Credited to 38 writers and directors, 2016s Grindsploitation is the ultimate homage to exploitation cinema, a two-and-a-half hour anthology consisting entirely of fake grindhouse trailers. Among the directors are Lloyd Kaufman (Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead), Donald Farmer (An Erotic Vampire In Paris) and porn star Tommy Pistol, which gives you an idea of the content. The movie is released in the UK in October, and in order to whet your appetite for it is Grinsploitation 2: The Lost Reels (the sequel that nobody asked for and nobody wanted), the fake sequel to the fake anthology. Its clearly meant to be a joke because Body Bag Films are releasing the picture on April Fools Day. Promising a mix of shorts, banned scenes and trailers, all filmed in a faux grindhouse style (expect lots of fake scratches and static bars), The Lost Reels throws in all the ingredients youd expect - martial arts, demons, Nazis, car chases and zombies. People who are easily upset or have a heart condition are advised not to attend. In order to get you in the mood, here are 10 exploitation movies that every grindhouse aficionado needs to see.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
