Popatopolis Explained

Popatopolis
Director:Clay Westervelt
Producer:Clay Westervelt
Starring:Jim Wynorski
Roger Corman
Andy Sidaris
Julie Strain
Julie K. Smith
Stormy Daniels
Music:Lee Sanders
Editing:Brooks Larson
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Popatopolis is a 2009 documentary film directed by Clay Westervelt about the making of Jim Wynorski's 2005 soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick.

The documentary features B-Movie and film personalities like Roger Corman, Andy Sidaris, Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith and Stormy Daniels.

Jim Wynorski later said, "A director spent five years making this documentary about me. It was very flattering during the production period, but I was a bit worried how it might turn out. In the end, I found it very funny – even if it does take an occasional stab at me."[1]

Content

The documentary follows American director Jim Wynorski, in his attempt to make a film in three days.[2] By cutting shooting schedule, crew, equipment, and food, Wynorski tries to eliminate any limitation that would slow down production.

Cast

Reception

A very positive review in The Moving Arts Film Journal wrote, "Potatopolis is funny, absurd and never boring, but its real success lies in its more tender and surprisingly humanistic moments wherein a multi-dimensional sympathetic person is revealed behind an impenetrable monolithic persona."[3] The website The Spinning Image too praised the film and its depth.[4]

A review at Video Graveyard stated, "If you've grown tired of all the uninspired and boring featurettes littering your DVD collection then Popatopolis is for you. If you have any sort of interest in how low-budget films are made, or on the home video boom of the 80's and 90's, you're sure to find something of interest here."[5]

Mitchell Wells, for Horror Society, stated, "Humorous and insightful, this award-winning documentary peeks into the top-popping world of B-movies before they disappear from our shelves forever."[6]

References

  1. Web site: Jim Wynorski - look out world he's on facebook. Guest Stars. 16 January 2016.
  2. Web site: 2010-03-02 . Popatopolis Clay Westervelt 2009 . 2024-11-12 . web.archive.org.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-09 . Popatopolis (2009) The Moving Arts Film Journal . 2024-11-12 . web.archive.org.
  4. Web site: Popatopolis Review (2009) . 2024-11-12 . www.thespinningimage.co.uk.
  5. Web site: The Video Graveyard [B-Movie Edition]

    Popatopolis ]

    . 2024-11-12 . www.thevideograveyard.com.
  6. Web site: 2010-04-08 . Popatopolis . 2024-11-12 . Horror Society . en-US.

External links

Interviews