Are tits, explosions and gore the main features of Australian film that we want to put out there on a global forum? Not Quite Hollywood is presenting these things whether or not we want them to be seen.
A very interesting point was made in my tutorial about the correlation between some of the nudie/sexually orientated movies and pornography. One of these films is The Adventures of Barry McKenzie which involves (like a lot of exploitation films at the time) quite a substantial amount of nudity and sex scenes. However, it doesn't seem so bad being associated with one of the most profitable industries in the world. Porn is a massive film secret, claiming to have little relevance to society. I beg to differ on this particular thought process, Pornography, like Australian sexploitation films like the /Barry McKenzie series and Alvin Purple. These films dare to show the liberation and sexual freedom of their time. After the breakdown of the production code and the implementation of the rating systems, these film had the freedom to explore blood, guts and sex. And although many feel as though this is a stain on the Australian film industry and should not be re-lived, it is simply a product of it's time. Ozpliotation films dare expose things that many shy away from, creating fun, trashy, popular cinema, cinema for the masses not just for the critic.
With the emergence of Not Quite Hollywood, it attempts to solidify Ozploitation as a valid genre by using the very successful American Director Quentin Tarintino, to share his love for these films. In an attempt to draw attention to Australian trash cinema, this doco helps Australians realise the Insanity of the stunt men in action films, the liberation of women in the nude scenes, the excess of blood and gore in the slasher films and the beer drinking Ocker stereotypes.
In a way i feel that the representation of the Australian male instilled hope into many young Ozzie men, thinking maybe they will get smothered in breast and beer all day.
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