Daily Grindhouse NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES: ROBOT NINJA (1989) - Daily Grindhouse

Par un écrivain mystérieux

Last updated 07 juin 2024

Daily Grindhouse NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES: ROBOT NINJA (1989) - Daily Grindhouse

nbsp; J.R. Bookwalter was the poster child for successful ultra-low-budget film-making in the late 1980s. An Ohio-based film-maker was a love for horror films, Bookwalter’s Super-8 efforts drew the attention of EVIL DEAD director Sam Raimi (who started his career making Super-8 shorts) who helped produce his feature film debut THE DEAD NEXT DOOR (credited as “The Master Cylinder”). THE DEAD NEXT DOOR was ragged around the edges, but remains a minor zombie classic thanks to the obvious passion of the cast and crew, and the DIY attitude directly led to the shot-on-video efforts of directors like Todd Sheets and Todd Jason Cook. Never shy about his influences, Bookwalter teamed up with David Decoteau’s Cinema Home Video Productions, which focused on the creation of low-budget genre efforts, to fund his next feature: an ambitious superhero satire to be shot on 16mm(!!) and featuring some actual recognizable stars (Burt Ward! Linnea Quigley!). ROBOT NINJA absolutely reeks of the late 80s, but the enthusiasm – and the cobbled together feel –