Judging by Shark Exorcist I thought this Donal Farmer guy was just some wannabe, surfing the syfy shark movie trend. But now I see he goes waaaaaay back. Respect.
I starred in the Donald Farmer segment of the anthology film, HI-8. In lieu of a tripod, Donald placed his camcorder on a stack of books. And he had work lights from Home Depot instead of industry-specific film lighting. Of course, you can't just attach a colored gel directly to a worklight; the gel will melt. So he taped the gels (mostly green) to his roommate's walking cane and held it in front of the worklight with one arm, using the other hand to work his camera on the stack of books. If I hadn't been there to see the one-man crew that is Donald Farmer, I wouldn't've believed it.
I just realized, Red Letter Media might be the longest running channel that I have attentively maintained an interest in. Most youtube channels like Angry Video Game Nerd or RackaRacka come and go. They start out great and usually either cease in making new content or like AVGN make content that is unbearable. But Red Letter Media still maintains this crazy way of still being insanely entertaining and also informative. There is never an episode that makes me feel like they have gone cold or stagnant. You guys rule!
TBH, Best of the Worst is the only RLM content I'm interested in anymore except if they do more Star Trek trivia. That's only because Mike takes it 10000% too seriously and Rich doesn't give an F.
I think the trick is to stay off social media. No drama, no tweets, no calls to action, no controversies, nothing for drama llamas to really sink their teeth in, not a peep from these guys until they're ready to put something out, on schedule, like adult professionals who are running a business. It rules.
Last year or so a lot of the videos have had a 'this is my job' vibe to them, vs, the early days when it felt like they were having fun. And they are just starting to drag when it comes to these BOTW since they keep getting longer. This was one of the better ones in a while, though.
That "Directors Cut" version should have been labeled 1st Rough Cut since that was the first edit we did before shooting extra scenes and doing the final edit (the THEATRICAL VERSION which was what people saw if they watched the original 1989 VHS).
Don't worry. The sun has been in lots of bad movies, so it's nothing new. The one that gets the least amount of respect is the moon. Look at all those "day for night" shots.
I can imagine Jay and Mike explaining the new gimmick to Rich and afterwards he just sits in silence for a minute before getting up and awkwardly shuffling out of the studio and into his car to go home.
I really like the idea of him excitedly building that entire set beforehand, unaware of Jay's evil plans and just really happy to build a farmer's market set only to run home in tears
Tim's number is written behind a break glass in case of emergency box and he changes it every time so that they don't overuse the power and upset the balance of the universe
Holy shit! lol in Debbie Does Demons, the girl playing the legendary witch (Carmilla) is a girl I've known for 25 years. She asked me to photoshop some pictures of her for the DVD of this movie and I completely forgot about it! Her name is Jessica (Jessa) and she had a blast making this movie she said. She's a super nice person!
"She had a blast making this movie" Honestly, I'll believe it. Based just on the clips shown in this, 'Debbie Does Demons' feels, insanely, like the *least* exploitative Donald Farmer movie, if only because the actresses seemed to be really enjoying their time schlocking it up.
You know, I'm not exactly part of RLM's typical viewer demographic, so it was really nice to see them spotlight a filmmaker who caters so specifically to people like me (women with epilepsy).
There's a certain childlike magic when Jack hears a fun, terrible song in a film. Where his eyes just light up, and you can feel his excitement through the screen.
Jack is the last one, he still believes it's all real. Josh knows it's all fake, but pretends really hard so they don't kill him. Mike wishes he could go back to believing it's real Jay knows, but he doesn't care. Rich wouldn't know real from fake because as a massively famous celebrity he brings his own reality with him.
Vampire Cop gave me an idea: Reverse vampires that die in the dark. So they hang out at the beach all day and by night have to return to their tanning beds
Hey, I’m the nun who gets blood spit in her face in Debbie Does Demons 😂 Thanks for watching! And you are right: every woman who is in a Don Farmer movie does it because he’s a great guy who lets us do really weird fun shit for the camera. His catalog is niche but his fans are out there (including me!) and fierce.
@@DaedalusDM He has been at this for a long time so he always knows exactly what shots he wants. But he definitely gives his actors the ability to be as wacky as we want… the wackier the better. Low budget indie horror is definitely a niche thing but it is where my passion has always been and he’s def the king of it. I know what we do is laughable to some but those of us who do it often do it because we love it, not to “advance” ourselves as the guys wondered in the video. None of us have Hollywood aspirations: literally everyone you see in that movie is doing exactly what they set out to do!!!
@@NotQuiteFinalGirl It's been fascinating looking into this scene. Lots of the same actors, writers, directors, FX artists, and so on all working on one another's films. A little bit hobby, maybe a dash of various kinks, and part career. Getting to do what you love mainly for the fun of doing it.
Ms. Garner, the mom in "Hack-O-Lantern" is an actress I loved working with on a horror short I co-directed called "Pet Shop of Death". She and her brunette sister ROCK! So does Melissa Moore. And I do know Don Farmer. When you have worked on many "direct-to-video" projects as I have in the '80's and '90's, you run into almost everybody. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Working with Donald was quite the experience, but he is really a nice guy and was actually really putting effort into his films. I played Dawn in Chainsaw Cheerleaders, was a fun one with Debbie Rochon and Tiffany Shepis. Surprised you guys didn’t watch that one lol 😆
I was half-expecting to see Savage Vengeance, one of Donald Farmer's most infamous movies. It's an unofficial sequel to I Spit On Your Grave that actually has Camille Keaton starring in the same role as the original. However she left mid-production (which is REALLY noticeable in the film) and she has since refused to talk about it. Which is... terrifying to even consider frankly.
...I like Donald Farmer movies... No budget horror is my jam. It will never draw the interest of the masses, but the beauty of no budget means it will never die. Trying to make something out of literally nothing is great fodder for seeing things you'll never have imagined. It doesn't matter how jaded you might be, there's plenty in there that can blow your mind for the "pragmatic creativity" the process necessitates. It's an acquired taste (a slight understatement), and I gobble it up. TL;DR - Tubi is hands down the best streaming platform.
Also where else (besides the dark web) can you see an artist's weirdo hang ups and fetishes come to life for all to enjoy? Its the gift that keeps on giving.
I love how Jack left a symbolic empty seat next to him. rip Mr Evans, he's no doubt serenading the heavens with his angelic laughter as he watches along.
@@HeeHawDonkey-w9f He ran for the hills the second he found out that this was gonna be a Donald Farmer themed episode. He’s currently hunkered down in a secret underground bunker located somewhere in the forests of Wisconsin until this horror show runs its course.
Fitting that you uploaded this on the birthday of my late friend, Sean Ward. He was a HUGE fan of your videos and we'd laugh and joke about them together. Somewhere, you are watching and larfing your arse off, my dear brother. Happy Birthday, mate!
Interesting fact about Donald Farmer! He was a contestant on the reality dating show "Megan Wants A Millionaire", which was cancelled mid-series because one of the contestants murdered his wife. The murderer was not Donald Farmer*. *As far as we know, currently.
Me too. Due to AI technology and neuro uplinks, I instantly streamed this into my brain. The vomiting, nausea and loss of bowel control is simply the price we pay.
I blame Rich and RLM for getting the shark summoning scene from Shark Exorcist stuck in my head. “Lord Satan accept my sacrifice. Send me……..an avenger”
When Mike said that he was "embarassed for the sun" i immediately understood that feeling. Some people are so vile that they make me feel sad for the sun that has to give them light, and for the Earth that has to support their feet. I don't think that Donald Farmer is one of those people though, he's just a weirdo filmmaker as far as i know.
I feel kind of bad for all the genuine weirdos in filmmaking because the actually abusive weirdos have cast a suspicious light on everything. Farmer is definitely on the sleazy side but that doesn't automatically make him a sicko (as far as we know), or even all that unique among low-budget directors.
Thank you everyone at Red Letter Media. Whenever I need to have a good laugh and escape some of the realities of life, you guys always deliver the goods. Please keep the fun going. Love you guys.
Rich is still waiting patiently by the phone for that phone call informing him that Mike has finally watched Farscape, everyday he sits and waits, and everyday he doesn't get that call a small piece of him dies.
Visual Vengeance screened both Scream Dream and Vampire Cop at Nitehawk with Q&A from Donald Farmer both times. VV should be releasing these both on blu-ray eventually. Some notes I had from the Q&As: Scream Dream - Really makes maximum use of the two original songs (which Donald told us was written by Rikk-O-Shay from only a title prompt and recorded in 2 hours for $300). Budget was confirmed at around $5000, seemingly because almost everyone frequented the night club they were filming and acted for free. Vampire Cop - the film was originally called Slow Kill and was just going to be a non-supernatural cop movie. One of the earlier producers for the film was also a music producer who got the group Borderline to record the opening theme, which also explains why they keep singing "…you're in the path of a Slow Killll…". This was apparently the only thing that producer contributed and he left production shortly after which allowed Donald to change the title of the film to Vampire Cop, which the other producers didn't seem to care about. Another producer insisted on him writing in their 'red headed daughter' into the film which I guess explains that character. Another producer asked to put one of Elvis' step-brothers in the movie, who Donald met with and said they actually had no interest in being in the movie. The film was shot on 16mm, transferred to 1 inch tape and then edited in an editing studio in Disneyland (what), saying they had to be careful what they had up on screen as tour groups of children would come by. After initial shooting was done, they insisted on a 90 minute runtime and more sexy scenes be added to the film, so they shot additional footage and I guess that explains the mentions of different cuts on the reviews here as he said he also had to take out some scenes he wanted. Donald admitted that he got a little too enamored with the slow mo effect with this movie, telling us that he was editing a movie that day and only included 1 slow mo scene in the whole movie. He says 'Video Vanguard' owns the rights to this film and hopes that it gets a blu-ray release soon.
The amount of uploads lately from RLM is unreal, so thankful and very appreciative. Perfect timing in relation to my husband and I needing some laughs at the end of the day. Take care and be well everyone.
Mike may be the first person in documented history to express sympathy for The Sun, and it's all because it was put in a Donald Farmer movie against its will.
I shouldn’t know who Donald Farmer is. I really shouldn’t. I have no reason to know this, but I see a video, “Donald Farmer’s Market” and I know exactly who it’s about and what his work is: horrendous. This is what RLM has done to me! Thanks, guys.
Debbie Does Demons would have been awesome if you slowly start to notice like actual ghosts and demons in the background and it ends with all the bad actors suddenly doing a lot better acting as they actually start getting killed for defiling a graveyard.
For some reason I've never expected to hear the phrase "Sitting there like a dumbass in bisexual lighting" coming out of Jack's mouth. Although it also doesn't seem so out of character, tbh.
Same here. Had to jump back a second time to make sure I heard him right, and then noticed that the lighting in that room is similar to the bi-sexual pride flag/colors (pink, purple, blue). Something I *never* would have noticed without Jacks comment, and I'm Bi.
I was kinda curious if the phrase had a wikipedia or smth of that sort (since I knew they added gen Z slang)... It does. It's also verry funny, because according to it, the idea of "bisexual lighting" was made up by a Sherlock fan on tumblr in 2014. Incredible.
This series gives me strength, I honestly cannot stop watching. Jack has some of my favourite expressions and reactions through out the series. I personally enjoy it when he looks at the camara for a moment to plead with us the audience to save him from this.
I saw some interview with andy sedaris and he was saying something to the effect of "if we get the movie played once on Cinemax late night it covers the cost of the movie and we all get paid", but I don't know if Cinemax still does the late night soft core skin flicks
Best video in a while, you know the part where Mike revealed that Donald Farmer was his film maker pseudonym all along will go down in the hall of fame of RLM history.
@@EvilCrookodile Like they said, she knows how to make money using her assets and linking this video is a smart move. Bet her monthly subs increase by a lot now... hell it got Jack to sub while filming this BOTW!
I know with 100% certainty that they pitched the episode to Rich, and immediately "noped" himself out of it Even if they insisted, I bet you he made up a wedding or a doctor's appointment or a funeral to get out of this one. And - you know what? ........ good for him (although not so good for poor Tim)
@@AmphibiousGentleman I drive by there all the time! Thankfully, no family members' graves desecrated. The Aquarium Restaurant at Opry Mills was my point of no plausible deniability. I also recognized some stores in the car commentary segments.
"Young Mark Metcalf" is actually Academy Award winning actor Ray McKinnon (Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Apollo 13, Ford v Ferrari, Vampire Cop) Sometimes the schlock can produce good actors.
I just looked this up, he was married to Lisa Blount, the lead actress from Prince of Darkness and cowinner with him of the Academy Award for Best Short Film!
Can someone explain to me how all these people get their really bad movies funded for 25 years, and also are not destitute. Why am I not making bad movies for 25 years? And am destitute?
There is something intrinsically more unsettling about Donald Farmer's newer movies. I believe the terrible camera quality of his older work makes it feel less creepy and less shitty to me, but I cannot explain why, maybe it's that the low quality of the picture goes with the very poor quality of everything else. The higher quality recording equipment in his newer projects makes the whole thing feel cheaper, ironically, and somehow creepier but I cannot put my finger on why I find it terrifying.
@@ZyxthePest - Maybe that's it, the newer ones just feel like p0rn. Not sure if it feels like a professional one or an amateur one, that's part of what has me unsettled.
The other thing is that everything is filmed handheld on a camcorder from like two feet away from the actors. Which means when the girls are taking off their clothes he's barely an arms length away. There is no "blocking" for most of the shots because he's just standing there practically breathing on them. It makes everything feel incredibly voyeuristic and creepy. The older movies weren't quite so claustrophobic. The old cameras were too heavy and required a tripod. Now he's free to really get in there. Ugh.
This is exactly what happened to me lol. I started eating right when they started flashing a montage of vomiting people on the screen. Never have dinner with BOTW
@52:42 That's Opry Mills Mall in Nashville. Hilariously, they probably got that plastic shark from the gift shop of the Aquarium restaurant that is directly to the left of the Claim Jumper seen in the film (the stucco walls with the round port windows she is leaning against when rubbing herself with the damn thing is the outer wall of the restaurant). @53:08 and @53:28 are in the parking lot of the same mall. @53:40 is in front of Music City Liquors, next door to the Snappy Nails and the Bamboo Chinese restaurant in Donelson about 3 or 4 miles down the road from the mall. @59:07 is the Mt Olivet Cemetary which is about 3 miles down the *same* road that Snappy Nails sits on. You're welcome.
These guys need to review Fatal Deviation. Imagine an Irish Van Damme, with a villain from the band Boyzone and a monk version of Gandalf from a farm. Imagine Hard target on a tiny budget.
Donald Farmer also used to publish his own excellent horror magazine in the 80s called SPLATTER TIMES which is worth tracking down an old 2nd hand issue
We live in a world where Macon Blair’s Toxic Avenger will never be released but all of these Donald Farmer movies are allowed to see the light of day….
It's so funny seeing all these comments about rich when he's not here, he really is the human equivalent of a comedy relief side character who becomes far and away the fan favorite cast member
More like the unassuming party member who quietly does most of the work (building all those props, like the wheels that get destroyed every other episode, in his case)
Don't know if someone already mentioned it, but I think the lack of music/sound efx on the VAMPIRE COP DVD could've resulted from the digitization of the original master tape for said disc. I've experienced similar stuff on my ca. 2010-era VCR with some old SOV-horror movies where the "stereo mix" was missing proper music/efx for several minutes. Thing is: Those were actually "hidden" on another (mono?) track of the tape! Found that out by switching through the tape's audio channels. Perhaps some leftover "technical quirk" from when these filmmakers edited their movies on their VCR's? Don't know for sure. My guess is that some DVD companies aren't even aware of this, hence why the director's cut of VAMPIRE COP might've been "preserved" as it is. Same thing seems to have also happened with 1st edition DVDs of another SOV-horror-"classic", ZOMBIE '90, which contained plain "on-set"-sound, as opposed to it's previous VHS editions featuring a "proper" dub, sound effects and original music.
Jay perking up and exclaiming "that's the mom from Hack-O-Lantern" is the most Jay thing to happen all year
He locked in so hard Jack stopped talking immediately in anticipation
DiCaprio click fingers point.
I had the same reaction lol
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@@aarondavis8943Jay-onardo Re-tardo
"Don't watch Shark Exorcist. Do not support this film or anything this man does." -Jay Bauman, 2020
It's different when Jay does it, he's an """archivist"""
But this is Jay 2024 with a new haircut
You either die the hero, or live long enough to cosplay as a Tennessee farmhand for a pervy direct-to-video filmmaker. Tale as old as time.
Well, a man grows
Judging by Shark Exorcist I thought this Donal Farmer guy was just some wannabe, surfing the syfy shark movie trend. But now I see he goes waaaaaay back. Respect.
I starred in the Donald Farmer segment of the anthology film, HI-8. In lieu of a tripod, Donald placed his camcorder on a stack of books. And he had work lights from Home Depot instead of industry-specific film lighting. Of course, you can't just attach a colored gel directly to a worklight; the gel will melt. So he taped the gels (mostly green) to his roommate's walking cane and held it in front of the worklight with one arm, using the other hand to work his camera on the stack of books. If I hadn't been there to see the one-man crew that is Donald Farmer, I wouldn't've believed it.
Did he clap the take marker with his feet like a monkey?
Man’s a hard worker
@@toughandgritty he went to the Bimmy Ralph school of filmmaking.
A man that age having a roommate speaks volumes
I would love to hear you talk about your experiences on that set!
I just realized, Red Letter Media might be the longest running channel that I have attentively maintained an interest in. Most youtube channels like Angry Video Game Nerd or RackaRacka come and go. They start out great and usually either cease in making new content or like AVGN make content that is unbearable. But Red Letter Media still maintains this crazy way of still being insanely entertaining and also informative. There is never an episode that makes me feel like they have gone cold or stagnant. You guys rule!
TBH, Best of the Worst is the only RLM content I'm interested in anymore except if they do more Star Trek trivia. That's only because Mike takes it 10000% too seriously and Rich doesn't give an F.
AVGN is unfunny garbage of a channel. And I would overlook that if only he was at least decent at the games he plays.
I think the trick is to stay off social media. No drama, no tweets, no calls to action, no controversies, nothing for drama llamas to really sink their teeth in, not a peep from these guys until they're ready to put something out, on schedule, like adult professionals who are running a business. It rules.
Last year or so a lot of the videos have had a 'this is my job' vibe to them, vs, the early days when it felt like they were having fun. And they are just starting to drag when it comes to these BOTW since they keep getting longer. This was one of the better ones in a while, though.
be careful, Cinemassacre Shills might threaten to dox you for even implying James' content isn't good anymore
I guess Donald Farmer assumes that a 'Director's Cut' is where the director cuts stuff out of the movie.
That "Directors Cut" version should have been labeled 1st Rough Cut since that was the first edit we did before shooting extra scenes and doing the final edit (the THEATRICAL VERSION which was what people saw if they watched the original 1989 VHS).
Ridley Scott did this with Alien actually.
Cuts stuff... like the sound!
@@DonaldFarmerdirector Dood... your brain is somethin
Or that the director's cut is short for the "director is cut" and has been prematurely fired before it was completed
“I felt bad for the sun for being in this movie” - Mike Stoklasa
"The sun didn't agree to be in this movie." 😊
Don't worry. The sun has been in lots of bad movies, so it's nothing new. The one that gets the least amount of respect is the moon. Look at all those "day for night" shots.
I think he just meant the fact that light hit it so that it was visible on the electromagnetic spectrum
The Sun should seriously consider legal action against Donald Farmer.
He's an Empath.
I see Rich conveniently called in sick for this episode.
The coward...
Unfortunately Rich ate Donald's unwashed produce, and spent the weekend vomiting and writhing on the dirty ground.
@@trickster721 It all makes sense now.. Donald was behind it all!
He was at the benefit concert…
FARMER-AAAIIIDDDSSS.
I was sad they didn't force him to watch this one
I can imagine Jay and Mike explaining the new gimmick to Rich and afterwards he just sits in silence for a minute before getting up and awkwardly shuffling out of the studio and into his car to go home.
his tiny bike*
@@alpqq His Star Trek Federation colored Segway*
I really like the idea of him excitedly building that entire set beforehand, unaware of Jay's evil plans and just really happy to build a farmer's market set only to run home in tears
Tim's number is written behind a break glass in case of emergency box and he changes it every time so that they don't overuse the power and upset the balance of the universe
you say that as if rich doesnt live in his car
Mike saying "I felt bad for the sun" with a complete air of sincerity is the most searing indictment I have ever heard against a movie on this show
Quite true.
Holy shit! lol in Debbie Does Demons, the girl playing the legendary witch (Carmilla) is a girl I've known for 25 years. She asked me to photoshop some pictures of her for the DVD of this movie and I completely forgot about it! Her name is Jessica (Jessa) and she had a blast making this movie she said. She's a super nice person!
You should give her my number
is there a social media presence where she can be supported and admired?
This is an important question
"She had a blast making this movie" Honestly, I'll believe it. Based just on the clips shown in this, 'Debbie Does Demons' feels, insanely, like the *least* exploitative Donald Farmer movie, if only because the actresses seemed to be really enjoying their time schlocking it up.
She does seem like she understood the assignment, and had fun with it.
Also, I hope you finally photoshopped, those pictures for her.
You know, I'm not exactly part of RLM's typical viewer demographic, so it was really nice to see them spotlight a filmmaker who caters so specifically to people like me (women with epilepsy).
😂😂😂
I would be scared to leave any woman with epilepsy around Donald Farmer... actually just any person with epilepsy in general...
@@xXBlacky77Xx Just any person period.
Epilepsy? I figured these were just women with hidden vibrators.
I can never tell the difference.
Thank you for your service Donald 🫡
"I am an expert pervert"
You just know Stoklasa was proud of that line
I can't wait to buy merch that says that.
I was disappointed they didn't immediately cut to Rich Evans
I can't even count the times I have said that line verbatim in reality
At the end of that monologue it should have cut back to him during that line and reveal him reading it off the script
I've always enjoyed how Jay says "sex pervert" instead of just pervert. Like what other kinds does he know?
From hipster to ex swat to farmer in only 4 months, Jay's mid life crisis is proceeding apace.
The rest have already aged well past their midlife crisis all thats left is watching jays persistant youth get sucked out of him
Your possible DS9 reference has been logged
@@DD-nl1dk i salute your deep cut star trek Kung fu, Mike and rich would be proud.
He just bought a red convertible tractor.
I feel weird seeing that only Mike still retains his hair.. while the rest of crew..
You're next Jay.
RLM group chat:
Jay: (4am) Hey, I had this idea...
Rich: I'm sick...
He got out of this and the Acolyte full season review. Smart man, lol.
Group chat? They use carrier pigeons. redLETTERmedia
goin through a tunnel
This is the most coherent bit they’ve ever done. Usually Mike and Rich come up with the gimmicks, rapidly lose interest and go back to normal.
There's a certain childlike magic when Jack hears a fun, terrible song in a film. Where his eyes just light up, and you can feel his excitement through the screen.
The tim and eric reference was great.
Screeeeeeaaaam Dream 🎵
Jack is the last one, he still believes it's all real.
Josh knows it's all fake, but pretends really hard so they don't kill him.
Mike wishes he could go back to believing it's real
Jay knows, but he doesn't care.
Rich wouldn't know real from fake because as a massively famous celebrity he brings his own reality with him.
IT'S DOCTOR MYSTEEEERIO'S PATENTED VIIIIIDEO
@@kraftyfrog DOIN' EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ALWAYS TAKIN' TIME TO DO IT RIIIIIIIIGHT.
Vampire Cop gave me an idea: Reverse vampires that die in the dark. So they hang out at the beach all day and by night have to return to their tanning beds
Lampires
Surf Draculas
@@Otis_. this made me laugh my ass off
And it’s shot like a 1960s beach party movie that slowly turns into a horror film
And everyone wants to drink their blood.
Funny that they implemented a system on consent for the Donald Farmer episode
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Hell hath no fury... like slythyis
Lmao
12-year old Donald Farmer saw the girl he had a crush on puke during the school trip, and he never recovered.
That's a pretty great theory! Would explain a lot!!
@@roberthutton9695 while having a seizure.
@@noone3216 on the dirty ground..dont forget that part!
@@Legion563 oh yeah! That is actually a pivotal piece of this puzzle. The ground must be dirty!
Hey, I’m the nun who gets blood spit in her face in Debbie Does Demons 😂 Thanks for watching!
And you are right: every woman who is in a Don Farmer movie does it because he’s a great guy who lets us do really weird fun shit for the camera. His catalog is niche but his fans are out there (including me!) and fierce.
Hi! Are you also the evil nun in Shark Exorcist?
@@miguelrojas6711 Nope
What's his direction style? Does he give you a lot of freedom in your role? Also, does he ever call for a second take?
@@DaedalusDM He has been at this for a long time so he always knows exactly what shots he wants. But he definitely gives his actors the ability to be as wacky as we want… the wackier the better. Low budget indie horror is definitely a niche thing but it is where my passion has always been and he’s def the king of it. I know what we do is laughable to some but those of us who do it often do it because we love it, not to “advance” ourselves as the guys wondered in the video. None of us have Hollywood aspirations: literally everyone you see in that movie is doing exactly what they set out to do!!!
@@NotQuiteFinalGirl It's been fascinating looking into this scene. Lots of the same actors, writers, directors, FX artists, and so on all working on one another's films. A little bit hobby, maybe a dash of various kinks, and part career. Getting to do what you love mainly for the fun of doing it.
Rich Evans straight up refused to watch a Donald Farmer "film" ever again
before he died
They'll be all he can see in the afterlife
He's the hero we need, not the one we deserve.
"No one is ever really gone"
Where is Rich?! We just want closure!
What did he die from?
7 straight RLM videos without an appearance from Rich Evans is disconcerting. I'm going to need proof of life soon.
He's been replaced by Kamala Harris.
@@revilo314 Yes, this is true.
Is Tim replacing Rich Evans?
Can an entity as powerful as Rich Evans even die?
@@eliaspoulogiannisis Rich Evans replacing Tim?
Ms. Garner, the mom in "Hack-O-Lantern" is an actress I loved working with on a horror short I co-directed called "Pet Shop of Death". She and her brunette sister ROCK! So does Melissa Moore. And I do know Don Farmer. When you have worked on many "direct-to-video" projects as I have in the '80's and '90's, you run into almost everybody. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Katina and her sister are both in CANNIBAL HOOKERS.
@@DonaldFarmerdirector Hey Donald
@@DonaldFarmerdirectorDon is it really you? Can you confirm?
@@Obviate89this might not be him unless he created a new account. His channel is pretty great though.
@Obviate89 yes it's me. My new movie starts shooting next month and CATNADO is on Amazon now for pre-orders. I'm easy to find on fb
Working with Donald was quite the experience, but he is really a nice guy and was actually really putting effort into his films. I played Dawn in Chainsaw Cheerleaders, was a fun one with Debbie Rochon and Tiffany Shepis. Surprised you guys didn’t watch that one lol 😆
I was half-expecting to see Savage Vengeance, one of Donald Farmer's most infamous movies.
It's an unofficial sequel to I Spit On Your Grave that actually has Camille Keaton starring in the same role as the original. However she left mid-production (which is REALLY noticeable in the film) and she has since refused to talk about it. Which is... terrifying to even consider frankly.
....it's his worst movie ever isn't it
There's no way there's anything redeemable about that.
Upload some more kings quest
@@erdinc2590 ?
@@erdinc2590 underrated comment.
"I am not his fan."
"We're his victims." - Rich from beyond the grave, RIP
I didn’t remember who Donald Farmer was until they brought up Shark Exorcist and now I am very excited and also scared.
Before that, I was thinking of Don Beveridge. *oh no*
You should be. You... should... be!
me too, I was scratching my brain and a mental "uh oh" went off in my head
And slightly aroused...right?...RIGHT?!!
don't ever say "Donald Farmer" and "I am very excited" in the same sentence
I'm so happy Mike immediately rung that bell when he saw the topless lady in the cemetery, I expected no less from him.
I just knew he would ring it for the worse one
@@andrefiremaster Yeah, I absolutely knew Mike was waiting for the worst rated movie to subject them all to.
Mike was 100% saving himself for that one that felt most like Shark Exorcist in it's exploitativeness.
Jay putting on the instrumental for “dance monkey” during the silent sex scene was cinematic genius
It surprisingly worked.
I can't seem to find the same one he pulled up though. Anybody know which cover/remix he used?
...I like Donald Farmer movies...
No budget horror is my jam. It will never draw the interest of the masses, but the beauty of no budget means it will never die. Trying to make something out of literally nothing is great fodder for seeing things you'll never have imagined. It doesn't matter how jaded you might be, there's plenty in there that can blow your mind for the "pragmatic creativity" the process necessitates. It's an acquired taste (a slight understatement), and I gobble it up.
TL;DR - Tubi is hands down the best streaming platform.
Also where else (besides the dark web) can you see an artist's weirdo hang ups and fetishes come to life for all to enjoy? Its the gift that keeps on giving.
I love how Jack left a symbolic empty seat next to him. rip Mr Evans, he's no doubt serenading the heavens with his angelic laughter as he watches along.
Whenever Rich Evans laughs, another copy of Nukie is mysteriously called into existence someplace in the world.
This just seems like pain. Across the board.
I'm guessing you must feel a kinship with these guys considering all of the weird and/or bad video games you've played over the years.
Monkey's paw: you get to guest in a BOTW, but it's the other Farmer movies they didn't choose
so true bestie
Vinny I know you're into writhing. Thats why you're REALLY here.
This might be the worst gimmick they've ever come up with and they came up with Black Spine Raffle
That feeling of joy when you see a new RLM video followed by the immense feeling of sadness when you realize there's no Rich Evans.
It's a shame he couldn't get his diabetes medication.
RIP Rich Evans
@@HeeHawDonkey-w9f He ran for the hills the second he found out that this was gonna be a Donald Farmer themed episode. He’s currently hunkered down in a secret underground bunker located somewhere in the forests of Wisconsin until this horror show runs its course.
rich died while jay had his bodycam off
Ain't no way in hell Rich is sitting through a Donald Farmer fest. 🤣
Fitting that you uploaded this on the birthday of my late friend, Sean Ward. He was a HUGE fan of your videos and we'd laugh and joke about them together. Somewhere, you are watching and larfing your arse off, my dear brother. Happy Birthday, mate!
Jack's look of joy when the theme to Vampire Cop started is pure gold.
Interesting fact about Donald Farmer! He was a contestant on the reality dating show "Megan Wants A Millionaire", which was cancelled mid-series because one of the contestants murdered his wife. The murderer was not Donald Farmer*.
*As far as we know, currently.
*Unfortunately
In related news, a reality dating show accepted a married man as a contestant.
The Wikipedia article about that show is one of the funniest things I've read in awhile. Thank you!
"He was eliminated because Megan said he was so physically unattractive and that he would be more of a fan than a boyfriend."
😂 hilarious way to write this comment
I respect Rich's refusal to watch any more films from infamous seizure-fetishist Donald Farmer.
Great video. I watched the whole thing.
I saw it and I clapped!
😂
1:12:00 funny how to mention Startrek
My favorite part was when Jack did the thing.
Me too. Due to AI technology and neuro uplinks, I instantly streamed this into my brain. The vomiting, nausea and loss of bowel control is simply the price we pay.
I blame Rich and RLM for getting the shark summoning scene from Shark Exorcist stuck in my head.
“Lord Satan accept my sacrifice. Send me……..an avenger”
Why is Jay dressed like he's Torgo from Manos: The Hands of Fate?
"Because it is time to serve the master!"
@@joedixon1186 the master doesn't like children. Unless they have a toy shark....
This just became the greatest Labor Day ever.
What about the starving kids in Africa?
@@henrygoodbar9477
You mean, the starving _Korean_ kids in Africa!
@@henrygoodbar9477 they can labor, too
I'm British so I'll let you off your perfectly valid WRONG spelling of labour. I love you as a brother, albeit from another mother.
True. But it's sort of a low bar.
Mike is really missing Rich this episode. No one knew his Trill reference. We did Mike. We did
I expected better from Jack tbh
@@silverschannel8578Right?! What the hell
"That's the thing about dying, it really IS a buzzkill." - now one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time!
When Mike said that he was "embarassed for the sun" i immediately understood that feeling. Some people are so vile that they make me feel sad for the sun that has to give them light, and for the Earth that has to support their feet. I don't think that Donald Farmer is one of those people though, he's just a weirdo filmmaker as far as i know.
I feel kind of bad for all the genuine weirdos in filmmaking because the actually abusive weirdos have cast a suspicious light on everything. Farmer is definitely on the sleazy side but that doesn't automatically make him a sicko (as far as we know), or even all that unique among low-budget directors.
Thank you everyone at Red Letter Media. Whenever I need to have a good laugh and escape some of the realities of life, you guys always deliver the goods. Please keep the fun going. Love you guys.
why is jay dressed like Milwaukee D Luffy
I cackled. Thank you!
what an incredibly legendary diss
I'm dead.
He’s going to be king of the Susans
I don’t want to see Jay’s Gum Gum Pistol…
Rich is still waiting patiently by the phone for that phone call informing him that Mike has finally watched Farscape, everyday he sits and waits, and everyday he doesn't get that call a small piece of him dies.
Farscape is so good.
@@andybyrd4107 Just started season 3 Friday. Farscape is so good.
And poor Rich small pieces are all he has left
I started Farscape because Rich kept pushing it and I hope I can some day thank him for that.
@@andybyrd4107 A criminally underrated show.
The only thing more uncomfortable than watching a Donald Farmer film is watching other people watch a Donald Farmer film.
An exercise in endurance 😂
@@crakhaed I confess that I looked away several times 😅😂
Visual Vengeance screened both Scream Dream and Vampire Cop at Nitehawk with Q&A from Donald Farmer both times. VV should be releasing these both on blu-ray eventually.
Some notes I had from the Q&As:
Scream Dream - Really makes maximum use of the two original songs (which Donald told us was written by Rikk-O-Shay from only a title prompt and recorded in 2 hours for $300). Budget was confirmed at around $5000, seemingly because almost everyone frequented the night club they were filming and acted for free.
Vampire Cop - the film was originally called Slow Kill and was just going to be a non-supernatural cop movie. One of the earlier producers for the film was also a music producer who got the group Borderline to record the opening theme, which also explains why they keep singing "…you're in the path of a Slow Killll…". This was apparently the only thing that producer contributed and he left production shortly after which allowed Donald to change the title of the film to Vampire Cop, which the other producers didn't seem to care about. Another producer insisted on him writing in their 'red headed daughter' into the film which I guess explains that character. Another producer asked to put one of Elvis' step-brothers in the movie, who Donald met with and said they actually had no interest in being in the movie. The film was shot on 16mm, transferred to 1 inch tape and then edited in an editing studio in Disneyland (what), saying they had to be careful what they had up on screen as tour groups of children would come by. After initial shooting was done, they insisted on a 90 minute runtime and more sexy scenes be added to the film, so they shot additional footage and I guess that explains the mentions of different cuts on the reviews here as he said he also had to take out some scenes he wanted. Donald admitted that he got a little too enamored with the slow mo effect with this movie, telling us that he was editing a movie that day and only included 1 slow mo scene in the whole movie. He says 'Video Vanguard' owns the rights to this film and hopes that it gets a blu-ray release soon.
It would have been better if Mike was topless at the end but he knows to keep his top on when there is a funeral 50 feet away.
I genuinely hope they bring back this format and do other filmographies. Like Cameron Mitchells films they haven't done
About 500 westerns
Back in the day, this channel helped me with my depression... Now it's CAUSING IT!
The circle is now complete.
The amount of uploads lately from RLM is unreal, so thankful and very appreciative. Perfect timing in relation to my husband and I needing some laughs at the end of the day. Take care and be well everyone.
Mike may be the first person in documented history to express sympathy for The Sun, and it's all because it was put in a Donald Farmer movie against its will.
I immediately remembered Jay telling his Melissa Moore story on the Samurai Cop commentary. I feel both proud and elderly.
I shouldn’t know who Donald Farmer is. I really shouldn’t. I have no reason to know this, but I see a video, “Donald Farmer’s Market” and I know exactly who it’s about and what his work is: horrendous.
This is what RLM has done to me!
Thanks, guys.
"Farmer's Lung" near the end was a pretty good bit
You'll find him in the comments too!
When you start having directors you know for more than one terrible movie.
Jay is my favorite Stardew Valley DLC character
Poor Tim. Probably the last time he'll go to a farmers market.
They asked Rich (ran to his bunker from perverts) & Josh (threatened to call HR & sue Mike & Jay for torture)
@@seid3366 Josh is worth 1 Mike and 1 jack. Risk game rules.
I feel like Tim was a little subdued on this one.
Debbie Does Demons would have been awesome if you slowly start to notice like actual ghosts and demons in the background and it ends with all the bad actors suddenly doing a lot better acting as they actually start getting killed for defiling a graveyard.
I cant believe RLM posted on my birthday! The best present i can ask for. Keep doing god's work boys!
Happy belated birthday wishes
For some reason I've never expected to hear the phrase "Sitting there like a dumbass in bisexual lighting" coming out of Jack's mouth. Although it also doesn't seem so out of character, tbh.
He’s the one that has to stay “hip” and “with it”
@@skep2923 had a Sleep Token shirt too
Same here. Had to jump back a second time to make sure I heard him right, and then noticed that the lighting in that room is similar to the bi-sexual pride flag/colors (pink, purple, blue). Something I *never* would have noticed without Jacks comment, and I'm Bi.
I was kinda curious if the phrase had a wikipedia or smth of that sort (since I knew they added gen Z slang)... It does. It's also verry funny, because according to it, the idea of "bisexual lighting" was made up by a Sherlock fan on tumblr in 2014. Incredible.
@@skep2923 bro You need help
Jay looks like he’s about to welcome me to Ram Ranch.
It really rocks!
*18 cowboys in the showers at RAM RANCH*
He'd need to stand on a bucket though, depending on who'll do the ramming.
4 NAKED NERDS IN A WAREHOUSE IN WISCONSIN!
@@R.Lennartz There's all manner of slings, saddles and other things to help with that at *RAM RANCH*
Who would've guessed that Jay's transformative haircut was all in preparation for this role of a lifetime??
Hey, it worked for Billy Bob Thorton.
This series gives me strength, I honestly cannot stop watching.
Jack has some of my favourite expressions and reactions through out the series. I personally enjoy it when he looks at the camara for a moment to plead with us the audience to save him from this.
Jack is the most underrated person on Red Letter Media.
I saw some interview with andy sedaris and he was saying something to the effect of "if we get the movie played once on Cinemax late night it covers the cost of the movie and we all get paid", but I don't know if Cinemax still does the late night soft core skin flicks
Softcore with vomit galore has to be in the late-late night then
Best video in a while, you know the part where Mike revealed that Donald Farmer was his film maker pseudonym all along will go down in the hall of fame of RLM history.
I did some journalistic research and the main actresses in Debbie Does Demons are indeed all active in the adult industry. Who would've thought!
Imagine all the disappointed men who thought it was a sequel.
Well that explains the porno level acting... and the amount of boobs.
Jessa Flux links this video on her socials now lol
"Journalistic research".
@@EvilCrookodile Like they said, she knows how to make money using her assets and linking this video is a smart move. Bet her monthly subs increase by a lot now... hell it got Jack to sub while filming this BOTW!
Nice to see they finally made a format that exceeds the existential dread of Black Spine Junka.
45:55
"Him being a cop is irrelevant for the rest of the ᶠilₘ"
Jay is crushing that Torgo from Manos: The Hands of Fate cosplay.
The master approves!
I know with 100% certainty that they pitched the episode to Rich, and immediately "noped" himself out of it
Even if they insisted, I bet you he made up a wedding or a doctor's appointment or a funeral to get out of this one.
And - you know what? ........ good for him (although not so good for poor Tim)
Such a hard job.
I'm from Middle Tennessee. Didn't know I could be more ashamed. Then I got the confirmation of the familiar locations. Thanks guys!
I figured out that the cemetery in the Debbie movie was Mt. Olivet in Nashville.
@@AmphibiousGentleman I drive by there all the time! Thankfully, no family members' graves desecrated. The Aquarium Restaurant at Opry Mills was my point of no plausible deniability. I also recognized some stores in the car commentary segments.
I blame Donelson. The Snappy Nails and Music City Liquor are approximately halfway between Opry Mills and Mt Olivet.
“It’s stupid but it’s tight” - Jack
“Donald Farmer said that a few times” - Jay
Everyones moral compass: *out the window*
As much as they joke about Jay being a pervert, that's one of the few times he's lived up to his reputation.
I adore the bit where they are making their own sounds for the movie, that's fun.
This is by far my favorite RUclips channel lol
"Young Mark Metcalf" is actually Academy Award winning actor Ray McKinnon (Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Apollo 13, Ford v Ferrari, Vampire Cop) Sometimes the schlock can produce good actors.
When I saw that Banana-Man, I pulled a Jay: "Is that the Apollo 13 guy? The Deadwood guy?? Whhaaaa!?"
I just looked this up, he was married to Lisa Blount, the lead actress from Prince of Darkness and cowinner with him of the Academy Award for Best Short Film!
@@shan4680 Another interesting fact on that is Walton Goggins acted and produced that short film. ("The Accountant")
@@crabnebula7457RAY suggested eating a banana in his scenes. He wanted a prop to help people remember his character. A pleasure to work with him.
"WHAT THE FUCK , THERE'S A BOGLIN!?"
Made me LOL.
"I just felt bad for the Sun" is up there with "I'm embarrassed for the house" in the General Manners video.
"Donald farmer's said that a few times." Jay with one of funniest lines I've ever heard on the show there. Brilliant
Jay calling out the mom from Hack O Lantern that aggressively sums him up pretty well
That impromptu "we make our own soundeffects" was glorious!
Can someone explain to me how all these people get their really bad movies funded for 25 years, and also are not destitute. Why am I not making bad movies for 25 years? And am destitute?
It's the perfect crime
Mirror Universe Neil Breen
There is something intrinsically more unsettling about Donald Farmer's newer movies. I believe the terrible camera quality of his older work makes it feel less creepy and less shitty to me, but I cannot explain why, maybe it's that the low quality of the picture goes with the very poor quality of everything else. The higher quality recording equipment in his newer projects makes the whole thing feel cheaper, ironically, and somehow creepier but I cannot put my finger on why I find it terrifying.
It's arguable that he had like...actual ideas back then, shitty as they were. Whereas now it's any excuse to do some skeezy shit.
The uncanny valley of shlock : The closer it looks like a real movie, the more disturbing it is ?
@@ZyxthePest - Maybe that's it, the newer ones just feel like p0rn. Not sure if it feels like a professional one or an amateur one, that's part of what has me unsettled.
@@armelior4610 - Nice theory, this is definitely some sort of abstract uncanny valley.
The other thing is that everything is filmed handheld on a camcorder from like two feet away from the actors. Which means when the girls are taking off their clothes he's barely an arms length away. There is no "blocking" for most of the shots because he's just standing there practically breathing on them. It makes everything feel incredibly voyeuristic and creepy.
The older movies weren't quite so claustrophobic. The old cameras were too heavy and required a tripod. Now he's free to really get in there. Ugh.
Best part was Jay calling the puppet in Dream Scream a "spooky"
Due to Spookies, all evil small puppet creatures must be referred to as a spooky (unless they are in the subcategory of Gremlin)
Autumn is here, not long until the RLM Halloween specials are here 🎃
This is the greatest channel on all of RUclips
*sits down with his dinner* “Ah, RLM just uploaded, Imma watch that” *Realises it’s a Donald Farmer special* “Ooooh nooooo”
I literally said "oh noooo hahaha" when I got the RUclips alert today.
This is exactly what happened to me lol. I started eating right when they started flashing a montage of vomiting people on the screen. Never have dinner with BOTW
"..because *I* am an expert pervert!" Can't argue with that
@52:42 That's Opry Mills Mall in Nashville.
Hilariously, they probably got that plastic shark from the gift shop of the Aquarium restaurant that is directly to the left of the Claim Jumper seen in the film (the stucco walls with the round port windows she is leaning against when rubbing herself with the damn thing is the outer wall of the restaurant).
@53:08 and @53:28 are in the parking lot of the same mall.
@53:40 is in front of Music City Liquors, next door to the Snappy Nails and the Bamboo Chinese restaurant in Donelson about 3 or 4 miles down the road from the mall.
@59:07 is the Mt Olivet Cemetary which is about 3 miles down the *same* road that Snappy Nails sits on.
You're welcome.
These guys need to review Fatal Deviation. Imagine an Irish Van Damme, with a villain from the band Boyzone and a monk version of Gandalf from a farm. Imagine Hard target on a tiny budget.
Watching Jay do a bit that's usually reserved for Mike sort of makes me feel like I'm watching a Donald Farmer feature
the excitement of Jay for Donald Farmer tells a lot about him
Thanks for the love, guys!
Hey Donald. Glad to see you're taking this for the good humour it's supposed to be.
The unnecessary cut when Mike is throwing the trash away is pure GOLD!
+1000, Jay!
Donald Farmer also used to publish his own excellent horror magazine in the 80s called SPLATTER TIMES which is worth tracking down an old 2nd hand issue
We live in a world where Macon Blair’s Toxic Avenger will never be released but all of these Donald Farmer movies are allowed to see the light of day….
i am so angry about that film being delayed...any ideas on whats happening as i heard it was good
"Jesus Christ... What are we doing?"
Jay Bauman.
The same question I ask myself every time a new RedLetterMedia video is on lol
It's so funny seeing all these comments about rich when he's not here, he really is the human equivalent of a comedy relief side character who becomes far and away the fan favorite cast member
A universe without Rich Evans is a universe devoid of joy, mirth and merriment.
More like the unassuming party member who quietly does most of the work (building all those props, like the wheels that get destroyed every other episode, in his case)
To paraphrase Homer Simpson. He's like Urkel! And he has a sweet heavenly voice... like Urkel!
Jay is in his "Only you can prevent forest fires" era
Don't know if someone already mentioned it, but I think the lack of music/sound efx on the VAMPIRE COP DVD could've resulted from the digitization of the original master tape for said disc.
I've experienced similar stuff on my ca. 2010-era VCR with some old SOV-horror movies where the "stereo mix" was missing proper music/efx for several minutes. Thing is: Those were actually "hidden" on another (mono?) track of the tape! Found that out by switching through the tape's audio channels. Perhaps some leftover "technical quirk" from when these filmmakers edited their movies on their VCR's? Don't know for sure.
My guess is that some DVD companies aren't even aware of this, hence why the director's cut of VAMPIRE COP might've been "preserved" as it is. Same thing seems to have also happened with 1st edition DVDs of another SOV-horror-"classic", ZOMBIE '90, which contained plain "on-set"-sound, as opposed to it's previous VHS editions featuring a "proper" dub, sound effects and original music.