Model Hunger

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Audience Member worse than THE ROOM, but not in a good (read: enjoyable) way. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/18 Full Review Audience Member If the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for most prolific 'Scream Queen' then Debbie Rochon would be a serious contender. With almost 250 credits as an actress, according to IMDb, she has been a constantly working actress for some 35 years. Ms. Rochon was an integral part of the transition of horror from the exploitive use of sex and gore that defined the grind house era to the campy self-parodies that would follow. One of the latest examples of this sub-genre of horror is 'Model Hunger'. One thing that must be noted before proceeding is that 'Campy Horror 'is most definitely an acquired taste. Superficially it comes off as exceptionally amateurish performances, corny dialogue and a directorial style that appears to want to include every unusual camera angle or lighting trick been counted in their freshman year of film school. However, the connoisseur of such over-the-top and outlandish entertainment is immediately obvious that Ms. Rochon could provide graduate-level instruction on this category of cinema. In the first few scenes it is evident that this film is not to be taken seriously but rather is something that will surround you in a certain realistic world really absurd is commonplace and liberally mixed with readily recognizable popular culture references. The screenplay was provided by James Morgart, who has exceptionally eclectic resume in filmmaking. He has almost every drop conceivable on the set up a movie from arranging for transportation. The film opens up with a scene that is present in an inordinate number of grind house horror films, cheerleaders practicing. At the conclusion of the session the coach calls for girls to go informing them that once again school budget is tight and more cuts are being made that drastically and adversely affect the funding for cheerleading. As such once again are required to sell various be made and overpriced catalog items. The current captain squad, Missy Wallace (Lisa Dee) is told in no uncertain terms that she has to exceed the previous year's highest sale record in order to retain her captaincy. In one of the stylistic trademarks there is a shot of a strange man taking several drinks from his fifth flask as he watches the girls on the field. This complete non sequitur but does serve the purpose of creating an extremely disconcerting mode, ideal for this type of film. Along with her best friend and going door-to-door only the barest of success finally comes of the household little old lady was losing with Southern charm, Ginny Reilly (Lynn Lowry). Ms. Lowry is a veteran of some 80 films of this sort. The court invites the girls to come inside for some the as she listens to what they have to offer. She explains that a favorite television show is just starting. The girls sit down as their overly cordial hostess begins to prepare some refreshments may notice that the show Ginny referred to as a very favorite was just beginning, 'Suzy's Secrets'. It is hosted by Suzy was portrayed by yet another veteran of the specific genre, Suzi Lorraine, wearing an extremely poorly made That suit. She has this running monologue that continues to every that show appears concerning how unfair it is that society promotes a completely unrealistic and harmful you that beauty for young women is little more than an "airbrushed skeleton". Scenes of her delivery her monologue intercut people messily and albeit in a pseudo-sexual manner feeding each other. There's often extremely overweight transsexual model. Offensively the show was supposed to be QVC like on air stopping show completely bizarre oversized items be offered for sale. As Ms. Ginny serves tea and cookies Missy excuses so rather rudely to go to the bathroom. As she does her friend is the best remain cordial but as soon obvious that tea has been heavily laced with some sort of sedative soon the pretty blonde cheerleader out like a light when Missy comes out of the bathroom and notices of friend's condition Ginny applies an external sedation by hitting her with a baseball bat. Down in the basement Ginny has everything possible to turn pretty cheerleaders into meat for meals and treats that Mrs. Lovett would envy. As it turns out Ms. Ginny is not much will braced and takes the girls call down to a CD working garage owned by a friend of hers, Colin (Brian Fortune) with the help of his even seedier assistance, Verrill (Aurelio Voltaire) whose primary purpose it is to strip the cost down to parts. There is a bit of irony here that both of them are in the spare parts trade with Colin processing the more familiar automotive disassembly while Ms. Ginny provides a similar service. When you consider how gory explicit most movies of this type have become credit must be given to the filmmaker when it comes to establishing a little lady with old world Southern charm is actually accountable and serial killer. Almost every scene that establishes the cannibalism it is done in such a fashion as to distance itself from the fact that an actual human being has been killed and is being devoured. In what has become de rigueur for this genre the use of viscerally targeted stage blood and whatever viscera can be found at the local butcher shop. This movie is actually exceptionally entertaining if taken in the proper light. If you're expecting a writing display of murder, mayhem and cannibalism will be very disappointed but considering that is not part of the vision created by the filmmaker. One thing that makes this movie successful is that the character of Ms. Ginny's will now sleep more complex and psychologically textured. A back story is slowly revealed that she was once a lingerie model for sleazy photographer where she is replaced as cover girl by his significantly thinner model. She is told by the photographer that she is too Romanesque for today's primary audience. She is a sure that you can still find work for magazines where the fetishes displayed a preference for larger girls. This is where he began to see from Suzy's Secrets, that exposed the essential value of women with more meat on their bones. The essence of the story is an indictment against what has come to be known as 'fat shaming', particularly on the Internet. The time period that the story takes place in is somewhat ambiguous and could very well be set in the 70s or early 80s as evident by the use of public access cable stations such as the one that boasts Suzy's Secrets'. What is most likely only to the true target demographic of the movie it is a near perfect representation of a exploitive horror film that was possible under the then brand new rating system instituted by the MPAA. In order to avoid the notorious 'X' rating, now rebranded as 'NC-17' the filmmaker had to exhibit some degree of ingenuity to convey rather explicit content to the audience yet avoiding and truly graphic overly graphic imagery of a sexual or gory nature, it was difficult for most filmmakers but after 35 years of acting in such flicks Ms., Rochon has assuredly mastered the necessary techniques. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this movie at the Colorado Horror Con/Halloween Film Festival and I loved every moment of it. Lynn Lowry's performance is masterful, both physical and in her several monologues, which start out as darkly humorous and slowly transform into something quite serious and uncomfortable. Tiffany Shepis also shines as a down-on-her-luck neighbor who's curiosity and concern leads her down a bloody track. A legend in the horror business, Debbie Rochon seems to go back to her roots in her directorial debut, as this looks and feels a heck of a lot like something that you would have rented at your local mom-and-pop video store's horror section in the early to mid-90s, which just makes this whole movie feel completely honest, unpretentious and downright morbidly fun! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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