Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Majorettes!


You just can't take your eyes off them - and that's enough to get them KILLED.

Not familiar with "The Majorettes"? Neither was I.

John Russo, co-creator of the "Night of the Living Dead" franchise, wrote the book this 1986 film about a murderer targeting a high school dance team was based on - and also did the screenplay! The dance team at my high school was called "The Kangarettes" cause our mascot was the kangaroo.

>fart noise<

Not really any known actors or actresses here, but it WAS directed by S. William Hinzman, the man who played the "Cemetery Zombie" in "Night of the Living Dead." He smashed the window out of the car. He's this bro:


Anywho, the box art on the VHS is rad. Here's the front of one version:


And the front of another version I also like:


That one mirrors the paperback cover, which you can see here. Here's the VHS box back:


Here's the trailer:



There's a DVD available, but the box art is really goober-y. Go check it out here.

Lastly, the movie features this homeboy:


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2 comments:

  1. I KNOW I watched this movie, but remember absolutely nothing about it.

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  2. We should watch it again - together!

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