Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human... See full summary »

Directors:

Donald G. Jackson, R.J. Kizer

Writers:

Randall Frakes (screenplay), Randall Frakes (story),

Stars:

Julius LeFlore, RCB, Roddy Piper

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julius LeFlore	...	Squidlips
RCB	...	The Poor Dufus
Roddy Piper	...	Sam Hell
William Smith	...	Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Sandahl Bergman	...	Spangle
Eyde Byrde	...	Patton
Lee Garlington	...	Briefing Officer
Cec Verrell	...	Centinella
Suzanne Solari	...	Runaway Girl
Kristi Somers	...	Arabella
Rory Calhoun	...	Looney Tunes
Cliff Bemis	...	Leroy
Nicholas Worth	...	Bull
Brian Frank	...	Commander Toty
Danelle Hand	...	Crosse

Storyline

'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.

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Plot Keywords:

mutant | prisoner | escape | frog | guard | 

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Taglines:

A new breed of enemy has taken over the world... Sam Hell has come to take it back.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apocalisse a Frogtown

Filming Locations:

Indian Dunes, Ventura County, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the finale of the movie where Roddy Piper is fighting the villain, the climax of the fight he grabs a sword and cuts off his hand. As he falls from the cliff you see that he still has both hands.

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Quotes

Sam Hell: Eat lead, froggies!

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Connections

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

User Reviews

Forget it Jake, It's Froggytown

Rowdy Roddy Piper is Sam Hell the last potent guy in the impotent post-apocalyptic world. Now he, along with Spangle and Centinella (Sandahl Bergman and Cec Verrell respectively) has to save some fertile girls to impregnate from the clutches of mutant frogman Commander Totyor the bomb attached to his junk will go off. While this flick is nowhere near the greatness of Piper's "They Live", it still holds a special place in my heart from back when I was a kid. It's just a fun little movie to pop in every now and then. Rowdy Roddy acts great in this one.

My Grade: B-

DVD Extras: Commentary by the Late Director Donald Jackson and Writer Randall Frakes (if they got Roddy to take part it would've been MUCH better); plus a trailer and that's all

Eye Candy: Cec Verrell got topless, reminding me unfortunately of the dreadful "Inside Out" movies