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Retro Rewind: Freddy Presents the Dream Warriors VHS Ad For Video Stores!

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Written by Patti Pauley

If you think Freddy is gonna settle for another sleazeball video promotion, you must be dreaming!

Well, it’s nice to know if Freddy couldn’t pass his Slasher High exam, he could always make it as a salesman!

Confident Mr. Krueger really knows how to sell himself and at the time, his new feature film the glorious third Nightmare installment Dream Warriors.This once exclusive to video stores promotion served a sole purpose to try and get video store owners to buy bulk copies of a certain film getting ready to hit the market, and usually had the star of said movie or some eye-popping gimmick in the promo to seal the deal. In the case of Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, all was needed was Robert Englund. Hell, we didn’t even require the Freddy makeup, but it sure as shit is an awesome bonus!

 

In the promo, Freddy could sell the overused cliche of a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves. He slashes his way through the opening narration to remind retailers that Dream Warriors earned over $25 million dollars in its first two weeks at the box office, with a sum of over $40 million by the end of its theatrical run; marking it the highest-grossing independent horror film to that date. And goes on with confidence to openly admit in pure Freddy charm, that he (Krueger) made that all possible-sucka.

The video also goes on to remind retailers along with Freddy with a presentation board using his glove as a teaching pointer that each Nightmare movie before Dream Warriors moved a combined total of 300,000 VHS rental units up until the time of this 1987 promo. Then moves into a real retro treat showcasing some of Englund’s vintage appearances promoting Dream Warriors such as on the Joan Rivers show, and of course, the goddamn Dokken music video.

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Regardless of the national treasure that is totally Dream Warriors, you can more about my love for the film here, the floor displays and light up posters that come along with retailers purchase would be enough to empty my damn wallet. Check it out in fantabulous VHS form below, and for your own good, don’t nod off while watching…

 

 

 

If this tickled your retro fuzzies, check out this previous edition of Retro Rewind, of another one of these glorious VHS retailer promos featuring everyone’s favorite Good Guy, Chucky.

 

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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