DISASTERPIECE THEATER
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"Disasterpiece Theater" (also known as "Disasterpiece Theater") was a hosted horror movie show with Jay Curtis as "Sal U. Lloyd" from XETV Channel 6, San Diego, California, USA from 1980 to 1981.
From Wikipedia: The premise of the show was simple: show the worst movies ever made and make fun of them. Among the films shown were: Big Boy Rides Again Born to Speed Curse of the Undead. First Spaceship on Venus Monster on Campus Shriek of the Mutilated The Mummy's Hand The Thing That Couldn't Die
Comments would be written as subtitles during the movie; for example, in Track of the Moonbeast a character says, "I'm somewhat of an...(laughs) an adventurer," and the word "IDIOT" appeared on screen during the pause in the middle of the sentence. Sometimes music would be added and, in some cases, redubbing by the writers would occur. On a showing of First Spaceship on Venus, the soundtrack was replaced by the writers' voices arguing about which television show they are going to watch, similar to the overdubbing idea in What's Up, Tiger Lily?
The show was done so cheaply, the producers would tape over the same reels, thus erasing the previous episode. In the show, Curtis and Mueller's microphone cords are easily visible, but it is the poor production quality that makes the show.
Sal U. Lloyd was portrayed as a big loser who hates his job. In one episode, he explains his position:
Disasterpiece Theatre Theme Song: Well, you're not gonna see one tonite. I hope you're in the mood for something really lousy. 'Cause if you are just hold on tight. Well, our boy Sal U. Lloyd is gonna take you on down. to where the silver screen gets covered with slime. So come on in, you're just in time for a disaster. This is Disasterpiece Theater. This is really gonna be a disaster. This is Disasterpiece Theater. Say, you probably never saw anything this bad, boy, in your life. This is Disasterpiece Theater. I mean this is really, really rotten. Whoa! This is Disasterpiece Theater. Who writes this junk anyway? This is Disasterpiece Theater. Oh! Pass the popcorn. This is Disasterpiece Theater. Oh! Argh! This is Disasterpiece Theater. This stuff oughta be against the law! This is Disasterpiece Theater. Bleagh!
The following are some clips from the show:
Disasterpiece Theater hosted by Sal U. Lloyd (clips). from The Professor on Vimeo. |
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