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The title of the original screenplay for Just Before Dawn (1981) was "The Last Ritual". It was changed after the script's heavy religious theme was axed, and the story was rigorously revised. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Prey (1983): Jackson Bostwick ad-libbed his dialog during the scene where he's telling the wide-mouth-frog joke to the deer. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Filming for Killer Workout (1987) took three weeks, primarily at night since they had to film on location in the health club they rented after they closed. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The police officer taking pictures during the final sequence of Death Screams (1982) was an actual sheriffs officer from the Rutherfordton country sheriffs department who was asked to join in to make it "more realistic." #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Co-writer Rossella Drudi, director Claudio Fragasso's wife, got the idea to write Troll 2 (1990) after several of her friends became vegetarians at the same time. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Primal Rage (1988) was first released in Italy on December 1, 1988. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The poster art Primal Rage (1988) was made by Renato Casaro. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The red scooter Sam Nash (played by Patrick Lowe) uses in Primal Rage (1988) is a Yamaha Riva 80. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Primal Rage (1988) was released a year before Nightmare Beach, which was also filmed in Florida, featured two actors from this film, and features a few of the same songs on the soundtrack. Umberto Lenzei was also involved with both films. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Primal Rage (1988) is directed by Vittorio Rambaldi (in his directing debut), the son of Italian special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lilith, the shark "star" of Under Paris (2024), reproduces and has baby sharks asexually, without a mate. This part of the movie is not science fiction as females from at least 2 species of sharks have had pups without mating. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The original negative for Shock Waves (1977) mysteriously disappeared over 20 years ago. The print used for the Blue-Underground DVD is from director Ken Wiederhorn's personal collection. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Chernobyl Diaries (2012): Oren Peli first thought of the idea for the story when he saw a photo blog posted by a girl traveling through Pripyat on a motorcycle. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cold Fish (2010) was "inspired by true events" known as the "Saitama serial murders of dog lovers"; the convicted killers in the real-life case are Gen Sekine (b. January 2, 1942) and his ex-wife Hiroko Kazama (b. February 19, 1957). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Helter Skelter (2012) is based on Kyoko Okazaki's manga "Helter Skelter" (published by Shoudensha in 2003). Manga "Helter Skelter was the 2004 Grand Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Don's World of Beef, man i miss them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Run! Bitch Run! (2009) was realeased on dvd in the United States on December 8, 2009. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Run! Bitch Run! (2009) is known as Bitch Massacre in Germany (DVD Title), and Revenge in Japan (English, DVD Title). #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Run! Bitch Run! (2009) is the first movie Chris Mosqueda, and Warren O. Williams did music for. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Run! Bitch Run! (2009) was filmed in Highland, California. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Run! Bitch Run! (2009) is the debut directorial effort by Joseph Guzman. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When Hal Needham wrote the initial screenplay for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), he hired Jerry Reed to play the Bandit. But when Needham told Burt Reynolds about the film, Reynolds decided he wanted to do it and Reed was re-cast as the Snowman. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
During filming The Toy (1982), Jackie Gleason taught Scott Schwartz how to shoot pool. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some scenes for 1941 (1979) were so noisy during filming that the crew could not hear Steven Spielberg yell "Cut". He had to fire a prop machine gun in the air to get the action to stop. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The mud wrestling scene in Stripes (1981) was made up on the spot by Ivan Reitman. John Candy felt uncomfortable during filming, but Reitman talked him through it. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM