Interestingly enough zappa was a fan of the bmonster movie the killer shrews about murderous shrews. The album title refers to weasels, animals who would reappear a few times in zappas lyrics. One dark night, a nasa probe returning from venus crash lands near the wilds of long island and unleashes a radioactive curse upon the nearest living creature, a. Enveloped by a radioactive mass, a rabid weasel is transformed into a gigantic killer mutant. The orange county lumber truck was recorded live at festival hall and weasels ripped my flesh was recorded live at a concert in birmingham england. Weasels rip my flesh a blog about all the empty things. Packed with pulp fiction created by writers who later went on to greater fame, sensational illustrations by masters of mens pulp art and wacky ads taken from the magazines back pages, weasels ripped my flesh. The cover story was weasels ripped my flesh, and it was the adventure of a guy, naked to the waist, who was in water. Mar, 2011 my very first post on this blog, back in august of 2009, was about the magazine cover that sparked my initial fascination with mens adventure magazines. Weasels ripped my flesh is an album by frank zappa and the mothers of invention, released in 1970 see 1970 in music. Havent got much else, except you are what you is, which is my mums weasels ripped my flesh sounds pretty valid. Read all about itand download the whole storyat mens adventures magazines. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. Weasels ripped my flesh album je frank zappe i grupe the mothers of invention koji izlazi u kolovozu 1970.
May, 2004 what is weasels rip my flesh nathan schiffs weasels rip my flesh is the greatest home movie ever made. Using family, friends, items found around the house and even garbage nathan managed to complete his project. The creature is captured by a disturbed scientist who plans to use its regenerative blood to amass an army of similar. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 synopsis, characteristics.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing weasels rip my flesh near you. But then again i am getting a bass amp for my birthday so maybe weasels. By the late 70s and early 80s, it could be hard to sort out what was art and what was exploitation. During the berlin concert of 1968 the rebellious student audience tried to climb on stage and zappa asked don preston to press all keys to scare off the crowd.
Assignment 4 text analysis 10%individual written report please, read the article weaselwords rip my flesh written by jack shafer for. The title of the frank zappa and the mothers of invention album weasels ripped my flesh was borrowed from a managainstbeast cover story in the september 1956 issue of mans life, and the title went through another permutation when filmmaker nathan schiff made the horror feature weasels rip my flesh 1979. Weasels ripped my flesh, an album by the mothers of invention. Weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 publication date 1979 topics preserve, horror, science fiction. Weasels rip my flesh dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of frank zappa catalog.
A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original mothers of invention, complete with horn section, from 19671969, weasels ripped my flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures. Rerelease of frank zappas 1970 album, weasels ripped my flesh. If you like weasels rip my flesh you are looking for movies about with monster, mad scientist, murder, violence, camp, mutation and bicycle themes of horror and scifi genre shot in usa. Long island cannibal massacre, they dont cut the grass anymore, and weasels rip my flesh were released without incident and continue to be available on dvd. More complex is the case of the weasels ripped my flesh track prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gas mask 03. Weasels ripped my flesh by the mothers of invention album. The movie is cheesefest city with capital letters, folks. Highlights of the former category include the classical avantgarde. I recommend weasels rip my flesh to a select type of people, namely those who are fans of lowbudget film, who understand a thing or two about movie making, who love to laugh, and who love drinking beer in the company of like minded people. Starring schiff regular john smihula, weasels rip my flesh centers on a rodent that. This home video is not apart of the bhorror genre i hold so dear. Eight months after weasels ripped my flesh, the title story of mans life was chewed to bits by giant turtles.
Starring schiff regular john smihula, weasels rip my flesh centers on a. Thats the cover that features the famous weasels ripped my flesh headline and painting. About alan bazins work on the dvd release of the films of. Its so bad that it attains a sort of metaphysical awfulness. My friends and i loved this campy bad enough to be good film.
What is weasels rip my flesh nathan schiffs weasels rip my flesh is the greatest home movie ever made. Thank you for coming to our concert zappa frank zappa weasels ripped my flesh lyrics. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh 2008. It is the second album released after the mothers disbanded in 1969, preceded by burnt weeny sandwich. Their bites are not only powerful enough to rip off limbs with a natural to hit roll 1920, but they also transmit a particularly nasty strain of rabies see p. Weasels rip my flesh was made by high school student nathan schiff in the late 70s, before digital cameras and before film editing software. Overview of weasels rip my flesh, 1979, directed by nathan schiff, with at turner classic movies. Weasels rip my flesh degenerates into a lame chase scene replete with gunfire, exploding squibs, and a surprise ending that will leave you howling for the blood of anyone associated with the film. The weasels ripped my flesh version has a cutend in the middle of zappas guitar solo, while the ahead of their time version goes ahead until 10. I know i am about to get serious about logging a film on letterboxd when i make sure to put my glasses on, what i write about weasels rip my flesh requires clear visionattention, because my brain is swimming in schiff i have a weakness for horror films shot on super8, its beautiful and for lack of a better wordjust plain cool.
Its the mostly live companion to the mostly studio burnt weeny sandwich. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh 2010. Weasels rip my flesh is an entertaining,albeit extremely lowbudget debut of nathan schiff,the new york film maker behind long island cannibal massacre and they dont cut the grass anymore. However, when i switched to the new look i lost all of my links in the move. Sep 06, 2012 weasels rip my flesh is written and directed by nathan schiff. Unlike nathans other films, vermillion eyes has a serious and disquieting mood, and its also arguably his best film and certainly his most accomplished feature. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The debut feature from cult filmmaker nathan schiff is a scifi horror flick with a title that says it all. Prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gas mask 12. Weasels is a feature length gore film, completely shot on super 8. Weasels rip my flesh 1979 weasels rip my flesh 1979.
The water was swarming with weasels, and they were all kind of climbing on him and biting him. Weasels ripped my flesh is up there with some of his best work along with freak out, were only in it for the money, one size fits all and joes garage etc. Weasels rip my flesh is an entertaining,albeit extremely lowbudget debut of nathan schiff,the new york filmmaker behind long island cannibal massacre and they dont cut the grass anymore. Find album release information for weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank zappa on allmusic. The acting is bad, the camerawork and editing is painfully bad but keep in mind that it was the shot on super 8 film when schiff was a teenager and the picture is awful but it adds to the. Weasels rip my flesh is not bgrade, nor is it zgrade. The cover story of true men 857 was flying rodents ripped my flesh. A nasa shuttle collects some goop that looks like egg yolks from venus then,on the way back,crashes into a pond and its radioactive contents end up all over a weasel that looks like a deformed teddy. I have they dont cut the grass anymore and the long island cannibal massacre on dvd, good to see this one here too. Into that atmosphere stepped nathan schiff, a long island teenager who in 1979 shot a grisly 8mm grossout exercise titled weasels rip my flesh. Somehow, schiffs second student film, long island cannibal massacre is even worse, mainly because its longer. Starring schiff regular john smihula, weasels rip my flesh centers on a rodent that grows to giant proportions when it is exposed to a mysterious substance brought to earth from venus.
Weasels ripped my flesh is a collection of appealing contrarian tracks, its technical mastery undeniable, but lacks ferocity such a moment only comes with the atonal cascade of the closing 2minute selftitled track, often finding comfort in light music junctures. Weasels ripped my flesh pisan je uglavnom za osjecajne improvizacije koje najbolje dolaze do izrazaja upravo u rocku i jazzu. Released 1979, weasels rip my flesh stars john smihula, fred borges, fred dabby, jody kadish the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 7 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Find album credit information for weasels ripped my flesh the mothers of invention, frank zappa on allmusic. Nathan schiffs weasels rip my flesh is the greatest home movie ever made. Weasels ripped my flesh is the seventh studio album by the american rock group the mothers of invention, and the tenth overall by frank zappa, released in 1970. After the weasel terrorizes a small town, leaving a trail of carnage in its path, it is captured by a. My very first post on this blog, back in august of 2009, was about the magazine cover that sparked my initial fascination with mens adventure magazines. Returning from the planet venus, an errant nasa spacecraft crashes into the ocean, spilling its radioactive cargo. The acting is bad, the camerawork and editing is painfully bad but keep in mind that it was the shot on super 8 film when schiff was a teenager and the picture is awful but it adds to the charm you can actually hear the sound of the camera rolling. Oh, those pulpy days of weasels ripped my flesh the. Prowling the countryside, the huge weasel kills and devours victims. See the full list of weasels rip my flesh cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. I think vampires ripped my flesh mans life, 356 has already been.
The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh album. When the crew of mystery science theater 3000 watched the film they made a reference to the infamous album cover of zappas weasels ripped my flesh. Rest assured long island zerobudget auteur nathan schiffs 1979 super8 debut feature, weasels rip my flesh is jampacked with more of these type of instances than its meager 67minute runtime could possibly allow for. Conceptually, the album could be considered phase two of burnt weeny sandwich. The incident exists on film and was presented in l. Please answer the questions at the end of the text. Nov 26, 2014 the mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh 1970 1. The director of vermilion eyes, nathan schiff, is mostly known for bizarregory, comedic gems like weasels rip my flesh and they dont cut the grass anymore, and while this movie is still about as amateur as it can get this is not a criticism, just an observation, the crudeness presents itself with intense bursts of authenticity that you can not find in a lot of genre films with a higher budget. After watching nathan schiffs first full length filmed on super 8mm motion picture, 1979s weasels rip my flesh, i fervently prayed for my own death at the paws of a pack of rabid weasels. Spawn of devastation drivein weasels rip my flesh 1979. The article is available in sherry diestlers becoming a critical thinker, 314 316. The mothers of invention weasels ripped my flesh discogs. Its also a glorious piece of nonfilm, with all the requisites youve.
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