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Started by retrorussell, February 03, 2024, 04:04:29 PM

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Another:
1900 (1976)
Acclaimed director Bernardo Bertolucci helms this story taking place between 1900 and 1945, of family classes in Italy struggling during the rise of fascism and communism.  Went from R to Unrated and much later NC-17 for sex/nudity/violence.  Classic war drama, with noted stars like Robert DeNiro, Gerard Depardieu, and Sterling Hayden in it.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Trevor

Quote from: retrorussell on August 10, 2024, 12:28:36 PMAnother:
1900 (1976)
Acclaimed director Bernardo Bertolucci helms this story taking place between 1900 and 1945, of family classes in Italy struggling during the rise of fascism and communism.  Went from R to Unrated and much later NC-17 for sex/nudity/violence.  Classic war drama, with noted stars like Robert DeNiro, Gerard Depardieu, and Sterling Hayden in it.


I think that one might even have been banned here 😳

Quick check: yes it was.
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

retrorussell

More trivia:
ZOMBIE (1979)
-The shark in the famed "Zombie Vs. Shark" scene was a real tiger shark and was fed well and doped up before the scene was shot, to prevent danger working with it.  The underwater zombie is played by its trainer.
-The harbor patrol cops on the ship in the New York harbor were actual police, wearing their official uniforms in the film.
-Half the cast spoke only English, and half the cast spoke only Italian.  Despite this, Ian McCulloch and Al Cliver got along well due to their love of soccer.
-The TV series SURVIVORS was a big hit in Italy, and star Ian McCulloch was chosen for ZOMBIE because of his work on the series.
-Director Lucio Fulci has a cameo as an editor in the New York newspaper office.  That same building was where the crew accidentally interrupted a meeting held by business magnate Rupert Murdoch, who kicked them out.

BAD LIEUTENANT (1992)
-Based partly on an actual case of nuns being raped.  The actual detective who caught the rapists has a bit part in this film.
-Zoe Tamerlis/Lund, who appears in this film (and co-wrote), previously starred in MS. 45 (1981), also directed by Abel Ferrara.  Her drug use scenes are genuine.  She died of cocaine-related heart failure in 1999.
-The main character is simply known as "Lieutenant" and credited as "LT", with no real name given.  Critic Roger Ebert gave Harvey Keitel glowing praise for his work in this film.
-Keitel's nanny and daughter have small parts in the film.
-Director Martin Scorsese is a big fan of the film.

IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (1976)
-In Japan, genitalia shown in film is required by law to be censored/mosaiced.  It was not shot that way for this film.  A protracted legal battle over it being labeled as pornography was dropped in the early 1980s.  It would eventually be censored in its native Japan.
-The film contains actual sex between the actors.
-Singers/songwriters Chaz Jenkel and later Quincy Jones released a song titled "Ai No Corrida", which is the film's original title (Romanized).
-Based on the true story of Sada Abe, who murdered her lover and abused his corpse.

SNUFF (1975)
-Co-producer Allan Shackleton took footage of an Argentine biker film called THE SLAUGHTER (1971) and added a subplot involving the "snuff footage" that got the film its notoriety, though it is clearly fake.
-Director Michael Findlay died in a freak helicopter accident 2 years later atop the Pan Am (now MetLife) building in New York City.
-Findlay's wife Roberta was cinematographer on the film, and would go on to quite the directorial career herself.
-Successful 3-day earnings of $300,000 against a $30,000 budget.
-Shot in Argentina, with several Argentine actors/actresses dubbed into English.

THE GORE GORE GIRLS (1972)
-Herschell Gordon Lewis' only film submitted to the MPAA (given an X rating).
-Shot in 2 weeks.
-Considered by many to be Lewis' finest film.  It was his last for 30 years before a direct sequel to BLOOD FEAST (BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT).
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

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More trivia:

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980)
-In order to avoid jail time for murder charges, director Ruggero Deodato had to bring the actors portraying the American filmmakers, who got eaten/killed by the natives in the film, in to court.
-Based on the actual case of a documentary film team that died in Africa while studying cannibals.
-Director Sergio Leone was a big fan of the film.  So was Oliver Stone.  Eli Roth, also a fan, made a fairly similar film titled THE GREEN INFERNO, which was to be the original title of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST.
-7 animals were killed in the film for real.  Their corpses were given to the natives as food.
-One of the more banned films in movie history, apparently in at least 50 countries.  It was not released in the US until 1985.

CRASH (1996)
-Directors Martin Scorcese and Bernardo Bertolucci were fans of the film.
-David Cronenberg lived about a half hour away from the film's Toronto location.
-Rosanna Arquette was working on GONE FISHIN' and this film at the same time, forcing her to continually fly to Florida and back to Canada.
-Michael Hutchence of the band INXS was offered the part of Vaughan in the film (went to Elias Koteas).

PINK FLAMINGOES (1972)
-Actual unsimulated drug use in the scene where Divine and the partygoers inhale amyl nitrate.
-Harris Glenn Milstead is Divine's real name; there is a scene where his character mentions a "Harris Glenn Milstead" being released from jail.
-"Ursula" from THE LITTLE MERMAID is inspired by Divine.
-Unsimulated sex scene between Divine and Danny Mills.
-An intended sequel FLAMINGOS FOREVER was written but never materialized into film.

HENRY AND JUNE (1990)
-The brief scene of Anais looking at an explicit picture of a woman and a squid was essentially what pushed the MPAA to give the film an NC-17 rating, making this the first film to receive one.
-Alec Baldwin was to play Henry Miller, but backed out 2 weeks before filming.  His co-star from MIAMI BLUES, Fred Ward, replaced him.
-Director Philip Kaufman had met the real Anais Nin in the 1960s.  She died in 1977, and Henry Miller died in 1980.

LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972)
-Maria Schneider was so deeply traumatized by the rape scene in the film she was reduced to tears, and hated director Bernardo Bertolucci, calling him a "gangster and a pimp".  She also said the film "ruined her life".
-Marlon Brando was dyslexic and refused to study his lines, and Maria Schneider claims his script was taped to her nude body for him to read for some scenes.
-Actress Dominique Sanda and Warren Beatty were considered for the leads.  Alain Delon was also considered for the role of Paul.
-Originally planned to be about a homosexual relationship.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

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CALIGULA (1979)
-The scene where Helen Mirren's character gives birth was actual childbirths by 3 different pregnant women, spliced together into one scene.  Some of the extras in the scene were actual doctors in assistance, although dressed in Roman costume.
-Maria Schneider was originally to play Drusilla but walked out.
-Peter O'Toole and Sir John Gielgud were unaware of the hardcore scenes being filmed.
-Critic Roger Ebert walked out of a theater showing this film, calling it "sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash".
-Director Tinto Brass and Producer Bob Guccione fought over the explicit content, and Guccione fired Brass during editing; Brass then filed suit against Guccione, forcing him to not release the film unless he gave permission.
-Orson Wells was offered a part in the film.

I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) (1968)
-Olaf Palme, interviewed in the film, was then a cabinet minister.  He would later become Prime Minister and was assassinated in 1986.
-I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) and I AM CURIOUS (BLUE) represents the colors of the Swedish flag.
-Referenced in an issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1971) and the film ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.

DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
-Despite being the least successful of the 3 original DEAD films, it is director George Romero's favorite.
-Director Romero was to be given a $7 million budget, but only if he kept the violence down to an R rating.  He refused, and the budget was cut in half to $3.5 million.
-Romero makes a cameo as a zombie pushing a cart near the end (only shown from the waist down).
-Joseph Pilato ad-libbed his famous "Choke on 'em!" line.
-In the scene with Lori Cardale's character being attacked by zombie arms coming out of the wall, one of the arms belongs to her husband James.
-Pig guts were used in at least one of the zombie attack scenes.  The smell was nigh unbearable for the crew.

HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986)
-Michael Rooker was working as a janitor when he auditioned for the role of Henry, and appeared at the audition in his work uniform, which he continued to wear during the shoot.
-Filmed on a budget of $110,000, it earned about $600,000 in a limited theatrical run.  In home video sales, it made millions.
-Sounds of necks breaking in the film was created by a styrofoam cup being crushed.  A grapefruit bag being ripped open was used for the sound of Henry cutting off Otis's head.

FRITZ THE CAT (1972)
-Director Ralph Bakshi cameos as a voice of one of the pig cops.
-FRITZ creator Robert Crumb fought to have his name removed from the credits.  He failed, but he is not credited in the film's sequel THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT.
-A massive hit, FRITZ is one of the (if not THE) most successful independent animated films ever.
-Fantasy Records founder Saul Zaentz helped fund the film.

"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

More trivia:

DIRTY DUCK/DOWN AND DIRTY DUCK (1974)
-Its actual official title is DOWN AND DIRTY DUCK, but Roger Corman's production company advertised it as DIRTY DUCK.  The film's X-rating is self-applied, and the MPAA never actually gave it a rating.
-Members of the band The Turtles Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, also known as Flo & Eddie, provide voices for the lead characters and provided music for the soundtrack.
-Original title of the film was to be called CHEAP (the title of one song by Flo & Eddie).

CANNIBAL FEROX (1981)
-Like CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, this film also contained actual animal killings.  Star Giovanni Lombardo Radice was horrified at this and refused to do any himself.  Director Umberto Lenzi argued with him that "DeNiro would do it", and Radice retorted, "DeNiro would kick your ass all the way back to Rome!".  For a scene where Radice had to slash downward at an offscreen bowl of blood for a splash effect (in lieu of killing an animal), a double (who actually killed a pig for the film) held the bowl just out of frame.  Radice cut the double's hand deeply with the slashing motion, and felt this perhaps "avenged" the pig.
-Alternate title: MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY.
-Actors in the film Robert Kerman and Jake Teague were hardcore porn actors.
-Carrie Fisher narrates the US trailer of MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY.

ANDY WARHOL'S FRANKENSTEIN/FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (1973)
-Though Warhol was not really involved in the production (simply visiting the sets on occasion), he allowed director Paul Morrissey to put his name in the title, presumably for promotional reasons.
-SFX maestro Carlo Rombaldi (E.T. creator) worked on the film's gory effects.
-Shot in 3D, but that version is rarely seen today.
-Many of the same sets and some of the same cast is in the later ANDY WARHOL'S DRACULA/BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974).
-Antonio Margheriti, who was credited as director of the film in Italy, was only 2nd unit director.  He was credited as such to continue to get financial backing from the state.  Ironically this led to a costly prosecution for Margheriti and a producer.

ANDY WARHOL'S DRACULA/BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974)
-Star Udo Kier lost a significant amount of weight to play Dracula; this weakened him to the point it was too difficult to stand.
-Shot over 3 weeks.
-Received far less scrutiny over gory content than ANDY WARHOL'S FRANKENSTEIN/FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN.

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (2013)
-The dialogue between the lead actresses is mostly unscripted (the director's idea).
-Based on a graphic novel of the same title by Jul Maroh (2010).
-Director Abdellatif Kechiche's directorial style was deemed nearly abusive by the lead actresses, who wished never to work with him again.
-Over 800 hours of footage was shot, over the course of 5 1/2 months.
-Lea Seydoux was about 9 years older than Adele Exarchopoulos.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

And more trivia (this is kind of fun for me!):

THE BEYOND (1981)
-The band Europe (THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, CARRIE) based their song SEVEN DOORS HOTEL on this movie.  The film is also known as 7 DOORS OF DEATH.
-Director Lucio Fulci, who often cameos in his films, plays the librarian right before the spider attack scene.
-Quentin Tarantino is a big fan.
-Not shown completely uncut in the US until 1998.
-The corpses on the ground at the end were played by homeless people that Fulci paid in alcohol.

DEMONS (1985)
-The cinema in the film drew enough fame that its location (now a Berlin club called GOYA) now hosts horror conventions.
-The cinema in the film called "Metropol" was actually the name of a real club on the premises, and its logo/font was the one for the club, but used for the film's cinema.
-Unusually for an Italian horror film that has a Goblin soundtrack, there are also several non-Italian performers, including Rick Springfield, Billy Idol, Go West, Accept and Motley Crue.

BASKET CASE (1982)
-Many of the names during the end credits are fake, and are cast/crew already mentioned.
-The sound effects of women walking in high heels was actually director Frank Henenlotter walking in high heel shoes.
-The doctor's twin receptionists are the director's cousins.
-A producer's 8-year old daughter performed the puppetry for Belial, after the puppet had shrunk presumably in the wash.
-Made on an extremely miniscule budget (around $35,000); costumes/props were usually confiscated from dumpsters.

BURIAL GROUND: NIGHTS OF TERROR (1981)
-The actor playing the boy Michael was a dwarf in his mid-20s.
-The workshop set near the end was also used in the 1980 films CONTAMINATION, INFERNO, and CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE.
-The "Black Spider", who is quoted "The earth shall tremble, graves shall open, they shall come among the living as messengers of death and there shall be the nigths (sic) of terror" in the film, was an actual prophet who actually predicted a number of things accurately-- though obviously not the quote.
-A silly goof in the film involves characters that are dismembered/torn apart, and return as zombies with their limbs intact.

GREETINGS (1968)
-First credited film appearances of Robert DeNiro, Gerritt Graham, Roz Kelly and Rutanya Alda.
-Sequel: HI, MOM! (1970).  DeNiro and director Brian DePalma would reunite for that film and THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987).
-First American film to get an X rating upon its US release (it was later re-rated R).
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

More:

THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
-Actor Robert Ryan (Thornton) clashed with director Sam Peckinpah over not receiving top billing, and so Peckinpah showed Ryan's name in the opening credits as the camera froze on horses' rear ends, instead of the actors' faces, like he did for Ernest Borgnine and William Holden.
-Much of the main cast had friction with Peckinpah, and either threatened to walk off the set or beat him up if treatment/conditions did not improve.
-The director's son Matthew is the boy that picks up the money after the outlaw rides by.
-Borgnine's limp during the film was genuine, as he broke his foot in the film THE SPLIT (1968) and was still recovering.
-Emilio Fernandez (Mapache) was a follower of Mexican revolutionary Adolfo de la Huerta and faced a long prison sentence for treason after de la Huerta and his followers were caught.  Fernandez escaped and made his way to L.A., where he got into the filmmaking business and became friends with John Ford.
-The Mexican soldier uniforms were re-used over and over, and due to the violence in the film had to be repaired and cleaned of fake blood for their next use.
-Edmund O'Brien played the old codger Freddie Sykes wearing very heavy makeup; he was only 53.
-Warren Oates, when working on STRIPES (1981), would excitedly tell stories to his co-stars about his work on THE WILD BUNCH.

LA GRANDE BOUFFE (1973)
-During the scene where Andrea Ferreol is taken from behind by Marcelo Mastroianni's character, she claims the actor had an erection during filming.
-Co-star Michel Piccoli's father and daughter have bit parts in the film.
-The house where the film was shot is now Paris's Vietnam Consulate.

SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975)
-Despite the grim/disturbing nature of the film, actress Helene Surgere claimed the mood among all the cast was jovial and the teenaged actors especially seemed loose, happy and fun.
-Director Pier Paolo Pasolini was murdered before the film was released, and a 17-year old hustler found with his car after the murder initially claimed responsibility; years later he said he was not involved, but 3 other men were responsible.  The case remains unsolved.
-After Pasolini's "Trilogy Of Life" movies, THE DECAMERON, THE CANTERBURY TALES and ARABIAN NIGHTS, this was the first in what was to be the "Trilogy Of Death" movies, the latter 2 of which were never filmed.
-The film's story structuring is based on Dante's INFERNO.
-During the filming, the crew of SALO played a soccer match with the crew of the film 1900.

RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
-SFX artist John Naulin had never used more than 2 gallons of fake blood in a film before he did RE-ANIMATOR, which went through 24 gallons.
-Though named after H.P. Lovecraft stories, the film has little in common with them.
-The medical building in the film was the same one used for Cyberdine HQ in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY.
-Obvious nods to Hitchcock with the Psycho-like theme and Vertigo-like credits at the opening.
-The part of Dr. Hill was written for Christopher Lee, who turned it down.
-Horror director Brian Yuzna plays a morgue corpse.
-David Gale's wife supposedly divorced him over her disgust at the scene where his disembodied head attempts to orally rape Megan.
-Shot in less than 3 weeks.

BOLERO (1984)
-Olivia d'Abo's film debut.  At only 14 years of age she had nude scenes in the film.  Perhaps her best-known role was as the older sister Karen in THE WONDER YEARS.
-Upon initial release it was unrated due to heavy sex/nudity, though released towards the end of 1984 uncut with an R rating.
-The film's disastrous reception led to the dissolution of the Cannon Films/MGM distribution deal.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

More trivia:

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
-"Korovo" and "Moloko", seen in the Milk Bar, are Russian for "cow" and "milk".  The milk had to be replaced and the dispensers cleaned constantly as the studio lights curdled the milk.
-Gene Kelly was disgusted at the use of "Singin' In The Rain" in such a violent film.
-David Prowse, who played Darth Vader 6 years later, was lifting Patrick Magee in the "wheelchair lifting" scene.
-Two copycat crimes, a rape and a beating, occurred in the UK in 1973.  One youth dressed like Alex in the film was responsible for the beating.  A group of men singing "Singin' In the Rain" committed the rape.
-Malcolm McDowell suffered scratched corneas from the Ludovico device.
-The film was completed in just over a half a year, which was much quicker than perfectionist director Stanley Kubrick normally completed his films.

IF.... (1968)
-The film made a massive profit for Paramount, right on the heels of the flop BARBARELLA (now a cult hit), which cost the studio dearly.
-Shot mostly at director Lindsay Anderson's old school (Cheltenham College).
-The character's name Mick Travis reappears in the films O LUCKY MAN! (1973) and BRITANNIA HOSPITAL (1982), though they are different characters.  All 3 films are directed by Anderson, and feature Malcolm McDowell. 
-Based on a 1933 short film ZERO FOR CONDUCT.
-A final draft for a sequel was completed, but Anderson died and it was not filmed.
-McDowell's film debut.

MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
-Dustin Hoffman kept pebbles in his shoe to limp for his character Ratso Rizzo.
-Robert Blake was offered the role of Ratso.
-Inspired by the films WHEN I AM DEAD AND GONE (1967) and MY HUSTLER (1965).
-Jon Voight, who plays a Texan male prostitute in New York City, is actually from New York.  He had to diligently study a Texan drawl to sound authentic.
-Elvis Presley showed interest in playing the lead role of Joe Buck.  He instead went with CHANGE OF HABIT (1969), which bombed and he never did movies again.  Warren Beatty, Lee Majors, Harrison Ford and Michael Sarrazin also were interested or almost got the part (the latter dropped out over a pay dispute).
-John Wayne is referenced numerous times in the film.  Wayne beat out both Oscar Nominees Voight and Hoffman for the Best Actor Oscar in TRUE GRIT (1969).
-The character Cass in the film is 28, and is played by Sylvia Miles, who was 44.

ANGEL HEART (1987)
-Bad blood between Robert DeNiro and Mickey Rourke that continues to this day started from working on this film.  The common "method acting" of DeNiro-- not associating/talking with a co-actor during filming to keep in character-- didn't sit well with Rourke.
-Rourke's role of Harry Angel was also offered to Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, and Robert DeNiro (who landed the part of Lou Cypher, the Devil).
-The sex scene between Rourke and Lisa Bonet is what got the film threatened with an X rating.  10 seconds of it were cut to get an R rating.  The scene is fully restored on DVD/Blu-Ray.
-Rourke turned down PLATOON for this film.  PLATOON would go on to win Best Picture Oscar and ANGEL HEART's box office receipts fell just shy of its hefty 18 million production budget.

THE STORY OF O (1975)
-Originally to be directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, who suddenly pulled out.  His producer Allen Klein, who had funded Jodorowsky's EL TOPO (1970) and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973), had to scramble to find a new director.  He ended up selling the rights to the film.  This ordeal led to a personal rift between the two men.
-Christopher Lee turned down the role of Sir Stephen, as did actor Dirk Bogarde.
-The castle set in the film was shot in 5 different castles.

"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Trevor

A Clockwork Orange and Midnight Cowboy were banned here for many years.  :bluesad:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

retrorussell

Quote from: Trevor on September 15, 2024, 05:51:59 AMA Clockwork Orange and Midnight Cowboy were banned here for many years.  :bluesad:
On a lighter note, there was a porno with the hilarious title MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY.  :teddyr:
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Trevor

Quote from: retrorussell on September 15, 2024, 02:42:54 PM
Quote from: Trevor on September 15, 2024, 05:51:59 AMA Clockwork Orange and Midnight Cowboy were banned here for many years.  :bluesad:
On a lighter note, there was a porno with the hilarious title MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY.  :teddyr:

Oy 😳😅🤣😂
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

retrorussell

And more trivia:

THE DEVILS (1971)
-After critic Alexander Walker submitted a bad review of the film, he and director Ken Russell were invited to appear on a BBC news program to hash out their differing opinions.  On air, Russell struck Walker on the head with a newspaper in which the review was written.
-Twiggy and her manager make a brief appearance in the film.
-Star Vanessa Redgrave miscarried with her and Franco Nero's 2nd child during the filming.
-Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) was cast but quit rather than shave her head for the part of a nun.

HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK (1980)
-Basically made due to the success of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972), which also starred David Hess as the main heavy.
-David Hess's wife, Karoline Mardeck, has a bit part as a victim.
-Marie Claude Joseph (Glenda) was not an actress, but a hotel owner director Ruggero Deodato was currently involved with.
-Actor/later director Michele Soavi was originally to play the part of Ricky, which went to Giovanni Lombardo Radice, who would appear in the 1987 film STAGE FRIGHT (aka AQUARIUS), directed by Soavi.

INSERTS (1975)
-1st notable film role for Bob Hoskins.
-Filmed in "real time" and on one single set.
-One of many Golden Era, Tinseltown, or Silent Era-set films of the mid 1970s, including SILENT MOVIE, NICKELODEON, HEARTS OF THE WEST, THE DAY OF THE LOCUST, and others.
-Meager $200,000 budget.

ORGAZMO (1997)
-Originally intended to be a musical.  This was dropped for budgetary reasons.
-Many of the villains' surnames are named after celebrities with the first name of "Roy".
-Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman appears at the end.  Troma was the film's distributor.
-Half the budget was funded by a Japanese porn production company.

INGA (1968)
-A North Dakota theater manager and a projectionist were arrested and charged with obscenity for playing this film.  They were found Not Guilty.
-Leading actress Marie Liljedahl's film debut.  Hugh Hefner saw this film and invited her to pose for PLAYBOY, which she did in June 1968 and March 1969 issues.
-The film's success led to a sequel, THE SEDUCTION OF INGA.  ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson contributed to the soundtrack.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

And still more trivia!

BLOOD DINER (1987)
-Initially intended by scriptwriter Michael Sonye as a sequel to Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST (1963).  Director Jackie Kong decided to go the horror comedy route.
-Jackie Kong is a woman.  Distributors would be surprised when they met her in person.  Female directors were still very unrepresented at the time.
-The character "Little Michael" is played by a woman, Roxanne Osco.
-Banned in a number of Canadian provinces upon release.
-Shot in 3 weeks for $330,000.

END OF THE ROAD (1970)
-Some of the hospital inmates were played by real patients from the Austen-Riggs Psychiatric Institute.
-Originally rated X, and re-rated R in 2010.
-Filmed mostly around Great Barrington, Massachusetts, as was the film ALICE'S RESTAURANT at the same time.  Some parts are shot around Villanova University.
-First studio film with a scene involving bestiality.

EMMANUELLE (1974)
-Star Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle)'s dialogue was dubbed into English, though her English was fluent.
-Rare instance of a major distributor (Columbia Pictures) releasing an X-rated film.  This was due to the film's tremendous success in France with female audiences.
-The nation of Thailand was not going to allow filming of such an erotic picture, until the Prince of Thailand, a fan of movies, stepped in to build a studio near his palace and allow filming there.
-Kristel only made about $6,000 working on the film.  After its massive success she demanded-- and won-- a large raise.  For EMMANUELLE 2, she made about $100,000.
-Rips off a King Crimson song for its soundtrack.  This led to a lawsuit which was settled out of court.

DEAD ALIVE (1992)
-Often mentioned as the bloodiest film of all time. 
-Some countries' video stores released DEAD ALIVE rentals with a complimentary "barf bag".
-Director Peter Jackson went on to film KING KONG, in which a crate reading "Sumatran Spider Monkey" (a clear nod to this film) appears in a scene.
-Jackson cameos as the undertaker's assistant, looking similar to his character Derek from BAD TASTE.
-Diana Penalver's character is named "Paquita Maria Sanchez", which is the name of the actress's grandmother.
-The organ church song played for the funeral for Lionel's mother was used in Jackson's MEET THE FEEBLES.

BLACK EMMANUELLE (1975)
-Indonesian beauty Laura Gemser's first of many films starring as the titular Emmanuelle, taking over for Sylvia Kristel.  Gemser had a small role in EMMANUELLE II (1975), starring Kristel as Emmanuelle.
-Co-star Gabriele Tinti and Gemser became involved during this film.  They married in 1976.
-Completely unrelated, save by title, to the Emmanuelle movies not starring Gemser.  The Gemser Emmanuelle films were generally much sleazier and violent, and a number of them were directed by sleaze director Joe D'Amato.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

retrorussell

More:

THE NEW YORK RIPPER (1982)
-Star Jack Hedley was British, and his voice was dubbed in American.
-Director Lucio Fulci's semi-regular actress Catriona MacColl was offered the lead role of Fay, but turned it down.
-Extra gore was shot for the already infamous razor-slicing scene, but was not included in the film.

ILSA, SHE-WOLF OF THE SS (1975)
-Star Dyanne Thorne was barely making ends meet as a chauffeur when she landed the part of Ilsa.
-Though her character is apparently killed, she re-appears in the movies ILSA, HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHIEKS (1976), ILSA, THE WICKED WARDEN (1977), and ILSA, THE TIGRESS OF SIBERIA (1977).  She is renamed "Greta" in some foreign releases.
-Several years after the tv series HOGAN'S HEROES was cancelled, the series creators learned that ILSA was to be shot there, and that the set would be burned down at the end.  As their intention was to eventually demolish the set themselves, they eagerly gave it over to save on demolition costs.
-Loosely based on the real-life wife of an SS commandant, Ilse Koch ("The b***h Of Buchenwald"), who tortured/murdered/skinned prisoners in WWII extermination camps.  She was arrested and sentenced to life in prison, committing suicide in her cell in 1967.
-Shot in just 9 days.

THE LOVE-THRILL MURDERS (1971)
-Actor Troy Donahue (Moon), who had a decent Hollywood portfolio by this point, had been paid very little for his work and was on drugs and homeless by the time he signed on for this film.
-Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman served as Production Manager and plays one of the cult members.
-Not directly based on the Tate-Labianca murders, but on hippie cults of the time in general (per the director, Robert L. Roberts).
-Original title: SWEET SAVIOR.

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE (1970)
-Bette Davis was offered the role of Leticia (which went to Mae West) and disgustedly turned it down.
-Very early film role for Farrah Fawcett (playing the character Mary Ann).
-Production was long-delayed due to the slow, methodical style of the director (Michael Sarne)'s pace, which would exasperate the bored cast and producer David Giler, though a stipulation in Sarne's contract would not allow him to be fired.
-The ego of not only Sarne but also stars Racquel Welch and Mae West made for a very tense filming.  Welch and West in particular did not get along.
-Gore Vidal, who wrote the novel, hated the film, as did most cast members who were involved.
-Film debut of Tom Selleck.
-Mae West had been retired for 27 years, before returning for this film.

BLOOD FREAK (1972)
-The tablesaw victim was an actual amputee in real life.
-The lead character Herschell is named after director Herschell Gordon Lewis.
-Director Brad F. Grinter taught an acting class, and his students comprise the cast of the film.
-The turkey monster head is comprised of papier mache.
"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."