Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Directors:

Donald G. Jackson
R.J. Kizer

Writers:

Randall Frakes (screenplay)
Randall Frakes (story)

Release Date:

January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A new breed of enemy has taken over the world... Sam Hell has come to take it back.

Plot:

'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war...

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Prisoner | Escape | Guard | Frog

Cast

Julius LeFlore	...	Squidlips
RCB	...	The Poor Dufus
Roddy Piper	...	Sam Hell
William Smith	...	Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Sandahl Bergman	...	Spangle
Eyde Byrde	...	Patton
Lee Garlington	...	Briefing Officer
Cec Verrell	...	Centinella
Suzanne Solari	...	Runaway Girl
Kristi Somers	...	Arabella
Rory Calhoun	...	Looney Tunes
Cliff Bemis	...	Leroy
Nicholas Worth	...	Bull
Brian Frank	...	Commander Toty
Danelle Hand	...	Crosse

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Indian Dunes, California, USA

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Captain Delving falls off a short cliff, he lands on padding that pops up after he hits it. Also, a pillowy noise is clearly audible.

Quotes:

Bull: [to Sam] Shut your Hoooooole!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Hell Comes to Quahog (#5.3)" (2006)

Lives up to the title; hilariously horrible beyond belief.

Well, some like it, some don't. The reason as far as I can tell is that it is simply such an incredibly, unbelievably horrible movie that it defies expectation or even imagination, to the point of being amusing in a way. If you think you can conceive of how bad this movie is, you are mistaken. You can't. But, there is a PLUS SIDE to that. At first I was in shock from the incredibly cheesy special effects, insanely, mind-twistingly awful plot, and the worst acting I have EVER SEEN, but then I realized that I was having the time of my life, because listening to the dialogue, I found myself laughing out loud. I missed some parts of the movie just because I was laughing so hard at the absurdity that someone actually made this film that I nearly wet myself. But there is no downside to missing a few minutes of this flick. Anyway I really think the film must be a joke, a parody of B-movies. And as a parody, it is very good. In summary, I recommend it.