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Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
Directed by Jason Paul Collum
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Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they “accidentally” transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as “The Terrifying Trio,” Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) and Michelle Bauer (The Tomb), headlined upwards of ten films per year, fending off men in rubber monster suits, pubescent teenage boys, and deadly showers. They joined together in campy cult films like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama (1988) and Nightmare Sisters (1987). They traveled all over the world, met President Reagan, and built mini-empires of trading cards, comic books, and model kits. Then it all came crashing down. This documentary remembers these actresses - and their most common collaborators - on how smart they were to play stupid
Rated R | Length 63 minutes
Actors
Linnea Quigley | Fred Olen Ray | Brinke Stevens | Michelle Bauer | David DeCoteau | Kenneth J. Hall | Jay Richardson | Richard Gabai | Ted Newsom
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2011 | Movie Screen | DVD | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Attended Flashback Weekend and was lucky to see this on the big screen w/a room full of rabid horror fans. Also Linnea Quigley was on hand for a Q&A. Great to meet her afterward. I love this doc but my only complant is that it isn’t long enough. I would like to see another 20 minutes on the subject and touch on some other scream queens.
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