Jess Franco candidly discusses directing the early 80's slasher opus "Bloody Moon" in this 17-minute retrospective documentary. Franco reveals that the producers initially told him that Pink Floyd would do the music and that they originally wanted to shoot the film in Germany. Franco recalls female lead Olivia Pascale as a fine actress and a nice person, plus admits that he didn't take the story too seriously and considers the score and disco soundtrack to be the worst aspects of the movie. In addition, Franco notes that the Spanish title "Raped College Girl" is highly misleading and inappropriate due to the fact that no women are raped in the picture. In addition, Franco talks about "The Awful Dr. Orloff," how he thinks less is more when it comes to gore, and subsequently directing "Linda" for the same producers. Moreover, it's a hoot not only to hear Franco drop the f-bomb several times, but also to see Lina Romay saying goodbye to Franco at the very start of the interview. Worth a watch for fans of the film.
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Franco and Bloody Moon
Michael_Elliott7 March 2011
Franco Moon (2008)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another delightful featurette with director Jess Franco. This time he discusses his 1981 slasher BLOODY MOON, a Spanish production that was clearly meant to cash in on the various slashers that were making a killing at the box office. With his comments it's rather clear that Franco wasn't too fond of the film or its production. He starts off talking about the various lies the producers told him including one where they said Pink Floyd was going to do the music. Seriously, can you imagine a Jess Franco movie with Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack? Franco talks about how he wanted to get humor into the film and why he felt that too much gore wasn't a good thing and how it could build any type of suspense. Those who have seen BLOODY MOON will remember the opening sequence, which heavily borrows from HALLOWEEN but Franco sadly never mentions if he had seen that film, been influenced by it or any of the other American slashers out there. He does bring up the Nicole Kidman films THE OTHERS as being a good example where less is more. Franco also discusses why horror and porn have so much in common but this goes back to the less is more thought. At 17-minutes Franco manages to go through a wide range of topics including THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF and the special effects used in the film. A funny bit happens at the start when Lina Romay is saying goodbye and walking out of the house as they're about to interview Jess.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another delightful featurette with director Jess Franco. This time he discusses his 1981 slasher BLOODY MOON, a Spanish production that was clearly meant to cash in on the various slashers that were making a killing at the box office. With his comments it's rather clear that Franco wasn't too fond of the film or its production. He starts off talking about the various lies the producers told him including one where they said Pink Floyd was going to do the music. Seriously, can you imagine a Jess Franco movie with Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack? Franco talks about how he wanted to get humor into the film and why he felt that too much gore wasn't a good thing and how it could build any type of suspense. Those who have seen BLOODY MOON will remember the opening sequence, which heavily borrows from HALLOWEEN but Franco sadly never mentions if he had seen that film, been influenced by it or any of the other American slashers out there. He does bring up the Nicole Kidman films THE OTHERS as being a good example where less is more. Franco also discusses why horror and porn have so much in common but this goes back to the less is more thought. At 17-minutes Franco manages to go through a wide range of topics including THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF and the special effects used in the film. A funny bit happens at the start when Lina Romay is saying goodbye and walking out of the house as they're about to interview Jess.
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