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A hobo (Christopher Kahler) is concerned with nothing but surviving
another day - but it seems whatever he touches is connected to some weird
story that scares the shit out of him and gets him deeper into trouble:
- Frying Saucer: He's (Marc Arturi) the perfect husband to his
little homemaker (Claire 'Fluff' Llewellyn) - but he's also an alien
who has found out the best way to subjugate humankind is via really
good frying pans.
- Grab Bag: It's just a paper bag, containing whatever you have
always dreamed of. It's also pure evil, and it's hungry.
- Condomdemned: He (Brian Kinkade) just wanted to make some
quick money duping a girl (Crystal McElroy) into having sex with him
and film it all with his camera glasses - but there's something far
more sinister at work.
- The Apple That Bit Back: Dr Marks (Phil Stephenson) has
developed the ultimate biological weapon, but then it escapes. And
even if there are men already after it, how do you track down a simple
apple?
- The Hungry Ghost: Being a ghost isn't really what it was
supposed to be, mainly it's just playing cards with the soul's one has
collected at stake ...
- Hanger: Sometimes it's a simple coathanger that can save your
honour ... but also the bastard who raped you.
The concept of Hobo with a Trash Can is close to ingenious:
Several filmmakers were challenged to produce a genre short with a budget
of merely one Dollar around an item of trash, with a wraparound story then
being shot around all those items - and if that sounds too much like a 24
hours film challenge or something ... well, it isn't: While all the
shorts involved were inevitably shot on the cheap, they were not rushed,
have a comparatively refined feel to it. Plus it's obvious they were all
made by lovers of the horror/sci-fi genre that were willing and able to
think outside the box, to be absurd and gross in all the right places, and
to be intentionally silly just for the fuck of it.
Maybe not a film for everyone, but those who like their
retro-grindhouse entertainment with a dose of far-out humour and enjoy low
budget cinema for its inventiveness will most certainly love this one!!!
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