THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS / Bixby-Brandon Productions - 1988

It's another Friday wif' Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Today we gots the return of the Hulk for all you kids out there. The story goes like this... It's been two years since the Hulk has been seen (two years since the series ended) and Dr. David Bruce Banner is on the verge of curing himself of the Hulk curse with the Gamma Transponder, a device that will rid him of the Gamma radiation poisoning in his body. Don Blake, a former colleague of Dr. Banner, is now in possession of a mystic hammer which can summon Thor, the ancient Viking warrior. But, when the Gamma Transponder is nearly stolen and Banner's girlfriend is kidnapped, Banner abandons the hope of being cured and relies on the Hulk and Thor to save the day!!

I've got a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button over by our incredible heap, NOW, Rufus The Gnat!.. Here's a little sample from... THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS!

By the way, that's a neato Halloween Countdown logo there that Eegah!! picked out for us!!

Dr. Banner is ready to use the Gamma Transponder to reverse the effects that cause him to become Lou! But, the machine gets turned off by a friend before the deed is done... Why?!

Time out!.. This pic sez it all for the Dungeon Gang!!

Okay, flashback... Here's Banner's pal, Don Blake, as he explores some caves. He comes across a tomb, he opens it up and grabs the hammer inside.

The hammer zaps some juice into him and the soul of the weird skeleton turns him into the Mighty Thor.

So, Thor is there to team up with The Hulk to fight crime in the city.

Thor smacks Banner and guess what happens next?.. Yep, you got it!!

Oh Hell yeah!! Lou makes his entrance...

So, the gang goes out and confronts the bad guys in a warehouse. JC, check out that freakin' giant U-Joint. If any readers out there know what that big hunk of metal comes from, please leave a comment!

KA... WHACK!!!!!

I recently saw Lou on THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW and he looks great and was a good sport... Something you need to be if you have to go up against Eric. Back tomorrow!!

BETTY BOOP IN SNOW WHITE - Cab Calloway - "Saint James Infirmary Blues" (1933)

 It's Surreal Wednesday Cartoon Night down in The Dungeon!

Sometimes I just don't know what Max Fleischer was thinking!

 Just another classic tale, but with Betty Boop in the driver's seat! Right!

 I'm not sure that assisted by 'Bimbo and Ko-Ko' is exactly the correct terminology!

 This is the evil Stepmother and the all knowing, all telling smartass mirror!

 Betty, I mean Snow White, comes to visit Stepmom, and who are the guards at the door? Why it's her pals Bimbo and Ko-Ko!

 Weird shot at the door entrance!

 The Evil Stepmother can't believe how gorgeous Snow White is!

 She ogles her so hard that her face turns into a frying pan and fried eggs!

 Once again asked that famous question about who is the fairest in the land, the mirror has of course decided that it is Snow White!

 This is the "assisted by Bimbo and Ko-Ko" part that I don't get! Stepmom has told them to chop off Snow White's head, and they're getting ready to go through with it!

 Everything falls apart, and Snow White, Bimbo and Ko-Ko all fall into a big hole.  Snow White becomes encased in a big ice cube and slides off to the house of the Seven Dwarfs!

 The mirror changed the appearance of the evil Stepmom into a witch, and now she's using it to turn Ko-Ko into a dancing ghost!

 

 The ghost turns out to be Mr. Cab (Minnie The Moocher) Calloway singing

"Saint James Infirmary Blues!"

 The background paintings in this musical number are totally whacked out!

 Just enough time for the mirror to tweak the Stepmom one more time!

 This time she gets turned into some kind of weird dragon!

And the tips of the tassels on her tiara turn into ducks just like in the Disney version!

WTF!!??

UNNATURAL ...The Fruit Of Evil / Carlton-Film, Deutsche Styria Film GmbH - 1952

Every now and then we come across a movie from the fifties we haven't done yet, because, that carcass is stripped clean... But, I found this early Euro classic on a compilation DVD set, so, here goes.

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our crazy cleaning lady, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula!.. Here's a little sample from... UNNATURAL!

Okay, before we get going... Speaking of unnatural!

Here's Erich von Stroheim as scientist Jacob Brinken, he has some dirty little secrets. Erich, who died in 1956 at age 71, can also be seen in these fine flicks... THE CRIME OF DOCTOR CRESPI, THE LADY AND THE MONSTER, SUNSET BLVD. and THE INFILTRATOR.

All the boys have a crush on the mystery woman seen around the grounds...

Hildegard Knef is the mystery girl, Alraune (original title). Hildegard was also in HYPNOSIS, BLUEBEARD, THE SPY, THE DIRTY DOZEN and THE LOST CONTINENT, all from the sixties.

Jacob Brinken explains how Alraune came into existence, a dirty little story partly explained in the sound clip. The skull belongs to her father who was hung for murder.

This guy is madly in love with Alraune and is shocked at what comes out of the mouth of Brinken and lets loose his disgust concerning the matter.

Check out this old bird, she likes what she sees! It's tough getting old...

C'mon mama, let's dance for the end of the sound clip!!

Here's an interesting shot, of which there are many in this flick.

At the end, Alraune confesses her sins to her lover, and...

She turns to ashes!! Okay, tune in Wednesday when we're back with more from The Dungeon!