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CINEMA WASTELAND’S 21st DRIVE-IN MOVIE & MEMORABILIA EXPO PROMISES TO BE ANOTHER WEEKEND TO REMEMBER FOR EVERY FAN THROUGH THE DOOR!
GUESTS FOR OUR 2012 “SPRING SPECTACULAR” WILL INCLUDE:
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara began her acting career appearing in TV commercials. She made her film debut with a bit part in the Bob Hope comedy, WHAT A WAY TO GO (1964), and several other small roles in Hollywood features followed. Soon, she found her way to television with appearances on popular TV shows like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Virginian, Tarzan (with Ron Ely), and the original Star Trek. Barbara played “Miss Moneypenny” in the Peter Sellers spy spoof CASINO ROYAL (1967) and had a nice role in Bob Fosse’s SWEET CHARITY (1969) but started to feel like she was being type cast as a Hollywood sexpot and moved to Italy in 1970. Almost immediately, Barbara Bouchet became one of Italy’s top young actresses and carved a niche for herself in the popular sex comedies, thrillers, and crime dramas being made at the time. Cinema Wasteland attendees will surely remember her from films like THE ROGUE (1971), BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA (1971), AMUCK (1972) and THE FRENCH SEX MURDERS (1972) with Rosalba Neri; thrillers like THE LADY IN RED KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972) and Lucio Fulci’s DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972). You’ll find Barbara Bouchet in the delightfully sleazy RICCO (1973) which we know on these shores as THE CAULDRON OF DEATH, Antonio Margheriti’s DEATH RAGE (1976) with Yul Brynner, as well as four popular sex comedies from director (and fellow CW guest), Sergio Martino, including SEX WITH A SMILE (1976). As the 1980’s arrived, Barbara Bouchet found herself acting more in popular Italian TV series and made for TV movies but occasionally found herself back on the big screen, like she did in Martin Scorsese’s GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) where she played fellow giallo star David Hemmings’ wife. Barbara continues to act in both films and a wide variety of TV shows to this day, so we’re happy she’s able to join us for our Spring Show where she’s eager to meet with Cinema Wasteland fans all weekend long.
Jim Kelly
With his laid back attitude and karate skills, Jim Kelly was one of the top martial arts film stars of the 1970s. Beginning with his role as “Williams,” acting along side co-stars Bruce Lee and John Saxon in the classic ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), Jim Kelly was off and running. Starring in BLACK BELT JONES with Gloria Hendry, THREE THE HARD WAY with Jim Brown and Fred Williamson, and GOLDEN NEEDLES with Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Ashley made 1974 a busy year for Jim, and he followed those three films with several others throughout the 70s; including the Antonio Margheriti directed western, TAKE A HARD RIDE (1975), where he got to work alongside Lee Van Cleef, HOT POTATO (1976), Al Adamson’s BLACK SAMURI (1977) and DEATH DIMENSION (1978), as well as the Hong Kong crime drama THE TATTOO CONNECTION (1978) and the drive-in exploitation film, MR. NO LEGS (1979) with Richard Jaeckel. In 1982 he joined Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and Richard Roundtree in the film ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO. He popped up in a couple episodes of the popular TV show HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN in the mid 80s, and made a brief return to acting in the mid 90s appearing in ULTIMATUM (1994) and STRANGLEHOLD (1994) for director Cirio Santiago. Recently Jim appeared in the action/comedy AFRO NINJA (2009), proving he’s still got what it takes to step in front of the camera.
Richard Kiel
The seven foot, two inch actor cornered the market on playing intimidating henchman, assorted giants, and various towering monsters from the first time he stepped in front of a camera. As a young man, fresh out of his teens, Richard Kiel made an impression working on television shows like Thriller, The Rifleman, and The Twilight Zone, where he starred as the alien, “Kanamit,” in TO SERVE MAN, one of the most well known episodes of the popular series. in 1962, he played the gentle giant in the Arch Hall cult classic, EEGAH (1962), and continued to find himself working steady in films and television throughout the 60s, 70s, and into the 1980s. Click on the television today and you’ll find Richard Keil in episodes of everything from the popular Wonderful World of Disney, to The Man From UNCLE, I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan’s Island, The Wild Wild West, The Monkees, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Land of the Lost, and The Fall Guy to name but a few. He was even cast as TV’s original “Incredible Hulk” before he was replaced by Lou Ferrigno when producers didn’t think he was “bulky” enough for the role. Feature film wise, some of the movies Cinema Wasteland fans may remember Richard Kiel from include the afore mentioned EEGAH, with Arch Hall, Jr. as well as the Russian spy spoof, THE NASTY RABBIT (1964), and THE LONGEST YARD (1974) where he appeared as “Samson”. He appeared in THE SILVER STREAK (1976) with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor before landing the role every fan knows him for; the unstoppable, steel-toothed assassin, “Jaws,” in the James Bond classic, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977) where he was able to menace Roger Moore’s “James Bond” at every turn. The role was so popular that they brought him back for MOONRAKER (1979) and he hasn’t been able to escape the popular character since… although I can’t imagine it bothers him a bit by the way he’s seemed to embrace the character over the years. Kiel worked with Clint Eastwood in PALE RIDER (1985) and sadly, found himself in a serious auto accident in 1992 that affected his auto-balance. The accident may have slowed the big guy down, but certainly hasn’t put him out of the game, as he’s had memorable roles in both HAPPY GILMORE (1996) as well as INSPECTOR GADGET (1999) to name a couple of his most recent film appearances. Richard Kiel once said that people are always confusing him with wrestler Andre the Giant, Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and Ted Cassidy (Lurch), but we here at Cinema Wasteland don’t think any of our attending fans will know him as anything other than Richard Kiel, or remember him from anything but the body of work we all know and love him for. m
Sergio Martino
It’s hard to pigeonhole writer and director Sergio Martino into one genre. After all, he’s done everything from horror films, to comedies, westerns, thrillers, and sci-fi films over the course of his 40+ year career. He started out doing documentaries and his first feature film was the western, ARIZONA (1970). In 1971, he directed two of his most well known films when he made the slasher film BLADE OF THE RIPPER (1970) and the thriller THE CASE OF THE SCORPION’S TAIL (1970) with George Hilton. Some of the other films I’m sure all Wastelanders will know include horror films like TORSO (1973) with Suzy Kendall, MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD (1978) with Ursula Andress and Stacy Keach, SCREAMERS (1979) aka Island of the Fishmen, and THE GREAT ALLIGATOR (1979) with Barbara Bach. Martino directed one of the best spaghetti westerns to hit the screen when he did A MAN CALLED BLADE (1977), crime dramas like THE VIOLENT PROFESSIONALS (1973) and SILENT ACTION (1975), several enjoyable thrillers like ALL COLORS OF THE DARK (1972) with George Hilton and Edwidge Fenech, THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR (1975), and THE SCORPION WITH TWO TAILS (1982) with John Saxon; several comedies with fan favorite actress, Edwidge Fenech, and sci-fi action stuff we all rented at the video stores in the 80s like 2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK (1983) and HANDS OF STEEL (1986) starring John Saxon. He even directed a sequel to his popular Screamers called THE FISHMEN AND THEIR QUEEN in 1995. Since the late 90s Sergio Martino has kept busy directing various made-for-television features and Italian TV shows. We couldn’t be happier that Sergio accepted our invitation to join us this Spring where he’s looking forward to meeting up with fans at the next Cinema Wasteland Show.
Kitten Natividad
Francesca “Kitten” Natividad was Miss Nude Universe in 1970 and 1971. This led to a small role in THE NEW CENTORIONS (1972) before she went to work as a maid for actress Stella Stevens who sort of encouraged her to get into dancing. From there, Kitten went on the road as a stripper and erotic dancer where she met director Russ Meyer, with whom she lived off and on with for the following fifteen years, appearing in his films UP! (1976) and BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS (1979) where her wild beauty, charm, and sexuality earned her legions of fans worldwide. In the 80’s and 90’s, she appeared in many “adult” or “hardcore” films where she usually only had topless scenes but kept her on the minds of her many fans. In addition to the adult stuff and the Russ Meyer films, you can find Kitten in over sixty films, including DEEP JAWS (1976), THE GONG SHOW MOVIE (1980), AIRPLANE! (1980) and AIRPLANE 2 (1982), THE TOMB (1986), and ANOTHER 48 HOURS (1990). In 2001 Kitten starred in the the superhero spoof, THE DOUBLE-D AVENGER, which led to a few more adult film appearances as well as roles in the contemporary noir film, NIGHTBEATS (2009) and the exploitation film, SUGAR BOXX (2009).
John Saxon
Take a minute to think of all the movies and TV shows you’re seen John Saxon appear in over the years, and any number of TV shows, westerns, dramas, comedies, action movies, and horror films will certainly come to mind. Barely out of his teens, John Saxon began his career with small roles in assorted dramas and comedies in the 50’s, but this is a show that celebrates the Drive-In era of films, so we’ll just cut to 1963 when John Saxon took the role of “Dr. Marcello Bassi” in Mario Bava’s thriller, THE EVIL EYE, the first “Wasteland-type role” I’ll mention here. He then appeared in director John Gilling’s BLOOD BEAST FROM OUTER SPACE (1965), Eddie Romero’s THE RAVAGERS (1965), and the sci-fi classic, QUEEN OF BLOOD (1966), before he showed up in the Enzo Castellari directed spaghetti western, ONE DOLLAR TOO MANY (1968). Further skipping throughout his extensive resume, Saxon appeared in the Clint Eastwood western, JOE KIDD (1972), before he took the cult role of a lifetime as “Roper” in the cult classic, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973). He also showed up in Bob Clark’s classic thriller, BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) about this time. He returned to the world of Italian cinema with STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM (1976), as well as Umberto Lenzi’s DEATH DEALERS (1976), and THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST (1977). Back in the States, you could find Saxon in Drive-In fare like MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS (1977), THE BEES (1978), THE GLOVE (1979), BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980), and BLOOD BEACH (1981). In the 80’s he bounced between jobs in the US and abroad, appearing (with past Wasteland guest Giovanni Lombardo Radice) in director Antonio Margheriti’s CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (1980) aka Invasion of the Flesh Hunters, Sergio Martino’s SCORPION WITH TWO TAILS (1982) and FISTS OF STEEL (1986), Dario Argento’s TENEBRAE (1982), and Umberto Lenzi’s NIGHTMARE BEACH (1988). During this time, you can also find John Saxon in several US Wasteland-type films of note, including Fred Williamson’s THE BIG SCORE (1983), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984), DEATH HOUSE (1987) where he appeared and also co-directed, BLOOD SALVAGE (1990), MAXIMUM FORCE (1992), HELLMASTER (1992), the Enzo Castellari western, JONATHAN OF THE BEARS (1993), and Robert Rodriguez’ FROM DUSK ‘TILL DAWN (1996) to name but a few.
David Schmoeller
Writer and director David Schmoeller studied theater in Mexico with cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky and was mentored in film by the legendary Luis Bunuel. His first feature film was the cult horror classic, TOURIST TRAP (1979), starring Chuck Connors, with creepy effects and set design by the Wasteland’s old friend, Robert Burns. He also directed THE SEDUCTION (1982) with Morgan Fairchild, the creepy horror outing, CRAWLSPACE (1986) with Klaus Kinski, CATACOMBS (1988), the first PUPPETMASTER (1989) film, which went on to spawn seven sequels; the sci-fi black comedy THE ARRIVAL (1991), with fellow CW guest John Saxon, and more Full Moon Films fun for Charlie Band with NEATHERWORLD (1992). David has also directed a couple of children’s films, popular television shows like Silk Stalkings, Renegade, and Cop Files, along with several short films. David Schmoeller is currently an associate professor of film production at the University of Nevada and runs the film department’s short film archive. We’re happy he was able to take the time off to join us for what might be his first ever convention appearance of this type this Spring.
Seka
From her first adult feature, DRACULA SUCKS (1978) with Jamie Gillis as “Dracula”, through all of the loops and various Swedish and Danish Erotica collections she did, Seka made a name for herself in the adult industry and quickly became a fan favorite - first with loop collectors, and soon after with the video collectors. She appeared in approximately 80 adult features and loop collections, including a few you may remember since BLOND FIRE (1978) the “Johnny Wadd” private eye spoof with John Holmes, THE SEDUCTION OF CINDY (1980) with Veronica Heart, PLATO’S: THE MOVIE (1980) about the infamous sex club, AUNT PEG (1980), THE SEDUCTION OF SEKA (1981), and CONFESSIONS OF SEKA (1982) all come to mind as videos I picked up at my local video store in the 80s. She was also in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1982) which just so happened to be the only feature film that legendary loop star, Long Dong Silver, appeared in. Legend has it that she entered the adult film business when she was running an adult bookstore and started to complain to her suppliers that she was better looking than the actresses and models in the books, magazines, and films she was selling at the store. The rest, as they say, is history. We’re happy “The Platinum Princess” of adult cinema accepted our invitation to join us for the next CW Show and know attending fans will make her feel right at home. We also hear that Seka is an avid baseball fan. Unfortunately for her, we’re here in Cleveland, where all of our best sports highlights can either be found on black and white kinescopes or recorded on wax spools.
P.J. Soles
As a child, P.J. Soles family lived all over the world, and by the time she was in college she wanted to become the first woman ambassador to the Soviet Union. That all changed when she visited the Actor’s Studio in New York and soon moved to Manhattan and began acting in commercials and doing photo modeling for magazines. While working in New York she landed her first feature film role in Joel Reed’s anthology horror film, BLOOD BATH (1976), before moving to Los Angeles to continue to pursue TV and film work. It was in LA that P.J. was part of the joint casting sessions for CARRIE and STAR WARS, where she landed the part of “Norma” in director Brian de Palma’s CARRIE (1976), which still holds the distinction of being one of the few enjoyable Steven King adaptions made into a movie. John Travolta did his CARRIE screen test with P.J. and he loved her performance so much that he made sure she got a part in his made for TV movie, THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE (1976). This led to her next project, the made for TV horror film, THE POSSESSED (1977). The following year, P.J. landed the role of “Lynda” in John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN (1978) and all kinds of different roles followed. She appeared in the comedy-drama BREAKING AWAY (1979) with Dennis Christopher before landing the role of “Riff Randell” in the cult drive-in classic, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979) with Dey Young and The Ramones. Other comedies like PRIVATE BENJAMIN (1980) with Goldie Hawn, STRIPES (1981) with Bill Murray, and SOGGY BOTTOM, U.S.A. (1981) quickly followed along with a steady helping of made for TV movies, television shows, and feature films of all sorts throughout the 1980s. Some of the more horror related films Cinema Wasteland attendees might know P.J. from include director Fred Olen Ray’s ALIENATOR (1990), William Lustig’s UNCLE SAM (1997), Rob Zombie’s DEVIL’S REJECTS (2005), THE TOOTH FAIRY (2006), MIL MASCARAS VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY (2007), PRANK (2008), and ALONE IN THE DARK 2 (2008). Currently, P.J. has the thriller, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM (2010) with Barbara Steele, as well as the horror outings BIND (2011) and ETERNAL (2012) in various stages of post-production.
Bo Svenson
From westerns, action films, cop dramas, horror films, and made for TV movies and television shows of all sorts, Bo Svenson has played every type of character imaginable in his 40+ year career. Best known for roles in films like WALKING TALL PARTS 2 (1975), WALKING TALL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1977), NORTH DALLAS FORTY (1979), HEARTBREAK RIDGE (1986), and DELTA FORCE (1986), Bo Svenson has also appeared in several more “wasteland-type” movies than you might remember off the top of your head; including playing the “monster” in 1973’s FRANKENSTEIN, PART 1 TV movie, SNOWBEAST (1977), NIGHT WARNING (1983), MANIAC KILLER (1987), PRIMAL RAGE (1988), BEYOND THE DOOR 3 (1989), and PRIVATE OBSESSION (1995) which was one of Lee Frost’s last feature films. He’s appeared in half a dozen films with past CW Guest, Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, including Enzo Castellari’s original INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (1978), DEADLY IMPACT (1984), DELTA FORCE COMMANDO (1988), and THREE DAYS TO A KILL (1992), to name a few. Svenson recently appeared in director Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004) and INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (2009) remake as well as the crime drama, RAISING JEFFREY DAHMER (2006). The former Marine who headed to Hollywood to become an actor is also an accomplished athlete, writer, director, and producer.
Dey Young
If your first feature film is any indication of being remembered by fans, then how can you go wrong with a true cult classic like ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)? Dey played “Kate Rambeau,” BFF to P.J. Soles “Riff Randell” character in Allan Arkush and Joe Dante’s drive-in classic. Dey settled into a ton of work in television work after R&RHS, appearing steadily in made for TV movies and popular TV series like Hart to Heart, T.J. Hooker, Freddy’s Nightmares, The X-Files, the short lived return of The Outer Limits, Bones, Mad Men, The Mentalist, and not one, but three of the popular Star Trek spin-off TV series: Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise. Have no fear though, while Dey Young kept busy with television work, she had time to appear in several genre films that all Wastelanders should remember, including the cult horror film STRANGE BEHAVIOR (1981), the thriller STRANGE INVADERS (1983) with Paul LeMat and Nancy Allen, director Mel Brooks SPACE BALLS (1987), Ahnold’s sci-fi romp, THE RUNNING MAN (1987), and Tobe Hooper’s SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (1990) with Brad Dourif. You can also find Dey in THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) and RED EYE (2005), two thrillers from horrormeister Wes Craven. We couldn’t be happier that Dey Young is teaming up with fellow CW guest, P.J. Soles, to experience Wasteland for the first time.
Lana Wood
Yes, Lana is the younger sister of Natalie Wood. Her first on screen appearance was in John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS (1956) where Lana played a younger version of her sister. In an effort to break away from the obvious comparisons to her sister, Lana found her own place in Hollywood acting in the new and exciting world of television, where she made a mark appearing in several of the most popular TV shows of the era, including Playhouse 90, Have Gun - Will Travel, Dr. Kildare, and The Fugitive. Lana continued on in TV and appeared in timeless shows you’ll still find running on cable TV like Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, Mission: Impossible, Baretta, Police Story, Starsky and Hutch, The Fall Guy, and so many others. When it comes to feature films, Lana found work in several films Wasteland regulars may remember, including THE FOOL KILLER (1965) with Anthony Perkins; the “James Bond” film DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971), where no fan will easily forget Lana’s raven-haired “Plenty O’Toole” character, even if they wanted to. Lana appeared in the made for TV thriller, NIGHTMARE IN BADHAM COUNTY (1976), the second campy and fun “Captain America” movie with Red Brown, CAPTAIN AMERICA 2: DEATH TOO SOON (1979), and the horror film SATAN’S MISTRESS (1982). Still hard at work, Lana has a trio of horror films in pre-or-post production, including SILVER LAKE (2011), BYER’S BOG (2012) and VIRTUE (2013) for fans to look forward to in the near future.
Meet Key GHOULS from George Romero’s Original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!
Cinema Wasteland is presenting what we call “Tales of the Original WALKING DEAD” where we’ve lined up half a dozen lead and key scene “ghouls” from George Romero’s zombie trend-setter, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.
A few of them are pictured in the graphic above and there is a good chance you’ve never met any of them before. They will include, TERRY GINDELE, JACK GIVENS, DAVE JAMES, PAULA RICHARDS, ELLA MAY SMITH and HERBERT SUMMER.
When production rolled through town, they all volunteered to pitch in and help out on the film’s production, and each of them has their own story to tell. Almost 45 years later, we’re more than happy to let them share those stories with attending fans.
Terry Gindele
Terry has the honor of being cinema’s first ever zombie to be dispatched by bashing their brains out when he was taken care of with a tire iron to the skull early in NOTLD. He set the “destroy the brian, kill the zombie” standard that’s still very much followed today.
Jack Givens
Jack is unable to attend due to family problems.
Dave James
Dave
was a well known Pittsburgh area broadcaster who just happened to be covering the 1967 production for TV11 News when he was enlisted to appear in the film. He was the last of the living dead to be cut down by the posse, joking, “I was blown away before I even reached any of the food!”
William Mogush
Bill Mogush was working as an art director for The Animators, the company that created the main titles and end credits for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD when he decided to invest in Romero and companies little “monster movie.” Soon after he got involved, he was recruited to appear as a “ghoul” in the film where his relentless attack on Keith Wayne and Judy Ridley during the truck escape scene cemented his presence in the zombie hall of fame and earned him top honors in living dead history. Cinema Wasteland will be Bill’s first ever convention appearance.
Paula Richards
As the raven-haired, nightgown-wearing ghoul, Paula’s image is almost as well known as Kyra Schon’s “little girl” zombie image, and has been copied in popular culture and zombie films ever since. Cinema Wasteland will be Paula’s first ever convention appearance.
Ella May Smith
When the production literally rolled past her house, Ella May and her late husband Philip, found themselves featured as ghouls in the groundbreaking horror film. They also pitched in and helped with what they could behind the scenes.
Herbert Summer
Although picked off the street at the last minute to appear in NOTLD, Herbert managed to stumble his way into all of the major zombie action. He’s featured in the “nude zombie” scene, can be picked out in the “feast of flesh” scenes after the truck explosion, and shows up again the final siege on the farmhouse where he takes a gunshot blast to the chest.
LET’S ADD A FEW CINEMA WASTELAND REGULARS TO THE GUEST LIST, AND CALL THE NEXT C.W. “SPRING SPECTACULAR” ANOTHER WASTELAND WEEKEND TO REMEMBER!
A. Ghastlee Ghoul
The host of the Dayton and Springfield Ohio area’s long running, late night, horror-comedy schlockathon known as “The Ghastlee Movie Show” has been spewing video-vaudevillian cheese and sleaze to the untold millions... ah, hundreds... OK, dozens of fans held captive by his wit and wisdom for almost twenty five years now. Regularly joining Ghastlee for a Cinema Wasteland weekend is long time cohort in crime, Jeff McClellan: American, as well as Louu the XXXmas Devil, Suspira, and Mayhem Zann; members of the garage-punk band, SPLATTERTUDE. In addition to having Ghastlee and his band mates prowling our dealer and guest room all weekend long, why not join A. Ghastlee Ghoul (along with the motley band of occasional “Ghastlee Nite Players”) every Saturday night, beginning at 8:00pm in Movie Room 1, as he presents A GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES LIVE SHOW, where he hosts a night of music, comedy, skits, interactive games and prize giveaways that has become somewhat of a drunken Saturday night tradition at Cinema Wasteland over the years. A. Ghastlee Ghoul has been with us since our very first show and we’ve sort of adopted him as our official Wasteland horror host. And although many a horror host have come and gone from Cinema Wasteland shows over the years, you can always count on Ghastlee, (along with Son of Ghoul), to be with us twice a year. And if you need a Ghastlee fix between Wasteland shows, don’t miss A. Ghastlee Ghoul’s Splattertude Radio Show. Downloadable at: splattertude.com.
Amy Lynn Best
Amy Lynn Best, a Pittsburgh PA native, has studied acting and dancing since she was three years old. She co-produced and costarred in the independent feature horror film, THE RESURRECTION GAME (2002), and like many independent film producers, she learned the film business from the ground up. On the short haunted house film, TENANT, Amy studied cinematography from that film's director of photography, Bill Fuller. Out of necessity, she learned the basics of grip work, camera operation, and the fine art of line producing. Since meeting her film making husband, Mike Watt, she has acted or worked on nearly a dozen films, including the critically-acclaimed feature, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (2000), DR. HORROR’S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS (2003), along with ABATTOIR (2007) SPLATTER MOVIE (2008), and DEMON DIVAS AND THE LANES OF DAMNATION (2009).
42nd Street Pete
Long time Wasteland friend, 42nd Street Pete, is our “go to guy” when it comes to all things Grindhouse. Why? Because he was there. He lived the era. In the Grindhouse heyday through its demise in the 80’s, the guy lived Times Square and all of the good, bad, and ugly, that went along with it. Hookers, peep shows, drugs, bums, mobsters, and the infamous grindhouses were all part of Pete’s life. Back in 2004, Pete hosted UNCONVENTIONAL, a look at the 13th anniversary of the Chiller Theater convention in New Jersey. A few years back, he started hosting 42nd STREET PETE’S 8mm MADNESS; DVD collections of forgotten 70’s stag loops. That’s turned into all kinds of film loop and feature film collection DVD’s fans can pick up for their own collections. Recently, he’s found himself in a few soft core spoofs like THE INSATIABLE IRON BABE (2008) and BATBABE: THE DARK NIGHTIE (2008). In addition to hosting his share of Drive-In and Grindhouse movie panels at past and present Cinema Wasteland shows, Pete can be found hosting the “42 Questions From 42nd Street Pete” trivia game during A GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES LIVE SHOW on Saturday nights. He also puts together the Saturday morning Hardcore Wrestling Hour, so we keep the guy busy. We have to. If we don’t give him enough stuff to do, he wanders off in search of stray head shops and peep show booths.
Lloyd Kaufman
During his years in Yale, Lloyd got introduced to B-Movies and the work of Roger Corman. This began his interest in movie making and the rest as they say, is history. Writer, producer, director, actor... and pretty much any job required of him to finish a production; that’s Lloyd Kaufman. He is also the founder and president of Troma Entertainment, the independent film company that has given us demented horror-comedies like BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS (1976), THE TOXIC AVENGER (1985), CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH (1986) and so many more. To date, Troma and Lloyd Kaufman have distributed over 1000 movies, many of them simply known as “Troma Movies” to the legion of fans who have come to expect a certain amount of gross-out appeal from anything the company distributes. Always busy appearing in other people’s movies while continuing to produce and direct himself, Lloyd is currently in preproduction on several projects, including the recently announced, TOXIC TWINS: THE TOXIC AVENGER 5. Lloyd loves his Cleveland fans and is a semi-regular guest at Cinema Wasteland. We’re still wondering why he enjoys Cleveland so much?... Maybe it’s the food? We do have a cool music scene. Maybe he just enjoys a nice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon tallboy for a cheap price?… Either way, it looks like Lloyd will actually sit down for his first ever Wasteland panel at the Spring show, where we’ll jam the entire 40 year history of Troma in to one weird and wild hour for attending fans.
Sal Lizard
Sal began acting on stage. Since 2003, he’s appeared in over two dozen movies, which included playing three different zombies as well as “Dr. Scott Shannon” in Richard Griffin’s FEEDING THE MASSES (2004). You can also find Sal in indy films like CREATURE FROM THE HILLBILLY LAGOON (2005), ABE'S TOMB (2007), I AM LEGEND (2007), HILLBILLY BOB: ZOMBIE (2009), THE BOX (2009) and HOOKED (2010) to name but a few. Sal recently completed the haunted house film, NEXT DOOR (2010), with CW Guest Lynn Lowry, and premiered it at the October 2010 CW Show. Several years ago, while living in Southern Ohio, Sal created “Abner Zombie: Standup Comedy Zombie... and part time gravedigger” while working at a haunted Halloween attraction; telling jokes to visitors of the Gates of Terror. Sal is also a professional Santa who keeps busy all winter long doing the ho-ho-ho thing around the Holiday’s. Sal has attended the Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo several times over the years appearing as both the jolly ol’ red-suited Santa that kids from around the world know and love, as well as a more “spooky” version suited to horror shows like ours, always offering up a photo opportunity to any fan with a camera.
Son of Ghoul
With twenty five years and over 1,000 shows quickly closing in on him, Son of Ghoul is Akron and Cleveland’s longest continuous running horror host, as well as a long time regular here at the Cinema Wasteland show. Live in the Cleveland or Akron area? Then by all means, see if you can’t catch Son of Ghoul’s movie show every Thursday afternoon and Friday night. A life long Three Stooges fan that can actually boast that he owns all 190 Columbia produced Three Stooges shorts on 16mm film, Son of Ghoul presents a trio of Stooge Shorts every Saturday at Noon in Movie Room 1. After all, Cinema Wasteland and the Three Stooges go together better than drunks and strippers. Well, almost better...
Tom Sullivan
Tom was the makeup effects man, prop builder, stop motion animator... ah, hell, he did so much behind-the-scenes work that I feel Tom is at least partially responsible for the entire look and feel of Sam Raimi’s cult horror favorite, EVIL DEAD. He also worked plenty an uncredited job on EVIL DEAD 2 and did some sculpting work on THE FLY 2 for Chris Wallas. A talented artist, Tom has also done illustrations for collectible card games, film production companies, book illustrations, and designed the ultra-cool “Book of the Dead” DVDs for the Anchor Bay limited edition EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD 2 releases. He’s also penned TOM SULLIVAN’S BOOKS OF THE DEAD comic series from Dead Dog Comics and found himself taking a few acting roles in films like the horror-comedy BUDDY BEBOP VS THE LIVING DEAD (2009), SPLATTER MOVIE:THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (2008), DOG (2009) and A SHEER AGENDA (2009) to name a few. Tom is a regular here at Cinema Wasteland and has become a real fan favorite guest. He has his own “Sullivan Museum Room” at the show where he puts original EVIL DEAD props, storyboards and artwork on display for all attending fans to see up close and personal. Tom was the first guest we invited to be a part of the very first Cinema Wasteland Show back in September 2000, and he’s been a part of the Cinema Wasteland Family ever since. Be sure to stop in and see what Tom has in store for all you fans as he firmly enters his second decade as CW’s first family member.
Mike Watt
Writer, director, and journalist Mike Watt wrote and directed THE RESURRECTION GAME and Bloody Earth Film's A FEAST OF FLESH (aka "Abattoir") through Happy Cloud Pictures, which he co-founded with the lovely and talented Amy Lynn Best and the less lovely but also talented Bill Homan. He also wrote the screenplays for SEVERE INJURIES, WERE-GRRL, SPLATTER MOVIE: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT, DEAD MEN WALKING for The Asylum and THE SCREENING for G. Cameron Romero. He was the editor of Sirens of Cinema Magazine and is always tirelessly persueing most anything to pay his rent… ah, further the independent film spirit and commerodity all of us in this business equally share.
Come and meet representatives from the following Wasteland supporters:
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* ALL GUESTS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ALL 3 DAYS OF THE SHOW UNLESS NOTED *
Guest appearances are based on schedules permitting. Guests do charge a nominal fee for autographs. Show events are naturally subject to change.
ALL OF OUR GUESTS WILL BE SET UP IN AMONGST THE VENDERS IN OUR 10,000 SQUARE FOOT DEALERS ROOM FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY ALL THREE DAYS OF THE SHOW.