Lovedolls Superstar (film)

Infobox Film
name = Lovedolls Superstar


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director = David Markey
producer = David Markey, Jordan Schwartz
writer = David Markey, Jennifer Schwartz, Jeff McDonald, Steven McDonald
narrator =
starring = Jennifer Schwartz
Steven McDonald
Janet Housden
Kim Pilkington
Jeff McDonald
Tracy Lea
Michael F. Glass
featuring = Vicki Peterson
Sky Saxon
Jello Biafra
music = Redd Kross
Love Dolls
Black Flag
Annette
Gone
Sonic Youth
Painted Willie
Lawndale
Anarchy 6
Meat Puppets
Dead Kennedys
cinematography = David Markey
editing =
distributor = Eclectic DVD Distribution (a USA-based distributor)
released = 1986; March 14, 2006 (DVD release)
runtime = 81 min.
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language = English
budget = ~US$10,000 (estimated)
gross =
preceded_by = Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (film)
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website =
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imdb_id = 0241686

"Lovedolls Superstar" is a 1986 low budget underground film, shot on super-8 film , starring Jennifer Schwartz, Steven McDonald, Janet Housden, Kim Pilkington, Jeff McDonald, Tracy Lea, & Michael F. Glass and featuring Vicki Peterson, Sky Saxon, & Jello Biafra. It is the direct sequel to 1984's Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. It was made on a budget of approximately $10,000.Anderson, Jeffrey M. (2006) " [http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/digitalwatch/lovedolls.shtml Lovedolls Superstar: Slam Punk] ", Combustible Celluloid]

Written by David Markey, Jennifer Schwartz, Jeff McDonald, & Steven McDonald, Executive Producers Jordan Schwartz & David Markey, Directed by Dave Markey.

It was described (in 1991) as "one of the greatest music industry movies of the last decade".Puchalski, Steven (1991) " [http://www.shockcinemamagazine.com/lovedolls.html Lovedolls Superstar] ", Shock Cinema Magazine]

Plot

The band reforms, and fights to prevail against various plotting enemies: The Lovedolls return from their untimely demise in this sequel to the Super-8 trash classic "Desperate Teenage Lovedolls" (1984). Patch Kelley (Janet Housden) becomes Patch Christ, the leader of an acid-damaged religious cult who rescues has been Kitty Karryall (Jennifer Schwartz) from a boozy, wasted life. Once reunited, they recruit Sunset Boulevard hooker Alexandria "Cheetah" Axethrasher (Kim Pilkington) to replace the recently murdered Bunny Tremelo (Hilary Rubens). Rainbow Tramaine (Steve McDonald), from the Freedom School in New Mexico ventures to Hollywood to discover his twin brother Johnny has committed suicide after taking The Lovedolls to the top, as their manager.

The She Devils leader Tanya Hearst's mother, Patricia Ann Cloverfield (Tracy Lea) is back in town to even the score. Meanwhile obsessed fanatic Carl Celery (Jeff McDonald) lives in his own world of Lovedoll worship, only to carry out an assassination of Brews Springstien (Jordan Schwartz). With special guest appearances by Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) & Sky Saxon (The Seeds). You can't kill a Lovedoll, babe... because Superstars never die!

oundtrack

An accompanying soundtrack, Lovedolls Superstar, was released on SST Records, with major rocking by Redd Kross, Love Dolls (the girls in the movie singing and backed by Redd Kross),
Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, Dead Kennedys, Gone,
Black Flag, Annette, Painted Willie, Lawndale, and Anarchy 6. [http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D87544 Lovedolls Superstar] , Movies Unlimited]

DVD Release

In 2006, the film was released in extended DVD format as "Lovedolls Superstar Fully Realized".

References

External links

*imdb title|0241686|title=Lovedolls Superstar
*Buchanan, Jason " [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:64339 Lovedolls Superstar] ", allmovie, Macrovision Corporation
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lovedolls_superstar_fully_realized/ Lovedolls Superstar (Fully Realized) at Rotten Tomatoes]
* [http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=4721 Product description at Circuit City]
* [http://www.wegotpowerfilms.com/films/superstar.html Official site at We Got Power Films]
* [http://www.bmoviebuffet.com/reviews/06/lovedollssuperstar.html Lovedolls Superstar at the B-Movie Buffet]