At theFound Footage Festival , calculator historian Jason Scott was expose for the first time to an 80s picture called Computer Beach Party . It was such an horrid pile of insanity that he had to find out more .
So Jason started explore this film , which was an all - but - draw a blank VHS liaison . What get as enquiry into the film ’s purpose of reckoner became a pursuit that ended in Jason interview its film director .
Above , you’re able to see one of the “ hacking ” scenes that gave the movie its name . Two beach bums who have just graduated from high school desire to have a big party . So they break into a especial online avail that let you order “ VIP parties ” – sort of like Facebook crossed with a Budweiser commercial message . They order up girls , beer , and a dance band called Panther ( yes , there is a LOT of Panther in this movie ) .
Jasonsums upwhat ’s dreaded yet futuristic about this scene :
Throughout this film , data processor are used to forward the secret plan – but in weird surreal slipway that do n’t make legitimate or spectacular sense . In the source , they desire to have a party , so they use the computer to get together a party . If you turn over through the footage ( and I have , more than I should have ) , you’re able to see the computer is sort of doing an instantaneous message or groupware invitation system so that you signal how many people you want to take care and what type , but it ’s instant and hugely confused ( you’re able to request the sexual urge and historic period of your attendee ) . It ’s not even explained how they do this , or where they get this power or access – they just do it . In fact , almost none of the type have a backstory , so they ’re all categorical – they ’re just words delivered by meat .
Here ’s some more of this totally futurist computing machine flick , unadulterated with another “ hack ” view after the bizarro “ dialog , ” where the guys utilize a computer inside their glovebox to deform their car into a rocket - move supercar .
One of the best part of this flick ’s badness has to do with the dubbing . For example , in that first snip of the “ hacking , ” all that jibber jabber about “ gee I should wear chalk ” and “ it ’s like reading a book – on TV ! ” was dubbed in later , by distribution company Vestron . None of the original author or actors had anything to do with those weird voiceovers . Here ’s some more weird dubbing , include a completely random talking dog :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfkh20Gr0c
The best part ? The guy most responsible for the weird dubbing , the ADR / Re - Recording music director , is now a healthy guy who act upon on The Simpsons . Jason write :
He was listed as “ Rusty Smith ” , who I nailed as R. Russell Smith . A top - flying ADR guy , he ’s done body of work for so many films it ’s ludicrous , not to mention his work with idiot box serial publication such as The Simpsons , Deadwood , Big Love , Northern Exposure , and The Practice . In other Bible , Rusty is the friggin ’ man when it comes to sound work . The pic was shot , according to other sources , around 1985 , but was released on video in 1987/1988 , via Vestron Video . This indicates to me that the movie drops into Rusty ’s lap at the beginning of his life history , when he ’s having a certain amount of good sentence with play around with stuff . ( Like everyone else I tracked down , I submitted this auspicious course credit to Rusty ’s IMDB entry . )
After Jason started research the film , he called several of the masses who had been take with its production . Finally , he got cargo deck of its manager , Gary Troy . Jasondid a longsighted interview with Troy , and explain more about the Vestron connection :
Things like the talking dog-iron , the uncanny voices on some of the actor , a lot of other unknown situations , were all the work of the second work party from Vestron who packaged it up for video release . The film never saw a theatrical run – it was definitely buy in the subject market , but it was straightaway put onto video .
And why would Vestron buy it ?
Gary told me the leading lady , who was his lady friend , split up up with him and go out the headspring of Vestron .
As a result , her photographic film debut was bought up and a legendary film was saved from disappearing and 25 years later , singes the hearts and eyes of a Modern generation . I stand for , is n’t life story fantastic ?
Yes , liveliness is surely fantastic with such amazing movies in it . And with citizenry like Jason Scott , whose extended analytic thinking and inquiry project related to this lost piece of estimator - related glee can be foundhereandhere .
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