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Stars: Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Brian Frank, Rory Calhoun, William Smith, Lee Garlington, Cliff Bemis | Written by Randall Frakes | Directed by Donald G. Jackson, R.J. Kizer

Arrow Video are well known for their line of cult favourites from horror and science fiction films of the past and here we see them go to the vault and come out with a big pile of stinking cheese in the form of Hell Comes to Frogtown.

Directed by the late Donald G. Jackson and R.J Kizer, Hell Comes to Frogtown follows the character of Sam Hell, played by professional wrestler and part-time actor, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (They Live), who is taken prisoner by a female government who have taken over the United States after a nuclear war. Sam Hell must rescue a group of fertile women who are being held captive by a mutant tyrant. Oh, and the mutants in question, well…...

I know it won't last, but the infusion of Hollywood has been a real shot in the arm for The Grinder. The show has never had a problem maintaining its daffy faux-dramatic tone, but it often struggles to wrap that worldview around something interesting. This week's episode opened exactly where it should: The family gathers 'round the tube, not to watch another triumphant Dean rerun but friend turned enemy Timothy Olyphant playing the Grinder's brother in a New Orleans–set spinoff. The Sanderson clan is appropriately horrified by Olyphant's performance, and by his willingness to be treated like a shirtless piece of meat — except, of course, for Stewart, who can't see why there wouldn't be an audience for the Grinder's "less-cool, less-handsome brother," as Dean puts it. Poor Stewart.Dean's spinoff woes come to a head immediately, as Cliff Bemis, the showrunner played by Jason Alexander, dramatically enters the Sanderson...

"The Grinder" has really come together nicely in recent weeks. Some quick thoughts on last night's episode, and the season to date, coming up just as soon as you give us the room... Back at press tour, "The Grinder" creators insisted the show wasn't meant to be a Hollywood satire. But when your title character is an ex-actor who has trouble distinguishing reality from his old scripts, it makes sense to just steer into that particular skid, and the show has been much better for its embrace of Dean's past, particularly in this two-parter about Cliff Bemis, Timothy Olyphant, and "The Grinder: New Orleans." What was so effective about these two was that they didn't brush the family stuff aside and overload on inside showbiz gags. There were still plenty of those (like Dean shifting from hatred of the spin-off to wildly over-the-top fake praise the moment Bemis enters the room,...

Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)

Written by: Donald G. Jackson, Randall Frakes

Directed by: Donald G. Jackson

Cast: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Sam Hell), Sandahl Bergman (Spangle), William Smith (Captain Devlin), Cec Verrell (Centinella), Kristi Somers (Arabella), Rory Calhoun (Looney Tunes), Cliff Bemis (Leroy).

I don’t really know what to make of the name “Hell Comes to Frogtown”. I think it has served a dual purpose in being clever, and keeping me from seeing this film. The play on words is the clever part. Our hero’s name is Sam Hell, and guess what-he’s headed to Frogtown. Then again, it would be quite logical to assume that this could be a low budget Jim Henson film wannabe, and I guess it is. However, after I watched it, I’ve come to realize that it’s way more subversive than that. The two lead actors...

Stars: Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Brian Frank, Rory Calhoun, William Smith, Lee Garlington, Cliff Bemis | Written by Randall Frakes | Directed by Donald G. Jackson, R.J. Kizer

Arrow Video are well known for their line of cult favourites from horror and science fiction films of the past and here we see them go to the vault and come out with a big pile of stinking cheese in the form of Hell Comes to Frogtown.

Directed by the late Donald G. Jackson and R.J Kizer, Hell Comes to Frogtown follows the character of Sam Hell, played by professional wrestler and part-time actor, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (They Live), who is taken prisoner by a female government who have taken over the United States after a nuclear war. Sam Hell must rescue a group of fertile women who are being held captive by a mutant tyrant. Oh, and the mutants in question, well…...

Def-con 4

1985 Canada 88min

Director: Paul Donovan, et al

Starring: Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Tim Choate, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, and Jeff Pustil

Hell Comes To Frogtown

1988 USA 86min

Director: Donald G. Jackson and R.J. Kizer

Starring: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, William Smith, Rory Calhoun, Cliff Bemis, Nicholas Worth, and Kristi Somers

Image Entertainment

Review by J Astro

Two cinematic blasts from Hollywood’s not-too-distant Cold War-inspired past are re-packaged together as a post-apocalyptic tag team on this two-for-one offering, which was made available by the folks at Image Entertainment just a few weeks ago (release date December 13, 2011). Each feature on this single-sided disc comes with its own title screen, scene selections, and a theatrical trailer. The DVD itself plays a few other vintage trailers (C.H.U.D., anyone?) before the main film selection menu. Otherwise, it’s all a pretty bare bones affair. But with mega-blockbusters like these,...