| Lovedolls Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Markey |
| Produced by | David Markey, Jordan Schwartz |
| Written by | David Markey, Jennifer Schwartz, Jeff McDonald, Steven McDonald |
| Starring | Jennifer Schwartz Steven McDonald Janet Housden Kim Pilkington Jeff McDonald Tracy Lea Michael F. Glass |
| Music by | Redd Kross Love Dolls Black Flag Annette Gone Sonic Youth Painted Willie Lawndale Anarchy 6 Meat Puppets Dead Kennedys |
| Cinematography | David Markey |
| Distributed by | Eclectic DVD Distribution (a USA-based distributor) |
| Release date(s) | 1986; March 14, 2006 (DVD release) |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~US$10,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (film) |
Lovedolls Superstar is a 1986 low budget underground film, shot on super-8 film , starring Jennifer Schwartz, Steven McDonald, Janet Housden, Kim Pilkington, Jeff McDonald, Tracy Lea, & Michael F. Glass and featuring Vicki Peterson, Sky Saxon, & Jello Biafra. It is the direct sequel to 1984's Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. It was made on a budget of approximately $10,000.[1]
Written by David Markey, Jennifer Schwartz, Jeff McDonald, & Steven McDonald, Executive Producers Jordan Schwartz & David Markey, Directed by Dave Markey.
It was described (in 1991) as "one of the greatest music industry movies of the last decade".[2]
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The band reforms, and fights to prevail against various plotting enemies: The Lovedolls return from their untimely demise in this sequel to the Super-8 trash classic Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984).[2] Patch Kelley (Janet Housden) becomes Patch Christ, the leader of an acid-damaged religious cult who rescues has been Kitty Karryall (Jennifer Schwartz) from a boozy, wasted life. Once reunited, they recruit Sunset Boulevard hooker Alexandria "Cheetah" Axethrasher (Kim Pilkington) to replace the recently murdered Bunny Tremelo (Hilary Rubens). Rainbow Tramaine (Steve McDonald), from the Freedom School in New Mexico ventures to Hollywood to discover his twin brother Johnny has committed suicide after taking The Lovedolls to the top, as their manager.
The She Devils leader Tanya Hearst's mother, Patricia Ann Cloverfield (Tracy Lea) is back in town to even the score. Meanwhile obsessed fanatic Carl Celery (Jeff McDonald) lives in his own world of Lovedoll worship, only to carry out an assassination of Brews Springstien (Jordan Schwartz). With special guest appearances by Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) & Sky Saxon (The Seeds). You can't kill a Lovedoll, babe... because Superstars never die!
An accompanying soundtrack, Lovedolls Superstar, was released on SST Records, with music by Redd Kross, Love Dolls (the girls in the movie singing and backed by Redd Kross), Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, Dead Kennedys, Gone, Black Flag, Annette, Painted Willie, Lawndale, and Anarchy 6.[3]
In 2006, the film was released in extended DVD format as "Lovedolls Superstar Fully Realized".[1]
  | Lovedolls Superstar (Fully Realized) at Rotten Tomatoes - Lovedolls Superstar Fully Realized Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |
| | Official site at We Got Power Films - We Got Power Films - Films - Lovedolls Superstar |
| | Lovedolls Superstar - Lovedolls Superstar by Dave Markey on DVD at Movies Unlimited |
| | Product description at Circuit City - dOc DVD Review: Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984) |
| | Lovedolls Superstar: Slam Punk - Combustible Celluloid film review - Lovedolls Superstar (1986), director, actor, actor, dvd review |
| | Lovedolls Superstar - Lovedolls Superstar > Overview - AllMovie |
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