Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

The wild, untold story of OZploitation!

Directed by Mark Hartley

Produced by Magnolia Pictures

2008103 min6.8 / 10

A spirited, archival celebration of Australian exploitation cinema's wild underground era, told through clips and filmmaker interviews with infectious enthusiasm and irreverent humor.

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.

Questions people ask

  • Is Not Quite Hollywood scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Not Quite Hollywood sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Not Quite Hollywood easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Not Quite Hollywood end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Not Quite Hollywood violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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