"Hollywood Boulevard" (1976)

This movie is dumb. But it's my kind of dumb. Full of T&A and proud of it. It's a weird kind of sleazy, like a Russ Meyer movie with a plot. This one involves Candy Wednesday played by Candice Rialson. A buxom blonde who comes to Hollywood to find stardom and runs into an odd mish-mash of weirdos. While true in the 70's, the type of weirdos now would probably skip all the ruse and go for the rape. There are very odd rape jokes in this movie.

Directed by the then VERY young Joe Dante, it has a level of glee to it, that I can see it spun some people into some fame. Particular Jonathan Kaplan, who went on to be a fantastic director. And also Dick Miller, who is a staple to these types of movies. As is Mary Woronov.

I tend to stick around for the credits after the movie to see who became what. The producer Jon Davison went to produce "RoboCop"  (1987). Eric Saarinen, a camera operator at the time, went on to do Albert Brooks movies. Tim Hunter, listed as an AFI (film school in Los Angeles) observer went to direct the amazing "River's Edge" (1986). Mark Goldblatt, a production assistant here went to be an action editor and cut one of my favorite movies of all time "The Last Boy Scout" (1991).

It's not hard to see...with one film it does move people into other realms. And that's what we really all dream of. Much like this movie.

It's fun and goofy, awkwardly low budget in some areas. Adds some awe in how-did-they-get-away-with that in other areas. It's a sweet natured plug at the town that hasn't changed much in terms of scumbaggery. At the most, just have fun with it as you cry.