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Ladies and Gentlemen: Panther!
Hair band Panther does the entire soundtrack for this gem and in some ways the movie plays like their very own demo reel. ; Here they are performing the title track, complete with uninspired staging, braless babes, and fourth wall breakage. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Computer Beach Party - Glass Of Water Scene
The pivotal "glass of water" scene in this 1985 sex comedy attempts romantic tension but achieves only awkwardness. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Gas 'N Fuel Employee Training Video 4-A
Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher of Found Footage Fest made this. Fans of FFF will recognize the inspiration for "Gas 'N Fuel," a take-off on the terrible '80s corporate training videos Pickett and Prueher have skewered mercilessly over the years. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Rambo Laughing
Every kid's favorite R-rated action hero stars in his own Saturday morning cartoon, complete with the obligatory "group laugh" outro in every episode. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos
It's cool that Chuck Norris lent his actual voice to this 1986 cartoon, but did we need to be constantly reminded of that fact by repeating the name "Chuck Norris" over and over? In a word, yes. More at foundfootagefest.com.
L.A. Lakers "Just Say No!" Rap
Congratulations to the World Champion L.A. Lakers on their 1987 rap video! The World Champion 1987 Lakers celebrated their victory by releasing what appeared to be a court ordered anti-drug rap video. Featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and Kurt Rambis, a man whose mustache should be inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Carnival In Rio
This travel video for Rio de Janeiro stars a young and frisky Arnold Schwarzenegger, who sexually harasses just about every woman he sees during Carnival. This guy's a governor now. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Found Footage Fest: What I Want
Donated by David Cross, this informational video for a Bay Area self-help guru encourages participants to talk about their life dreams, which include writing books about angels and touching people. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Star Search Audition: Nick Gomez
Ed McMahon's "Star Search" attracted all manner of wannabe singers, spokesmodels and comedians. This audition tape features the comedy stylings of Nick Gomez, whose path to stardom apparently started and ended in his living room. More at foundfootagefest.com.
"California Big Hunks" Behind The Scenes
We got a call out-of-the-blue from the producer behind one of our all-time favorite found videos, "California Big Hunks." The perfect sexy video for lonely women with VCRs, except, women weren't the ones ordering it.
Thriller Dance
From "Stairway to Stardom," the greatest public access show in the history of television, this dance routine by Lola Perazzo is nothing short of stunning. The leotard could have left more to the imagination, but everything else about this video is perfect. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Remembering Our Fallen Celebrity Heros
It's Memorial Day and that means it's time to reflect on all of the celebrities who died over the past year, heroically giving their lives while being famous. We didn't know these people personally, but we felt like we knew them on VHS. Rest in peace, guys.
Gary Coleman Stars In "For Safety's Sake"
This 1986 instructional video stars Gary Coleman at his pluckiest. It also features a strange cop, an outdoorsman, that kid from Tremors and a whole host of "attractive nuisances" that may or may not match up with Gary's voice over. More at foundfootagefest.com.
A Different Side of "Winnebago Man" Jack Rebney
Angry RV spokesman, Jack Rebney trades in his swear words for nonsensical gibberish and the words "fern" and "dock" (we don't know either), further proving that the man was truly on the brink of sanity that hot July day. See Jack on the silver screen this summer in the documentary "Winnbebago Man" (and on FFF Vol. 2) More at foundfootagefest.com
Guide To Getting Girls
From a tape called "Attracting Today's Woman," this music video shows a man's transformation from nerd to hunk with the help of some plastic surgery and a bearded man named Tommy Lee Cook. We know it's confusing and goes on way too long, but the singer's "Bandits" t-shirt makes it all worth it. More at foundfootagefest.com..
All Rapped Up: The Christian Anti-Rap Rap Song
This timely 1991 Christian anti-rap exposé attacks such gangster rap luminaries as Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer in the form of, what else, a rap song.
Happy Mother's Day From Mr. T
One of the earliest videos in the FFF collection (circa 1992), Mr. T's "Be Somebody...Or Be Somebody's Fool" remains an all-time classic.
Pornography: A Winnable War
This Focus on the Family production may not have been successful in ridding us of hard-core pornography in 18 months, as promised on the box, but it did leave us with some of the greatest crowd reaction shots in VHS history. More at foundfootagefest.com.
Phone Jeopardy F-Bomb
In 1990, "Jeopardy" launched a 1-900 number where you could play at home for $5 a minute.
Shattered...If Your Kid's On Drugs
This 1986 dramatization about the dangers of drugs and drinking stars Judd Nelson and Burt Reynolds, the living embodiments of clean living and sobriety. Also starring a young and impressionable Dermot Mulroney.