Episode 188: The Brains, Maggots and Splatter of Kuei Chih-Hung

==Show Notes==
: We discuss the career of Kuei Chih-Hung, the Shaw Bros director behind the unheralded horror classics THE BOXER'S OMEN, CORPSE MANIA and KILLER CONSTABLE.
==Films Discussed==
* Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung
** The Killer Snakes (1974)
** Virgins of the Seven Seas (a.k.a. The Bod Squad) (1974)
** Supermen Against The Orient (1974)
** Killers on Wheels (1976)
** The Criminals 2-Homicides ("The Deaf Mute Killer" & "The Informer) (1976)
** The Criminals 3-Arson ("Arson) (1977)
** The Criminals 4-Assault ("Maniac") (1977)
** The Criminals 5-The Teenager's Nightmare ("The Teenager's Nightmare) (1977)
** The Gold Connection (a.k.a Iron Dragon Strikes Back) (1979)
** Killer Constable (1980)
** Coward Bastard (1980)
** Hex (1980)
** Hex Versus Witchcraft (1980)
** Corpse Mania (1980)
** Bewitched (1980)
** Hex After Hex (1981)
** The Boxer's Omen (1983)
* The House of 72 Tenants (1973) Dir. Chor Yeun
* The Exorcist (1973) Dir. William Friedkin
* A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Dir. Ching Siu-Tung
* Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) Dir. Lam Nai-choi
* A View to a Kill (1985) Dir. John Glen
== Discussion Notes ==
* Kuei Chih-Hung - The Lucio Fulci of the Far East
** Explored social consciousness, class critiques, political anger
** Loved to show evil and objectionable subject matter
* Shaw Bros Studio
** Hong Kong movie factory in the vein of Old Hollywood
** Draconian working conditions vs. culture of technical excellence
** Notable stable directors include Chang Cheh, Lau Kar-leung, and Chor Yeun
** Faced competition in the Hong Kong New Wave from Golden Harvest (with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan) and Cinema City
* Hong Kong Horror - a genre focused on the grotesque (from gonzo to giallo)
* Our hosts grimace in discussion of The Killer Snakes
** Watching the film: "Punishing...an assault" - high praise!
** Unsurprisingly contains lots of snake violence
* Why didn't Kuei Chih-Hung reach the height of Fulci or Bava?
==Listener Letters==
* Marco from Switzerland
** Our hosts thoughts on Christoph Schlingensief?
*** German Chainsaw Massacre: The First Hour of Reunification (a.k.a. Blackest Heart) (1990)
* Six degrees of Will Sloan in the podcast world - what films tie the ICC to Sealzoids to Chapo Trap House?
** The Black Cat (1934) Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
** Widow Blue! (1970) Dir. Walt Davis
** Gremlins 2 (1990) Dir. Joe Dante
* Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla - the new Detour?
* Will: Can't do a Vincent Price imitation, can do Peter Lorre (or perhaps Bill Hader doing Vincent Price)
== Post-Outro Discussion ==
* Our hosts went to see Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
** A film only for the true fanatics
** Jason Mewes - the Antoine Doinel of the View Askewniverse
** Ben Affleck - a heartwarming return?
* Our hosts run down the legacy and works of Kevin Smith
** Clerks (1994)
** Mallrats (1995)
** Chasing Amy (1997)
** Dogma (1999)
** Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
** Jersey Girl (2004)
** Clerks II (2006)
** Cop Out (2010)
** Red State (2011)
** Tusk (2014)
** Yoga Hosers (2016)
** Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
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