Request of the week: The Reptilicus Song

Alright, Fred asked for it (in the previous post's commentary section) and here it is:

The Reptilicus Song, "Tilicus", from the Danish version of the Danish/American co-production REPTILICUS.

Danish comedian Dirch Passer doing the Reptilicus song, "Tilicus", but fortunately only in the Danish version

In contradiction to common belief the American version isn't a dubbed version of the Danish film. We're actually talking two films here as they filmed it twice and released the two versions with a year in-between; The Danish film is from 1961 and the US version came out the following year. In Denmark it was also aka Dus Med Uhyret on video.

Personally, I much prefer the American version as it was made and regarded as a horror monster movie in the great tradition of, well, horror monster movies! In early 1960s Denmark that genre was virtually unknown. The Danish distributors and film makers didn't know what to do with the concept so they put Danish comedian Dirch Passer in it and turned it into a comedy monster movie.

Fred asked to see Mr. Passer's Reptilicus song and here it is but I must admit I've always loathed and despised (two words that basically mean the same) that scene from the film. In fact I could have done without Dirch Passer at all! I mean they put a kiddie song in a monster movie! What where they thinking, haha.

Needless to say, the film became the laughing stock among Danish film-goers in 1961. REPTILICUS was made by the Danish film company Saga Studios and for many years it was standard amongst all employees at Saga that if they mentioned the film by its title they had to buy a round of beer for everyone there. But, please dear reader, we're fans of trashy films and of course I don't agree with those dimwits back then. Nor should you. Ed Wood Jr. was ridiculed but his PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is a highly entertaining piece of celluloid. Today it's a cult movie and holds a dear place to fans of psychotronic cinema. A far cry from the critics who dismissed it when it came out. Personally, I think REPTILICUS is a pretty entertaining trash film and altho the US one is the better version I still watch them both from time to time.

The US version is out on DVD from MGM's Midnite Movies series on Reg. 1 DVD. The Danish version is only released in Denmark from Nordisk Film and unfortunately it's an English unfriendly release. It only comes with Danish subs. It would be cool if MGM (or someone else) would put out a double disc released with both films and all subbed in English.

Trailer for the US version:


Trailer for the Danish version:


Amazing scene from the Danish version not in the US version:

Dansevise (1963)

You didn't see that one coming, eh.

Fellow blogs that fly under the radar but that you OUGHT to know about!!! ... "WORLDWEIRD"

As mentioned in my previous post I've got zilch to say tonight but what I DO want is to recommend that you check out this fine gentleman's blog. There's far too few sites, blogs, and fanzines that write about world-weird cinema. Jared does exactly that on his Worldweird Cinema blog and YOU should read his stuff. And if you're curious about Turkish cinema it's the place to be tonight as his most recent entry is on the weird hybrid that is THREE SUPEMEN AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES (aka Üc Süpermen Olimpiyatlarda) / THREE SUPERMEN AND A MAD GIRL (Çilgin Kiz Ve ÜÇ Süper Adam).

I've got nothing to say...

...so here's a bunch of pictures. They're completely unrelated. Or are they? You be the judge.

More fun than an open casket funeral, AGAIN

This is not real news footage but a parody of the Bird Poo news clip. And it's pretty funny me thinks.

The thousands of comments are kinda funny too! 50% of them say "That looks FAKE!!", and the other 50% go: "You dumbass!!!", haha.

The Gories are back!!!

My Gawd!!! I just discovered THE GORIES are back!!! They've been playing Europe this summer. Wauw. Amazing!

- And another reason why maybe... just maaybe... I should start checking out the music press again. :( :( :(

There's live recordings all over YouToobe but these two tracks are probably the ones with the best recorded sound.





- and 20 years earlier:

The Night God Screamed (1971)

(click scan for bigger size)

I watched THE NIGHT GOD SCREAMED last night and what a terrific horror movie this is. Truly creepy. Unfortunately, it's not released on DVD so you'll have to find an old video tape (or get a dvdr from someone). Filed either in the "Invasion" section or "Manson inspired" section. :D

Thanks to Caspar Vang of Uncut.dk for selling a huge part of his collection which means I'm now the happy owner of THE NIGHT GOD SCREAMED on Danish ex-rental. The scan comes courtesy of Diabolik.

More fun than an open casket funeral

Perfect pop toon on a Friday

It only hurts when I laugh

This is funny but only if you're Danish (sorry, most beloved international reader). Go to comments from today.

Huh? wha'? I only said... huh??? Haha.