Ronald Haydock Movies
- 1980
Ray Dennis Steckler (aka Wolfgang Schmidt), purveyor of such unfathomable oddities as The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies and Rat Pfink-A-Boo Boo, foisted this gem on an unsuspecting drive-in public not once but twice in a single decade, first as The Chooper in 1971, then again in 1980 (with a pointlessly-padded runtime). The story (a word used very generously here) features a brooding Carolyn Brandt as the sole heir to a piece of dustbowl property which is allegedly haunted by a mincing figure known as "The Chooper" -- not actually one of Steckler's patented title typos, but the name of a vengeful Indian demon (or something). While the camped-up menace prances around "chooping" people with his trusty saber, a sleazy land developer tries to convince Brandt to sell the property and git while the gittin's good... well, any viewer that hasn't figured it out by now should be made to sit all the way through this tedious, post-dubbed groaner, made even more insufferable by several minutes of stock rodeo footage. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- 1975
- PG
After sixteen years of cinematic retirement, Roy Rogers made a surprise return before the cameras in Mackintosh & T. J. Rogers plays Mackintosh, an ageing, tale-spinning ranch hand who befriends T.J., a sullen young boy (Clay O'Brien). The film is low-key, like Rogers himself, and Rogers' faithful fans were gratified to watch him thrash several younger cowpokes who goad him into a fight. Waylon Jennings provides the C&W musical score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roy Rogers, Clay O'Brien, (more)
- 1966
In this crazy horror comedy, a streetwise gang of teens (patterned after the Bowery Boys) get involved in a race and find assorted weirdos and monsters waiting for them at the finishline. This feature is comprised of two short films spliced together. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Lonnie Lord (Vin Saxon) is a rock & roll star who sells millions and loves to sing, anywhere and anytime. When a trio of psychotic hoodlums kidnaps his girlfriend, Cee Bee Beaumont (Carolyn Brandt), Lonnie and his faithful gardener sidekick, Titus Twimbly (Titus Moede), know it's time for action. They step into a closet and emerge as Rat Pfink and Boo-Boo, two costumed crime fighters who bear more than a passing resemblance to Batman and Robin: "Together they blaze a four-fisted campaign against the enemies of truth, justice and the American way of right!" They track down the evil doers and rescue the distressed damsel, but an escaped circus gorilla is on the loose and soon Cee Bee is in danger again. This bizarre low-budget mixture of crime drama and superhero spoof features great rockabilly non-hits like "Big Boss A-Go-Go-Party" and "Running Wild." ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carolyn Brandt, Vin Saxon, (more)
