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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HEMP FOR VICTORY”

By | June 2007

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil digs up an unlikely cinematic cannibas harvest.

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “HEMP FOR VICTORY”

BOOTLEG FILES 185: “Hemp for Victory” (1942 U.S. government propaganda film encouraging the wartime cultivation of wacky weed). LAST SEEN: The entire...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE”

BOOTLEG FILES 184: “Plan 9 From Outer Space” (Edward D. Wood Jr.’s 1959 anti-classic). LAST SEEN: The entire film is online at Google...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS?”

BOOTLEG FILES 183: “The Last of the Secret Agents?” (1966 comedy starring Allen & Rossi in their own feature film). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE BED SITTING ROOM”

BOOTLEG FILES 182: “The Bed Sitting Room” (1969 comedy set in post-apocalyptic London). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening of...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “CHRISTIAN THE LION”

BOOTLEG FILES 181: “Christian the Lion” (1971 documentary following a London lion back to his ancestral Kenya). LAST SEEN: Playing online at...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “GOOPY GYNE BAGHA BYNE”

BOOTLEG FILES 180: “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” (1968 musical fantasy created by the great Indian filmmaker Satyjait Ray). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “FORTY-DEUCE”

BOOTLEG FILES 179: “Forty-Deuce” (1982 indie flick starring Kevin Bacon as a male prostitute). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “SPIRIT IN THE SKY”

BOOTLEG FILES 178: “Spirit in the Sky” (1970 filmed performance of Norman Greenbaum’s hit rock song). LAST SEEN: Available on several online...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “EXPERIMENTS IN THE REVIVAL OF ORGANISMS”

BOOTLEG FILES 177: “Experiments in the Revival of Organisms” (1940 Soviet offering about unusual medical experiments). LAST SEEN: Available on...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME”

BOOTLEG FILES 176: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1923 silent movie starring Lon Chaney). LAST SEEN: Available on several online sites. AMERICAN...

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