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Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

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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

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You sense that we still only view something 'Aussie' as being impressive after a foreigner validates it.

Full Review Source: Triple j | comment Comment
09/26/08
Marc Fennell
Marc Fennell
Triple j
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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.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
08/29/08
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
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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.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
08/28/08
Luke Goodsell
Luke Goodsell
Empire Magazine Australasia
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a startling and very funny new feature-length documentary exploring the outrageous Ozploitation cinema made in Australia in the 1970s and '80s.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment Comment
08/28/08
Tony Moore
Tony Moore
The Australian
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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.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Peter Galvin
Peter Galvin
FILMINK (Australia)
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Not Quite Hollywood is quite a trip.

Full Review Source: Brisbane Times | comment Comment
08/28/08
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Brisbane Times
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This tremendously entertaining film moves like gangbusters and packs a hell of a punch.

Full Review Source: In Film Australia | comment Comment
08/28/08
Luke Buckmaster
Luke Buckmaster
In Film Australia
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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.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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An incredibly energetic and merrily messed-up celebration of Australian B-movies.

Full Review Source: Herald Sun (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
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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.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
08/28/08
Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
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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.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/19/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile
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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.

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08/19/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
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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.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/09/09
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

The onslaught of tastelessness begins even before the opening credits and continues nonstop for 103 deliciously sleazy minutes.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
10/08/09
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

You'll get more bang, boobs and blood for your buck here than with any other show in town.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
09/22/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
08/21/09
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

This is as insightful a glimpse into a country’s cinema as you’re likely to see at this running time.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/20/09
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

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.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
08/16/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

Not Quite Hollywood - lousy title, great peek back at the Ozploitation movement.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
08/16/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

It's all very foul, and completely entertaining.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/14/09
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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