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Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

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Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:55

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: A raucous, fast-paced celebration of the Ozploitation films that came out of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.

Rated: 18 [See Full Rating] for graphic nudity, sexuality, violence and gore, some language and drug use.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:13-03-2009

Synopsis: Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of... Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s. In 1971, with the introduction of the R-certificate, Australia’s censorship regime went from repressive to progressive virtually overnight. This cultural explosion gave birth to arthouse classics, such as PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and MY BRILLIANT CAREER, but also spawned a group of demon-children: maverick filmmakers who braved assault from all quarters to bring films like ALVIN PURPLE, THE MAN FROM HONG KONG, PATRICK, TURKEY SHOOT and MAD MAX to the big screen. As explicit, violent and energetic as their northern cousins, Aussie genre movies presented a unique take on established conventions. In England, Italy and the grindhouses and Drive-ins of America, audiences applauded our homegrown marauding revheads with brutish cars, our spunky well-stacked heroines and our stunts – unparalleled in their quality and extreme danger! Full of outrageous anecdotes, a large cast of local and International names and a genuine, infectious love of Australian movies, Not Quite Hollywood is a fast-moving journey through an unjustly forgotten cinematic era that was unashamedly packed full of boobs, pubes, tubes… and even a little kung fu. [More]

Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Lee Curtis

Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Lee Curtis

Director: Mark Hartley

Director: Mark Hartley
Screenwriter: Mark Hartley
Producer: Michael Lynch, Craig Griffin
Composer: Stephen Cummings, Billy Miller
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Even as a documentary, this is one of the most audacious and energetic films of the year

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
03/15/09
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Cheerfully celebrates the energy and creativity of this subculture, and wants to rescue it from the toffee-nosed pundits who looked down on the genre.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
03/13/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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There is a remarkable story to be told of outlaws carving out their own slice of the industry with scant regard for decorum, personal safety or narrative coherence.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
03/13/09
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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Strewth, it's a bloody ripper!

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/13/09
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film
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The end product, while shallow and sometimes disconcertingly furtive, offers an enlightening, pleasurable peek into one of cinema's more enticing dark corners.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
03/13/09
Tom Huddleston
Tom Huddleston
Time Out
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Hugely enjoyable, fast-paced and frequently hilarious documentary that will leave you desperate to see the Ozploitation films in question.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
03/12/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It’s a ribald and entertaining documentary, filled with great yarns and astonishing images from not only the finished films but from the making of them.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/09/09
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

The onslaught of tastelessness begins even before the opening credits and continues nonstop for 103 deliciously sleazy minutes.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
10/08/09
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

You'll get more bang, boobs and blood for your buck here than with any other show in town.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
09/22/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

As recounted in Mark Hartley's entertaining documentary, twisted imaginations went wild after the post-'60s liberation from censorship and the introduction of tax breaks.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
08/21/09
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

This is as insightful a glimpse into a country’s cinema as you’re likely to see at this running time.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/20/09
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

It's a Documentary that's celebrating obscure films by showing a crapload of clips. I loved it! Film lovers who crave cult cinema aren't going to want to miss this opportunity to expand their knowledge.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
08/16/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

Not Quite Hollywood - lousy title, great peek back at the Ozploitation movement.

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08/16/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

It's all very foul, and completely entertaining.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/14/09
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

Not Quite Hollywood is jammed with well-preserved clips of the Aussie movies that started pushing the limits after censorship was essentially dropped in 1971.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/14/09
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Not Quite goes on a little longer than it needs to, but if the success of a movie like this is measured by whether it makes you want to see some of the movies it revisits, then count me in.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
08/14/09
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Tarantino's enthusiasm notwithstanding, backstage gossip about movies of no importance is enough to bore even certified film geeks.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
08/13/09
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

If Not Quite Hollywood is not quite convincing, it is quite entertaining.

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
08/13/09
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

... a smartly made look at an otherwise neglected aspect of film history and culture, packed with colorful stories, witty observations, punky attitude and real history...

Full Review Source: Parallax View | comment Comment
08/12/09
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Parallax View

What's cool and always kicky is seeing a country's irreverent movie trash being treated with such, well, reverence.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/07/09
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
 
 
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