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Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers: Directed by Fred Olen Ray. With Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, John Henry Richardson, Dawn Wildsmith. A detective embarks on a mission to track down a woman in L.A.'s seedy nightclubs, only to come face-to-face with a blood-thirsty cult of lethally beautiful prostitutes.
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- Comedy, Horror
- Fred Olen Ray
- 1988-03
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The private detective Jack Chandler tries to track down Samantha, a teenage runaway. He runs into a cult of Egyptian chainsaw-worshipping prostitutes led by "The Stranger".
The film's tagline was "They Charge an Arm and a Leg!" The film begins with the disclaimer "The chainsaws used in this motion picture are real and dangerous! They are handled here by seasoned professionals. The makers of this motion picture advise strongly against anyone attempting to perform these stunts at home. Especially if you are naked and ab...
Jay Richardson as Jack ChandlerDawn Wildsmith as LoriAt the time, the UK video release was not allowed to have the word Chainsaw in the title, so the film was released simply as "Hollywood Hookers"(a drawing of a chainsaw replaced the missing word on the cover sleeve).
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, earning a Rotten TomatoesWant-To-See score of 33%. The film is said to have "set the course for Ray". The film has been described as a horror parodyand a film noir spoof.
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookershas been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray format. In the United States, the film was released in a '20th Anniversary Widescreen Edition' DVD on August 5, 2008. It was made available on Blu-ray in two individual editions on January 9, 2015, with a standard edition and a signed 'Special Limited Edition' of 1000 copies. In th...
Thompson, Nathaniel (2006) [2002]. DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 360–361. ISBN 1-903254-39-6.
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers at IMDbHollywood Chainsaw Hookers at AllMovieHollywood Chainsaw Hookersat BadMovies.orgHollywood Chainsaw Hookers. 1988 · 1 hr 15 min. R. Comedy · Horror · Mystery. After a detective locates a teen runaway at work in a strip club, he learns she’s part of a gang of hookers charging an arm and a leg with chainsaws. Subtitles: English.
- Fred Olen Ray
- January 1, 1988
- Gunnar Hansen
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by Fred Olen Ray. With Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley and John Henry RichardsonHollywood Chainsaw Hookers Blu-ray...
Los Angeles private eye Jack Chandler is hired by a worried mother to find her missing runaway daughter, Samantha. As Chandler searches for her whereabouts, he uncovers an evil cult that worships an Egyptian god, whose followers commit human sacrifices with chainsaws to appease their deity.
A detective embarks on a mission to track down a woman in L.A.'s seedy nightclubs, only to come face-to-face with a blood-thirsty cult of lethally beautiful ...
A detective embarks on a mission to track down a woman in L.A.'s seedy nightclubs, only to come face-to-face with a blood-thirsty cult of lethally beautiful prostitutes.
