IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Hextube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Wednesday Slop Night, we’re starting with The Hills Have Eyes (1977), one of the most famous 70s slop movies. This was due to be shown awhile ago, but never was, so I guess we’ll finally do it tonight. Anyway, from director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984], Scream [1996]) comes the classic tale of a bougie family whose car breaks down in the middle of the sticks. Things from bad to worse when they’re attacked by a band of deranged mutant cannibals. A whole lot of screaming ensues as the family attempts to fight back. Could this be trying to say something about our society? I guess we’ll find out. This was a staple on the grindhouse circuit back in the day, and still packs a punch now.

After that is Dazed and Confused (1993), another long-standing request that we will finally fulfill. It is a stoner comedy from Richard Linklater (Slacker [1990], Waking Life [2001], Boyhood [2014]) about a group of graduating high-school seniors in 1976 who decide to throw a wild party at the end of the year. Hilarity ensues as they wander around and get into various mischief. This is one of the classics of the “dudes hang out” genre, and is generally considered one of Linklater’s best.

Last is Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000), one last bonus Pokemon feature for those who are still awake by then. The movies may be over, but several people still wanted to watch this hour-long special, which is a direct sequel to Pokemon: The First Movie (1998).

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Hills Have Eyes: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hills-have-eyes/
• Dazed and Confused: https://letterboxd.com/film/dazed-and-confused/
• Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns: https://letterboxd.com/film/pokemon-mewtwo-returns/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Hills Have Eyes: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11838
• Dazed and Confused: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/9306
• Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.

CWs for The Hills Have Eyes:

• Sexual assault: at ~52 minutes in, one of the villains pins down a teenage girl and begins to unzip his pants before he is stopped. This scene does not contain any nudity. I will CW in chat before this part.
• Death of dog.
• Jump scares.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Abusive parents.
• Stalking.
• Cannibalism.
• Child abuse.
• Kidnapping.
• Animal cruelty.
• Death of animal.
• Sad animal.
• Endangerment of rabbit.
• Death of pet.
• Spiders.
• Snakes.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Blood and gore.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Body horror.
• Achilles tendon injury.
• Hanging.
• Broken bones.
• Torture.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Stabbing.
• Death of parent.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• PTSD.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Babies.
• Racial slurs.
• Ableism.
• Implied (but not shown) incest.
• Car crash.
• Screeching tires.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Dazed and Confused:

• Sexual harassment of teenage girls.
• Hazing.
• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Drug addiction.
• Sexualization of minors by high school seniors.
• Cheating.
• Spitting.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Homophobic slurs.
• A high-school senior kisses a high-school freshman.
• Heavy petting.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns:

• Death of child.
• Child endangerment.
• Death of parent.
• Ghosts.
• Animal cruelty.
• Cartoon violence.
• Explosions.
• Existentialism.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Unstable reality.

Links to movies:

• Forthcomig. Tankietube is currently down, but I am hoping it will be back up in time.