Great film. If you get the DVD you can hear the commentary, and will learn that all of the action sequences are taken from other Roger Corman movies, and over half the film is action. It's basically a send-up on Corman's other films, including THE BIG BIRD CAGE, BLOODY MAMA, and even the biggie, DEATHRACE 2000, and all these films are shown as they are cut into this film, even a roller rink derby girl film that was edited by Martin Scorsese is shown. The plot doesn't turn up in this film until about an hour in, but that doesn't matter. In the meantime you get naked girls, and plenty of. The acting, in my opinion, is okay. The story is good because so many things happen. There is always something new to gander at, to enjoy. Reminds me of reading MAD magazine, and if you have complaints, well, then pick up TIME instead. This is a funny movie as well. It's aware of itself, and that's a good thing. Jeffery Kramer, who plays the deputy in JAWS, is a good actor and makes the film legit. In the credits when his name is shown you can see a JAWS poster in the backdrop. The main actress, first name Candice, is also good. She's no Meryl Streep, but the plot involves a hack actress trying to break into films, and she'll do just fine. Dick Miller plays an agent, and is always fun to watch. And for Miller fans, you get a double dose: you get to see him watching himself in an earlier film, THE TERROR, as he is watching it at a drive-in with the main characters. And the highlight is a song performed by a group called Commander Cody, and is something Zappa, or later, Ween would pull off. Anyhow, watch this movie... heck, even buy it. It's no CITIZEN KANE but it is Hollywood BOULEVARD. Joe Dante (PIRANHA) and Allan Arkush (ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL) direct this master piece.
Review of Hollywood Boulevard
