You sense that we still only view something 'Aussie' as being impressive after a foreigner validates it.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:55
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: A raucous, fast-paced celebration of the Ozploitation films that came out of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of... Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s. In 1971, with the introduction of the R-certificate, Australia’s censorship regime went from repressive to progressive virtually overnight. This cultural explosion gave birth to arthouse classics, such as PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and MY BRILLIANT CAREER, but also spawned a group of demon-children: maverick filmmakers who braved assault from all quarters to bring films like ALVIN PURPLE, THE MAN FROM HONG KONG, PATRICK, TURKEY SHOOT and MAD MAX to the big screen. As explicit, violent and energetic as their northern cousins, Aussie genre movies presented a unique take on established conventions. In England, Italy and the grindhouses and Drive-ins of America, audiences applauded our homegrown marauding revheads with brutish cars, our spunky well-stacked heroines and our stunts – unparalleled in their quality and extreme danger! Full of outrageous anecdotes, a large cast of local and International names and a genuine, infectious love of Australian movies, Not Quite Hollywood is a fast-moving journey through an unjustly forgotten cinematic era that was unashamedly packed full of boobs, pubes, tubes… and even a little kung fu. [More]
Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Lee Curtis
Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Lee Curtis
Director: Mark Hartley
Director: Mark Hartley
Screenwriter: Mark Hartley
Producer: Michael Lynch, Craig Griffin
Composer: Stephen Cummings, Billy Miller
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Reviews for Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of...
Hartley's own film is much livelier than most of those he is out to celebrate -- partly because of its abundance of genuinely hair-raising behind-the-scenes footage.
As important as any history of 'legitimate' Australian cinema, and 10 times the fun, it's a shot to the heart for anyone who thought Down Under was only capable of dreary, culturally relevant filmmaking.
a startling and very funny new feature-length documentary exploring the outrageous Ozploitation cinema made in Australia in the 1970s and '80s.
The best thing about Hartley’s film is that he has found the perfect form to investigate this past and pay a sweet homage to his cast of ratbag filmmakers, who deliberately tested the boundaries of good taste and political correctness.
This tremendously entertaining film moves like gangbusters and packs a hell of a punch.
I’m not sure how this will appeal to a general public but for those of us who remember the films, Not Quite Hollywood is a blast.
An incredibly energetic and merrily messed-up celebration of Australian B-movies.
Not Quite Hollywood contains as many crazy characters and improbable events as its recent fictional counterparts, except that the people are real and the stories all true.
Action, horror, nudity, sex and bad taste, as seen in the cheap and cheerful genre films of the 70s and 80s ...a combination of energetic showcase and comprehensive overview.
Mark Hartley's candid, funny and thoroughly entertaining documentary is not only a social document, but totally captures the essence of the time when life seemed less serious and cleavage was not smut but cheek with dimples.
It’s a ribald and entertaining documentary, filled with great yarns and astonishing images from not only the finished films but from the making of them.
The onslaught of tastelessness begins even before the opening credits and continues nonstop for 103 deliciously sleazy minutes.
You'll get more bang, boobs and blood for your buck here than with any other show in town.
As recounted in Mark Hartley's entertaining documentary, twisted imaginations went wild after the post-'60s liberation from censorship and the introduction of tax breaks.
This is as insightful a glimpse into a country’s cinema as you’re likely to see at this running time.
It's a Documentary that's celebrating obscure films by showing a crapload of clips. I loved it! Film lovers who crave cult cinema aren't going to want to miss this opportunity to expand their knowledge.
Not Quite Hollywood - lousy title, great peek back at the Ozploitation movement.
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