Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Directors:

Donald G. Jackson
R.J. Kizer

Writers:

Randall Frakes (screenplay)
Randall Frakes (story)
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Release Date:

January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

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

Plot:

'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...

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Prisoner | Escape | Frog | Guard

Cast

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
James Casey	...	Unfortunate Frog Guard
Stephanie Bolton	...	Medtech Personnel
Joni Crider	...	Medtech Personnel
Debbie Federico	...	Medtech Personnel
Deborah Hale	...	Medtech Personnel
Georgina Shore	...	Medtech Personnel
Jeff Dolan	...	Border Guards
Vern Urich	...	Border Guard
Rick Bross	...	Frog Bartender
Annie McKinon	...	L'il Mutant
Ellen Crocker	...	The Passives
Kim Hewson	...	The Passives
Ilana Ishaki	...	The Passives
Janie Thorson	...	The Passives
Joe Ripley	...	Frog Guard
Kevin Hooper	...	Frog Guard
Johnnie Saiko	...	Frog Guard
Stephen Bougandoura	...	Frog Guard
Terry Ray	...	Frog Guard
Brad Baker	...	Frog Guard
Vern Cullison	...	Frog Guard
Demetrius Edwards	...	Frog Guard
Tim Fox	...	Frog Guard
David Hayes	...	Frog Guard
Keith Holt	...	Frog Guard
David Monroe	...	Frog Guard
Dan Sherwood	...	Frog Guard
Sholalyn Bundy	...	Frog Guard
Dan Coplan	...	Frog Guard
Jeff Hutchinson	...	Frog Guard
Jay Noiman	...	Frog Guard
John Nuter	...	Frog Guard
Ray Shaffer	...	Frog Guard
Gary Thomson	...	Frog Guard

Directed by
Donald G. Jackson
R.J. Kizer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Randall Frakes		screenplay
Randall Frakes		story
Donald G. Jackson		story

Produced by
William W. Edwards	....	line producer
Randall Frakes	....	producer
Donald G. Jackson	....	producer

Original Music by
David Shapiro

Cinematography by
Donald G. Jackson
Enrico Picard

Film Editing by
R.J. Kizer
James Matheny

Production Design by
Dins W.W. Danielsen

Set Decoration by
Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by
Merril Greene

Makeup Department
June Brickman	....	makeup artist
Kerry Mendenhall	....	head hair stylist
Bill Miller-Jones	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary M. Bettman	....	first assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
Jeff Shiffman	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Paige Augustine	....	swing gang
Timothy Baxter	....	construction coordinator
Tony DiSalvo	....	assistant property master
Jess Moreno	....	set dresser
Amy Ryder	....	lead man
Anthony Stabley	....	property master
Gregory Zemgals	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Sarah Brady	....	dialog editor
John Brasher	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
Irwin Cadden	....	sound effects editor
Judy Chamberlin	....	sound effects editor
Steve Cohen	....	sound effects editor
Robert Janiger	....	production sound mixer
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
Linda Moss	....	sound effects editor
Lars Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
George W. Scott	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Grant Arndt	....	creature effects crew: Steve Wang Productions
Makio Kida	....	creature effects
David Kindlon	....	creature animatronics (as Dave Kindlon)
Steve Patino	....	creature effects
Matt Rose	....	creature effects
Johnnie Saiko	....	creature effects (as Johnnie Saiko Espiritu)
Steve Wang	....	creature effects
Ed Yang	....	creature effects

Stunts
Brad Baker	....	stunts
Billy Bates	....	stunts
Bob Bragg	....	stunt coordinator
Frank Disanto	....	stunts
John Gillespie	....	stunts
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Bob Ivy	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Shanna Lynn	....	stunts (as Shanna Teare)
Alan Marcus	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Tony Shackelford	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Cherie Tash	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Brooker	....	key grip
Sal Camacho	....	first assistant camera
David M. Ferrara	....	best boy electric
Scott Forrester	....	electrician
Michael Martino	....	second assistant camera
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Jean-Pierre Visier	....	best boy grip
Ken Wheeland	....	lighting director
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon McGunigle	....	costumer
Jan Rowton	....	costumer
Julia Schklair	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Arthur J. Codron	....	first assistant editor
David Block	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer

Other crew
Marvin J. Bernstein	....	location manager
Betty Davidson	....	craft service
Jack Davidson	....	craft service
Marc Deschaine	....	production assistant
Melanie Donabedian	....	assistant production accountant
Steve Elngren	....	paramedic
Diane Farrington	....	production assistant
Serena Gaye	....	production coordinator
Pat Hutchinson	....	unit publicist
Jesse Long	....	script supervisor
Heather Mills D'Augustine	....	assistant production coordinator (as Heather Mills)
John Neis	....	production assistant
Cynthia Phillips	....	first assistant accountant (as Cynthia Halac)
Jerry Wilton	....	paramedic

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Def-Con 4")
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Maritim Pictures (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• New World Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• New World Pictures

Also Known As:

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Indian Dunes, Ventura County, California, USA

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Captain Delving falls off a short cliff, he lands on padding that pops up after he hits it. Also, a pillowy noise is clearly audible.

Quotes:

Sam Hell:Eat lead, froggies!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Obscurus Lupa Presents: Hell Comes to Frogtown (#3.6)" (2012)

Come on, what did you expect, Shakespeare???!!!!

A movie with a name like this and a star like Piper, you know what you are in for... a B movie. However, this B Movie is actually quite entertaining. It sort of plays (in a way) like Barbarella with the exception that the hero is a guy, not that he's walking around half-naked (the girls still do that in this movie). I actually found it quite funny and entertaining. No, it's not classic cinema. It wasn't meant to be. It was meant to be entertaining, and it works.

Quick Summary: Men are mostly sterile. Women are not, and now are in charge. Sam Hell is a rare exception, and they need to "protect his jewels". You have giant mutant frogs trying to control the human race in this post-apocalyptic world.

It's a solid B-movie. If you are a B-movie fan, you will love this.