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#SPINELLWEEK Celebration Double Feature with THE LAST HORROR FILM and FORBIDDEN ZONE

It's that time of year again! Time to pay homage to the late, great JOE SPINELL!

We have selected two films to feature for #spinellweek 2022--

THE LAST HORROR FILM (1982)-
The Last Horror Film (a.k.a. Fanatic) is a 1982 American horror comedy film directed by David Winters and starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro. The director, David Winters, filmed on location at the Cannes Film Festival.

FORBIDDEN ZONE (1980)-
Forbidden Zone is an American absurdist musical fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Richard Elfman, and co-written by Elfman and Matthew Bright. Shot in 1977 and 1978, the film was premiered in 1980 and distributed in 1982. Originally shot on black-and-white film, Forbidden Zone is based upon the stage performances of the Los Angeles theater troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, of which Elfman, Bright and many of the cast and crew were a part, and revolves around an alternate universe accessed through a door in the house of the Hercules family.

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More can be learned about one of film's fascinating figures by watching this short documentary, available on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqjvWjB8HOY
THE JOE SPINELL STORY

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