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|title=<center>Girlquake!</center> | |title=<center>Girlquake!</center> | ||
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|imagecaption=Cover of the director's 25th Anniversary Edition. | |||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |||
|datefound=11 Oct 2021 | |||
|foundby=Matt of Matt Presents | |||
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'''''Girlquake!''''' is a film from New York artist Michael Randall.<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RkATCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT489&lpg=PT489&dq=michael+randall+girlquake&source=bl&ots=PTjLjh42gx&sig=ACfU3U2rJdBRFZ9yPELVkfDskXPwnpygKA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIq5aDmePtAhVROq0KHcXKDOYQ6AEwD3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael%20randall%20girlquake&f=false ''Up is Up, But So is Down: New York's Downtown Literary Scene''; pg. 489] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> The movie was a throwback to exploitation films, in particular the works of Russ Meyer. | '''''Girlquake!''''' is a film from New York artist Michael Randall.<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RkATCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT489&lpg=PT489&dq=michael+randall+girlquake&source=bl&ots=PTjLjh42gx&sig=ACfU3U2rJdBRFZ9yPELVkfDskXPwnpygKA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIq5aDmePtAhVROq0KHcXKDOYQ6AEwD3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael%20randall%20girlquake&f=false ''Up is Up, But So is Down: New York's Downtown Literary Scene''; pg. 489] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> The movie was a throwback to exploitation films, in particular the works of Russ Meyer. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The film was made independently | The film was made independently sometime in the mid-1990s. It was praised by film critic Joe Bob Briggs in a July 1995 review.<ref> [https://dallasobserver.com/film/joe-bob-briggs-6404350 Joe Bob Briggs review of the film.] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> Its opening scene was later recounted in the book ''For Women Only: Your Guide to Health Empowerment'' by Gary Null and Barbra Seaman.<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=prITSdV-n40C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=michael+randall+girlquake&source=bl&ots=pYTI7MyfAM&sig=ACfU3U1jp0G5e6XvEpVgnBYRRA_TJUEDQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIq5aDmePtAhVROq0KHcXKDOYQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael%20randall%20girlquake&f=false ''For Women Only!: Your Guide to Health Empowerment''; pg. 3] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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The Amazon women must make their way to Coney Island, where their Queen is. In their search for her, the end up meeting Ginger, a stripper called "Queen of Double Ds," Queen Zahara, a performer in a freak show, Chersteen, a drag queen, and a Dominatrix. | The Amazon women must make their way to Coney Island, where their Queen is. In their search for her, the end up meeting Ginger, a stripper called "Queen of Double Ds," Queen Zahara, a performer in a freak show, Chersteen, a drag queen, and a Dominatrix. | ||
[[File:Girlquake Cover (1).png|thumb|Credits from the inside cover]] | |||
==Cast and Crew== | ==Cast and Crew== | ||
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==Avalibility== | ==Avalibility== | ||
The film was first discovered by YouTuber Matt Presents in December 2020. In October 2021, Matt got in contact with director Michael Randall and received a copy of the film on DVD. According to Randall, the film played a few independent venues in New York City and Japan but was eventually bought by underhanded distributors who never released the film.<ref>[https://youtu.be/hLvVBsvWsvc Video of the film being found, with interview with director.] Retrieved 11 Oct '21</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Found media]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Found films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 31 December 2023
This article has been tagged as NSFW due to its risquè subject matter.
Cover of the director's 25th Anniversary Edition.
Status: Found
Date found: 11 Oct 2021
Found by: Matt of Matt Presents
Girlquake! is a film from New York artist Michael Randall.[1] The movie was a throwback to exploitation films, in particular the works of Russ Meyer.
Background
The film was made independently sometime in the mid-1990s. It was praised by film critic Joe Bob Briggs in a July 1995 review.[2] Its opening scene was later recounted in the book For Women Only: Your Guide to Health Empowerment by Gary Null and Barbra Seaman.[3]
Plot
The film opens in an Arizona dinner, where a group of five Amazon women erupt from the center of the Earth. A group of men attempt to rape them but are killed, one by being drowned in a bowl of meat.
The Amazon women must make their way to Coney Island, where their Queen is. In their search for her, the end up meeting Ginger, a stripper called "Queen of Double Ds," Queen Zahara, a performer in a freak show, Chersteen, a drag queen, and a Dominatrix.
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Cast and Crew
- Michael Randall as director
- Kat Walker as the leader of the Amazon women
- Chersteen as the drag queen
- Etoile Bijou as a sideshow psychic
- Kim Ryder as a Dominatrix
- Gillian Boardman "Gerrie"[4]
- The Great Fredini[5]
- Mik Cribben as Cinematographer[6]
Avalibility
The film was first discovered by YouTuber Matt Presents in December 2020. In October 2021, Matt got in contact with director Michael Randall and received a copy of the film on DVD. According to Randall, the film played a few independent venues in New York City and Japan but was eventually bought by underhanded distributors who never released the film.[7]
References
- ↑ Up is Up, But So is Down: New York's Downtown Literary Scene; pg. 489 Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ Joe Bob Briggs review of the film. Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ For Women Only!: Your Guide to Health Empowerment; pg. 3 Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ A website biography page on Gillian Boardman. Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ Coney Island website biography page of The Great Fredini. Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ A website biography page on Mik Cribben. Retrieved 22 Dec '20
- ↑ Video of the film being found, with interview with director. Retrieved 11 Oct '21