Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

In this satire on 70s B-movie industry, a young ditsy pretty blond arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. After some mishap, a shady agent finds her a job with a sleazy B-movie crew plagued by strange deadly accidents.

Directors:

Allan Arkush, Joe Dante

Writer:

Danny Opatoshu (screenplay) (as Patrick Hobby)

Stars:

Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, George Wagner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Woronov	...	Mary McQueen
Paul Bartel	...	Erich Von Leppe
George Wagner	...	Cameraman
Jonathan Kaplan	...	Scotty
Tara Strohmeier	...	Jill McBain
Richard Doran	...	P.G.
Candice Rialson	...	Candy Wednesday
Dick Miller	...	Walter Paisley
John Kramer	...	Duke Mantee
W.L. Luckey	...	Rico Bandello
Jeffrey Kramer	...	Patrick Hobby
Rita George	...	Bobbi Quackenbush
David Boyle	...	Obnoxious Kid
Glenn K. Shimada	...	Ubiqutious Filipino
Joseph McBride	...	Drive-In Rapist

Storyline

Joe Dante directs this story of the glamour, the glitter, the magical allure of Hollywood... and not a speck of it rubs off on Miracle Pictures, where "If it's a good picture, it's a Miracle." This is a hilarious tribute to the unsung heroes who grind out the B movies massacred by critics, but nursed fondly in the hearts of film fans everywhere.

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | bikini | diva | braless woman | snake | 

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Taglines:

Shamelessly loaded with sex and violence.

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Starlets

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features many different connections to the film Death Race 2000 (1975) Paul Bartel, the director of that film, and Mary Woronov, one of its stars, are both featured in this movie. Props, vehicles, costumes and even footage from Death Race 2000 are all used in this film. At one point in the story, the star of Hollywood Boulevard Candice Rialson, is seen wearing David Carradine's Frankenstein costume from Death Race 2000.

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Quotes

Walter Paisley: You been in pictures?
Robby: Not recently. I don't do nudity.

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Crazy Credits

All Rights Reserved Including Zeppelins.

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Connections

Referenced in Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

User Reviews

"Hello, Hollywood"

In the autumn of 1975, Roger Corman set out to make the fastest, cheapest drive-in movie in the history of New World Pictures. This wild, uproarious cult classic is the result. Candice Rialson is Candy Hope, a starry-eyed Midwestern beauty hoping to make it big on that street of dreams, only to find that the glitter is just glass from broken liquor bottles. Instead, she ends up as a contract starlet with Miracle Pictures, a prolific B-movie factory grinding out sleaze epics for the passion pits of America (sound familiar?). Dick Miller is her agent. The always-fantastic Mary Woronov is Mary McQueen, the studio's Amazonian leading lady who has no patience with the new crop of upstarts ("You get your boobs in front of a camera and you're ready to jump into the cement!"). Everyone is shipped to the Philipines to shoot Machete Maidens of Moratau, with Paul Bartel as the director ("Your motivation is to massacre 3,000 Asiatic soldiers."). The film is pieced together with stock footage from other New World masterpieces, particularly Death Race 2000, with Candy donning David Carradine's famous leather mask. A kid at a drive-in cries out for more sex, while his parents deride the movie as "sick" and "worse than television." A drive down Hollyweird shows the famous Pussycat Theatre and various adult bookstores and massage parlors. A romantic interlude is serenaded by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, belting out a raucous, dirty country tune. Mary's name is superimposed onto the poster for Untamed Mistress. Robbie the Robot refuses to do nudity. B-movie in-jokes come thick and fast, including a girl stabbed to death on a bed frame a la Snuff. The whole thing looks great, especially for $60,000, and is consistently hilarious--especially Mary, complete with cigarette holder and the vocabulary of a sailor. A bona fide drive-in classic. And remember..."If it's a good picture, it's a Miracle!"