THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI / Germany - 1920

"YOU MUST BECOME CALIGARI!"

That's right, and, back then, that tagline probably scared a lot of patrons, plus, this silent classic was made directly after WWI!

Hello everbloody, welcome to Tabonga's Wednesday Oldie Bijou Theatre wonst again, here at the Dungeon! Music is fairly new but as far as who do it?.. Tabonga not know for sure, but maybe Lothar Prox or Richard Marriott. No matter, Eegah!! giving us another 'eariffic' soundclip to make a few of your brain cell happy for a minute or three!..

Lil' Dungeon Gnat, Piffles, all ready to be pushing big red 'GO' button and start the show... He getting a flying start... there he go... faster... faster... 'GO' button looming closer... an'... splat!!.. Bullseye! So, hier ist... THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI!

Oh, an' Tabonga add some pizazz to photos!

Hmmm, something wicked this way come!

Before Caligari can show his somnambulist at the fair, he have to deal with county clerk who making it real tough to get permit. Clerk there become first victim in string of mysterious murders getting ready to take place in weird lil' burg of Holstenwall!!

Similiar to Dr. Seuss, Dr. Caligari live in world of no straight line or level angle! Meant to create subliminal angst and disorientation, and it work pretty damn well!

The doc get the show going with bringing out his predictor of the future... CESARE, the SOMNAMBULIST!

Cesare real good at predicting one thing!.. People' death!!

Like Tabonga wuz sayin'...

Young Francis go to the authorities with information on why he think Dr. Caligari behind the murders. Look like set from FLASH GORDON TV series episode, also made in Germany!

Time to change Cesare' diaper!

NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS funeral procession!

Of course, Cesare kidnap beautiful Jane and he take her on one wild ride... Over hill, over dell!

Cesare run out of painting!

Damn neighborhood kids!!

Caligari finally get well-deserved straight-jacket and room at local surrealistic nut house!

But, twist ending leaving everbloody all disorientated and uncomfortable again! Mission accomplished! Tune in Friday as Eegah!! bring you another special posting at 5:13 pm PST!

THE FAT SPY - The Wild Ones - "Do The Turtle" (1966)

Following on the heels of last night's Oscars, it's been 44 years, and "The Fat Spy" still hasn't got what it's got coming to it! I'm sure it was better than something that just got an award, and it is at least 10 times better than "Sins Of The Fleshapoids" and "The Nasty Rabbit" combined! "The Fat Spy" is basically a teen musical spy comedy wrapped around a seminal plot that nobody even pretends to care about, but a goodly portion of the music is a real treat and worth seeking out!

For instance, the beginning sequence has a rousing duet performance by Johnny Tillotson and Jordan Christopher of The Wild Ones called "People Sure Act Funny!"

Next Day Quick Update: Due to good fortune, I was doing some searching on Google, and stumbled on this free streaming full-length version of "The Fat Spy" on Google videos, go figure!! It's not the best quality, but you'll get the idea because the film starts with "People Sure Act Funny!" Dig in!!

The Wild Ones have the notoreity of having recorded the first version of "Wild Thing" a year before The Troggs, who ended up having one of the number one smash hits of all time with it! And while we're on the subject of "Wild Thing," did you know that the guy who wrote it, Chip Taylor aka James Wesley Voight, is that wild thing herself, Angelina Jolie's uncle!

This Go-Go shot is for Adam Gorightly!

Out of this mass of tuneage, there's one refrain that highlights that new dance craze that never did, or ever is, going to catch on, and was obviously inspired by Jack E. Leonard, C'mon, everybody "Do The Turtle"!!! On the Dungeon charts, "Do The Turtle" comes in a close second behind Neil Sedaka's "Do The Jellyfish" in pseudo-psycho dance craze history! Third would probably be "Black Belt" from "Teenage V Debs!" Knee-kick that!!

Other big names in this film included Brian Donlevy and Jayne Mansfield! In fact, it was Jayne's name they were trying to capitalize on the most, unforunately it was toward the end of Jayne's career and life. The fact she was pregnant didn't help much, even though she put on weight in the right places, she had also added weight everywhere. A year later, Jayne Mansfield would be gone forever!

"Feels like you're in slow motion! C'mon C'mon get out of your shell!" Yeah!!

Not too bad when Phylis Diller as Camille Salamander was amazingly not even that annoying!!! Worth checking out purely for the music, if nothing else!

THE THRILL KILLERS / Ray Dennis Steckler - 1964

Hey, how lucky were you if you got to see this version of THE THRILL KILLERS, Ray Dennis and pals, running around like maniacs in the dark audience, menacing the rubberneckers and geeks with real axes!! Oh, hell yeah!!! Now, that's a poster, love that poor man's Gray Morrow style!!

André Brummer, aka Henri Price, is music guy today, a Steckler/Hall stalwart who work on title like MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR, LOVE SLAVES OF THE AMAZON, MOONWOLF, THE JAILBREAKERS, EEGAH!, GOOF ON THE LOOSE, DAY OF THE NIGHTMARE, MUDHONEY, TEENAGE SHE DEVIL and GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS...

Nice soundclip from Eegah, sez it all!! This particular flick is probably pick of the litter for most convincing, or disturbing production by Ray D. Hard to watch at times, down and dirty all the way. Aligns with THE SADIST!

Oh look, here is Ralphie the Tarantula, ready to be pushin' the old red 'GO' button and start today' show a rollin'... So, open the pod bay door!.. THE THRILL KILLERS!

Good joke to start off with!

Narrator is Coleman Francis... Oh, and by the way, "Flag on the Moon!"

A Hollywood to be nostalgic for!

Okay, enough fun, already!.. 'Mad Dog' Click need a car, so he kill family man Atlas King (Mumbles from THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO...) and steal that blue Plymouth station wagon from same flick! Whoa, Atlas' face look really smashed flat into pavement!

PAR-TY!!

Seven year old neighbor girl Julie say she do the party decoration for free, an offer too good for a lush to pass up!

Now you never have to wonder... WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ARCHIE? Arch is one of three producers!

Brick Bardo having little chat wif' one very weird looking yes man, Titus (Boo Boo) Moede! Titus also play motorcycle cop who chase Mad Dog at end! Man, the MST gang slice an' dice him bad when he drive his bike through that barn in THE SKYDIVERS! Fight scene with Tony Cardoza is totally hilarious too!!

Back in the day, good old booze could produce some very WTF! impromptu moments.

Mad Dog pop into town and he horny...

Horny for blood!

Back at the ranch, the three escaped maniacs (one is Mad Dog's bro) are holed up there, ready for anyone who might discover them!!

Meet Gary, Herbie and Keith, in no particular order. Those are also their real names, because, in Tabonga' opinion, didn't need to change them because they maniacs already in real life!!! Help create realism.

And, guess what?.. They out of Coke!!

Oops!.. Tabonga caught in embarrassing moment!

Radio say, "Watch out for three escaped mental"...

Oh, shit!!

Mad Dog' bro don't like them pretty boys, got it?!

Rat poison for Brother Rat!

Not cool!..

YAH... HOO... HOO... HOOEY!!!

Mad Dog finally show up, but things start to disintegrate fast!

So, then he kill state trooper and steal horse and hat. There is Titus on the police motorcycle way back there that can never catch up!

Nice relaxing bath after hard day of filmmaking!