Released in 1974, Dirty Duck (aka Down and Dirty Duck) was an attempt to ride on Ralph Bakshi's coattails after the success of Fritz the Cat. Produced by Roger Corman, directed and animated by Charles Swenson (Rugrats, Fieval Goes West, Strawberry Shortcake), voiced and soundtracked by Flo & Eddie (The Turtles, The Mothers, and occasionally T. Rex)- how the hell do people not know about this movie?! No accounting for taste, I guess.
Dirty Duck is the story of Willard Isenbaum, a sexually frustrated insurance adjuster who inherits a pervy duck from a tattoo artist named Painless Martha. The Duck (known only as "Duck") takes it upon himself to get Willard laid and hijinx ensue. The pair embark on a psychedelic journey involving inner-city hustlers and homos, racist cops, man-hating lesbos, singing hookers and oh, so much more. This movie has something to offend and entertain just about everyone and I can't recommend it enough!
You're 8 years old. You think of yourself as the "class clown." You do a retard impression that all of your friends find hilarious. Life is good.
Flash forward 35 years. You have your own daytime talk show. You've had a moderately successful movie career. You're American's #2 lesbian icon. Life is still good, but where do you go from here? There's really only one option: it's time to revive your childhood retard impression.
Here's what real internet people have to say:
"I thought this was a very touching and human story... my family and I loved it and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys decent and honest stories with very real, human characters and very insightful and at times confronting observations on life. I agree with the comment made by another user who thought that Rosie O'Donnell deserves an Oscar for her portrayal of Beth. This film made me laugh and cry!"
"Although the film is directed more toward women, I enjoyed it(I am a male) and I suggest it to many people."
"Rosanne [sic] was better than excellent in this role. Her portrayal of Beth was exceptional. I'm nearly speechless."
"Hallmark Movies has not failed us yet."
"I would like to thank Hallmark and Rosie O'Donnell for a well-acted and well-presented movie that I will allow my young grandchildren to watch. That in itself is a real accomplishment in this age of Science Fiction and bad language."
"Watching Rosie O Donnel as a retard is magnificent. Her acting skills are unbelievably realistic, similar to other characters that were retarded such as Rainman and Special Ed. This role was meant for her and this character's life was meant for her. Bring this film to a party and your friends will be delighted as she screams, yells, and acts like, well - a retard - in this spectacular made-for-TV movie. Riding the Bus With my Sister's weakest point is that Rosie is not featured in every scene. There are a couple uninteresting subplots, which just aren't worth seeing. The film would have been much better if Rosie had been on a bus for the whole hour and a half. There are some other minor problems with the movie as well - in one scene Rosie is wearing yellow and can be mistaken for the actual bus. Any person with a strong humerus bone should see this modern day comedy classic." I couldn't have put it better myself.
I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic movies. I will watch any movie from the genre, no matter how bad it is. And the sad truth is that most of them are garbage. But every once in a while I stumble across a real gem like this one.
She is the story of a man-hating goddess (Sandahl Bergman) who joins two hunky dudes in a search for their kidnapped sisters. Hijinx ensue. Be prepared for swastika-clad future-punk bad guys, laser-eyed communists, transvestite biologist, topless hot tubbing, and a heavy metal soundtrack. Fuck yeah.
I couldn't find any youtube videos that really did the movie justice, so check out this Sandahl Bergman workout video instead:
Alice Cooper is a seriously underrated band. They put out seven albums before Alice went solo and there ain't a single dud among them.
"Good to See You Again Alice Cooper" is essential viewing for any Alice Cooper fan. Highlights include Alice battling a giant rotting tooth with an oversized toothbrush and egging a member of the audience into an onstage fistfight. But be warned that you're gonna want to keep the remote handy. There's a lot of stellar live footage but it's spliced with "movie" scenes that mostly consist of some unfunny schmuck who's not even in the band doing unwatchable improv.
