SHE In Color / RKO Radio Pictures - 1935

It's another Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Our awesome feature is even more awesome in color!! The story goes like this... Leo Vincey is told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by their ancestor. Leo and his friend, Horace, set out to try to find the land again, with its secret of immortality that's said to be contained within a mystic fire! They meet Tanya, the guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, then, they stumble upon a cave leading to the lost land of Kor. They find a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Leo to be her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.

Eegah!! sent us over a great soundclip from this classic movie, sooooo, you might as well push the big red 'GO' button, conveniently located next to the little red 'STOP' button, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's some special music from... SHE In Color!

Randolph Scott plays Leo Vincey, here, he talks with his dying uncle about a lost civilization their ancestor had discovered years earlier. He shows Leo the gold statue that was brought back from the journey. Nigel Bruce plays family friend, Horace Holly.

The expedition into Russia is brutal, they find this guy frozen in ice and later encounter a devastating avalanche.

Leo, Tanya and Horace are separated from the others, they find the entrance to a mysterious cave and go inside. They are greeted by primitive natives who inhabit the dwelling.

They seem friendly enough and give them something to eat... Helen Mack plays Tanya, we remember Helen from SON OF KONG.

But, when they try to put this white hot headgear on Horace, Leo has to use his rifle to save him, causing the natives to go berserk.

They are saved by the High Priest who takes the three to the lost world of Kor, ruled by the uncanny woman known as... She!

Leo was seriously hurt in the scuffle with the natives and She saves him with her healing powers. She thinks Leo is her lost lover, John Vincey, since they look alike. Helen Gahagan makes an excellent She.

Especially with those clouds, this scenic shot looks very much like a Maxfield Parrish painting!

Tanya is causing problems, so, she's chosen for sacrifice.

Costumes and characters are just amazing!

I compared the ceremonial music in this soundclip with the club music in MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, both RKO productions, and, I think this is better, gives me the chills!

When the time is right, the guys grab Tanya and make an exit, stage left! Ray 'Crash' Corrigan has an uncredited role as a guard.

This is amazing to watch the many minions plunge to their deaths, Leo has just bumped that one off the ledge!

The three watch in horror as She basically ends her life by emitting all of her life forces.

I ended with this pic to let you know the gang all made it safely back to the land of the living...

SATANIK - Manuel Parada - "I Like Your Mind" (1968)

Tonight's Super Saturday Special is an outlandish film called "SATANIK" that features Jekyllette and Heidi on the loose! Try and live through this Griezel! Just for the record, Griezel translates from Dutch into Werido, Ugly, Creep, Horror!

Polish beauty Magda (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women) Konopka is Dr. Marny Bannister, a woman who has gone astray, like completely gonzo!! The noble blooded Magda married the billionaire Jean-Louis Dessy in 1967 for 3 months, I can only assume she is still doing well today!

She has killed another Doctor, and taken the secret formula, and after nearly dying has come back as a ravishing beauty! Now it's time to get out there and mingle!!

You know it's a big wing ding when the whole Carcrashian crowd shows up!

Even though it might look like a Mexican movie, "SATANIK" should not get confused with "El Satánico" which was also released in 1968!

"SATANIK" Could possibly be declared a full flung fashion show for as many times as Magda puts on a different outfit!

Because they have this shot from inside a suit of armor while Magda is stripping, it's natural to assume there's somebody in there, but there's not!

Magda picked up her first sugar daddy at a bar, and he bought her lots of expensive jewelry etc.

Homeboy's Good-Time Charlie days are about to come to an end! Imagine that, it seems the effects of the stuff don't last forever! Kind of like those clear skin advertisements you see on the TV! In this state of mind, Magda is neither gentle or kind!!

Although the fashion sense is correct, this "SATANIK" 'zine should also not be confused with anything that has to do with this movie!

Dressing up like a candy cane is not going to make things any better!

Careful or you might choke on that hard candy!

A bikini that looks like a cross between the outfit on the gal from "Terror In The Year 5000," and the sign on the back of a 'Sparkletts' truck!

Magda ventures out again, trying to look inconspicuous this time!!

And just when you've had about enough, the music kicks in! Manuel (Mr. X, Terrible Sheriff, Christo Negro, Fistful Of Knuckles) Parada gets the composing credits, but who knows who the crazy guys in this band really are! The singer appears to be able to sing AND play the trombone at the same time, ...a feat even Glenn Miller wouldn't attempt!

The band gets ready to back the main act of the night! Everybody put your hands together for....

....the kinky two-faced stripper Doctor!

Slipping out of the club, stealing a car from a mechanic's shop, and disappearing off into the night, she's gone, "What went wrong?" - Hall & Oates

"SATANIK" pretty much ends right where it started, you don't really know who she is or where she's going. I guess if she found somebody else with the same formula, this could go on for quite a while! Griezel indeed!!

THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT / Palladium Productions - 1976

It's another Friday Night Drive-In with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Our feature is a 'documentary' about the mysterious Bigfoot. The taglines scream... Startling new motion picture footage of the elusive creature! and Never before seen footage of the Giant of the North! This movie was completed over a 10 year period.

The prolific LA musician Don Peake did the music for this film, Don began his long and distinguished music career in 1961 as a lead guitarist for the Everly Brothers!!.. He holds the distinction of being the first white guitarist to ever play with the Ray Charles Orchestra, for which he recorded and toured with for ten years!!.. He played guitar on the classic Phil Spector recordings "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers and "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner!!..

He's even the lead guitarist on the Jackson Five hit songs "ABC" and "I Want You Back!" Among the other artists Don has played guitar for are John Lennon, the Commodores, Jan and Dean, the Mamas and the Papas, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Beach Boys, Billy Preston, Diana Ross, and Sonny and Cher!!.. He's also a member of an elite group of musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew!" The amazing list goes on and on, go to IMDb to check out his complete bio!!

Letz get the show off the toad, sooooo, push the big red 'GO' button there beside the sculpture shelf, NOW, Rufus The Gnat! Here's our soundclip for... THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT!

This is executive producer and actor, Ivan Marx, a dude obsessed with the idea that Bigfoot is actually the missing link! He's telling you all about his theory.

You see a lot of Ivan's little red Vee-Dub as he tours around looking for all the wilderness areas where Bigfoot has supposedly been spotted.

He believes that the American Indians depicted Bigfoot in their rock drawings and he even finds some hand and footprints he makes plaster casts of!

I dunno... What do you think?

There are lots of shots of forests, mountains, lakes and wildlife.

Oh-Mah means... Boss Of The Woods!

They basically analyze all of the different Bigfoot videos available at the time throughout the film.

There are lots of interesting places shown as Ivan travels from one location to another in search of the big guy.

Local artesians think there's money to be made exploiting his legend. You know, like, in the title! Weird, TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND is playing in the background, it's the episode with Bigfoot in it!

No doubt, it's very possible that a Bigfoot may have been buried here!

Thrown in for it's WTF value!

So, Ivan is out there somewhere, hiding, stalking, peeking, sneaking or creeping around in his never-ending pursuit to be able to say... I saw Bigfoot!!

Okay, here's whut I gots to say about Bigfoot... If they actually existed, come on, someone would have found at least some freakin' bones by now, case closed!