42nd Street Forever: Vol. 4

Lloyd Shinners

Overview

The thrills come fast and furious in the fourth installment of Synapse Films' wildly popular 42nd St. Forever trailer compilation series. Featuring outrageous ads for some of the wildest flicks ever committed to celluloid, 42nd St. Forever, Vol. 4 serves up a demented platter of horror, exploitation, comedy and sleaze that's sure to please fans of no rules cinema. With trailers for Rituals, Humongous, Mortuary, Combat Cops, Monkey Hustle, Hog Wild, The Chicken Chronicles, and more, 42nd St. Forever, Vol. 4 is a rapid-fire compilation of demented kicks that takes no prisoners, and makes no apologies.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/27/2009
UPC:	0654930308998
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	NR
Source:	Synapse Films
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	30,575

Special Features

Audio commentary featuring Fangoria managing editor Michael Gingold, film historian Chris Poggiali and AVManiacs editor Edwin Samuelson; Bonus vintage television spots

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- 42nd Street Forever: Vol. 4
1. The Syndicate: A Death In the Family [2:36]
2. Combat Cops [1:55]
3. It Came Without Warning [1:42]
4. No Blade of Grass [2:05]
5. Yor: The Hunter From the Future [1:12]
6. Simon: King of the Witches [:53]
7. The Psychic [1:03]
8. Schizoid [1:28]
9. Tender Flesh [2:07]
10. Die, Sister, Die [1:59]
11. Silent Scream [1:16]
12. New Year's Evil [1:43]
13. Let's Scare Jessica to Death [2:56]
14. Mortuary [:45]
15. Humongous [1:10]
16. The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Woman [1:55]
17. Embryo [:26]
18. The Boogeyman [2:03]
19. The Legend of Boggy Creek [1:55]
20. The Town That Dreaded Sundown [2:10]
21. Grayeagle [2:30]
22. Shadow of the Hawk [2:53]
23. Rituals [1:58]
24. Americathon [2:41]
25. Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? [2:56]
26. Die Laughing [2:43]
27. In God We Trust [2:10]
28. Undercovers Hero [1:46]
29. The Jezebels [2:59]
30. Breaking Point [2:09]
31. Fighting Mad [2:28]
32. Moving Violation [2:23]
33. Bonnie's Kids [3:02]
34. Walking Tall Part 2 [1:49]
35. The Klansman [3:04]
36. Monkey Hustle [2:20]
37. The Soldier [1:52]
38. Blackout [2:37]
39. Shout at the Devil [3:25]
40. March or Die [2:33]
41. The Loves and Times of Scaramouche [2:24]
42. Hog Wild [1:35]
43. The Hard Heads [3:28]
44. The Chicken Chronicles [2:39]
45. Best Friends [2:09]
46. Our Winning Season [2:44]
47. Coach [2:45]
48. Goldengirl [3:15]

Menu

Disc #1 -- 42nd Street Forever: Vol. 4
Play Trailers
Trailer Selection
Special Features
Audio Commentary With Fangoria Managing Editor Michael Gingold, Film Historian Chris Poggiali and AVManiacs Editor Edwin Samuelson: On
Audio Commentary With Fangoria Managing Editor Michael Gingold, Film Historian Chris Poggiali and AVManiacs Editor Edwin Samuelson: Off
TV Spots

Editorial Reviews

Synapse continues their entertaining series of trailer compilations with 42nd Street Forever Vol. 4. While not quite as consistently strong as the third volume of the series, this compilation still delivers plenty of fun trailers arranged by 'blocks' of exploitation-movie themes. Highlights include a block of slasher-film trailers with deliciously kitschy promos for flicks like Schizoid and New Year's Evil and a block of revenge films that include promos for drive-in faves like Fighting Mad and Walking Tall Part 2. Fans of grindhouse fare will find this compilation's lineup dotted with favorites like It Came Without Warning, The Klansman and the action-packed promo for The Soldier. Unfortunately, there are some odd choices that don't really fit the "grindhouse" concept of the collection: trailer blocks devoted to exotic adventure fare like Shout At The Devil or coming-of-age comedies like The Chicken Chronicles are too mainstream in content and tone to deliver the trashy fun of the exploitation film trailers featured elsewhere on the disc. That said, the strong choices outweigh the duds and trailer fans will want to check 42nd Street Forever Vol. 4 out.