42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

Through a series of interviews with grindhouse filmmakers, actors, fans, and historians the audience is presented a beautiful and disgusting tapestry of what 42nd street once was. The documentary examines the history of infamous NYC block; starting with the creation of the theater houses to the boom of the grindhouses and finally to the modern era of Disnificaiton. At each major 42nd street milestone, we are offered a thorough examination of the reasons behind the historical shift. To help set the feel, clips from movies set on 42nd street such as BASKET CASE, THE EXTERMINATOR, MASSAGE PARLOR MASSACRE, and NIGHTMARE are intertwined. Stories range from the hilarious to the terrifying as former attendees of 42nd street take us down the street that they loved so much. The saddest part is that its obvious that such a place will probably never exist in any of our lifetimes. The only solace is that modern grindhouse fans have access to far more movies then a theater attendee would have had back in the day.

If you a fan of grindhouse cinema I would highly recommend that you check this out.