I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF - Ken Miller/Paul Dunlap - "Well, People Bug Me Too" (1957)

"I Was A Teenage Werewolf" is the definitive reason we started this blog; it was low budget films like this one, "How To Make A Monster," "Blood Of Dracula," and "Frankenstein's Daughter" that featured at least one complete song that defined the era, and this particular flick is the epitome of what we're talkin' bout here!!! We've been saving this one for awhile now, and I didn't think we were ever going to get to it, so before the world implodes, you've still got a chance to see this movie. Well, kinda, why in the heck is it almost impossibly hard to find any Herman Cohen produced films in distribution. Who'd Herman piss off? I'd like to see how many hits Netflix gets for people looking for this movie, and it just ain't hardly out there. I really think it's weird!!!!

Rockin, Rebel, and Scary!! What else could you possibly want?? Eat this psycho pretty boy!!! More weirdness, Tony on Tony! Michael Landon is Tony Rivers, his Foe Jimmy, is played by Tony Marshall!!

Oh, Wow!! Man, is this not like the ultimate 50's home scene, with the uptight beer-drinkin', solitaire-playin' Dad, and the snooty, just sittin' there doing nuthin but knittin' and bitchin' Mom!! How are you doing, Son?? Uh, Swell!! Actually, even though, they really do want to get out of there and go to their club, Arlene played by Yvonne Fedderson, and Tony are really good kids, they get good grades and they don't drink or smoke or fornicate, it's just that, well, Tony has a temper!!!

Kenny Miller as Vic gets the honor of performing the Jerry Blaine and Paul Dunlap classic "Eeny Meeny Miney Moe," and does a great job!! You might remember Ken in his role as one of the little people in "Attack Of The Puppet People," and he also had a part in the Sal Mineo JD classic, "Dino!" If you're lucky, you might still catch him at some movie convention one of these days!! The rest of the cool soundtrack was composed by the amazing Paul Dunlap, who we've written about too many times already!!! "Eeny Meeny Miney and a whole lot Moe"

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Here, Kenny and Cynthia Chenault as his girlfriend Pearl, break into an almost vaudeville dance routine during the song's instrumental break!! Cynthia was also in "Dino!"

It's a Halloween party, and everybody's having fun scaring each other, then after his song, Ken is guided to go into the door with the bucket of water over it!! He's looking pretty manic himself right here!!

So in return, Vic innocently goes over and blows a noisemaker horn into Tony's ear...........

Pow! I told you Tony had a temper, probably really was a good thing he didn't drink!!!

So, finally, after losing it a number of times, Tony gives in and goes to see the local hypnotist Doctor, who just happens to also be the meanest S.O.B. on the planet!! Whit Bissell does such a fantastic job as the evil bastard doctor in this film, and in "I was A Teenage Frankenstein" that it's really hard to believe that it's not true!! He's that convincing!!! So, just in case you don't know the story, the good Doctor Brandon starts shooting Tony up with crap that turns him into a werewolf, in a effort to make some kind of stupid scientific breakthrough! Right!!

At first the attacks only happen at night, but after leaving the Principal's office, where Tony was congratulated by The Principal for turning his life around since he's been seeing Dr. Brandon, he happens to notice Jimmy's girlfiend Theresa hanging around after school!

A little too much testosterone, and Tony should have never stood that close to that bell..

Director Gene Fowler Jr. shows us the first good clear look at the werewolf, but it's upside down from Theresa's viewpoint!!

Theresa was played by May 1957 Playmate Of The Month, Dawn Richard!

Another classic shot of Whit Bissell, in Herman Cohen's UK features, it was Michael Gough who always got the call as the seemingly nice, but truly inherently cunning and evil character!! They're both very good at it!! To top it all off, this film also included class performances from more great names like Barney Phillps, Joseph Mell and Louise Lewis!!

The Teenage Werewolf has got the biggest and fuzziest pompadour combover ever, only to be outdone by singer, "The White Knight Of Soul", Wayne Cochran!! Find a copy somewhere if you can! When's somebody going to release the definative Herman Collection anyhow??? It's long overdue!!!!!

RODAN! The Flying Monster / Toho Japan - 1956 / Music by Akira Ifukube

WE'RE OFFICALLY BACK!!

So, then, why not start Rodan's Sunday Classics with... Ta Da... That's right!.. RODAN!! Original Japanese title is Sora no daikaijû Radon.

This movie aired regularly on local TV back in the late '50s and early '60s along with other Toho favorites GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS and GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER. The man behind the music tonight is the Godfather of Asian monster music. Case closed!

Mr. Ifukube, who died in 2006, has 268 composing credits starting in 1947 and ending in 1995! Now, that is productive!! So, here's our offering - RODAN! THE FLYING MONSTER...

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The story starts in a some flooded mine in Japan, where giant prehistoric man-eating insects and other varmints are found alive, after the miners burrowed into an unknown cavern. People are discovered slaughtered, cut in half!! They also watch as a giant egg hatches a baby Rodan!

The Japanese Air Force eventually has to deal with a giant supersonic bird creature that has appeared mysteriously in the skies overhead! Wow, look at that maneuverability!! Oh, and, nice Sabre Jet model.

Rodan is pretty oblivious to anything humans can throw at it. Finally, another Rodan appears, a female, and their plans become clear... More baby Rodans!!!

The battles rage on and it looks like the humans are basically, you know, doomed!!

Leave it up to nature to do away with the creatures that are stuck in a world they don't belong! And, look at this, the Japanese people, after 2 atomic bombs, attacked by Godzilla, Gigantis, Rodan and others... They still have sympathy for the monsters because they have a pretty good understanding of what a tragedy really is!

One last note ~ we need to give Eegah!! another gold star for making sure that the train is back on the track!!

GONKS GO BEAT - The Graham Bond Organization - "Harmonica & Big Band" (1965)

It's hard to just let a Saturday night slip away, so real quick, we've already written "Gonks Go Beat" off, but you gotta admit that this one song by The Graham Bond Organization with the freakin' amazing Dick Heckstall-Smith on sax, pre-Mahavishnu Orchestra Jazz fusion guitar giant John McLaughlin in there somewhere, and a pre-Cream Jack Bruce on Bass and Harmonica, and Ginger Baker on drums called "Harmonica and Big Band" is a pretty dang cool example of 60's UK blues and actually justifies this picture's existence!!

Ginger's not really digging the professor telling him that he's off beat!!!

- TODAY'S MAIL -

THAT'S IT, I QUIT!!!

Well, Did that really scare anyone?? Basically, I'm too big of an egomaniac to let all this attention go to waste, so next Monday, I'm planning on getting the ball rolling again. I've had some time to think this whole thing out and get a few more titles and some other stuff around the house done, and believe it or not, there's just too many good movies left to stop right now, so Thanx again to Lacey, Buzz, Zillagord, Chadd, Prof. Grewbeard, Flinty, Mild Colonial Boy Esq, Mr. Balihai, and anonymous for all the props and encouragement, you folks and all the other readers are what keep us going!! In the meantime, you can chew on this little jewel from outside our chosen parameters, the theme from the 1971 Argentine feature, "La Venganza Del Sexo," or "The Curious Dr. Humpp" with some swingin' sounds from Víctor Buchino!!!

See you at the bar!! Please, show me to the bar!!

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DRILLER DEATH RAGE Early 70's Mix +

A Mix-up of early 70's titles and other irrelevant stuff out of the Dungeon trick bag special just for all our friends!!!! Thanx for all your comments!!!

Monster Mags

THE NIGHT THE MUSIC DIED - "I Just Want To Screem!!!" (2008)

Okay, here's the deal!!! I'm just a little pissed off because last night I got an email that said Box.net was pulling the music we posted for "Fear Of The Mummy" because some person had complained about copyright infringement, and it kind of took the wind out of my sails. This blog is a lot of work without much gratification, but we do it out of love for the old movies and the music, and in an effort to bring a whole new life to a lot of stuff that has, and will be left behind in the next few years unless someone pays some attention to it. Our goal has always been to enlighten and to educate the world about these movies and all the forgotten people responsible. We don't advertise, and we don't make any money, because that's not why we do it!! It's actually quite a long and arduous process that includes tracking down the titles, watching and listening closely to the sound and music, doing extractions and capturing stills to enhance the whole presentation, and then trying to put it back into an abbreviated form that will make you more interested in seeing the whole movie! It's basically the same concept as a trailer, something made to try and grab your attention!!! It's very time consuming and costs us quite a bit of money. What do we get in return? An occasional comment! And then some person can just complain to box.net that they own the rights to something that is 50 years old, and virtually almost non-existent, and they can push a button and delete hours of work in 2 seconds!! So, whoever you are that owns the rights to "Fear Of The Mummy," if you're so damn protective of your possession, then do something with it! There are people out there that would pay good money to get a decent copy!!! So, Screw this! We're outta here until I feel good about it again!! In the meantime, go and check out the latest issue of Screem magazine, #17 for a whole tussle of info you'll dig!!

Screem # 17

La Sombra Vengadora vs La Mano Negra / Mexico - 1956 / Music by Sergio Guerrero

Tonight Tabonga presenting early wrassler flick that star Armando Silvestre, who have over 200 credits and in many Neutron flick!

Music dude Sergio Guerrero is awesome with 226 credit for composing! He work on Santo y Capulina flick amongst other. Now, give listen to The Avenging Shadow vs The Black Hand!

GOOD STUFFS!

Black Hand causing lots problems and mayhem down Mexico way!! Have pretty cool calling card too!

NICE STUDEBAKER!!

Tabonga jealous! What fun to play 'good guy, bad guy' in old delapodated building! Guy in bottom pic prove Tabonga point!.. FUN!!

Black Hand dress in black too and have nice mad lab!

Oh, and he turn on you if he feel like it!

Avenging Shadow eventually catch up with Black Hand and take care of business.

But, Avenging Shadow have to take off mask to take care of business with gurlie!!

GOO'NIGHT EVERBLOODY!!