''Desperate Teenage Lovedolls'' is a 1984
low budget
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underground film
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Notable examples include:
John Waters' ''Pink Flamingos'',
David Lynch's ''Eraserhead'',
Andy Warhol's ''Blue Movie'',
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, shot on
super-8
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film by
David Markey
David Markey (born December 3, 1963 in Burbank, California, United States) is an American film director.
Biography
As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, David Markey directed, produced, edited, and photographed most of his films, the majority ...
, about a rock band of teenage
runaways
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Engineering
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. The film was released on
DVD
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in 2003. A sequel, ''
Lovedolls Superstar'', was released in 1986.
Plot
Two girls rediscover their love for playing rock, find a drummer and begin practicing. When one of their mothers intervenes, they run away from home and are forced to fend for themselves on the streets against gangs and rival bands. Soon they are discovered and taken under the wing of rock manager Johnny Tremaine (played by
Steven McDonald
Steven D. McDonald (March 1, 1957 January 10, 2017) was a New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed on July 12, 1986. The shooting left him quadriplegic.
Shooting
A former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and third gene ...
) who uses them for sex and his own aspirations of wealth. The Love Dolls set out to get revenge on those who have wronged them, and rise to the top of the rock world.
DVD release
In 2003, the film was released in extended DVD format as ''Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (20th anniversary edition)''.
See also
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Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (soundtrack)
''Desperate Teenage Lovedolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is an album of music from the film ''Desperate Teenage Lovedolls''. The soundtrack was originally released on Gasatanka Records in 1984, re-issued by SST Records in 1987 and r ...
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Lovedolls Superstar (film)
''Lovedolls Superstar'' is a 1986 low budget underground film, shot on super-8 film.
It is the direct sequel to 1984's '' Desperate Teenage Lovedolls''. It was made on a budget of approximately $10,000.Anderson, Jeffrey M. (2006)Lovedolls Superst ...
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Lovedolls Superstar (soundtrack)
''Lovedolls Superstar'' is a soundtrack album to accompany the
film of the same name by Dave Markey.
Music Score by Jeff McDonald, Abby Travis, Kristian Hoffman, Mario Lalli,
Paul Roessler, Andrew Weiss, & Sim Cain Featuring Music by Redd Kros ...
References
Review and synopsis at Monsters at Play
External links
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1980s musical comedy films
1984 comedy films
Punk films
1980s English-language films
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