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Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...

Last post by claws - February 26, 2026, 10:51:05 PM

AI pretty much confirms what chainsaw said

It sounds like somebody stumbled upon a genuine piece of "lost" or ultra-niche media. Based on the director and cast, the film definitely exists, but it belongs to a very specific, prolific, and often undocumented corner of the film industry: UK-based Nollywood.

The Mystery Solved

The director, Chucks Mordi, is a well-known figure in the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood), specifically within the diaspora community in London. He has been active since at least the late 90s (his debut was Mama Sunday in 1998).

Many of these films were produced by and for the West African community in the UK. They were often released directly to DVD and sold in independent shops, markets, or community centers rather than through major retailers like HMV or Amazon. Because they weren't released via traditional Hollywood or British indie distributors, they frequently bypass databases like IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes.

Why It "Doesn't Exist" Online

Low-Budget Nollywood Style: Mordi is known for "Super VHS" and early digital productions. These films focus on the "diaspora experience"—exactly like the "relocating to London" plot described.

Music Licensing: Using Madonna's "Like a Prayer" is a classic hallmark of early-2000s low-budget international filmmaking. Often, these productions didn't officially license global pop hits, which is another reason they never see a wide, legal digital release today—copyright strikes would take them down instantly.

Jane Dodd: While she has 9 credits on IMDb, many actors in this scene worked on dozens of "underground" projects that were never logged by the Screen Actors Guild or industry trackers.

Is It a "Bad" Movie?

In the world of film collecting, somebody actually found something quite cool. A physical artifact of the UK Nollywood movement from the mid-2000s. These films are famous for their raw, melodramatic energy and for documenting the specific cultural vibes of London's immigrant communities during that era.

While it might not be a "lost masterpiece" in the technical sense, it is a rare piece of cultural history that hasn't been digitized.

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Bad Movies / Re: Trevor's connection with S...

Last post by LilCerberus - February 26, 2026, 09:25:59 PM

 

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Bad Movies / Trevor's connection with Space...

Last post by Trevor - February 26, 2026, 09:11:12 PM

There is a connection 😉😉

My friend and mentor Vincent G. Cox ASC photographed both of them.

😳😉😉

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Bad Movies / Re: How many of these Dracula'...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 26, 2026, 08:55:19 PM

Another addition: F10 is from Dracula, from "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"

A1
A2
A3
A4
A5 Count Duckula
A6
A7 John Carradine
A8
A9 Count Chockula
A10
B1
B2
B3 Nicolas Cage
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8 "Batman vs Dracula"
E9
E10
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5 Zhang Wei-Qiang from "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" (OK, not an easy one)
F6
F7
F8
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F10 "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"
G1 Leslie Nielsen
G2
G3
G4
G5 Gary Oldman
G6
G7
G8 "The Count" from Captain N: the Game Master
G9
G10
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7 George Hamilton
H8 Klaus Kisnki
H9
H10
I1
I2
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I4 Udo Kier
I5 Jack Palance
I6
I7
I8 Zandor Vorkov
I9
I10
J1
J2
J3 Christopher Lee
J4
J5
J6
J7
J8 Jim Ward
J9 Bela Lugosi
J10 Max Schreck

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Bad Movies / Re: How many of these Dracula'...

Last post by chainsaw midget - February 26, 2026, 07:08:41 PM

are they all standing in front of a mirror in that image?

...it says "content not viewable" 

Let me know if this works for you. 



also, I suppose I should add something here. 
J8 is Jim Ward, playing Count Zoltan Dracula from the Super Mario Brother Super Show
G8 is "The Count" from Captain N: the Game Master
E8 is from Batman vs Dracula

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by bob - February 26, 2026, 06:12:04 PM

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Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...

Last post by chainsaw midget - February 26, 2026, 05:58:49 PM

I did some searching and found... well, I didn't find the movie, but I did find some info. 


There was an entire wave of UK-African "immigrant films" in the 2000s between about 2002 and 2012, Nigerian films shot in London, Ghanaian dramas etc.  Lot of them privatley financed or actually financed by churches.  They were often given professional looking DVD released, but mostly sold out of places like markets, churches, hair salons, cultural shops, etc.  There was never an "official" release or airing for most of them and they often used music without licensing. 

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: And I quote...

Last post by lester1/2jr - February 26, 2026, 05:00:08 PM

"I'm a f**king idiot because I can't make a lamp?"

"No, you're a genius because you can't make a lamp."

#9

Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...

Last post by lester1/2jr - February 26, 2026, 04:54:27 PM

Years ago, I remember Rev Powell tried to get "Help, Help, the Globolinks"on IMDB and he said it was basically impossible. Maybe the company that made your DVD isn't around anymore and no one has picked up the rights.

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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by lester1/2jr - February 26, 2026, 04:51:45 PM

indeed


Also...


There's a bunch of AI film versions of The Book of Enoch on youtube. I watched this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPi001J8TBc I have tried to read Enoch in the past and my mind wondered, so this was good. It seems very repetitive though. I'm not sure if the text is like that or if it was a creative decision of some sort on the part of the "film makers". The general point seems to be that you should be good rather than bad, as a person. Also, there's a concept of superior beings interbreeding with humanity that is sort of mysterious. I'm not really sure what that applies too. Maybe an Adam eating the apple from the tree of human knowledge kind of thing.

Between that and the very Jesus like "Son of Man" character it's easy to see how it has caught people's imagination, though.

??/ 5


edit: needless to say, the Book of Revelation one is even crazier