Really Awful Movies: Ep 31b – Erin R. Ryan, Scream Queen

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We first got wind of Erin R. Ryan through her stellar work in Babysitter Massacre, a low budget homage to 80s slashers. She was a standout there and we noticed we’d seen her in other things as well.

The Ohioan has appeared in Scarewaves, Haunted House on Sorority Row, and Kill That Bitch among others. She’s probably best known for her role as Angel in Bath Salt Zombies and she frequently works with indie director Henrique Couto.

We chat about what it’s like being a working actress in indie horror, how she got started in the business, the burgeoning indie scene in the Midwest, and of course, what we mean when we use the term “Scream Queen.”

Really Awful Movies: Ep 31 – Hunt to Kill

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Hunt to Kill? Guess you never hunt to maim…

Stone Cold Steve Austin is of course, the Texas Rattlesnake of WWE fame. And he stars as a border patrol agent whose partner is killed investigating a trailer home meth lab.

After this pre-credit roll tragedy, he seeks peace and quiet. He leaves the Lone Star State for the quieter confines of Montana. However, things aren’t that quiet up there either.

He and his obnoxious teen daughter are kidnapped by a bunch of irate bank robber thugs who’ve been double-crossed. Their ex partner has absconded with their money and Stone Cold, with his knowledge of the backwoods, comes in handy to track the guy down through the forest – in exchange for his life.

With the exception of The Expendables, Stone Cold has been in a slew of terrible direct-to-DVD duds. And Hunt to Kill is one of them.

In this show we talk about terrible action films lensed in British Columbia and how there is no honor among thieves in heist flicks. Also, how relatively few WWE superstars have made the transition to bona fide actor, awful dialogue and how it’s imperative that the title of a movie is said in a bad action movie. We also delve into the acting talents of Eric Roberts and Gil Bellows.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 30 – Rhinestone

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Can Dolly Parton turn this cabbie, Sly, into an overnight singing sensation?

Sylvester Stallone couldn’t hold a tune if you duct-taped one to his chest. Rhinestone is hilarious and the one film Sly wish he hadn’t made (but we’re glad he did).

An Indecent Proposal crossed with Hee Haw, Rhinestone is a total mess but lots of fun.

Stallone turned down the lead in Beverly Hills Cop as well as Romancing the Stone to appear in this “piece of poo poo.”

Dolly is “Jake,” a singing star in Midtown Manhattan who takes Sly (“Nick”) to Tennessee for a country music boot camp. There’s lots at stake: if she can’t deliver, she can’t get out of her contract and has to sleep with her manager (!?)

There are terrible stereotypes (Italians, Southerners), terrible songs, terrible performances…This is a must-see.

Rhinestone was directed by Bob Clark, who you may have come across if you are a long-time listener of the podcast. He was the brains behind Murder by Decree, an oft-referenced Jack the Ripper imagining starring Christopher Plummer, and indelible Canadian classics like Black Christmas, Porky’s and Porky’s II.

On the Really Awful Movies Podcast, we really love musicals, especially the bizarre ones. And Rhinestone certainly fits the bill.