ivan ivanovich krasko ( russian : иван иванович краско ; born september 23 , 1930 ) is a soviet and russian film and theater actor .

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ivan i . krasko <EOT> “i usually reply that i am an absolute vampire , who enjoys this feeling . "

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“i feel like i am 23 years old . . . she is not a simple person but i find this interesting , ” krasko told russian tabloid komsomolskaya pravda on the day of the wedding . “i have taken her under my wing . and i should have enough strength for the seven years that i have promised her . ”

actor ivan , 85 , and natalia krasko , 25 , married on september 9 last year .

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the young wife of actor ivan krasko , natalya told all the secrets of family life with a husband who is older than her 59 years .

ivan krasko and natalya shevel met while he was teaching at a university in st petersburg , where the pair bonding over a shared love of poetry .

krasko added : “for us it does not matter . i wish that natalia could have a daughter , but it’s the dream of an elderly idiot .

soviet - era russian film star ivan krasko has shrugged off his 84 years to give marriage a fourth try – with 24 - year - old student natalya shevel .

mr krasko , left , is best known for appearing in over 100 russian and soviet films . pictured right is mr krasko performing in a stage show

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ivan krasko is a popular russian actor known for his powerful voice and mastery of russian language with exceptional delivery . he was born ivan ivanovich krasko on september 23 , 1930 , in vartemaki , leningrad province , ussr . in 1953 , he graduated from navy school in leningrad , then served as artillery officer in the soviet navy . in 1957 he was a . . .

legendary russian actor ivan krasko married his 24 - year - old fiancée natalia shevel , a former student of his , in a secret ceremony attended only by close friends and family yesterday in st petersburg .

the russian actor ivan krasko is famous for more than 140 roles in soviet and russian films , and he is excited as well to start a family with his new wife who is 60 years his junior .

the kraskos say they couldn’t live without each other , with ivan insisting he is still living because of his love for his wife .

to have and to hold : ivan krasko ( left ) married his 24 - year - old fiancee natalia shevel ( right ) in a secret ceremony attended only by close friends and family yesterday . he said they plan to start a family soon

ivan krasko is a popular russian actor known for his powerful voice and mastery of russian language with exceptional delivery . he was born ivan ivanovich krasko on september 23 , 1930 , in vartemaki , leningrad province , ussr . in 1953 , he graduated from navy school in leningrad , then served as artillery officer in the soviet navy . in 1957 he was a member of amateur student theatre of leningrad university . from 1957 - 1961 he studied acting with e . time and b . zon and graduated from the leningrad institute of theatre , music , and cinematography as an actor . ivan krasko made his film debut in baltiyskoe nebo ( 1960 ) . from 1961 - 1965 ivan krasko worked under georgi tovstonogov at bolshoi drama theatre ( bdt ) in leningrad . there his stage partners were such stars as kirill lavrov , tatyana doronina , oleg basilashvili , alisa freyndlikh , lyudmila makarova , zinaida sharko , valentina kovel , innokentiy smoktunovskiy , oleg borisov , vladislav strzhelchik , yefim kopelyan , evgeniy lebedev , vadim medvedev , vsevolod kuznetsov , pavel luspekayev , sergey yurskiy , nikolay trofimov , georgiy shtil , and many other remarkable russian actors . since 1965 ivan krasko has been a permanent member of the troupe at the theatre of komissarzhevskoi in st . petersburg . there his stage partners were such actors as galina korotkevich , tamara abrosimova , natalya chetverikova , natalya danilova , valentina panina , tatyana samarina , elena simonova , aleksandr galibin , yefim kamenetsky , mikhail khrabrov , georgi korolchuk , stanislav landgraf , nikolay boyarsky , vladimir osobik , boris sokolov , petr shelokhonov , and other notable russian actors . ivan krasko was designated people ' s artist of russia and was awarded for his works on stage and in film . he played more than 50 roles in film and television and also played over 100 roles on stage . ivan krasko is highly regarded for his memorable readings of russian classic literature on many radio shows . he son , andrey krasko , and grandson , jan aleksandrowicz - krasko , also became actors . outside of his acting career ivan krasko has been enjoying a happy family life with a wife and two young sons , fedya and vanya . he is currently residing in st . petersburg , russia .

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“anyone who loves and respects ivan ivanovich [ krasko ] should love and respect his choice , be happy for him that he is well , that he still has some sort of life and that he can be happy . why is that bad ? ”

the actor , who has been married three times before toy younger wives , said : ' as a result of her words , i started to feel like a man in a way that i thought had long since vanished . but it was like being rebooted , and something which was missing returned . '

the actor , who has been married three times before , said : & apos ; as a result of her words , i started to feel like a man in a way that i thought had long since vanished . but it was like being rebooted , and something which was missing returned . & apos ;

so , the choice of the actor admitted that around trying to help my husband , because he has some health problems , in particular with his vision : “i have at home for him to read the text , reread several times so that he remembers his role . sometimes tells their story to the recorder , because i’m not always home . of course , tired… more okay , while there’s no baby . and so would i , actually hanged himself , probably . ”

himself for ivan natalia considers a muse , finding that it’s like he started over : “the fact that he looked younger next to me , is obvious . talking about this a lot . but whether i contributed to this , his love , the idea that he is not alone , or all together — don’t know . ”

krasko divorced his previous wife , natalya shchepinsky — who was 47 years his junior — after their relationship ended in 2011 . the actor already has six children from his previous marriages , including another famous russian actor , andrei krasko , who died aged 49 in 2006 from heart failure .

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“he ' s a true romantic , ” shevel told russian celebrity gossip website urltoken on the eve of their marriage . “if he thinks i ' m cold he takes off his jacket and forces me to put it on . he ' s always asking if i have got enough money to travel and gives it to me if not , looks after me , and brings me coffee in bed . ”

“in this age they do almost anything , we already have single - sex marriage and so on . those who love and respect ivan ivanovich [ krasko ] should love and respect his choice , be happy for him that he is well , that he still has some sort of life and that he can be happy . why is it bad ? ” she told komsomolskaya pravda .

krasko ' s friends at the wedding included a few illustrious names from the russian theatre world , while shevel was accompanied by some student friends with whom she studies .

about my personal life natalie chose to not be so frank : “i think it’s getting to the age when its no surprise . you can only surprise your accomplishments : write a cool verse , good to play on stage , to remember at the right moment , the proper quote… if we sleep with ivan ivanovich and how it happens — you know , the whole country cares . but to speak on this subject as something not desirable” .

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both shevel and krasko have told russian media that they might look to have children , but they said that up until the wedding at least their relationship had been platonic .

known for his many roles in soviet television series and films as well as his long career in the theatre , krasko has not sought to hide his relationship with the shevel .

when a journalist implied the marriage was simply a publicity stunt by the young woman to shortcut the usual career ladder by linking herself with a famous fiance , mr krasko rejected the idea .

krasko , who will turn 85 in two weeks , went on to graduate from the leningrad theatre institute and became famous for appearances in dozens of russian films , television series and plays .

legendary russian actor krasko married his 24 - year - old fiancée natalia shevel , a former student of his , in a secret ceremony attended only by close friends and family yesterday in st petersburg .

shevel - krasko admitted that the quarrel with 85 - year - old husband happen often , but they are quickly resolved . concessions is always the head of the family , which first asks for forgiveness .

like any normal man , paint’s jealous young wife ( this is not surprising , especially considering half a century age difference ) . natalia is not like : “in this we’d also slightly disagree . i believe that jealousy is distrust . and he believes that is a manifestation of love . of course , jealous ! but in moderation . not so : stay home and don’t go anywhere . here we speak — he told me ten times already called . well , let them . at least i’ll know how he is . ”

it is important to note that the biggest scandals in the house does not happen because the young wife worried , as if the husband has a third heart attack did not happen : “two heart attacks he had , third , i think he simply will not survive” .

mr krasko added one of the first things his sons asked him was who was going to get the family ' s country estate , but he had assured them that nothing in his will would be changed .

mr krasko , who will turn 85 in two weeks , added that the relationship prior to their marriage remained platonic , but he now hopes they will have a family together as they & apos ; both wanted children .

however , shevel - krasko admitted that the desire of the husband to walk naked through the apartment trying not to inflame , prefers to make the female body a kind of riddle : “from the bathroom came out and went naked , put the kettle on . i know many friends who like it… but somehow peter has no utility and structure too — cold . plus , sooner or later the picture will get bored . all should be secret , a mystery . nudity is not the whole puzzle that can be a woman” .

" what ' s sex ? sex is the relationship between the two sexes . kissing or touching is already sex , " shevel told news website urltoken . “has ivan ivanovich kissed me ? of course he has kissed me . has he embraced me ? of course he has embraced me . that means sex has happened . ”

the couple tied the knot in a small ceremony for close friends and family on wednesday in the russian city of saint petersburg , during which krasko donned the same naval uniform he had worn aged 23 when serving on an amphibious assault ship in the soviet navy .

mr krasko , who will turn 85 in two weeks , added that the relationship prior to their marriage remained platonic , but he now hopes they will have a family together as they ' both wanted children ' and that there was a mutual attraction between them both .

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an 84 - year - old russian actor famous for more than 140 roles in soviet and russian films has announced he plans to start a family with his new wife who is 60 years his junior .

despite criticism from many , the pair described their relationship in an interview with russian media as a ' match made in heaven ' .

they met while the father - of - six was teaching fine art at st petersburg institute of liberal education and ms shevel , one of his students , began writing him poetry which he said had made a ' huge impression ' on him .

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in the interview shortly before the ceremony the pair said they feel they cannot spend a single day apart and are living together in the actor ' s apartment in central moscow .

the grandfather - of - three said : ' naturally she has some worries about the future , but for me this is an exciting new time in my life . '

he said he had not yet met her family , although she had been introduced to his sons .

the actor proposed by getting down on one knee on the st petersburg metro and presenting ms shevel with a diamond ring .

the very next day the couple then went to register an application to become married .

he said that it was a fact that she was currently unemployed but added he would not be attempting to boost her career saying : ' an actor is always best off when they work on their name and by creating their brand on their own . '

the couple said they wanted a quiet wedding with and had only invited close relatives and friends .

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an 84 - year - old russian actor famed for his appearances in soviet - era films has married his 24 - year - old former student .

“there were two lonely people , and they alone have decided to support each other , ” the father - of - six said in an interview with ren tv , putting people’s fascination and criticism down to the “question of sexuality” .

for their wedding in st petersberg on wednesday , he proudly wore the naval uniform that he first put on in the 1950s as the commander of an amphibious soviet assault ship .

shevel is his fourth wife , following his last divorce in 2011 from natalya shchepinsky , who was 47 years his junior .

she told komsomolskaya pravda newspaper that he proposed by getting down on one knee and offering her a diamond ring on the st petersburg metro .

shevel defended their relationship from criticism , describing how they “gradually got closer acquainted” and she realised that she “needed” him .

“in this age they do almost anything , we already have single - sex marriage and so on , ” she added .

shevel said her husband , who also has three grandchildren , has “promised” her at least seven years together .

the couple were married at the admiralteisky district civil registry office and are honeymooning in france and italy .

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an 85 - year - old russian actor famous for over 140 roles in soviet and russian films has claimed his wife – who is more than 60 years his junior – makes him feel young .

having started a family , the couple claims they have spent the year being happily married .

natalia plans on introducing her husband to her mother , svetlana , for the pair’s first wedding anniversary .

svetlana lives in the city of sevastopol , in russian - annexed crimean peninsula , while the kraskos live in st petersburg , in north - western russia .

natalia said : " we plan to introduce her to my husband until the end of the year .

the pair admitted that , while they may have a row every now and then , they iron out any problems very quickly .

despite criticism , the pair described their relationship as a “match made in heaven” in an interview on their engagement last year .

the pair met while the father - of - six was teaching fine art at the st petersburg institute of liberal education .

natalia , who was one of his students at the time , started writing him poetry , and the rest is history .

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the russian octogenarian actor , beloved in his home country for over 100 film and stage appearances , met shevel five years ago whilst teaching at the university where she was studying — and was impressed by her ability to write poetry .

he proposed to shevel on a moscow metro platform , reportedly getting down on both knees and presenting her with a diamond ring .

after the service , the two kissed for the cameras in the back of a vintage car before being photographed , as is traditional at russian weddings , at some of the tourist sites of russia ' s northern capital . they are due to spend their honeymoon in venice .

shevel , who has been divorced once , dismissed any suggestion that the match was inappropriate .

it seems there is no end to women getting married to their grandfathers as recently a 24 - year - old woman tied the knot with an 84 - year - old russian actor .

they met while the father - of - six was teaching at university and ms shevel , one of his students , began writing him poetry which he said had made a & apos ; huge impression & apos ; on him .

in the interview shortly before the ceremony the pair said they feel they cannot spend a single day apart and are living together in the actor & apos ; s apartment in central moscow .

the grandfather - of - three said : & apos ; naturally she has some worries about the future , but for me this is an exciting new time in my life . & apos ;

he said that it was a fact that she was currently unemployed but added he would not be attempting to boost her career saying : & apos ; an actor is always best off when they work on their name and by creating their brand on their own . & apos ;

the couple had a quiet wedding and they only invited close relatives and friends .

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traxx ( film ) <EOT> is a groundbreaking film both for director p . t . anderson and star mark wahlberg .

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look , i don ' t want to exaggerate , but this is the best movie ever made . start to finish , traxx is relentlessly ludicrous and entertaining beyond belief . it follows an ex - army tough guy turned vigilante , traxx ( shadoe stevens ) , as he clean the " scum " off the streets in increasingly ridiculous ways . he also bakes really awful cookies . the comedy in traxx is deliberate but only funny because it ' s so damned obnoxious . exploding farts , boners , sing - alongs , cyclist massacres - this is a film that wallows in its own stupidity . the shocking lack of morality , or misconstrued morality , is what makes the film truly hysterical . traxx , despite being the titular hero , is a murdering maniac who clearly has serious hangups about sex ( most of the trouble he causes is in brothels and strip clubs ) . the film ' s finale which worships him as some sort of deity is incredible . traxx is perfect trash . watch it with like - minded pals .

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in this comic action film , shadoe stevens plays traxx , a former texas state trooper turned mercenary . he heads to hadleyville , texas , to take up his first love , baking weird cookies . in need of cash to open his business , he goes to work as a " town tamer , " tackling the sleazy crime hangouts all over town . traxx also starts a romance with mayor alexandria . . . read more

ludicrous plot , traxx has some winning moments . stevens delivers his lines with a light comic touch , helped along by the other good character performances . director jerome gary keeps the action moving along at a fast clip , stumbling only in the last third of the film when the jokes turn stale . the

“traxx” is an action comedy from 1988 starring tv presenter and announcer shadoe stevens as the eponymous hero and is among the pantheon of the truly great “bad movies” .

what ' s more , he insists , " the film will be a giant hit . " and if federated dumps him before the film ' s release ? " i ' ll go on to do other wonderful things . and they ' ll find out - - the hard way . "

this film is very funny , although it is currently our of print . if you desire a cheesy 1980 ' s film that puts a mercenary into the competitive cookie business . . . this is your film . shadoe is hilarious ! precilla barnes is also very good as the mayor of the town that shadoe stevens tries to " tame " in order to fund his cookie business . the only problem is that he can not cook ! this film is classic overdone male machismo , wrapped up in cookie dough . yes , it is predictable , but very funny nonetheless . as far as i know , this is the only film where shadoe stevens is the star . he became famous for doing the voice tracks and announcements for the original hollywood squares .

in “ the undershepherd , ” radio personality / filmmaker russ parr takes on the black church and pastors who use their power for personal gain rather than helping their congregations . parr told an audience at the american black film festival last year , where the film premiered , that he met with some resistance in the black church but forged ahead anyway as the story needed to be told . the film won best narrative feature , best actress and best director at the festival .

review : in this comic action film , shadoe stevens plays traxx , a former texas state trooper turned mercenary . he heads to hadleyville , texas , to take up his first love , baking weird cookies . in need of cash to open his business , he goes to work as a " town tamer , " … ( more )

traxx is a mercenary turned cookie maker . in order to finance his cookie making business he hires himself out to the locals , to help clean up the streets of crime .

“traxx” really is a must watch film , preferably with a group of friends and a lot of alcohol . absolutely demented , totally inept , and all the better for no - one involved having any clue what they were supposed to be doing . this truly is one of the great “bad movies” , a dazzlingly awful acid trip , a truly baffling film that gets everything wrong but feels so right . anyone who takes any pleasure at all in trash cinema should immediately track this gloriously excessive misfire down .

is there more of an 80 ' s movie than traxx ? if you argued the point , it would be very hard to disagree with . shadoe stevens , erstwhile action hero who plays the eponymous traxx , has the 80 ' s michael bolton perm down pat and breezes through this eccentric orgy of comic violence with the louche confidence of arnie or stallone ( except they could act ) . directed by jerome gary , traxx is as kitsch , synthetic and tacky as you can imagine from the 80 ' s yet it is not without an odd sense of charm . traxx , after all , is the story of a former texas state trooper & mercenary who gives it all up to follow his dream of baking cookies , only to leave retirement in an…

: let me tell you something , traxx . this is the 80s ! suspects and victims have the same rights ! even if they do shoot and kill an old lady and a puppy !

uncut vhs rip of 1988 cult classic with shadoe stevens ! i sought out the movie after listening to @ proudlyresents podcast with great interview with . traxx - has battled his way through el salvador , the middle east and nicaragua , spitting lead with two - handed good grace . he decides to retire to a life of baking . a cool action scene from the movie . the opening scene of traxx ( 1988 ) . for more visit : like us follow us . favorite scenes from traxx , the movie that dares to ask the question , you know what i think of your cookies ?

] osh johnson ' s film rewind this ! premiered at this year ' s sxsw film festival to very positive reviews ( including mine ) . today , he ' s recommending a fine action flick from the 80 ' s that features a bad guy played by robert davi , lots of explosions , and an amazing performance from the voice of hollywood squares and american top 40 . shadoe stevens plays a cookie making , heart breaking , ex - mercenary that wants to clean up the mean streets with as much firepower and hair gel as possible . he is traxx !

and even though stevens ' big - screen debut as the star of a dino de laurentiis film is just months away , he may not be federated ' s leading man much longer .

: as police officers , we hold to a higher standard to what we deal with . you ' re out of the jungle , traxx ! this is civilization , or can ' t you tell the difference ?

while the narrative arc of this spectacularly exotic film , replete with visions of grass skirts , penis sheaths and a spitting volcano , is based on a true story from the tanna community in the 1980s , it will also be familiar to other viewers . there are hints of romeo and juliet or , closer to home , the 1955 australian film jedda , in its tale of star - crossed forbidden lovers .

traxx has battled his way through el salvador , the middle east and nicaragua , spitting lead with two - handed good grace . he decides to retire to a life of baking designer cookies . running . . . see full summary »

traxx has battled his way through el salvador , the middle east and nicaragua , spitting lead with two - handed good grace . he decides to retire to a life of baking designer cookies . running out . . . see more »

a great film about the emptiness of youth , fun and the fast life . re - watched it on the night of hoffman ' s passing and it ' s no less remarkable than the times i saw it before .

the cast generally play this all dead straight , and it is the star shadoe stevens who really nails the mood of this film . he plays the titular traxx as a bizarre cross between a game show host and action star , stopping mid - battle to check out his hair and spewing incongruous one liners with smarmy commitment . he kills absolutely everyone who crosses his path , whether they deserve it or not , an unlikely killing machine engaging in slaughter with a wink and a smile .

the production is low . the acting is bad . the cookies are horrible . but that is what makes traxx such a great film ! the plot is not overwrought and deep , but it holds its own . what you are left with is over - the - top action and campy fun . each of the characters is unique and quotable . this film remains probably the most oft - quoted movies of all time between me and my family and friends . there was no attempt to make this movie low budget , naturally . that is what makes the entire package worth multiple views . unlike the trendy , big budget " under the radar " releases today that try to fit the low - budget profile ( and all the while most remain overrated and under deserving ) , traxx succeeds because it is the real deal . it is underrated and most deserving . watching the main character ( traxx ) almost break character and begin to laugh as the one - shot - only pyrotechnics go off around him ( you cannot script that ) . the guzik brothers hit squad is so brutal and self centered , yet they do not have to demand more screen time from the viewer : you will demand it of them . this movie is the only reason i still have my vcr hooked up .

this is cool because it ' s just about a crank with a lot of guns who likes to bake cookies . it ' s actually pretty ahead of its time as a parody of 80 ' s action movies despite being an authentic 80 ' s action movie itself . the main character never gets angry or upset , or even really emotes despite the near - continuous mayhem and destruction - - there ' s a scene that sums everything up wherein traxx is riding on the hood of a car firing a machine gun at random street people while calmly admonishing them for not getting out of town like he said . bonus : the movie includes a fun theme song with the lines " if you ' ve fallen through the cracks , then send for traxx " and " if you ' re dealin ' with some maniacs , then you need traxx . "

butler and dean return to the volcano as if it were something or someone to consult , a sort of all - knowing force that forms the mysterious spiritual core of the film . dean was also cinematographer ( duties which saw him awarded at this year’s venice film festival ) and while even a teenager filming on a busted iphone could capture a sense of this region’s beauty , tanna is a consummate visual achievement . the natural environments are enriched with a wonderful score by antony partos , who also composed for animal kingdom and sherpa .

this is a film where the utter ineptitude and lack of care of those involved makes it far greater than the sum of it’s parts . it seems that everyone involved just shrugged their shoulders and said “why not” every step of the way . “why not kill the main bad guy with a fart ? ” . “why not have a creche in a brothel ? ” . that attitude makes this film unique , an over - the top treasure unafraid of throwing literally any idea , no matter how bad or stupid , at the screen .

traxx : [ refering to criminal who is holding up a pet store ] he shot an old lady and a puppy ! cop : the old lady was sport , but the puppy . . . whew ! that was pure genius . he can plead insanity on that one . see more »

i truly believe that anyone who ' s a fan of clever writing , plot twists , suspense , great action sequences and drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . should never watch this film looking for those things ! they should watch it , however , to have a good laugh at how bad a movie can truly be . every second of this movie is entertaining for the sheer fact that it is one of the worst movies ever made . shadoe stevens performance is horrible . i love it ! ! ! someone who can be so unashamedly cheesy and yet so suave at the same time has my respect for all time . if you love laughing at bad movies , traxx is for you . i ' ll end with a quote from the theme song . . . . . " having trouble with some maniacs ? send for traxx "

hangouts all over town . traxx also starts a romance with mayor alexandria cray ( priscilla barnes ) . then the dreaded guzik brothers are called in to get rid of stevens , and they ride into town shooting uzis out of the roof of their limo and take the town ' s little league team hostage . despite its

indeed , the 40 - year - old stevens may soon add greatly to his commercial value . he stars in " traxx , " a comedy directed by gerome gary , about a former mercenary who single - handedly cleans up a corrupt town . it is scheduled for release in early august . stevens said that in july he will begin a 60 - city promotional campaign for the film . that tour includes a number of talk show appearances . " naturally everyone will ask me about federated , " he said , " and i ' d like to be able to say that i still work for them . "

with their documentary backgrounds , co - directors bentley dean and martin butler continue in the rich vein of dramas made by australian film - makers who’ve returned from remote communities with striking “not - in - the - brochure” work , made consultatively and with an ear for local voices ( including paul cox ’s molokai : the story of father damien and rolf de heer’s charlie’s country ) .

another vhs cover from my youth . ( not the letterboxd image , but the one that emphasized the film ' s heavy emphasis on traxx ' s desire to become a cookie baker . ) even at 9 , i knew something didn ' t compute about the center - bottom guy from hollywood squares as an action star . it still really doesn ' t and now i have the image of shadoe stevens dancing to a montage forever seared onto my brain . it ' s my understanding stevens had a movie deal tied to some past character he created for some advertisements . i ' m guessing this is the mere contractual fulfillment of that . at least stevens is having the sort of time emblematic of a man who can ' t really believe he ' s in a movie , either . but jesus , …

the tone of the film is absolutely all over the place and you frequently feel as though every new scene is from a completely different movie to the previous one . the first 5 minutes alone feel like 3 completely different films ; we flip gun fights to cheesy over the top comedy , from horrific imagery to pop video style dance montages , with absolutely no care for how they all fit together .

in “the undershepherd , ” isaiah washington of “grey’s anatomy” fame plays a lawrence “lc” case , a pastor looking to advance in the church who comes into conflict with his best friend , his lead pastor and ultimately , himself . lanman rucker plays roland , a young pastor who realizes his friend has gone too far astray to help , and malinda williams is lc’s long - suffering wife who has problems of her own . while the film is weakened by too many implausible dramatic scenarios near the end , washington is scarily charismatic as lc , who fails to see how leading a church has led to his ultimate spiritual destruction . many church goers may find parallels in their own church experience and this movie and that’s precisely why parr was moved to write , direct and produce the film via his uptoparr productions .

a well - done " goodfellas " - esque take on the porn industry during its heyday and a naive young man ( mark wahlberg ) with a special " talent " who goes from waiter to adult film star after being plucked by a wealthy titan ( burt reynolds ) of the business . not only is this movie a serious , saddening take on those involved in the industry who wreck their lives seemingly without trying , it is also a successful satire whose dark sense of humor is much needed to a film full of such despair , loneliness , and depravity . it does suffer from over - population from a character standpoint ( especially william h . macy in a thankless , pointless role that does not utilize his talents properly ) , but its ability to possess a certain sweetness is a phenomenal feat for director paul thomas anderson to pull off . it has style , laughs , a riveting lead performance from wahlberg , some excellent supporting turns , memorable scenes ( hello alfred molina cameo ! ) , and an ending that doesn ' t leave you as depressed as many of its characters become . not a film for everyone , certainly a graphic portrayal of a seedy business , but still a fascinating take on those involved in it .

this is absolutely a bad movie , but it ' s so bad that i can ' t stop laughing . i hope that ' s what they intended . the acting is not bad , but the plot is sophomoric . grab a bag of popcorn and sit back and laugh . the basic premise is that traxx is a mercenary whose secret passion is baking cookies . he is a much better mercenary than baker , and his ' recipes ' are shall we say unique . when he runs out of money for his baking business , traxx finds a small town that is in desperate need of his special services , and he promises to rid the town of lawlessness in exchange for $ 10 , 000 ( i think that number is right - it ' s been a while since i ' ve seen the movie ) . it ' s a comedy of errors , with a little loving thrown in .

the humour itself is either so hokey and hackneyed that you can’t help but groan ( “deeter lost a litre” ) , or so heinously misjudged and in such bad taste as to leave you open mouthed with awe . if a million monkeys with a million typewriters given a million years would come up with the works of shakespeare , then a gibbon with a crayon and a bag of weed could probably knock out the script of “traxx” in a long weekend .

wawa ( marie wawa ) and dain ( mungau dain ) belong to the same tribe but wawa’s marriage has been arranged in order to reconcile a violent ongoing tribal war . in one of the film’s many beautiful sequences matching quietly drawn performances with achingly screen - swelling backgrounds , a young girl selin ( marceline rofit ) walks with her grandfather , the village shaman ( albi nangia ) through a pink - purple mist .

traxx , a vietnam war veteran working as a police officer , is fired from the force after an incident in a petshop , and becomes a mercenary working his way around south america . tiring of the relentless violence he returns to the united states in the hope of setting up a successful cookie making business . however , with no real skills in the area of baking , he is soon forced to return to the career he left behind and puts himself up for hire as a “town tamer” .

“traxx” is never scared of stretching a joke right to it’s breaking point or throwing the most outrageous imagery into a shot , ( the bad guys literally strap a whole team of little leaguers to their car as human shields and that is far from the most bizarre visual in this movie ) . director jerome gary mostly keeps things disarmingly deadpan and nothing is really played for laughs , which actually makes it funnier as it means ridiculous visual gags appear literally from nowhere , like cinematic non - sequiturs .

performances from the ( untrained ) cast are magnetic ; if it was a challenge for them to learn how to act in front of a camera , they certainly don’t show it . and while in a narrative sense this ground has been walked many times before , the yakel people’s passion to tell this story is undoubtedly at the heart of the film’s success . tanna has a warm , shimmering vitality . like the trees and the birds , the frame feels alive .

it ' s scheduled to begin at 11 pm on friday , may 23rd , and run until 7 am the following sunday—that ' s 32 hours of non - stop music . two rooms will be in action : radion ' s main room , and de bovenkamer , a newly opened space that also hosts film screenings and exhibitions . a techno - heavy lineup has been assembled this time around , with djs representing the bunker ny and berlin ' s unbroken booking agency all locked in . from the former , there will be slots from

i was clever enough to purchase this title on vhs after i caught an airing of it back in the eighties . i have seen it at least half a dozen times since then , and just watched it again with my husband and nineteen - year - old son . we were all laughing hysterically all the way through the film . i was afraid it would not have held up after all these years , but my fears were completely unfounded . we add our voices to those who would dearly like to see this released in a higher quality format . such an offbeat delight ! my favorite scene is the gmc " product placement moment , i think . . . . : - ) i look forward to eventually sharing it with my fourteen - year - old , but it is still a little over the top in the violence / adult theme arena , even given the highly satirical context . shadoe stevens is phenomenal as traxx - - his smile alone would redeem a bad storyline - - and since the scriptwriting hits exactly the right note with my sense of humor , the smile is just a bonus . if you can manage to find a copy , and have a well - developed sense of the absurd , see this movie ! if you have no sense of humor , avoid it like the plague !

i worked as an atmosphere person on this film while it was shooting on the back lot in wilmington , north carolina . i was a drunken cowboy , a customer in the whorehouse parlor whose pocket was being picked by a scantily dressed employee , who was in fact a well brought up southern baptist girl who giggled nervously as i nuzzled her belly . my son josh , an adopted korean who was about eight at the time , was also an atmosphere person , playing one of the children in a kind of day care center in the whorehouse , genuinely startled when the door burst open because the move hadn ' t been announced . now , as an insider on this project , i agree with other reviewers that this is one of the rottenest filthiest and altogether most execrable movies ever committed to film , the absolute nadir . i disagree with one reviewer ' s comment , however . the funniest gag is not the credit card decals on the whorehouse door . it is the scene in which robert davi ( a competent actor , reserved guy , and stone opera fan ) releases an inhuman amount of intestinal gas inside a closed vehicle while laughing hysterically , then lights a cigar , during which feckless act the car blows up . that ' s the funniest gag .

traxx has battled his way through el salvador , the middle east and nicaragua , spitting lead with two - handed good grace . he decides to retire to a life of baking designer cookies . running out of dough to buy more dough , he hires himself as a " town tamer " and begins cleaning up hadleyville , texas , telling the lowlife street scum , " you got three choices . be good , be gone , or be dead . " like all bacteria , the scum are resistant : crime boss aldo palucci ( robert davi ) brings in the dreaded guzik brothers to rid the town of the town tamer , setting the stage for a showdown in the streets . written by bruce scott

for some unfathomable reason , traxx has never made it dvd . amazon has the vhs tape available here . also , the book josh mentioned in the video , destroy all movies from the vulcan vault ' s own bryan connolly can be found here . if you want to see more episodes of the vulcan vault , be sure to subscribe to the aicn youtube channel and check back in here every tuesday . next week we ' ve got another great guest host stopping by . . . a comedian . . . voice actor on a couple of great animated tv shows . . . and a reality show judge . if you want more clues as to his identity , hit me up on twitter ( @ john _ ary ) .

traxx is about a vigilante cop who is perfecting the perfect cookie recipe . you have read that correctly . this is a late 80s action movie that is breaking barriers of what an action movie could be . there are many scenes that don ' t make sense next to each other and they kind of act like movies inside of a larger movie . while this is happening the story is still moving forward . it doesn ' t make sense but it doesn ' t need to . there is an overly sexual mayor who was once the replacement on three ' s company . there are insane action scenes where our hero goes through the city blowing up strip clubs , more strip clubs , porno theaters and a tattoo parlor . he also…

a lot of people are badmouthing this movie and , personally , i can ' t see why . this film is absolutely hilarious . true , in places it has little to no production value , but c ' mon man , a guy farts in a car and it blows up , what ' s not to love ? and the jokes " i ' ll make a kiddie caddie float " while threatening to drown a bunch of kids tied to a cadillac , and " deiter lost a litre " after his sidekick gets shot . these two lines alone had me laughing at the sheer stupidity of the movie . if you somehow happen across this movie , i would recommend doing it with some friends and some liquor , as a good time will almost certainly ensue .

ok so i won ' t lie friends , i didn ' t see this movie , but rather i was at a goodwill thrift store today buying shirts and this little vhs gem was hiding under a neatly folded pile of cosby sweaters on a shelf near the back . i read the posterior of the cassette and couldn ' t believe the premise of this film . i then looked at the cover and saw shadow setvens , and thought to my self , " man was this guy not funny on the old hollywood squares , or that show dave ' s world " . so i set it back down , covered it with cosby sweaters , made a few glances to ensure no one had seen me pick up that movie , much less read and consider wasting an hour of my youth watching it , and i left . and my life , was never the same .

watch " commando " or any other arnold schwarzenegger , jean claude van damme , steven segal , etc . action flick and then throw this in as the back half of the double - feature . in fact , make it a triple feature and throw " big trouble in little china " in the mix . if you don ' t get at least one laugh out of watching this , you take your action movies way too seriously . the scene in the limo where the villains are tossing grenades , running down bicyclists and making someone sing " old mcdonald had a farm " with a gun to his head ( what sounds does a gazelle make ? ) should be required viewing for anyone making a film with bad guys in it . if your villain isn ' t at least as crazy as these guys , go back to the drawing board . pop some corn , drink some adult beverages , and park your brain - this is a great cheesy movie .

anonymous said : with regard to the purity ring thing . 1 . disney did not make the guys wear the rings , kevin and joe were wearing them way before disney even knew the jonas boys existed . they were encouraged by their upbringing to wear them , and because their father was a pastor in a small town , had to set an example , those just came in handy for their image when disney picked them up . 2 . kevin traded his in for a wedding ring , he maybe the only one of the boys that kept his promise because he believed in it . joe stopped wearing his once he entered his 20’s and i’m only guessing here , i dont know the facts , but probably had a conversation with his parents about not wanting to wear the ring anymore . nick wears his on a necklace , if any of you have ever tried to play guitar with a ring on you’d know it fucks with the sound . also people frankie wears one ! 3 . the whole reason there was any focus on the rings was because fans kept asking them and eventually the answer got to interviewers * cough * ryan big mouth seacrest * cough * and they guys answered honestly . again though these promises that are represented by the rings dont always last , and at the end of the day its their decisions and lives . 4 . focus on the film . —– nick gave his ring to delta when they were in bali when he had his first time .

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has success spoiled fred rated ? the fate of shadoe stevens , who has played the often overzealous if not zany fred rated character on more than 1 , 000 spots for the federated group since 1982 , is in serious doubt .

" we have torn opinions on what to do , " said keith powell , president of federated group . after all , over the past five years federated has invested more than $ 50 million in commercials that star stevens . while stevens has " a wide following and is well - liked by the public , " said powell , " we ' re going to let our ad agency decide these things . "

next week , powell said , the los angeles - based home electronics chain will choose a new ad agency from among five finalists for its $ 10 - million account . currently , federated does its own media buying , but its creative work has been handled through stevens ' los angeles production company , shadoevision .

stevens says he wants - - very badly - - to continue starring in commercials for federated . " i ' ve been there through the company ' s whole growing process , " he said . " and now , with my own career just beginning to bloom , i hope they ' d stick with me . "

but after losing some share of the market since competitor circuit city entered the southern california market in november , 1985 , federated is looking for a new image . the highly successful circuit city ad strategy , developed by los angeles - based admarketing , has tried to portray the chain as a far more upscale operation than federated .

well aware of circuit city ' s success , federated has lately toned down much of its fred rated advertising . indeed , instead of taking sledge hammers to items like tv sets - - as he has done in nearly 40 federated commercials over the past five years - - stevens most recently has been shown chatting with a pixieish 6 - year - old girl about where her parents shop . " there are some people whom fred rated doesn ' t appeal to , " stevens admits . " so we ' re trying different things . "

indeed , some top executives at local ad agencies vying for the federated account think that fred rated must go . " the life cycle of fred rated is over , " said nancy shalek , executive vice president and general manager of the west coast office of w . b . doner & co . " sure , he ' s built name recognition for the chain , but he mostly appeals to younger people who can ' t even qualify for credit . "

but stevens says that he has developed a " cult following " as a result of his federated commercials . while recently attending a basketball game at the forum , the crowd stood up and started chanting his tv name , he said . " not a day goes by when somebody doesn ' t stop me on the street and say , ' hey , it ' s fred rated . ' "

the eyes of the ad world will focus on denver this week , where a group of 600 residents will help determine the sort of advertisements that the rest of us see - - and even the products we buy .

for the first time , a tv ratings service will sell to advertisers , ad agencies and tv stations daily results of its so - called " people meter " findings . unlike conventional electronic meters that simply monitor the tv shows viewed in a household , people meters also electronically track who is watching the shows and what products they buy . until now , these new meters have only been used experimentally .

other people meter services will also begin selling their findings soon . by september , a . c . nielsen co . and agb research are scheduled to begin operating national people meter services . and sometime in the fall , r . d . percy & co . is scheduled to introduce a people meter with an infrared heat sensor that can tell when someone enters or leaves the room . it then flashes a message on the tv screen to remind viewers to record electronically who is watching . one nagging problem : the system still has a tough time distinguishing people from large dogs .

the chairman of the troubled j . walter thompson advertising agency has mostly turned deaf ears to his critics . and while three of the ad firm ' s top executives have been fired - - or have resigned - - over the past six months , johnston has amassed most of their duties .

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this man has just blown away six terrorists , dynamited a drug smuggling compound , and baked a dozen cookies .

: well . . . i ' d like to hear that from puppy ' s family .

is it brilliant ? the best darn parody since " airplane " ? nah . but me and my drunken undergrad buddies thought it was funny enough to rent it more than a couple of times back in the early ' 90s . and i wouldn ' t mind another look at it , i tell you what . it was funny enough for an evening . better than the average sitcom anyway . gosh . apparently , i need to write 10 lines . but this little movie is not really worth an additional character study , plot analysis or other academic exercises . it was fun but no more essential than this useless padding .

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star crossed lovers wawa ( marie wawa ) and dain ( mungau dain ) . photograph : philippe penel / tanna

island of its title , which houses one of the world’s last tribal societies , in a village called yakel .

a volcano showers the air with bright orange confetti - like lava . they refer to the volcano as if it were a person ; selin says she can hear “her” talking and feel “her” warmth . but their tranquil moment turns sour in a heartbeat when the old man is beaten to within an inch of his life by men from the imedin , a neighbouring tribe .

the incident causes panic – “we are losing our people , ” cries one of the villagers – leading to a sit down between the two groups to contemplate peace . in a tense scene , they broker an agreement by exchanging women – a very different vision of present - day politics . when wawa runs away , the imedin repeat various iterations of “a deal’s a deal” and violence breaks out .

the forbidden love theme is hardly fresh , but here fractious inter - tribal relations give it real kick . the question that lingers around wawa and dain’s romance , though nobody asks it directly , is a meaty one : does one couple’s sense of true love entitle them to jeopardise the lives of others ? the “mum and dad don’t want us to get married” dilemmas in recent australian films like alex & eve and unindian suddenly feel extremely lame .

tenna’s screenplay was written by butler and dean with assistance from veteran john collee ( whose credits include master and commander : the far side of the world and happy feet ) and in close collaboration with the yakel people . the familiar elements of the story are rendered more interesting , and certainly more exotic , by the lush locations and a documentary - esque approach to capturing day - to - day life .

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i have to agree with robert , the funniest scene in the movie is the farting / exploding scene . when you see this movie , just put your brain on neutral . and you will enjoy it to the maximum . the plot makes no sense and that is why it is a great movie to watch . i just hope that they release it on dvd . and where the heck is shadoe stevens now ? i just bought the vhs tape again and i am planning to make my now grown up daughters see it . slowly bringing them up to date with bad movies . : ) and that one was number one on my list . i am sure they will thank me for it . i am sorry but a fart is always a hysterical thing . and the idea that this guy farts enough to fill the car with the necessary gas to produce an explosion . . . . well all i can say to that is i am sure that a lot of people out there had those kinds of days .

for anyone to really enjoy this wacky movie . . . i think you have to be just as wacky . the acting i think is rather good but the movie looks as if they have trimmed it down somewhat . then again it could be just the budget maybe . reminds me of legend when i first seen it . . . . . hmmmmmm lol . i love this movie as it has some of the funniest moments and lines that you can only hear in it . i won ' t quote anything from it as this site has everything you need to know about it . if you love movies like loaded weapon . . . then chance a rental if you can find it . you won ' t be disappointed ! ! !

so what if it ' s ultra - 80 ' s ! ! ! it made me laugh for at least an hour after i was through seeing it . if you like " i ' m gonna get you sucka " then this will be right up your alley . if only it had been successful . . . oh well . shadoe stevens is my new hero !

no wonder the studio never released this ! now , i have no objection to moronic humor ( as long as it makes me laugh ) , but the gags here are so incredibly stupid i can ' t see anyone laughing at this ! technical skills are unbelievably bad - in one shot , you can see the metal tracks the camera was moving on ! there ' s only one funny gag - credit card decals at a whorehouse . now that you ' ve heard the one funny gag , there ' s no reason for you to see this . unless . . . you want to see the actual famous amos vomit onscreen .

the worst movie in the world did not come from edward d . wood jr . or during the low budget drive in horror movie period of the fifties , sixties or eighties . it came from video tape . it came from the man who was the announcer of hollywood squares and the infamous man in those damn federated electronics commercials . this man was shadoe stevens .

this is by far one of the worst movies ever made . i couldnt get into it and it really didnt interest me at all . i dont even know who the guy on the front cover is . the only reason i got this movie to rent was because pricilla barnes from three ' s company is in it . it sucked to find out that she didnt even really play much of a role . bottom line is . . . . dont get it ! ! !

the only funny part of this movie that i can remember is when the guziks are in the back of a limo and the reactions on the driver ' s face in the mirror is just classic ! unfortunately , he winds up dead and robert davi kicks him as he asks what happened . the original credits listed him as " eric tilley . . . dead limo driver " . why isn ' t he listed in the credits here ? maybe he thought better of it after he saw the finished product . . .

it has moments of supreme absurdity , like the working mother ' s daycare in the brothel , and moments of just plain sophomoric grossness , like the way robert davi ' s character dies . mindless in result , thoughtful in preparation , this is a zen movie . i discovered it on cable soon after it came out and have owned a copy of it on vhs for years . a movie to be watched with your older teens without embarrassment , and your peers without explanation . shadoe proves himself to be a master at his character and seems to have had enough sense to realize that he did his best just this once and to leave it at that . the bit players and supporting cast all seem to be having fun and the production values are way above par for such an effort . all in all , a movie that does what it is supposed to and then stops .

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