As a remake of the 1953 cult classic, it takes the original’s Cold War paranoia and cranks it up to… the high ’80s. This one’s got all the hallmarks of Hooper’s awesome Cannon Films era – ambitious visuals, over-the-top performances, and an over-anxious embrace of pulpy B-movie absurdity. For the uninitiated, it’s the story of … Read more
If you grew up haunting video stores in the ‘80s, this awkwardly cut-down 112 minute movie length version of Salem’s Lot was all you could dig up. A far cry from the 3 hour Tobe Hooper adaptation that aired in ’79. Whole subplots vanished. Character beats were snuffed. But for many of us who missed … Read more
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre part 2 arrived on Home Video this week in 1987, after an August 22, 1986 theatrical release. Tobe Hooper’s deal with Cannon Films was a Hollywood handshake that smelled like barbecue but left Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus holding the bill. Fresh off Poltergeist, and likely still smarting from accusations that … Read more