spokanarchy ! is a 2011 documentary film that chronicles the 1980s punk rock scene in spokane , washington .

mixing vintage music videos , live clips , and found footage with contemporary interviews , the film portrays what happened when a group of disaffected teenagers from a small , isolated northwest city embraced the music and fashion of the big-city punk scenes .

the interviewees reminisce about their early years as rebels and misfits in a conservative town , and reflect on how their participation in the scene continues to influence their lives as middle-aged adults .

several of the cast have achieved notoriety since the period depicted in the film , including paul d'amour , the original bassist for the band tool , circus sideshow performer zamora the torture king , and the creator of internet meme keyboard cat .

the film is not credited to a single director , but to the core production team of david w. halsell , erica k. schisler , jon swanstrom , heather swanstrom , theresa halsell , and cory wees .

spokanarchy ! is available on dvd , and a soundtrack was released by flat field records featuring musical performances by sweet madness , pp-ku , the doubtful nonagenarians , terror couple , strangulon , the necromancers , s&m , vampire lezbos , m’na m’na , social bondage , tfl , the moo cow orchestra , and cattle prod .

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spokanarchy ! <EOT> in anticipation of saturday’s screening of “spokanarchy ! , ” billboards popped up around town .

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spokanarchy ! premiered august 5 , 2011 at the garland theater in spokane , wa to a sold - out house .

123 arts was a venue in spokane in the late 1980s . archival footage from outtakes from the documentary spokanarchy ! urltoken

spokanarchy ! is a feature - length documentary that chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren 1980s of spokane , washington .

for some the results were devastating . some went on to bigger and better things . but all carry with them the independent and creative diy spirit that made spokanarchy ! live up to its name .

spokanarchy ! chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the alternative music scene in culturally barren spokane , washington . before mtv , before the internet and cell phones , spokane . . .

spokanarchy ! chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren spokane , washington . this coming - of - age story becomes a . . . see full summary »

the crowning achievement of the documentary " spokanarchy ! " is that it ' s entertaining for the full hour and 20 minutes , despite being about music you ' ve never heard of from a scene you never knew existed .

the crowning achievement of the documentary ' spokanarchy ! ' is that it ' s entertaining for the full hour and 20 minutes , despite being about music you ' ve never heard of from a scene you never knew existed .

" spokanarchy " plays at the the grand illusion cinema feb 10 - 16 ; the grand illusion also hosts a q & a ; with writer / publicist chris estey and filmmakers david w . halsell and jon swanstrom feb 11 at 8 : 30 pm .

while the film is peppered with profanities , it has found acceptance at the landlocked film festival in iowa ; the columbia gorge international film festival in vancouver , wash . ; and the alaska international film festival , where “spokanarchy ! ” won the best director award .

around that same time , a handful of them decided that they had a story worth telling . with cameras in hand , they interviewed dozens of 40 - year - old “punks” from spokane to new york , edited more than 100 hours of footage and “spokanarchy ! ” came to fruition .

spokanarchy ! is a feature - length documentary that chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren 1980s of spokane , washington . bands include vampire lezbos , sweet madness , terror couple , cattle prod , tfl , social bondage and more .

" noisy boys " from the spokane band m ' na m ' na . an eclectic mix of styles from punk , rock , r & b ; , reggae , noise , etc . this was filmed around 1984 or so . . . as seen in the punk rock documentary spokanarchy ! urltoken

spokanarchy ! chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren spokane , washington . this coming - of - age story becomes a coming - of - middle - age story as the scene ' s survivors take an unflinching look at their past , and how their lives were shaped by those years of music and mayhem . aggressive and experimental music was the glue that brought them together , and 30 years on still resonates . for some the results were devastating . some went on to bigger and better things . but all carry with them the independent and creative diy spirit that made spokanarchy ! live up to its name .

spokanarchy ! chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren spokane , washington . this coming - of - age story becomes a coming - of - middle - age story as the scene ' s survivors take an unflinching look at their past , and how their lives were shaped by those years of music and mayhem . aggressive and experimental music was the glue that brought them together , and still resonates thirty years later . for some the results were devastating , while some went on to bigger and better things . but all carry with them the independent and creative diy spirit that made spokanarchy ! live up to its name .

that backwater inadvertently spawned a small but potent cache of bands and visual artists who put on shows in abandoned buildings , wrote fanzines and generally countered their town’s narrow political and aesthetic viewpoints . spokanarchy ! not only recognizes underrated art - punk outfits like necromancers and vampire lezbos , but illuminates the compressive force of small town life and how it can produce true diamonds .

that backwater inadvertently spawned a small but potent cache of bands and visual artists who put on shows in abandoned buildings , wrote fanzines and generally countered their town ' s narrow political and aesthetic viewpoints . spokanarchy ! not only recognizes underrated art - punk outfits like necromancers and vampire lezbos , but illuminates the compressive force of small town life and how it can produce true diamonds .

i think that spokanarchy ! would be an educational dvd to anyone interested in the history of any genre of rock music . spokane would never be mentioned in the same rock limelight as los angeles , but because of its mediocre effort in rock history and diy attitude , it is noteworthy to bring to the forefront . this rock documentary serves an enlightening purpose to rock devotees everywhere .

spokanarchy ! director dave halsell grew up in 1980s spokane . at that time , washington’s second - largest city held a tiny fraction of the state’s population and was wracked by homophobia , racism , and their attendant violence and hopelessness . “if you didn’t fit in , you were ostracized , ” halsell says by phone from seattle , where he now resides . “back then—before cell phones , before mtv , before the internet—spokane was a backwater . ”

“we were looking down from our perch of modernity at these dying dinosaurs , and there was something very comforting about that , ” wilcox says in a scene from spokanarchy ! , a documentary out on dvd this month and showing at siff uptown theater at 9 p . m . jan . 12 . “seeing the last of the neanderthals…there in the moment , but knowing that they were on the way out . there was a sort of smug pride in watching their death throes . ”

karp , a defunct post - punk band , is one such gem . formed in 1990 under the acronym “kill all redneck pricks , ” karp emerged from tumwater , a rural enclave south of olympia that’s one of washington’s oldest towns and the former home to the olympia brewery . karp lives ! , bill badgley’s long - anticipated documentary about the band , traces a path of small - town repression and escape similar to the one depicted in spokanarchy ! . it’s also out on dvd this month .

in halsell’s case , the lessons learned in the ’80s about questioning authority and collaborative creativity served him and his peers well into the future . the impetus for spokanarchy ! was a 2009 “punk rock reunion” of the scene’s most critical players , many of whom hadn’t seen each other for 30 years . what started out as a short video journal of the reunion evolved into a full - length documentary . rebelling against their small - town environs not only helped these open - minded punks survive with their sanity , but to locate their own voice .

it ' s fascinating to learn it happened , and it would be great to see a similar thing happen again . crucially , " spokanarchy ' s " directors were there at the time , and so the film takes the city out of the mouths of cosmopolitan seattleites — known to disparage spokane as a wasteland — and transfers the narrative to the people who know it best . they paint spokane as a blank canvas that creative minds can see as an opportunity , and where a lot of cool stuff has happened that hardly anyone knows about .

urltoken spokane ' s original post - punk diy new wave group sweet madness in a music video for their 1980 song " mechanical things " . from the made in spokane 1978 - 1981 lp . digital download available at urltoken and itunes and amazon . as featured in the documentary spokanarchy . sweet madness ( jan , john , don and mark ) existed from 1978 till 1981 . directed by city graphics . camera and editing by don jensen and jerry cook . clothes by reactive wear . mechanical things by robinson and published by rat boggle music ascap .

• “spokanarchy ! ” will be shown saturday at 9 p . m . at the garland theater , 924 w . garland ave . ( recommended for ages 18 and older because of language , brief nudity and adult content ) . tickets are $ 10 at the door , or $ 8 in advance through today at 4000 holes , 1610 n . monroe st . ; time bomb , 711 n . monroe st . ; boo radley’s , 232 n . howard st . ; checkerboard tavern , 1716 e . sprague ave . ; and baby bar , 827 w . first ave .

in 2011 , the documentary film “spokanarchy” premiered , shedding light on spokane’s underground scene in the ’80s with interviews , vintage music videos and club scenes . in the film , some oooooob members share their thoughts , including stierwalt , who , during his on - air interview , shows how he shoots methadone into his foot , attached to a leg he has since lost . still , his passion for music remains as does his sense of humor . “i work well at making things work , ” stierwalt said . “oooooob includes a stroke victim , a guy with one leg , a guy with shredded rotator cuffs and an introvert , but we make beautiful music together , and you should see our light show . ”

urltoken " as the largest city on that long , lonely stretch of i - 90 / 94 stretching between seattle and minneapolis , spokane could never be accused as being near the center of anything . during the ' 80s , though , the eastern washington city cultivated a healthy , flourishing , artistically diverse punk scene , virtually created out of nothing . spokanarchy is an inviting , generous overview of that era , with interviews by a good number of guilty parties . in giving the under - regarded spokane scene its fair due , the terrific film holds company with the very best music documentaries , and by the end you feel as if you ' d been there . you weren ' t , of course , which is exactly the point . " by ned lannamann , portland mercury urltoken urltoken urltoken

spokanarchy ! ost is the accompanying soundtrack to the feature - length documentary about the rise of the punk rock scene in the conservative and culturally barren 1980s of spokane , wa . out of this unlikely burg a decade ' s worth of undiscovered music and art erupted , by the likes of whom that went on to be in noteworthy and underground bands such as tool , motorcycle boy , sandy duncan ' s eye , stompbox , cattle prod , even charlie schmidt , keyboard cat ' s creator ! 16 tracks of post - punk , new wave , hardcore , and assorted weirdness from 13 bands you’ve never heard of , let alone heard ! " a kaleidoscopic look at an under - recognized under - ground scene that deserves to be seen , moshed and celebrated . " – lenny kaye , patti smith group

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maybe it ' s all the lady gaga , katy perry and maroon 5 that zzu pumps into the atmosphere . maybe it ' s their perennial " best of " morning show anchors , dave , ken and molly . maybe zzu producers break into cars at night and glue radio dials to 92 . 9 . are we judging ? nope . a win is a win . ( joe o ' sullivan )

2nd place : kyrs " thin air " ; 3rd place : kxly " coyote country " ; north idaho ' s best : kpnd - 95 . 3 fm

molly allen once appeared on the tv show weakest link . ken hopkins used to be known as " little h bomb . " as a 10 - year - old , dave sposito kept over 100 rats as pets . bring these personalities together and you form the voltron of local radio : dave , ken and molly . you know what you don ' t do with voltron ? you don ' t mess with them . ( joe o ' sullivan )

winner of a grammy and three tony awards , wicked tells the story of how the wizard of oz ' s two witches came to be known as the nice one and the wicked one . it also edges out a pair of older , more traditional shows : beauty and the beast and young frankenstein . what ' s next ? punk rock opera ? ( joe o ' sullivan )

matthew modine , star of vision quest , a 1980s wrestling / coming - of - age flick , cemented his goodwill with the inland northwest when he visited spokane in january to screen his latest short film . has modine worn a unitard since he portrayed loudon swain ? we didn ' t ask . but somewhere , tonight , modine is wearing a unitard . even if it ' s only in our dreams . ( joe o ' sullivan )

soul singer allen stone is not chewelah ' s only claim to fame . the annual chataqua festival brings upwards of 50 , 000 people into the town each july for a three - day weekend of fun .

inlander reader michelle fulton attended her first chataqua festival last year and remembers spending the day looking at all of the vendors , enjoying a break from city life and all this small but mighty town has to offer .

" one , it ' s that small town feel when you leave spokane and head up there , " she says . " and second , the venue is great . the public park with the river running behind it and the history behind it and learning what it ' s all about . "

chataqua is an updated version of the festivities at lake chautauqua , new york , circa 1874 , where people would gather to listen to lectures , poets , actors , explorers and artists . a century after the initial east coast event , the festival made its way to the inland northwest , where people now flock for carnival rides , stage shows , shopping and more .

along with the 27 - hole chataqua golf tournament , held at the chewelah golf & country club course , chataqua also offers a climbing wall , a little league and softball tournament , swimming , boating and fishing . the festival also includes a fine arts and crafts fair that is known for displaying excellent hand - crafted pieces .

enjoy a bit of music ? chataqua ' s centerstage has you covered . every evening of the festival , the 800 - seat stadium is filled with three hours of music , from blues to country to pop .

chataqua organizers know you can ' t have a festival without lots of food and offer festivalgoers the traditional corn dogs , funnel cakes , elephant ears and bbq , as well as tastebud - tickling ethnic specialties . for the 21 - and - over crowd , there ' s a beer garden right next to centerstage that serves beer , wine coolers and hard lemonade . just make sure to have your id handy .

looking to work off those carnival calories ? check out the 5k and 10k runs . just like bloomsday , but on a much smaller scale , participants get a t - shirt once they cross the finish line . if you want to enjoy all three days of the festival with chataqua charlie , the festival ' s mascot , you ' re more than welcome to camp at one of many local rv sites . ( azaria podplesky )

2nd place : pullman ' s lentilfest ; 3rd place : odessa ' s deutchefest ; north idaho ' s best : st . maries ' paul bunyan days

" whiskey lullaby , " " mud on the tires , " " waiting on a woman . " if you caught brad paisley at the spokane arena on feb . 9 , you heard just about all the life lessons you need . and then there ' s the virtual appearance by carrie underwood on " remind me . " as in , a hologram of underwood trading lines with paisley , both beamed through spokane arena via a jumbotron . never seen gwar do that . ( joe o ' sullivan )

jay daniels doesn ' t spend much time reflecting on second place . as one - half ( or one third , if you count producer slim ) of the jay and kevin show on 99 . 9 coyote country , daniels helps provide the duo / trio ' s staccato banter between country singles .

" we always say , ' hey , we ' re no . 2 , that stinks , hey - o ! ' " says daniels .

but the veteran radioman is more interested in talking about what he loves : doing radio .

" we just have fun , " daniels says . " we try to be relatable . "

when asked about his funniest memory , daniels draws a blank . so he leaves the phone to ask his co - conspirator , kevin james . he returns laughing .

" we had a stunt guy , reggie . we had this challenge one morning where he was supposed to hitchhike back to the station . "

but unbeknownst to poor reggie , the radio hosts had arranged for someone to swing by and pick him up . said person came with a gun on the seat , guns and ammo magazines . oh , and there was a blow - up doll in the backseat . once reggie got settled in , driver x started taking him away from the radio stations .

" reggie opened the door while he was driving and rolled out the door and started running the other way , " daniels says , laughing . " the poor guy ' s bugging out . " ( have inlander best of winners dave , ken and molly every pulled a stunt like that ? )

when he says his age — daniels is 51 — james laughs in the background . he ' s only 41 . but the jay and kevin show has gotten younger . three years ago , they added 30 - year - old slim .

" it ' s awesome having slim . he ' s just young and fun , " daniels says .

" if he keeps up with this attitude , he ' ll never make it , " says daniels . ( joe o ' sullivan )

for the past 32 years , inland northwest residents have gotten out their elastic - waisted shorts to make room in their bellies for a whole lotta pig out in the park . aside from dishing out tasty delights , the free late - summer festival has also brought its a - game in recent years on the stage , too : last year , portland rabblerousers march fourth marching band and ' 90s " sex and candy " rockers marcy playground headlined the festival . pretty awesome . ( leah sottile )

for the first time in several years , artfest has managed to break the iron grip that art on the green had on the no . 1 spot of the best arts festival category .

david brum , who oversees artfest in his role as the special programs and volunteer services coordinator at the northwest museum of arts and culture , is reluctant to attribute that coup to any one factor . although the festival ' s purpose is the same as it was when it was started 27 years ago — to showcase diverse northwest artists , engage the local community and raise funds for the mac — a lot has changed , too .

" six years ago , the maximum amount of artists we could jury into the show was around 80 , because of space limitations , " says brum . that ultimately led to artfest moving from the mac campus to nearby coeur d ' alene park in browne ' s addition . " because we ' re in the park , we ' re able to make it more of a festival setting . we had over 140 artists participate last year . "

the three - day event has also steadily increased its cachet with regional artists working in every medium under the sun : jewelry , wood , metal , glass , ceramics , watercolors , and more . around 230 artists have already applied for the limited — and often very lucrative — spots among the live music , beer gardens and food stalls of artfest 2012 .

accordingly , the number of visitors has grown , though brum stresses it ' s hard to get concrete figures from the festival ' s open , free , and un - ticketed admission .

" we have about 30 , 000 people a year on average coming to this event , " he says . " it ' s evolved into something i think the community respects and wants to be a part of . a lot of people put it on their calendar to come here year after year . "

those increases in space , artist participation and public attendance aside , brum surmises that the most effective change came when artfest shifted its layout from a " rectangular box " with rows of aisles to a " serpentine oval shape " that was easier to navigate . first implemented in 2010 , the new layout was " perfected " last year . and the response may have been encouraging enough to account for artfest ' s surge in the polls .

" changing the look has really freshened it up . it improved traffic flow and it feels more festival - like , " brum says . " we got a lot of positive comments about that . " ( e . j . iannelli )

really , mark and marcy few could probably think of a million things to do with their time . but instead , over the past decade , the gonzaga hoops coach and his wife have raised $ 5 . 4 million for their charity , coaches vs . cancer . each year , the fews shepherd hundreds of thousands — last year , over $ 600 , 000 — and donate it all toward children ' s cancer research . it makes you wonder : if all coaches had the fews ' philanthropic mentality , maybe we could win the fight against cancer just a little bit faster . ( leah sottile )

this win has got to feel good . after a rough - and - tumble year , the northwest museum of arts and culture is still on top for inlander readers as the best arts organization in the inland northwest . and if anyone ever questioned that , the mac proved itself last year , packing galleries with the leonardo da vinci exhibition , buddying up with terrain for some seriously groundbreaking visual art , and attracting 1 , 200 music fans to check out the globes ' performance there . hey mac ? if no one has said it to you in a while , we ' re here to let you know : the inlander and all of our readers are really happy you ' re around . ( leah sottile )

music is a thing of passion . and this year we thought we ' d worm our way into readers ' brains to see what local acts — aside from the excellent musicians who swept the category ' s top three slots this year — really speak to their hearts .

one band that received a sizable pile of votes was local indie - rock outfit cathedral pearls , fronted by longtime local siren karli ingersoll ( nee fairbanks ) . the band features karli ' s husband , caleb , on drums , and another cute married couple , max and carrie harnishfeger , on bass and keys . one reader , sean finley , says he ' s gotten to know karli over the years and thinks cathedral pearls " seems to me to be one of a few local bands to really be carving out a spokane sound . a little folksy , a little shoegaze , but for whatever reason it just sounds like spokane . "

another local band has won a lot of hearts by playing to them . meredith coleman says she first fell in love with bluegrass band old bear mountain at a friend ' s wedding on the roof of the spokesman - review building . " they had just finished playing their last song of the set , which was pretty amazing , " she says . " the crowd at the wedding cheered for them to play another song — the same song — again because they were loving it ! [ the band ] seemed a little confused but then picked right up and played the same song twice . " another reader , chris cindric , heard about obm after a friend saw them live and recommended their music to him . and though he has only listened to their recorded material , he says he loves " the fun , fresh , young sound they bring to bluegrass . " he even used one of their songs to soundtrack a winter trail - running video he posted on youtube .

jennipher stillwell has been following the members of rock band fail safe project for years — since singer george silva was in popular local nu - metal outfit five foot thick , in the early 2000s . she says you have to see fail safe project live in order to understand . over the years , she ' s noticed " how people flock to them and follow them to wherever they tour . " she says that talent is contagious — people can ' t resist the fail safe project . " wherever they roam , people flock and are instantly hooked . "

the way a band can captivate a room seems to be a common factor for lots of readers in choosing their favorite local band . reader kate allison loves the way americana band folkinception can get people on the dance floor . " they make every show a party , " she says . but even more , she ' s watched as they ' ve become the band of her neighborhood : " it ' s very much a community band , almost a south perry neighborhood band . i couldn ' t name a song of theirs that i don ' t care for . " ( leah sottile )

want to topple sammy eubanks , the country and blues guitarist who has swept our best local band category for the last two years ? well , start by playing spokane and the surrounding area for 30 years . yeah . this guy is a lifer . eubanks is one of those guys you ' ll see in our music listings every week — getting people at clubs , bars and festivals dancing all year round . and when big dogs like bb king come to town ? they call eubanks in to open for him . ( leah sottile )

the glamour , excitement and music of the 1920s is reawakened in the 21st century by spokane swing and jazz cover band 6 foot swing . blending the many ages and genres of jazz , this local outfit manages to respect the classics they perform while bringing contemporary appeal to their performance . the band also plays weddings and special events — and there ' s a reason : this band makes the dance floor absolutely irresistible . they ' re releasing an album on march 31 at a club . ( lauren miller )

rent might easily have been voted into its top slot as a gesture of goodwill . after all , it was a bold move just to entertain the thought of staging this award - winning musical with homosexual and hiv - positive characters at a community theater in rural idaho .

but solidarity and goodwill will only carry you so far . to attempt to explain the popularity of lake city playhouse ' s production of rent as a wider public reaction to an outspoken minority would be missing the point . whatever complementary forces might have been at work , rent was a compelling and deserving production in its own right .

" some people may point to the controversy , " says george green , artistic director at the lake city playhouse , " but we were selling tickets way before we started having some of those minor issues .

" i think people came and saw what was on the stage and how talented those performers were , and word of mouth just grew . we had people buy season tickets because of what they saw — not the content , but the production value . "

directed and co - choreographed by local theatrical mainstay troy nickerson , rent successfully translated the broadway - sized rock operetta to the smaller stage of the lake city playhouse . it was a technical feat that was pulled off with the help of choreographer jillian wylie and a group of musicians under the direction of zack baker .

" there ' s so much involved with putting a band right there in the middle of the stage , with performers singing and dancing around them 100 percent of the time , " says green . " to balance that in our space was very , very challenging .

" and then you had voices like robby french and todd kehne and christina coty , and gosh , keyonna knight as mimi . so many people will always remember that performance . i mean , for a girl of her age to have that caliber of talent and bring it every night at that level was just stellar . "

despite adding extra shows , the theater ended up turning patrons away . that likely left far more people disappointed about missing the chance to see rent than those who disapproved of it being staged in the first place . ( e . j . iannelli )

imagine a carnival barker , with a bright - red top hat and a thick , black handlebar moustache , bellowing in a baritone mile - a - minute patter , demanding all passers - by — man and woman ! young and old ! — behold the heart - stopping , life - changing wonders behind the curtain , through the doors , into the halls of the inland northwest .

at least , those are a few of the sights inlander voters picked as the best strange , only - in - the - inland - northwest attractions . and far and away , with at least two - dozen different variations in names and spellings , was the iconic garbage - eating goat . crafted by sister paula turnbull for expo ' 74 , the goat statue in riverfront park will , with the press of a button , suck garbage from visitors ' hands . it won with more than 400 votes , including someone who thought the choice was such a no - brainer he or she simply wrote : " goat , duh "

the big red wagon nearby — the one conan o ' brien marveled at on his tour a few years ago — came in second , with the looff carousel close behind . the milk bottle ice - cream shop , however , continues to garner spokane ' s still - sizable " fans of buildings shaped like milk bottles " vote .

a few voters know about the quirkier sites further a field : " robot hut museum " in elk . the " prostitute museum " in wallace .

a few selections seemed backhanded ( " view of the poop plant near joe albi stadium " ) ; snarkily sartorial ( " how people dress at the airport " ) ; bitter ( " watching thieves steal cars and the police do nothing about it " ) ; and depressing for a select few citizens ( " tomb of the ex - one - term - mayors " ) .

but , overall , the timeworn adage remains true : it ' s the goat that gets the votes . ( daniel walters )

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vampire lezbos’ van caught on fire on their first - ever foray beyond spokane .

in the early ’80s , a group of young punks living in spokane moved into a handful of apartments perched on top of the smith funeral home—a partially defunct old victorian on division street where bodies were sometimes stored before cremation . visual artist t . j . wilcox and his crusty comrades in punk bands sweet madness and terror couple spent their evenings on the roof , drinking cheap beer and tossing bottles and insults at the jocks and rednecks cruising the strip below .

wilcox has gone on to a career as a fine art photographer and painter , his ambitions to transcend the stifling confines of spokane shaped by those rooftop confrontations . seattle receives the lion’s share of credit for birthing the northwest music scene , but the sordid incubator of small town life is equally important in producing risk - taking artists .

“ [ the name karp ] is almost a line in the sand that says , ‘this is us and this is them and we’re trying to do our thing and these are the people that are trying to drag us down , ’” badgley says from his current home in brooklyn .

inspired by the slow , deafening sludge - rock of the melvins ( from the nearby logging town of montesano ) , bassist / singer jared warren , guitarist / vocalist chris smith , and drummer scott jernigan came together at tumwater high school , an institution the documentary depicts as more welcoming toward athletes than artists .

“there was a party where a bunch of jocks took a black mannequin and lit it on fire and started beating it with sticks , ” smith says in the film . “i couldn’t understand how that could be happening where we were growing up . ”

over footage of battered , pea - green lockers and seedy pawn shops , melvins bassist joe preston details the troubles that united the members of karp . “they were tormented [ in tumwater ] . it was like prison , ” he says . “they were trying to get out of prison with [ their music ] . ”

the trio broke out for a time , releasing three albums on k records and traversing the u . s . before splitting in 1998 . self titled lp , karp’s final release , is often cited by contemporary northwest metal bands like helms alee and akimbo as a hugely influential work . warren now plays bass with big business and the melvins ; jernigan passed away in a boating accident in 2003 . “even now , karp embodies everything i like about heavy music , ” says former juno frontman and seattle expat arlie carstens . “heavy music that is smart , discerning , and funny is a very rare thing . karp were the snow leopard of northwest punk rock . ”

badgley never romanticizes the negative environment that spawned karp , though he does suggest it had a positive effect on the band’s subversive art . he understands that for many young people , a small town is a trap they will never escape from .

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besides being a definitive look at 1980s punk rock from spokane , wash . , the movie ( by filmmaker david w . halsell and a team of co - directors ) articulates the universal story of growing up in a conservative town where you ' d get beat up for looking weird or having artsy aspirations . it ' s also about the positive things that can happen when you go for your dream . to hear unknown bands like sweet madness and pp - ku tell it , if you wore straightened jeans and striped shirts , you dealt with beer bottles thrown from cars .

spokane still has that social flavor , though much milder , just like lots of cities in america . but musically it ' s almost unchanged . the punks rebelled then against the same ac / dc cover bands rampant there today , and funk and disco , which the punks also deemed cookie - cutter . listening to these old resistance - rock songs now doesn ' t have the quite the bite it once did , but the film draws you into the underdog energy of terror couple ' s anthem " this is spokane , [ expletive ] l . a . , " or the childlike experimenting of pp - ku . it ' s also impressive how integrated the music was with shamanistic performance art and skateboarder culture , forming an outsider - art ecosystem .

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• “the rapture : second coming , ” an ’80s reunion concert featuring moral crux , big yuck mouth , an 425lb . yorkshire sow , social bandage ( formerly social bondage ) , bonneville power , yamamoto and crutchman , begins tonight at 8 at a club , 416 w . sprague ave . admission is $ 10 ( must be 21 or older ) .

two years ago , hundreds of self - described “punk rock , new - wave and artistic weirdos” converged on spokane for a reunion , reliving their ’80s days of mayhem .

the film , which will have its first screening at the garland theater on saturday , includes archival footage of trailblazing spokane bands and artists from 1978 - 1988 , including sweet madness , p - p ku , strangulon , cattle prod , social bondage and the vampire lezbos .

it’s described as “the real - life story of what it means to look back on a youth spent challenging the social and cultural norms of small town america . ”

those being interviewed described where they bought their clothes and how they altered them , how their fashion choices and obvious contempt for mainstream values got them beat up a time or two , and the many warehouses where experimental music and art took place .

the recollections are inspiring and sad at the same time , filled with the spirit of “raise your voice , ” “do it yourself” and “question authority” juxtaposed with stories of addiction and even death .

when the feature - length documentary was in its early stages , following that punk - rock mentality , the title had a profanity in it . but things change .

“it was a pragmatic decision to change the name . it would be hard to put our initial title on a marquee and we didn’t want to shoot ourselves in the foot , ” says dave halsell , editor and co - director of the film .

halsell and his cohorts – erica schisler , executive producer , co - director and director of animation ; jon swanstrom , director of photography , co - director , research coordinator and assistant editor ; theresa halsell , line producer , co - director and co - editor ; heather swanstrom , production assistant , co - director , co - editor and script supervisor ; and cory wees , co - director , photography , lighting and grip – look upon those times as life - changing and worthy of the limelight .

seeing her first experimental music / art show in spokane in her youth , schisler breathed a sigh of relief in the realization that forward thinking was alive and well even in the small city .

“being a part of all that , in a sense , gave me permission to do , say and be anything , ” she says . “i was introduced to new ways of thinking about music , art and society . ”

dave halsell agrees : “the ‘scene’ gave me an early education and helped me see through the hypocrisy of mainstream living .

“though some tragedies offset the exuberant glee we felt in those days , a lot of really creative people came out of it . many have maintained that ‘punk rock’ mentality and they are free to create without restraint because of it . ”

a soundtrack to the film , featuring more than a dozen tracks by bands from back in the day , will be available tonight at a club , 416 w . sprague ave . , during yet another reunion where a half - dozen bands will play , and at saturday’s screening .

both events are open to the curious public , whether or not you were there at the time .

“we really hope the film inspires others to do it yourself , think for yourself and do your own thing , ” halsell says . “if it can be done in spokane , it can be done anywhere . ”

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just for the vintage video alone i highly recommend this to any punk history majors out there , and kbd - heads need the soundtrack .

a well - assembled mosaic of voices . the filmmakers are from the same scene , which makes for a comfortable intimacy among peers

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this coming - of - age story becomes a coming - of - middle - age story as the scene’s survivors take an unflinching look at their past , and how their lives were shaped by those years of music and mayhem . aggressive and experimental music , art , and rebellion was the glue that brought them together , and some 30 odd years on still resonates .

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is a 2011 production by carnage & rouge documenting a scenic town ' s zenith as one of the nation ' s founding cities in the alternative genre . supposedly , one of the most " unpunk " towns in the u . s . , spokane was the only place that made noise in the quiet northeast between 1978 and 1986 . the dvd shares bit - interviews with rockers including francois haraldson , erica k . schisler , erich thaler , jan gregor , heather swanstrom , john hawkley , and blunt rapture , mixed with performances by sweet madness , strangulon , vampire lezbos , and cattle prod , among others .

while new york , los angeles , and boston were all points on the map moving fast in the new wave , spokane had been an isolated community , and for its coming - of - age youth , there was nothing .

looks deeper into the town ' s own rock lifestyle after the urban sprawl , centering in on bands struggling for survival , if not acceptance , by a small town and its conservative public . it wasn ' t the place to be , unless you were stuck there ; and for a place out of touch with the rock world , it ' s disaffected youth weren ' t disconnected . the documentary shows how spokane ' s small punk scene made the best of it before it ' s drug demise . and , if it wasn ' t exactly the precursor to seattle ' s early 90 ' s grunge , it was pretty much the first . you will probably be reminded of ( or introduced to ) a lot of short - lived bands that did not make it . only the bands in this dvd made it locally on the scene and never received national acclaim , but were still beneficial to spokane ' s rock evolution .

special features include additional interview outtakes , go f * * * yourself : a short film by adam petke showcasing sweet madness ' mikal vollmer ' s talent in artistry . also included is spokane ' s punk rawk retrospective art show , a short film by beverly yuen thompson .

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oooooob band members , from left , steve stierwalt , rick swanson , bink olney and brent biever , aka blunt rapture , pose for a photo during band practice on oct . 30 in spokane . ( tyler tjomsland )

oooooob hits the stage at 9 p . m . friday and saturday at boomers classic rock bar and grill , 18219 e . appleway ave .

for the past 30 years or so , members of the all - original band oooooob have been questioning authority , making their own rules and smashing the paradigm .

“we have always colored outside of the lines , and , outside of the box ? i’ve never even seen the inside of it , ” said keyboardist and singer blunt rapture , aka brent biever . “it’s more like unzipping and stepping out of a bunny suit . ”

oooooob members – rapture , guitarist rick swanson , bass player steve stierwalt , percussionist bink olney and drummer thomas richardson , who also plays with the band zerox machine – have played in dozens of bands over the years . that lineup includes an 425lb . yorkshire sow , cattle prod , pnb , god project , m’na m’na , necromancers , headpump , tfl , strays , beatrice and happy campers .

original and experimental , they had a hard time finding venues in which to play so they created their own in garages , at parties , and in far - from - mainstream , underground - type clubs in the 1980s and ’90s .

in the summer of 2009 , hundreds gathered for a reunion of the ’80s alternative scene . oooooob formed to perform for the event , and they have been jamming together ever since .


hidden gold is a 1932 american western film directed by arthur rosson and written by james mulhauser and jack natteford .

the film stars tom mix , judith barrie , raymond hatton , eddie gribbon , donald kirke and wallis clark .

the film was released on november 3 , 1932 , by universal pictures .

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hidden gold ( 1932 film ) <EOT> cowboy star , boxing star inset on a poster that advertises the movie ' hidden gold , ' 1932 .

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a battle for the gold supposedly hidden in the mine ensues , but the rightful owners and bandits both find another source of competition : the mine is haunted by a phantom .

hoppy and lucky have been called in to investigate a series of stage holdups . the robbers are taking gold from colby ' s mine and hoppy suspects it may be ex - outlaw colby himself . when speedy strikes gold , hoppy borrows it and announces a gold shipment hoping to catch the gang and their leader .

like frank merrill , weissmuller had an athletic background that helped him prepare to play the brawny character . the five - time olympic gold - medalist swimmer played tarzan in a whopping 12 films , beginning with the 1932 smash hit tarzan the ape man .

but lambert ' s most successful international film was as connor macleod , in the 1986 film highlander , having appeared in all three sequels .

the first notable reference is probably the most obvious and on the nose : we are given a new origin for the titular mummy of the film in a sequence that harkens back all the way to 1932 . like that original film , the sorceress here was mummified alive with her viscera largely intact . this was punishment for a ritual intended to bring about each ' s awaited lover from the underworld . in the 1932 film’s case ( and the previous 1999 remake ) , it was due to undead imhotep wishing to resurrect his deceased love from an illicit romance .

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a second film , romance of tarzan , was released in 1918 and also starred lincoln .

hoppy and lucky confront a gang of outlaws which has been ravaging stagecoaches and gold mines . the final gunfight is at ed colby ' s mine .

this year’s festival offers familiar classic - era directors like ernst lubitsch , king vidor , lewis milestone and vittorio de sica , but sometimes showcasing their less - familiar films — neorealist de sica’s return to his commedia dell’arte roots , the gold of naples , for example . academy film archive preservationist heather linville will present several screenings , including the raunchy 1932 comedy cock of the air , produced by howard hughes ( already rush ticket only ) .

scott got his big break as tarzan after being spotted by a talent agent while working as a hotel lifeguard in las vegas . he held the role in tarzan’s hidden jungle ( 1955 ) and five other tarzan films .

haunted gold was directed by mack v . wright and is a remake of a ken maynard film . with warner bros . , john wayne starred in remakes of six ken maynard films , all of which re - used long shots from the original silents .

another hot restoration ticket , on pace to sell out advance tickets , will be the visually dazzling early technicolor musical revue , king of jazz ( 1932 ) . this will be rush - line worthy .

buster crabbe was an olympic medalist , swimming in the 1928 and 1932 games . his athletic skills and powerful body made him a logical choice to replace johnny weismuller as tarzan , or so the studios thought .

griffen and his two men have been caught after robbing a bank but the money has not been recovered . so the chief sends his friend tom to prison to become their friend and hopes he can learn where the loot is hidden .

however , pierce and his wife joan were the voices of tarzan and jane on national radio between 1932 - 34 . they remained married until joan ' s death in 1973 and james pierce passed away in 1983 .

weissmuller was a swimmer in the 1920s and considered one of the best in the world , winning five olympic gold medals and one bronze for the united states during his athletic career .

the statuesque actor starred in the 1949 film tarzan’s magic fountain and four other subsequent films about the jungle dweller .

brix , who later changed his name to bruce bennett , was actually cast before weissmuller to play tarzan in 1932 , but broke his shoulder before filming began . the actor finally got his chance to don the loincloth for the new adventures of tarzan in 1935 . released by burroughs - tarzan enterprises , inc . , the film was more faithful to the book than previous adaptations .

in 2016 , he will star as tarzan / john clayton iii , lord greystoke in the feature film the legend of tarzan .

some people find history boring , but at the wisconsin film festival , history hits like a switchblade knife , to paraphrase the poster for larry peerce’s the incident . that 1967 film is one of many worth seeking out in the festival’s restorations and rediscoveries series .

he starred in three tarzan films in the 1960s : tarzan and the valley of gold ( 1966 ) , tarzan and the great river ( 1967 ) , and tarzan and the jungle boy ( 1968 ) .

haunted gold isn’t a great film , but it does have a few small things going for it . i’d recommend it only to those interested in the small “horror western” subgenre or those interested in seeing some of john wayne’s earlier work ( though even then , i can’t recommend it very highly due to the reliance on racial stereotypes for “comedy” ) .

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there are a few positives to haunted gold , including a fast pace . there are a couple of nicely - staged action scenes . the blend of silly ghost story and old - fashioned dispute over riches works well , too . both sides of the plot are thin , but since the film runs at just under an hour , the viewer’s attention is held .

jane ( maureen o ' sullivan ) and tarzan ( johnny weissmuller ) in a scene from the 1941 film tarzan ' s secret treasure .

he worked in a few french films and became known internationally thanks to his role in the feature film greystoke : the legend of tarzan , lord of the apes ( 1984 ) . this film remained very true to burrough ' s idea of tarzan and received good critical praise .

henry was a linebacker for the steelers and the rams before starring in three tarzan movies throughout the 1960s , including tarzan and the valley of gold . he was later seen in smokey and the bandit , the longest yard and soylent green .

as a track and field athlete , glenn morris set a new record and won a gold medal in the decathlon in the 1936 olympics . this success led to a lot of media attention and morris did a short stint as an nbc radio commentator .

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but weissmuller ' s acting career really didn ' t start until 1932 , when he signed a contract to play the lead in tarzan the ape man . the film was a huge success and weissmuller was on his way to stardom . he played tarzan in 12 films before giving up his loincloth , only to assume the role of jungle jim in a series of films based on the comic strip character jim bradly . he made 13 jungle jim movies before retiring from the movie business .

( image via wikimedia commons ) also returning to the town are janet carter ( sheila terry ) , whose father would have left her a share in the mine if he hadn’t lost it himself , and joe ryan ( harry woods ) , a bandit accompanied by a gold - hunting gang .

though i’m not a huge fan of john wayne , i became excited to watch haunted gold as the opening credits rolled . they feature animated owls flying toward the viewer . a menacing figure wearing a black robe makes up the background for the credits . a fun and spooky tone is set .

ronald adair , in the 1921 broadway play . does anyone know if this is the same actor who starred in the 1915 british film , the girl who took the wrong turning ?

the handsome actor only played tarzan once . he starred opposite bo derek in the 1981 film tarzan , the ape man , which was directed by his costar’s then - husband john derek .

scott replaced lex barker as the swinging ape man and made six tarzan films , beginning with tarzan ' s hidden jungle ( 1955 ) . his later tarzan films were tarzan and the lost safari ( 1957 ) , tarzan and the trappers " ( 1958 ) , tarzan ' s fight for life ( 1958 ) , tarzan ' s greatest adventure ( 1959 ) , and tarzan the magnificent ( 1960 ) . gordon was considered by many to be the best tarzan .

brix got another chance to play tarzan . in 1935 he starred in the new adventures of tarzan , produced by a newly formed burroughs - tarzan , inc . since burroughs had a hand in making this film , brix ' s tarzan resembled the one of the books . he was educated , cultured , and well mannered . in 1938 a second film , tarzan and the green goddess , was released .

he would discover that fame made him uncomfortable and didn ' t work in another film for the next seven years . he finally returned to acting after he served for 18 months in the swedish military .

handsome lex barker was disowned by his family when he chose to become an actor . on his own , he supported himself by working in the steel industry until 1945 , when he landed a small part in the film doll face . a string of minor film roles followed , but his big break came in 1949 when he was cast as tarzan in tarzan ' s magic fountain . barker made five more tarzan films before leaving the role .

he went to new york city and spent six months there taking a theater course at marymount manhattan college . he then returned to sweden ready to get back into acting and started to audition for roles in film and television .

in that book , the erudite jekyll is replaced by mr . hyde , who is often described as “ape - like” and “troglodytic . ” it is an element that early film versions and many stage plays influenced by victorian anxieties also embraced .

in this film , however , russell crowe’s helpful narrating brogue confirms it is rather an attempt to bring the egyptian god of war and chaos to life by placing set into a human body that sofia boutella’s ahmanet has selected to be a vessel .

he was the first blond tarzan , appearing in the film tarzan , the ape man . it was a cheap movie that included a lot of footage from previously filmed tarzan movies . it was miller ' s only venture as the ape man .

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clint walker ( the same handsome actor who gained fame as cheyene bodie in the tv western cheyenne ) played a tiny , uncredited role in a bowery boys film , jungle gents ( 1954 ) . walker was 27 years old and had yet to begin work on cheyenne .

when producers at numa pictures wanted to make another tarzan film , they approached elmo lincoln to reprise his role , but he refused . at 28 , new york city firefighter joseph c . pohler stood 6 ' 2 " and weighed 215 pounds . he was the perfect choice .

gordon griffith played the role of of korak as a child and kamuela c . searle as an adult . the role was tabler ' s first acting role and he did act in one more film , spawn of the desert in 1923 . he went on to become successful in advertising .

in 1929 , merrill was tarzan in tarzan the tiger . while this film was mostly silent , there were a few parts that had sound and unfortunately merrill ' s voice didn ' t make the cut for " talkies . " his career was over after just two outings on the big screen .

since the hunt for the next commercial crossover has been co - opted by studios and distributors , festival circuit programmers have a chance to directly affect film culture by looking into the past . the thrill of the hunt for archival films provides as many highs and lows as seeking the next new thing .

in the 1955 tv series sheena : queen of the jungle , irish mccalla played the orphan girl who grew up in the jungle and learned to survive . in 1984 , tanya roberts played sheena in a big screen film and gena lee nolin was sheena in the syndicated series , sheena , made in 2000 .

the second half of the film dishes out an almost unbearably physical demonstration of the “first they came for [ insert group ] , and i said nothing” arguments reprised in recent months . the delinquents first assault a gay man , and no one responds . but everyone in the subway car learns the consequences of not responding .

he never appeared on - screen , but goldwyn gets credit for voicing tarzan in the 1999 animated disney film . the feature was well - received by critics , enjoyed a successful run at the box office and was the first tarzan movie to win an academy award when it nabbed best original song for “you’ll be in my heart . ”

no sooner did my excitement rise than it was shot down again by some good ol’ fashioned hollywood racism . blue washington appears as clarence , an easily - spooked and superstitous sidekick to john wayne’s character . far too much screen time , early on and throughout the rest of the film , is spent squeezing misguided “humor” from this stereotypical character .

it wasn ' t long until hollywood took notice of this popular literary character and decided that he should become a movie character too . the 1918 silent film tarzan of the apes starred elmo lincoln in the title role . it was a hit and hollywood had a new hero , one that continues to enthrall movie - goers to this day .

johnny sheffield starred as " boy " in the 1939 film tarzan finds a son . he was never called " tarzan " or " tarzan , jr . , " only " boy . " producers were under pressure from morality groups , who took exception to the fact that tarzan and jane were never married , so having their own child or children was a no - no .

lincoln was the very first actor to take on the feral character , who was created by edgar rice burroughs and first appeared in the writer’s 1912 publication tarzan of the apes . the jungle man made his screen debut in the 1918 silent film of the same name . lincoln reprised the role for the romance of tarzan ( 1918 ) and the adventures of tarzan ( 1921 ) .

samuel cooper searle was born in hawaii in 1890 . around 1915 he met director cecil b . demille on the beach at waikiki . demille was so taken with searle that he encouraged him to pursue a career in film . it has been said that searle acted in small parts in a few early demille films , though he is not credited for any acting work during this time .

of the central cast , sheila terry is the stand - out , though none of the acting is great . most of the cast is out - performed by wayne’s horse , duke . ( duke received top billing alongside wayne . i thought this was hilarious when i started the film and saw the horse credited so prominently , but by the 45 - minute mark , i understood the decision . )

griffith ' s career made the transition from silent films to talkies , but he got smaller roles . his last role was in the 1936 film outlaws of the range . after that , griffith moved into other areas of the movie industry and got his first job as assistant director at 23 . he continued to work as an assistant director until 1940 , and had over 20 films to his credit .

in 1938 , morris was chosen to play tarzan . he appeared in only one film , tarzan ' s revenge . the movie ( and his acting ) were panned and he never tried to expand on his acting career . morris left hollywood to play football for the detroit lions , but after just four games an injury stopped that career short . morris would eventually give up the sporting life altogether .

big , barrel - chested elmo lincoln was the first actor to bring tarzan to the big screen , in the 1918 silent film , tarzan of the apes . edgar rice burroughs wasn ' t impressed with lincoln and didn ' t want him to play the role . rice preferred actor stellen windrow , who had given up acting at the outbreak of world war i . this left the role available for lincoln .

in 1929 , brix came to hollywood where douglas fairbanks , jr . arranged for a screen test at paramount studios . brix was cast in a film called touchdown but he injured his shoulder during filming . this was a bad break for brix , because mgm had decided they wanted him to play tarzan in a new movie . his injury prevented him from taking the role , which went to johnny weismuller and made him a star .

james pierce was a football player at indiana university . after graduating in 1921 , he moved to arizona where he coached football and worked as an actor on the side . pierce moved to california and in 1924 he got his first movie role , in the film leatherstocking . he continued to coach football , at glendale high school , and some of the student players on his team would eventually take up acting , men like john wayne and robert livingston .

a pretty pedestrian entry into this long running series . someone is hijacking the gold from a mine , can it be an ex - outlaw , now supposedly gone straight or could it be his business partner and the shady foreman that are behind it all ? if you need me to answer that , you haven ' t watched many westerns ! this plot was hackneyed and old well before this was filmed . still , the cast do their best with the material and bill boyd always puts his heart into the role that he made forever his own . there ' s some nice shots of the posse riding to the rescue and full use is made of the beautiful scenery of the unspoilt american western range . and there ' s enough gunfights and action to keep things moving along to the somewhat predictable finale .

crabbe ' s first and only turn as tarzan came in 1933 when he starred in tarzan the fearless . the project was meant to be a 12 - chapter movie serial , but it was released instead as a feature film using just the first four parts of the serial . this was crabbe ' s only outing as tarzan , but he worked on several more movies that had a " jungle " theme : king of the jungle ( 1933 ) , jungle man ( 1941 ) , and the 1952 serial king of the congo .

in 1919 he appeared , uncredited , in demille ' s male and female . in 1920 , searle took the role of a young tarzan in the 15 - part movie serial the son of tarzan . there is a myth that searle died during the filming when an elephant slammed him to the ground . though he was injured badly , and a double had to complete some remaining shots , searle survived and went on to complete fool ' s paradise in 1921 . after that he retired from the film industry and devoted his time to painting and sculpting .

less a reference to a specific film , it is more a nod to the victorian obsessions that likely influenced robert louis stevenson’s writing of the strange case of dr . jekyll and mr . hyde . still rocked by charles darwin’s theory of evolution by 1886 , europe became obsessed with “degeneration . ” besides feeding into bigoted and hateful stereotypes , there was a real primal concern of turning into a more beastly , uncivilized self . it’s seen in plenty of fiction from that era , including dracula , h . g . wells’ the time machine and the island of doctor moreau , and , yes , stevenson’s story .

pierce ' s career and life took a major turn when he was invited to a party given by edgar rice burroughs . at the party he met burroughs ' daughter joan . the couple fell in love and married in 1928 . also , edgar burroughs thought pierce was the perfect shape and size to play tarzan . right there at the party he offered pierce the lead role in tarzan and the golden lion . pierce earned $ 75 a week while working on the film , which was released in 1927 . while it was popular with audiences , the movie was panned by critics . it was pierce ' s first and last role as the famed ape man .

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belle langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers . she is also a front for the outlaws , who are led by steve fraser . hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help from the bar 20 boys .

when hoppy ' s falsely accused young friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail , an embittered hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the texas rangers .

joe weller has instigated a conflict over water rights between two ranchers . the idea is to have the ranchers do each other in then move in and take over . hoppy and the good guys won ' t let this happen .

while oil drilling , hoppy and california discover an underground well - a potential threat to jebb hardin ' s monopoly on water in the region .

hoppy and new sidekick california carlson head to california to help out lucky jenkins .

hoppy , lucky and california search for a mine owned by trudy pendleton after it was taken from her by the swindling gambler ace gibson . they find the mine and hoppy fights gibson over it .

a former bar 20 cowhand is now a cattle rancher and having trouble with rustlers . hoppy and the bar 20 gang ride in and surround the the bad guys . june winters joins the posse and serves as the romantic partner for posse co - leader lucky .

hoppy , johnny and windy are fighting a malicious gang trying to stop a cattle drive from reaching a drought - stricken north .

to obtain water rights , bad guy mark foster murders the heir to a cattle ranch and puts an imposter in his place .

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hoppy clears lucky on a charge of bank robbery and foils the plot of a crooked lawyer to rustle a herd of pedigree cattle and take over the valley .

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a cowboy and his girl fight bandits and a ghost over an abandoned mine .

not a bad early wayne western that was marred by the stereotyped racism that poor blue washington was forced to perform .

john mason ( john wayne ) has saddled up his horse and ridden to an abandoned mining town , after receiving an anonymous letter requesting his presence . john was left a half - share in the mine by his father .

( image via dukewayne . com ) also on the bright side , there are a few effective performances from character actors in small roles . erville alderson is great as tom benedict , who is feuding with the bandits , and martha mattox makes a small - but - delightful appearance as the dagger - eyed mrs . herman .

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with the mummy out in theaters now , we are collecting every classic horror movie ( and a few not - so - classics ) it nods to .

it is finally here . after years of rumination , universal pictures has at last taken an official stab at what they are now calling the dark universe : a serious attempt to make a shared universe out of their iconic movie monsters for the first time in about 70 years ! ( yes we’re also choosing to ignore 2004’s van helsing like all decent human beings . )

not since abbot and costello jumped out of a boat with the invisible man have we seen a genuine attempt to spin multiple films out of some of the most beloved creatures of movie features .

and whether you or not enjoyed tom cruise as the mummy ’s face—quite literally by the end—the pact has truly been made and we’re moving on to a new world of gods and monsters ! and yes , we’ll get to that quote too . in the meantime , we’re breaking down all the references , homages , and “borrowing” this mummy did in this living and breathing document . as we become aware of more winks and nods , or commenters helpfully point out things we missed , we’ll gladly update this article accordingly . so away we go !

unsurprisingly , this comes up again later . also worth noting is the fact that boutella’s mummy is called ahmanet . this could be a shortened version of ankh - es - en - amon , as well as a play on the egyptian goddess named amunet .

the mummy ’s gravesite was apparently so dangerous that ancient egyptians moved it far out of the reach of either the upper or lower kingdoms . they also placed in the cradle of civilization… which is in modern day iraq in 2017 . the movie has some fun with bullets hitting ancient sumerian statues . this is treated as a gag , but it’s a pretty knowing acknowledgement of the very real world horror of terrorist organizations like isis targeting ancient archeological sites , such as palmyra in syria .

speaking of this early sequence where tom cruise’s nick and jake johnson’s chris accidentally unearth ahmanet’s ancient burial site , the scene likewise calls to mind another iconic landmark from movie history : the exorcist . director alex kurtzman told den of geek in an interview that that 1973 movie’s creepy and deliberately placed opening was a major influence . during this sequence , max von sydow’s father merrin oversees an archeological dig in northern iraq that accidentally unearths a demonic statue , which he takes as a foreboding omen that he will face satanic evil again . while it is the size of a trinket , he sees a vision of a giant pagan statue of demonic quality , not unlike the stony egyptian face that tom cruise stumbles upon here .

also worth noting , the far less revered prequel exorcist : the beginning features an archeological dig in africa whereupon they find a church built underground with statues indicating it was meant to keep something evil trapped below our world . a prison as much as a temple .

the now famous plane scene from the mummy remake where the sorceress uses her evil powers to crash the aircraft and kill everyone onboard ( cruise doesn’t technically survive ) feels like it was borrowed from nearly every dracula story ever told , including universal’s 1931 original take . in the traditional telling of the vampire count , he steers a russian schooner called the demeter off - course , taking him to whitby harbor . none of the crew complains though as he drains them all dry of blood . at least the ones who don’t jump overboard that is…

jake johnson’s ghoulish ghost haunting his bff from beyond the grave while in a state of rot is so obviously out of an american werewolf in london that even jake johnson admitted that he instantly thought of it when he saw the character’s breakdown . like griffin dunne in that classic , johnson stalks his bestie who took him on a trip that got him killed , and he reminds his living pal that he is cursed . he also beckons the living to the dead , with dunne urging his compatriot to kill himself to end his suffering ; johnson merely expects cruise to give in and let ahmanet have her way with him , then he’ll be free . there’s even a bathroom mirror scene .

a slightly subtler nod to this classic might be that annabelle wallis’ character is named jenny , and the love interest in an american werewolf is played by jenny agutter . also , both dunne and johnson comment on their respective jennys with yearning .

i’m likewise not convinced that showing a double decker london bus in a car crash during the third act was a coincidence either .

another ‘80s classic , at least of the cult variety , cropping up in the mummy is lifeforce . in that movie , mathilda may has the unenviable task of playing “space girl , ” a french succubus babe from the stars who walks around the whole movie in the nude , locking lips with any man who crosses her path . as she does this , they turn into hideous dehydrated corpses who then later rise up as zombies to attack london . she meanwhile goes on her merry way , constantly and psychically bedding the movie’s male protagonist who doth protest too much .

this is pretty much how ahmanet and nick morton’s relationship plays out as she ( much more slowly ) regains her youth via mummy mushiness .

nick envisioning ahmanet to be a giant pile of rats who attacks him on a london street is a definite riff on dracula . in the book , and quite memorably in universal’s 1931 iteration , renfield drones on about how his master came to him with an army of rats as some kind of supernatural hush money ( renfield is a hungry boy ) . francis ford coppola also visualized this to a similar way as the mummy in 1992’s misleadingly titled bram stoker’s dracula . except you know , he used actual rats instead of cgi .

the prodigium is obviously kind of like the avengers’ hellicarrier or bruce wayne’s batcave : a place where all the cool easter eggs can be piled up . i didn’t see too many on my solitary viewing , but i obviously caught the close - up of a vampire skull , complete with some really nasty fangs that embrace nosferatu being quite a bit more bestial in this universe .

another easter egg that i missed , but commenter megalon ' s accountant and twitter user bill desmarais were so kind to point out to me , occurs in the prodigium . after seeing a vampire skull , tom cruise walks past the hand and forearm of the creature from the black lagoon . or at least a member of the creature ' s species . let ' s just say that something fishy is going on there .

another one we missed on our viewing of the movie , but inverse has been so good to call out , is that while at the prodigum , annabelle wallis ' jenny at one point knocks out one of henry jekyll ' s goons with a book . . . the book of the dead from 1999 ' s the mummy to be exact . we missed it , but inverse says pretty confidently that it has the same seven - pointed star that was the lock on the book of the dead in that brendan fraser classic .

and of course the prodigium is home to russell crowe’s massive ( and massively enjoyable ) scenery - chewing . crowe plays dr . jekyll and mr . hyde , who really need no introduction . but in a nice touch , his office is decorated with various skulls that trace human evolution .

henry jekyll also says one awesome thing : “welcome to a new world of gods and monsters . ” as if you didn’t know that came from bride of frankenstein , one of the greatest movies of all - time ?

and that final shot of tom cruise being chased by a giant sandstorm can be nothing other than an homage ( or appropriation ) of the most iconic effect from 1999’s the mummy . in that millennial - beloved brendan fraser movie , the mummy is played by arnold vosloo , who can control the elements in a way boris karloff’s mummy only dreamed about . and now with the powers of set , so too can tom cruise’s mummy superhero .

edgar rice burroughs first introduced the world to tarzan in a 1912 issue of the all story magazine .

this guide to the actors who have played tarzan is as complete as i could put together . if you know of any omissions , let me know in the comments section .

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in 1921 lincoln starred again as the famous ape man , in the 15 - part movie serial the adventures of tarzan .

griffith ' s got his first acting role when he was seven , playing a regular part in the four little billy short movies in 1914 and 1915 .

mack sennett of keystone studios cast griffith in several of his slapstick comedy movies and griffith played opposite charlie chaplin , playing a paperboy in tillie ' s punctured romance . milton berle often took credit for playing this role , but it was griffith ' s work . in 1918 he played the boy tarzan in the silent tarzan of the apes .

griffith produced five films between 1937 and 1956 and worked as an associate producer under robert e . sherwood . in 1941 he worked as a director and associate producer with gregory ratoff productions . that same year he was named production manager at columbia studios but he eventually moved on to rko to work as an associate producer .

born in 1876 , perce dempsey tabler had a varied career : opera singer , businessman , founding member of paramount pictures , athlete , and wearer of tarzan ' s loincloth .

beginning in the summer of 1920 , tabler starred in a 15 - chapter movie serial , the son of tarzan , based on a edgar rice burroughs story of the same title . the series tells the story of korak , son of tarzan and jane , who is kidnapped and taken to africa .

during world war i , searle enlisted in the u . s . army and was wounded in france . when he was discharged , he changed his first name to kamuela , the hawaiian spelling of samuel .

pohler changed his name to gene pollar ( some sources show his name spelled as " polar " ) and earned $ 100 a week . the revenge of tarzan turned out to be a big hit and he was offered a contract with universal . numa wouldn ' t release him from his contract , so pollar went back to being joseph pohler and fighting fires in new york .

he eventually retired to florida , where he died in 1971 at the age of 79 .

frank merrill held many jobs during his lifetime : gymnast , police officer , stuntman , and actor .

merrill was elmo lincoln ' s stunt double in the 1921 movie serial , the adventures of tarzan . in 1928 he wore the loincloth again in tarzan the mighty , replacing actor / stuntman joe bonomo .

this suited merrill fine . he found a new career he liked better—working with children . he got a job at the los angeles parks commission as a recreation director and volunteer gymnastics instructor . merrill passed away in 1955 at the age of 62 .

his success as an athlete made him somewhat famous and in 1929 he signed a contract to be a model for bvd , a men ' s underwear company . this brought him even greater attention and that same year he made his first movie appearance , in glorifying the american girl as an adonis wearing just a fig leaf .

miles o ' keefe ' s tarzan , opposite bo derek ' s jane , is my favorite .

crabbe ' s his real claim to fame , however , was as flash gordon in 1936 . he died in 1983 and is buried in green acres memorial park in scottsdale , arizona .

highly sought after biography of herman brix who would go on to have a successful acting career as bruce bennett .

another olympic medalist to play tarzan , herman brix won a silver medal for the shot put track and field event in the 1928 games .

brix changed his name to bruce bennett when he joined columbia studios . he was considered a fairly competent actor and played in sahara , mildred pierce , the treasure of the sierra madre , and other films .

he was in the navy during world war ii , commanding an amphibious - assault landing craft , when the stress took its toll and he was admitted for treatment for psychological trauma , spending several months in a navy hospital .

there are those who call morris one of the greatest athletes ever . he died of heart failure in california in 1974 .

barker had his great success post - tarzan in the foreign cinema . he starred in westerns , war dramas , and comedies . barker married five times and two of those marriages were to famous actresses : arlene dahl ( 1951 - 52 ) and lana turner ( 1953 - 57 ) .

in 1973 , just three days before his 54th birthday , barker suffered a heart attack while out on a walk and died . he was cremated and his ashes taken to spain by his ex - wife carmen cervera .

in 1953 , while working as a lifeguard in las vegas , young gordon scott was spotted by a hollywood agent who believed scott had the right physique to play tarzan . he met with producer sy weintraub and signed a seven year contract .

when scott left the tarzan role , he moved to italy where he became a popular action star making " sword and sorcerer " films . he died in baltimore in 2007 of complications from heart surgery .

denny miller was playing basketball at ucla when he was discovered by a hollywood agent and signed to a contract with mgm studios in 1959 .

after tarzan , miller made numerous guest appearances , usually playing a villain or jerk . he appeared as the gorton fisherman on commercials for gorton ' s fish sticks .

in 1948 , jock mahoney auditioned to replace johnny weissmuller as tarzan , but the role went to lex barker .

fourteen years later , producer sy weintraub decided that he wanted a new look for the ape man and 44 - year - old jock mahoney had it . he took over the role of tarzan in 1962 , making just two films : tarzan goes to india ( 1962 ) and tarzan ' s three challenges ( 1963 ) . mahoney ' s health suffered from working on the films and he was released from his contract . meanwhile , producer weintraub decided it was time to try making a tarzan tv series .

mike henry was a line backer for the pittsburgh steelers ( 1958 - 61 ) and the los angeles rams ( 1962 - 64 ) before turning his attention to acting .

working conditions were so horrible that henry sued producer sy weintraub , claiming that his health and welfare were at risk . he was offered the role of tarzan for the tv series , but turned it down .

another role you might remember mike from , was as junior in the burt reynolds comedy smokey and the bandit .

at 6 ' 4 " tall , with a nice build , ron ely was the 15th tarzan . in 1966 , ely starred in the first tarzan television series . his tarzan was well - educated and returned to the jungle when he got tired of living in civilization .

the series ran for two years , airing a total of 57 episodes . unfortunately , ely sustained a variety of injuries while making the series . he was bitten by a " tame " lion . he broke his shoulder , sprained both wrists , and fractured a number of ribs . the list goes on . part of the problem was that ely insisted on doing his own stunts but had no stuntman training .

four movies , made mostly from material filmed for several two - part episodes , came out in the late 1960s and early 1970s . tarzan ' s jungle rebellion ( 1967 ) , tarzan and the four o ' clock war ( 1968 ) , tarzan ' s deadly silence ( 1970 ) , and tarzan and the perils of charity jones ( 1971 ) .

look for some great guest stars in the first season : diana ross , former tarzan jock mahoney , nichelle nichols , sally kellerman , and more .

miles o ' keefe studied political science and psychology in college . after graduating , he took a job as a prison counselor in the tennessee penal system and worked there for several years before trying acting .

his big break came in 1981 when he played tarzan opposite bo derek , as jane , in tarzan the ape man . the movie was written , directed , and produced by bo and john derek . it was widely panned by critics , but while it ' s not the best tarzan movie out there , it ' s not the worst . bo derek admitted that " miles had the most beautiful body i have ever seen . " that ' s something , coming from the woman known to millions as the " perfect 10 . "

o ' keefe went to europe and made " sword and sorcerer " movies , such as ator , the fighting eagle , and iron warrior .

christopher lambert born in new york , but raised in geneva , switzerland and paris , france .

joe lara had two different outings as tarzan . in 1989 , he starred in the cbs television movie , tarzan in manhattan . the plot followed tarzan ' s journey to new york . lara played the ape man on his quest to find the person responsible for the his mother ' s death and to rescue cheeta , who had been captured by hunters . cheeta is being held captive by the brightmore foundation , which plans to conduct experiments that will allow thoughts to be transferred from one animal to another .

then in 1996 , lara starred for one season in tarzan : the epic adventures . this series focused on tarzan ' s younger years , after his first exposure to civilization . there were 22 episodes of this series .

in 2002 , lara retired from acting to pursue a career in country music .

in 1985 wolf larson moved from canada to los angeles where he was discovered by an agent who told him to take acting classes to hone his talent . larson followed the agent ' s advice , but also started his own video production company , future world productions .

in 1991 larson was cast to star in the tv series tarzan . the series ran until 1994 , airing 75 episodes . after tarzan , larson made guest appearances on simon and simon , dynasty , and the evening soap opera santa barbara .

after that , van dien played tarzan in tarzan and the lost city ( 1998 ) . the movie was a flop at the box office . it ' s a shame , because van dien is certainly nice to look at , but tarzan and the lost city was the last time he played tarzan . i have never seen the movie , so i have no clue how well he did , but he certainly looked the part . : )

you might remember van dien from tim burton ' s sleepy hollow , in which he played brom von brunt .