Lizzy Borden Movies
In this dreadful low-budget horror film, a small town is up in arms over the arrival of a Satanic heavy-metal band called Black Roses to play at the local high school. The parents are right to be concerned, for the band has made a deal with the Devil and turns the teens into zombies who murder their parents. Reactionary and poorly-made, this comes off as a teen horror movie aimed at old people who think rock music is a menace. Julie Adams and Ken Swofford show up, but the 3-D video box is more interesting than the movie. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Martin, Ken Swofford, (more)
- 1988
- R
Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, and Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Steven Tyler are among the Heavy Metal artists interviewed in The Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years. This follow-up to filmmaker Penelope Spheeris' classic 1981 "punk" documentary The Decline of Western Civilization is a bit more reflective and word-dominated than its predecessor, but no less entertaining. One striking aspect of the film is its before-and-after comparisons of the impact of MTV. Heavy Metal newcomers tend to overpraise the cable service, while the "oldsters" implicitly decry the mainstreaming-and in some cases, homogenizing--of their best work. Interestingly, Spheeris' own style has become more mainstream in the years since Decline of Western Civilization, thanks to experience gleaned on such dramatic films as Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) and Dudes (1987). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anthony Joseph Perry, Steven Tyler, (more)
- 1985
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California's kings of theatrical heavy metal, Lizzie Borden, take to the stage of L.A.'s Country Club for an evening of rock and roll outrage in this concert video, shot in 1985. Lizzie Borden: The Murderess Metal Road Show features Lizzie and company shredding their axes on "Council for the Cauldron", "American Metal", "Red Rum", "Psychopath", "Give 'em The Axe", "Warfare", "Love You To Pieces", and many more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
