By Robert Maier
Low funds Hell is an unauthorized insider’s tale of outrageous 70s and 80s low price range filmmaking the place each rule was once damaged in a loopy international of intercourse, medicines, and rock & roll.In his trip throughout the underground, Maier rubs shoulders with fogeys like Johnny Depp, Divine, Ricki Lake, Andy Warhol, Jack Palance, Tab Hunter, invoice Murray, Sonny Bono, the Coen brothers, artist Jean-Michel Basquait, The Ramones, and Blondie.
Low funds Hell is a curler coaster experience of surprising budget friendly motion picture tales: lunches of Kools, Cokes, and soggy meatball subs; -riding the subway with $25,000 funds; -a Federal drug bust on set—at gunpoint; -meeting with Deborah Harry and Chris Stein—in mattress; -getting loss of life threats from the mob, warding off assaults by means of irate husbands;-placating enraged stars and manufacturers; -going on dates with John Waters to topless video clips at Baltimore’s sleaziest theaters.
It was once a time of irresponsible experimentation and the tale of artists who went from residing of their vehicles to purchasing million buck long island lofts— and as John Waters says, how lucky we're for the statute of limitations.
Robert Maier is a writer/producer/production supervisor who labored for fifteen years with John Waters on his videos, woman hassle, determined dwelling, Polyester, Hairspray, and Crybaby, plus a dozen different cost-efficient movie-makers in ny urban and Baltimore. He made the famous 30-minute underground documentary, Love Letter to Edie, and is the writer of 2 books on movie and video construction.
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