Not Quite Hollywood

It is often said of a film: a roller coaster ride. But this characterisation is seldom as justified as in this ultra-fast, jam-packed, intelligent documentary about Ozploitation, a term refering to a series of Australian genre films in the 1970s and 1980s that were often crazier and more radical than their American and British predecessors.
The film starts with a flashy title sequence and introduction and then, in three chapters, provides an incomparable survey of the craziness of Australian exploitation films. Ockers, Knockers, Pubes & Tubes focuses on the racy films so typical of the early 1970s and not only down-under. Comatose Killers and Outback Chillers primarily looks at bloodthirsty horror films and finally High Octane Disasters & Kung Fu Masters takes a look at disaster films and cruel kung fu films. There are many interviews with important leading figures from the field, including directors Richard Franklin, Ted Kotcheff, George Miller, actors Dennis Hopper, Jamie Lee Curtis, George Lazenby, Roger Ward, Barry ‘Dame Edna Everage’ Humphries, producers, writers, critics and über-fan Quentin Tarantino, who really can’t be stopped when he starts talking about his love for these films filled with primary fears and urges. For more information, see also the beautifully designed www.notquitehollywood.com.au (EH)

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