The thread is a bit old and i could have done with my good shoes. How frank zappa combed the archives for weasels ripped my flesh. Dont cut the grass anymore started this career with his directorial debut called weasels rip my flesh. Starring schiff regular john smihula, weasels rip my flesh centers on a rodent that. Among the 100 plus album covers in the official frank zappa. With that in mind, if you are transiting through narita airport plan extra time.
While its better than any home movie my family ever shot, its still a home movie, and therein lies the charm. Jul 12, 2014 mens 1950s pulp magazines weasels ripped my flesh the allure of pulp magazines. Weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank. This is our version of get a little, an improvisation by frank zappa from the weasels ripped my flesh album. Weasels rip my flesh is an entertaining,albeit extremely lowbudget debut of nathan schiff,the new york film maker behind long island cannibal massacre and they dont cut the grass anymore. It is the second album released after the mothers disbanded in 1969, 3 preceded by burnt weeny sandwich. Stuff thats obscure, lofi, abrasive, disturbing, too quiet, complex, dense, minimal, wonky, herky jerky stuff like that. Vintage mens adventure magazines click any image to enlarge mans life was an old pulp adventure magazine that featured all manner of lurid covers and ridiculous article. For examples of completed canvases, see the additional. Its so disappointing that a movie with a title such as weasels rip my flesh completely failed to entertain. Weasels ripped my flesh pisan je uglavnom za osjecajne improvizacije koje najbolje dolaze do izrazaja upravo u rocku i jazzu. A nasa shuttle collects some goop that looks like egg yolks from venus then,on the way back,crashes into a pond and its radioactive contents end up all. In a comment on a post in the group, one of the members who had not yet bought our first two mens adventure magazine story anthologies weasels ripped my flesh. Frank zappas band, known for its satirical work, had already parodied sgt.
But even if youre a fellow lover of the genre, youll have to admit that this movie is just horrible and a complete waste of time, even though the movie is just over an hour short. This home video is not apart of the bhorror genre i hold so dear. Nathan schiffs weasels rip my flesh is the greatest home movie ever made. After the weasel terrorizes a small town, leaving a trail of carnage in its path, it is captured by a. Who knew david bowie was on the cover of mans life fighting weasels. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 dvdrip 1,33gb free download. Havent got much else, except you are what you is, which is my mums weasels ripped my flesh sounds pretty valid. Weasels rip my flesh and other deathless horror movie. Although there was a plan for ten albums to be released of leftover material when zappa broke up the 1960s mothers of invention, in the end he only released two, burnt weeny sandwich and weasels ripped my flesh. Substitute an electric weasel for an electric razor, rip a little flesh, and voila classic album cover. Since 1994, the zappa family trust has released 50 posthumous albums, making a total of 112 albums. A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original mothers of invention, complete with horn section, from 19671969, weasels ripped my flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures. Weasels ripped my flesh how is weasels ripped my flesh.
The creature is captured by a disturbed scientist who plans to use its regenerative blood to amass an army of similar monsters, enabling him to conquer the earth. Frank zappas weasels ripped my flesh, an archival album. We offer our best effort to offend your ear with unauthorised electric guitar wankery. Enveloped by a radioactive mass, a rabid weasel is transformed into a gigantic killer mutant. Packed with pulp fiction created by writers who later went on to greater fame, sensational illustrations by masters of mens pulp art and wacky ads taken from the magazines back pages, weasels ripped my flesh. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh album. It is the second album released after the mothers disbanded in 1969, preceded by burnt weeny sandwich. As a movie viewer, theres a certain kind of moment that i absolutely live for. They have added entire terminal areas there in the past year and it is a complete zoo now, much more than in the past. Vintage mens adventure magazinesweasels ripped my flesh. Weasels ripped my flesh is the seventh studio album by the american rock band the mothers of invention, and the tenth overall by frank zappa, released in 1970.
The creature is captured by a disturbed scientist who plans to use its regenerative blood to amass an army of similar. The debut film from underground horror film legend nathan schiff. Its one of the first beatles songs with a complete story. Weasels rip my flesh degenerates into a lame chase scene replete with gunfire, exploding squibs, and a surprise ending that will leave you howling for the blood of anyone associated with the film. Join us for an absurd horror movie title apocalypse. We have suspended the ukc logbooks top ascents and conditions pages and we will no longer accept. Complete dc comics superhero movie release calendar. Find album credit information for weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank zappa on allmusic.
Starring schiff regular john smihula, weasels rip my flesh centers on a rodent that grows to giant proportions when it is exposed to a mysterious substance brought to earth from venus. This is a list of albums by frank zappa, including all those credited to the mothers of invention. Weasels ripped my flesh, an album by frank zappa, the mothers of invention on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Movies like this are intended to earn grades, not money, or stars, in this case. Weasels rip my flesh weasels rip my flesh 2010 film. Somebody should compile documentation on everybody in the freak out list, as fz suggested. Find similar albums to weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of. Into that atmosphere stepped nathan schiff, a long island teenager who in 1979 shot a grisly 8mm grossout exercise titled weasels rip my flesh. More complex is the case of the weasels ripped my flesh track prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gas mask 03. We took our own liberties with the arrangement since it was an improv anyway. Somehow, schiffs second student film, long island cannibal massacre is even worse, mainly because its longer.
Both albums consist of previously unreleased mothers. The album title refers to weasels, animals who would reappear a few times in zappas lyrics. Weasels is a feature length gore film, completely shot on super 8. Returning from the planet venus, an errant nasa spacecraft crashes into the ocean, spilling its radioactive cargo. The debut feature from cult filmmaker nathan schiff is a scifi horror flick with a title that says it all. Weasels rip my flesh and other deathless horror movie titles. Official studio albums complete page 19 rate your music. I just asked my wife for tips on avoiding carbs in japan. The movie is cheesefest city with capital letters, folks. Weasels ripped my flesh is the seventh studio album by the american rock group the mothers of invention, and the tenth overall by frank zappa, released in 1970. Weasels rip my flesh dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay.
The nearly complete secret history of the grand wazoo. Weasels ripped my flesh album je frank zappe i grupe the mothers of invention koji izlazi u kolovozu 1970. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh zappa records these days, the notion that frank zappa was once a very popular, and quite influential, artist, also a public figure whose comments on all things public were given a great deal of attention, is somehow quite difficult to believe. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 synopsis, characteristics. We featured those illustrations in our weasels ripped my flesh. With john smihula, fred borges, fred dabby, jody kadish. Weasels rip my flesh is not bgrade, nor is it zgrade. Earl norem and mort kunstler artwork for the godfather. Prowling the countryside, the huge weasel kills and devours victims. Also, some of the album covers on here are disturbing and controversial.
By the late 70s and early 80s, it could be hard to sort out what was art and what was exploitation. Park, particularly the work hed done for a band named dancing food. Weasels ripped my flesh life magazine covers, adventure. The movie has to be the worst film i have ever seen, light years beyond the badness of a herschell gordon lewis film. Weasels ripped my flesh is up there with some of his best work along with freak out, were only in it for the money, one size fits all and joes garage etc. Yeah, some of the songs are in the film, but this classic stands. This just arrived yesterday, and i was delighted to be able to read the short story behind the virally inexhaustible cover, which is the first piece in the anthology. John smihula, fred borges, fred dabby, nathan schiff. Juxtapoz magazine vintage film posters from the golden age of xxx while. Weasels ripped my flesh by mike kamens does not, in case you are wondering, have a happy ending. Believe this maybe the worst movie ive ever seen and ive seen the room, plan 9 from outer space, and weasels rip my flesh. Highlights of the former category include the classical avantgarde elements of didja get any onya, which blends odd. Conceptually, the album could be considered phase two of burnt weeny sandwich.
Features song lyrics for the mothers of inventions weasels ripped my flesh album. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh discogs. Rest assured long island zerobudget auteur nathan schiffs 1979 super8 debut feature, weasels rip my flesh is jampacked with more of these type of instances than its meager 67minute runtime could possibly allow for. This is definitely one of zappas most difficult albums. Weasels ripped my flesh is an album by frank zappa and the mothers of invention, released in 1970 see 1970 in music. December 2015 november 2015 october 2015 september 2015 august 2015. This movie is a classic story of killer weasels, ignorant teens, poor special affects, and bikes.
The covers tend to fall in one of a few categories. The weasels ripped my flesh version has a cutend in the middle of zappas guitar solo, while the ahead of their time version goes ahead until 10. I know i am about to get serious about logging a film on letterboxd when i make sure to put my glasses on, what i write about weasels rip my flesh requires clear visionattention, because my brain is swimming in schiff. The whole idea was to show the finished product to the very same friends and family who. This is what happens when a group of kids get together and decide to make a gore movie in their parents backyard. Its so bad that it attains a sort of metaphysical awfulness. But then again i am getting a bass amp for my birthday so maybe weasels. I have a weakness for horror films shot on super8, its beautiful and for lack of a better wordjust plain cool. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 weasels rip my flesh 1979. Jan 19, 20 and, finally, thanks to the readers of this blog and the many knowledgeable and talented people from all over the world who are members of the mens adventure magazines facebook group for your encouragement and support for the weasels ripped my flesh. Find similar albums to weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank zappa on allmusic. When the crew of mystery science theater 3000 watched the film they made a reference to the infamous album cover of zappas weasels ripped my flesh. After watching nathan schiffs first full length filmed on super 8mm motion picture, 1979s weasels rip my flesh, i fervently prayed for my own death at the paws of a pack of rabid weasels. See the full list of weasels rip my flesh cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
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