{"product_id":"desperate-teenage-lovedolls-lovedolls-superstar-le-slipcover-mvd-blu-ray","title":"Desperate Teenage Lovedolls \u0026 Lovedolls Superstar - LE Slipcover MVD - Blu-ray","description":"\u003ch3 itemprop=\"description\"\u003eA scene of no values, where climbing to the top means climbing into bed, cheap thrills fill the date book, and Rock 'n' Roll is Death \u0026amp; Destruction!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Markey's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesperate Teenage Lovedolls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1984) and its sequel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovedolls Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1986), two underground Super-8 cult films together for the first time, rebuilt and remastered in UHD. Chronicling the rise and fall and the subsequent resurrection in the sequel of the fictitious all girl band, the Lovedolls.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Kind of an all-girl Spinal Tap\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaid the Los Angeles Reader at the time of release. The positive critical response didn't stop there.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is worthy of a Joan Crawford vehicle\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echimed The Village Voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade on a micro-budget and cast with members of the Los Angeles punk scene (\u003cb\u003eRedd Kross, Black Flag\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eetc.), shot guerrilla-style on the streets of Hollywood and Santa Monica and Venice. This was a true Do-It-Yourself effort, made for the ragged fellow travelers on the scene at the time. It was also a testimony to inventiveness- made by disaffected kids without much resource, raised on junk food and trash television. The rags to riches story is one of classic Hollywood lore with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Produced for paltry $250.00, the film inspired a sequel with a budget 40 times that amount, made possible by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesperate Teenage Lovedolls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuccess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovedolls Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas an even more ambitious project with more expansive, if not completely out-there story telling. The parodies were even more pointed, confronting pop and rock culture of the time. No one was spared; from \"\u003cem\u003eBrews Springstien\u003c\/em\u003e\" to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBilly Jack\u003c\/em\u003e, from feminism to cult behavior, and to punk rock itself. They were unafraid to poke fun at themselves!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovedolls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilms offer an antithesis to the squeaky clean, conservative 1980's America. They display just how far you can go with very little.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Markey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould go on to helm many film projects, notably documenting the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonic Youth \/ Nirvana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etour in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e1991 The Year Punk Broke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMedia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mwVNxLbiKTQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch trailer »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QafIN6gLEhE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch Desperate Teenage Lovedolls 4K Restoration Trailer »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-play-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zOkQpaLqfkQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch Lovedolls Superstar 4K Restoration Trailer »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K Restorations from the Original Super-8 Film Masters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesperate Teenage Lovedolls 40th Anniversary Panel (35 min.) - LA Times' Mark Olsen conducts Q\u0026amp;A with director David Markey and stars Jennifer Schwartz, Steven McDonald, and Tracey Lea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovedolls Superstar at American Cinematheque, Egyptian Theater, Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary Tracks with director David Markey, producer Jordan Schwartz \u0026amp; stars Jeffrey McDonald, Steve McDonald, and Jennifer Schwartz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedd Kross 'Ballad of a Lovedoll' Music Video\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeleted Scenes \u0026amp; Alt Takes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking of Featurette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Stereo \u0026amp; 5.1 Audio Mixes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered Theatrical Trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54041727041820,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/5740\/0348\/files\/MVD20445BR.jpg?v=1776258471","url":"https:\/\/brotherbelial.com\/products\/desperate-teenage-lovedolls-lovedolls-superstar-le-slipcover-mvd-blu-ray","provider":"Brother Belial","version":"1.0","type":"link"}