Hollywood Zap!
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Hollywood Zap! is a 1986 American comedy film written and directed by Canadian filmmaker David Cohen (no relation to David X. Cohen)[1] and distributed by Troma Entertainment, a company known for its low-budget exploitation films.[2] In Europe, the film was released as Porky's 4: Zap![3]
In the film, a bored clerk decides to quit his job and travel to Hollywood, California to fulfill his dreams and to find his missing father. He chooses a hustler as his traveling companion, but both of them experience disillusionment during their quest.
Plot
Two young men hit the road to Hollywood, California to look for money, fame, and the wild life in this youthful comedy. Tucker "Downer" Downs (Ivan E. Roth), tired of his boring job as a clerk in a women's fashion outlet, quits and heads to the Western United States to seek success and in search of his father, who disappeared 24 years before. En route, Downs hooks up with wasted video addict/hustler Nash (Ben Frank), who is seeking a title match with "The Zap", holder of the record score in Zaxxon. Together they have many adventures during their trek to Tinsel Town.[4]
Cast
- Ben Frank as Nash
- Ivan E. Roth as Tucker "Downer" Downs
- De Waldron as "Teetee"
- Claude Earl Jones as Uncle Lucas
- Neil Flanagan as Granville Downs / Sister Grace E. Magno
- Helen Verbit as Housekeeper
- Chuck Mitchell as Mr. Prideman, Lawyer
- Anne Gaybis as Debbie
- Walter Stocker as Father Priest
- Sandy Rose as Waitress
- Louise Hartley as Nurse
- Don Carmona as "Tacomeat"
- Nancye Ferguson as Tacomeat's Girlfriend
- Carmen Filpi as Magazine Vendor
- Tony Cox as Kong
- Wayne Montanio as Ventriloquist
Reception
In 2001, the film was featured at the 1st annual Video Game Festival to examine gaming's impact on media and culture. Described as being "historically significant", the film was sponsored by Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard, the official international electronic scoreboard for video games.[5]
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- 1986 films
- 1986 black comedy films
- 1980s buddy comedy films
- 1980s sex comedy films
- 1986 independent films
- 1980s English-language films
- American black comedy films
- American buddy comedy films
- American independent films
- Films about video games
- Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Films set in Mississippi
- Nerd culture
- Punk films
- Transgender-related films
- Troma Entertainment films
- Teen sex comedy films
- 1980s American films
- Films about missing people
- English-language independent films
- English-language black comedy films
- English-language sex comedy films
- English-language buddy comedy films