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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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A bodacious effort which successfully elevates a bevy of godawful B-movies to an art form worthy not only of study but appreciation to boot.

Full Review Source: Sly Fox | comment Comment
07/29/09
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Sly Fox

The archived clips flash by so quickly that the audience cannot get a grip on a single one.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment 1 Comment
07/26/09
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

...more than a few of banana splits' worth of cinematic ice cream.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
07/16/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Engaging, fast-paced documentary about the glory days of Australian exploitation movies that will delight existing fans of scurrilous films from Down Ynder and recruit new one from the ranks of moviegoers who aren't offended by extensive nudity, violence

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
07/16/09
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Film Journal International

Oddball horror flicks, sexploitation romps, car-chase extravaganzas - the clips burn throughout this film with a tone as giddy as its subject.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
04/09/09
Matthew Sorrento
Matthew Sorrento
Film Threat

this lost treasure trove of cringe-making softcore, outrageous horror and balls-to-the-wall action... celebrates a nation humping, slicing and hammering out its modern identity through popular cultural forms.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
03/09/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

Aussie genre pics of the 1970s and '80s get a rip-roaring salute in Not Quite Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/18/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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You sense that we still only view something 'Aussie' as being impressive after a foreigner validates it.

Full Review Source: Triple j | comment Comment
09/26/08
Marc Fennell
Marc Fennell
Triple j

...an audacious, in-your-face documentary...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
09/18/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's enormous fun, this film, and we owe Hartley a debt of gratitude.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
08/31/08
Julie Rigg
Julie Rigg
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

Hartley's own film is much livelier than most of those he is out to celebrate -- partly because of its abundance of genuinely hair-raising behind-the-scenes footage.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
08/29/08
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

As important as any history of 'legitimate' Australian cinema, and 10 times the fun, it's a shot to the heart for anyone who thought Down Under was only capable of dreary, culturally relevant filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
08/28/08
Luke Goodsell
Luke Goodsell
Empire Magazine Australasia

a startling and very funny new feature-length documentary exploring the outrageous Ozploitation cinema made in Australia in the 1970s and '80s.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment Comment
08/28/08
Tony Moore
Tony Moore
The Australian

The best thing about Hartley’s film is that he has found the perfect form to investigate this past and pay a sweet homage to his cast of ratbag filmmakers, who deliberately tested the boundaries of good taste and political correctness.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Peter Galvin
Peter Galvin
FILMINK (Australia)

I’m not sure how this will appeal to a general public but for those of us who remember the films, Not Quite Hollywood is a blast.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

An incredibly energetic and merrily messed-up celebration of Australian B-movies.

Full Review Source: Herald Sun (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)

Not Quite Hollywood contains as many crazy characters and improbable events as its recent fictional counterparts, except that the people are real and the stories all true.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)

Action, horror, nudity, sex and bad taste, as seen in the cheap and cheerful genre films of the 70s and 80s ...a combination of energetic showcase and comprehensive overview.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/19/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Mark Hartley's candid, funny and thoroughly entertaining documentary is not only a social document, but totally captures the essence of the time when life seemed less serious and cleavage was not smut but cheek with dimples.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/19/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
 
 
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