *Doug Jones (NIGHT ANGEL) *Stephen Sayadian (DR. CALIGARI) *Eric Marciano (THE AGE OF INSECTS) *Lisa Zane (THE AGE OF INSECTS) Its a great read and essential reading to anyone interested in cult film-making as you will read how some of the film-makers regard the films that in many cases they're best known for, and the obstacles they often had to overcome to get these films made

I'll be running a full review of the book in an upcoming issue of Impact www.impactmoviemagazine.co.uk

You can pick up a copy at

http://www.headpress.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=70