Thunder and Mud
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| Directed by | Penelope Spheeris |
| Starring | Tawn Mastrey Jessica Hahn Sam Mann |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Thunder and Mud is a 1990 musical documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Jessica Hahn, Tawn Mastrey, and Sam Mann.
Summary
The film depicts a show as presented by Sam Mann with a local DJ host (Mastrey) alongside Jessica Hahn, who a few years prior was known as having an affair with
Production
When doing an interview in 1999 for The A.V. Club, Spheeris was asked about the film. She stated, "How about that for a flaming piece of crap? That was a matter of… God, how did that happen? Thank God nobody has ever asked me about that until now. There was a guy working with Miles Copeland, and he said, "Let's do a live show and tape it, and then put it out straight to video." And I said, "Like what?" It wasn't really my idea, I don't think, but he said, "How about doing heavy metal and mud wrestling and putting the two together?" I said, "Yeah." So I did it. And I don't even think I got paid for it, which is kind of pathetic, don't you think?" [3]
Paul Colichman, president of I.R.S. Records along with a producer of The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, has stated that he and Spheeris came up with the idea, with him wanting to do a "pay-per-view event" that would combine wrestling with music, which he thought would work since he had seen mud wrestlers handing out with metal bands at the nightclub Gazzarri's.[4]
Reception
Entertainment Weekly reviewed the early career of director Penelope Spheeris which they called "flashy but desultory". They gave a Thunder and Mud a grade D.[5]
References
- ^ "Incredibly Bad Film Show: Thunder and Mud – Trash City magazine". Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Kaye, Jeff (1989-11-09). "Sex, Mud and Rock 'n' Roll : Television: A spectacle that combines female mud wrestling, a heavy-metal rock concert and a game show is being touted as an attempt to expand the boundaries of pay-per-view television". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Penelope Spheeris". The A.V. Club. 1999-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Sex, Mud and Rock 'n' Roll : Television: A spectacle that combines female mud wrestling, a heavy-metal rock concert and a game show is being touted as an attempt to expand the boundaries of pay-per-view television". Los Angeles Times. 9 November 1989.
- ^ Glenn Kenny (February 10, 1995). "Penelope Spheeris takes on "The Little Rascals"". Entertainment Weekly.
External links
- Thunder and Mud at IMDb
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