Mischief 3000 is the second coming after the success of the first Teckademics DVD "Mischief."
The DVD features an illegal coast to coast cross country race called the Gumball Rally.
Spring '02, over 2000 miles from NYC to Hollywood. Stop between include Grace Land, Vegas, and a few cell blocks.
The race features Exotic (Ferrari, Porche, Lamborginis) and Import cars being put through hell and top speeds up to 180mph (on state highways people.)
The DTM/Teck M3 traveled filming and out running the cops the whole 3000 mile jaunt.
We also had a police scanner to stay one step ahead and to record the frustration of local Highway Patrol and State Sroopers on Motorcyles, Cars and Helicopters.
Mischief 3000 also features world class pro skateboarder Josh Kalis, Racing Playmates, DTM Australia Street racing, Drifting, Hot Import Models, US Street Racing, Crashes, Burnouts, Hot Cars, Fast Bikes and the kind of mayhem you would expect from the worlds leader in Import Street Racing movies.
All this and a wicked Punk/Metal/DJ soundtrack makes Mischief a solid title.
The idea of this film was to create a project for Diana Ross where she would not have to sing a single note in it like she did in "Lady Sings The Blues", and the focus would be on her acting skills.
Diana did, however, sing the theme song ("Do You Know Where You're Going To") for the movie. With Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr. in the director's chair (the original director, Tony Richardson, quit after Gordy's constant meddling), Ross portrays Tracy, a secretary/aspiring fashion student who has dreams of making it big and getting out of the Chicago ghetto where she lives.
She is very convincing as well...very diva-ish and overdramatic.
Anthony Perkins' role as the deranged Sean (aka Norman Bates turned a jealous and possessive high-fashion photographer) is clearly the best role in the entire film. He helps Tracy get in the business as a model, but only sees her as a product and doesn't want to nurture her need to be independent or her true desire to be a designer.
This is where these two constantly bump heads throughout the film.
Perkins steals this film and was predictably humorous but also very creepy, especially when he has a confrontation with Billy Dee Williams at a party and reveals himself to be totally psychotic.
Actors: Diana Ross, Anthony Perkins, Billy Dee Williams
The man called Obam (Sidney Poitier) struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda (Clifton Macklin). With the help of his wife Renee (Eartha Kitt) and missionary Bruce Craig (John McIntire), will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs?
Actors: Eartha Kitt, Sidney Poitier, Juano Hernandez, John McIntire, Helen Horton
Directors: Michael Audley
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Original recording remastered, NTSC
A G.I. is unjustly thrown out of the service, and becomes a gas station attendant. In a weak moment he accepts a "hit" from a mob guy. The results are disastrous.
1. "Moon of the Wolf" - Made For TV, decent werewolf film with The Fugitive's David Janssen.
2. "Sisters of Death" - Maybe made for TV. Not sure.
3. "Dominique is Dead" - So-so Made for TV starring Cliff Robertson.
4. "Messiah of Evil" - Weird, but fairly good zombie film.
5. "Devil's Nightmare" - I actually had this on VHS under the title "The Devil Walks At Midnight". DVD includes cannibal-erotic "hostess" writhing all over 2 nude cannibal women as they introduce the film. Must have been from some previous video release. The film is very good, but the vampire/cannibal beginning just needs to be skipped.
6. "Cathy's Curse" - Too bloody for it to be Made for TV (at least I think it is). Disappointing movie that really doesn't go anywhere. The mother is just annoying.
7. "Horror Hotel" - A black and white Christopher Lee film. Very gothic. Reminded me a lot of "Black Sunday" by Mario Bava, except this film is about witchcraft.
8. "God told Me To" - Very interesting premise devolves into some sci-fi mind-job. Watch and decide.
11. "Don't Look In The Basement" - My wife and I made the mistake of watching this one first. It made her not want to watch any of the others. Just boring, not scary.
12. "Satanic Rites of Dracula" - Worse Christopher Lee Dracula movie I have ever seen. I can't believe Peter Cushing agreed to this movie either.
13. "Web of the Spider" - So-so. More proof that Klaus Kinski was one of the freakiest horror stars ever.
14. "Circus of Fear" - More Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski. Ok movie, but it's like they wanted to keep the actual plot a secret from you. Very muddy.
15. "House on the Edge of the Park" - If you have seen "Last House on the Left", you have pretty much seen this. This even has David Hess playing virtually the same character as he did in "Last House".
16. "Jack the Ripper" - Klaus Kinski as Jack. Very gory movie. If you try and forget that NOTHING in the movie corresponds to the actual Ripper murders, it's a decent movie.
17. "Die Sister Die" - Not my cup of tea. Very slow and boring.
18. "Lady Frankenstein" - Another instance where they use the name of a famous film to push a bad movie on you.
19. "The Werewolf & The Vampire Woman" - I saw this movie at the drive-in when I was a kid (snuck in). This is a VERY good movie! Very gothic, great vampires, fantastic werewolf. This print of murky and the film has been heavily editted. No nudity in it now, but when it was at the drive-in it was practically x-rated.
20. "Wolfman" - decent werewolf movie hampered by the worst actor in history. He was the producer though which is how he got the job.
Sure, this collection is a mixed bag, but WELL worth the cost. Lots of entertainment for the cost of one new release big budget 2-hour over-produced movie.
Da Game of Life Run Time Approx 35mins
In "Da Game of Life" Snoop Dogg plays Smooth, a man with the skills to make his dreams come true. The house, the cars, the beautiful wife, he lives in a world of excess where loyalty is tied to the mighty dollar, where trust is as unpredictable as a roll of the dice. If you're going to play the game, you better play to win.
"No Tomorrow" Running time approx 99mins
The worlds most notorious criminal strikes a deal to execut a multi-million dollar arms deal. As word spreads among the underworld, a big city mobster, an American militia force and th FBI get involved blurring the lines of loyalty and trust. Once the deal is in place it's clear that no one can be trusted and all sides heve been played for fools.
Studio: Ventura Distribution
DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003
Run Time: 120 minutes
Edition Details:
Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
Includes "Bangin" Taking you deep into the hood of turfs & gangbangers. Harsh uncut testimonials from real documentational footage.
And "Down for the Hood" documentary about gang violence and gang activity in South Central Los Angeles. This film carries a powerful message for both gang members and society at large. These films are not intended to glorify nor to grade or send any type message either positive or negative, it's up to you the viewer to evaluate and assess the message from this program.
A viewer remarked: The movie is real deep right on down to it's liberation armies, informers, and agent infiltrating provocateurs. Glynn Turman gives a superb performance as the ex air force vet, finally come home to the hood for good. Glynn Turman is one of my all time favorite actors (Cooly High, J.D.'S Revenge). The rest of the allstar cast give excellent performances. From James Earl Jones to Cicely Tyson. When you really look at it, this movie, it covers so many themes relevant to the times then (70's) and now. VietNam (wars), Revolutionary Struggle,gangs, drug use, father son relationships, cancer, romantic relationships, honor.
Actors: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Jonelle Allen
This sweeping miniseries from 1986 captures the rise and fall of an African emperor. Shaka Zulu begins following a British expedition sent to bargain with the fearsome Zulu army assembling on the outer edges of the British colonies in South Africa. Led by Lt. Francis Farewell (The Day of the Jackal, A Bridge Too Far), the expedition hopes to bamboozle a superstitious primitive, but their arrogance gets taken down a notch by a cunning and ruthless warlord who has unified vast territories through a combination of political charisma and military discipline. At this point, the focus shifts to how Shaka (the riveting Henry Cele), king of the Zulus, rose from a brutal childhood to royal grandeur--a semi-mythological tale filled with family strife, political intrigue, witchcraft, and bloody warfare. Powerful performances by Cele and Dudu Mikhize (as Shaka's iron-willed mother, Nandi) give this sprawling epic the drive and emotional scope of a Shakespearean drama. Shaka Zulu also draws sneaky parallels between the Zulu and British empires, often to sharp satirical effect. Full of richly conceived characters and compelling political maneuvering, this eight-hour series brings faraway history to living, breathing life.
The complete, acclaimed miniseries available on DVD for the first time! He was an illegitimate prince who reclaimed his birthright with brilliance and brutality. He created a vast new nation from warring tribes and forged an army that defied the most powerful empire on earth. He was Shaka Zulu.
Brought to life in an epic production, the story of the legendary, 19th-century African king became one of the most compelling and controversial miniseries in television history. From his boyhood in exile to the bloody struggles that solidified his rule and his proud defiance of British colonists, SHAKA ZULU is the unforgettable tale of a man who stood at the heart of a battle between two worlds. Filmed entirely on location in South Africa.
