“Queer Eye” star Karamo Brown said his costar Antoni Porowski didn’t send him an invitation to attend his bachelor party. Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness were also left off the guest list.
During a chat with Bravo executive and host of Sirius Xm’s “Andy Cohen Live,” Andy Cohen, the reality TV star and personality revealed he seemingly wasn’t wanted at Porowski’s marital event.
“Did you go to Antoni’s bachelor party?” Cohen asked.
“I did not. I wasn’t invited,” Brown replied. “The shade of it all.”
He then went on to say that along with him, his two castmates also weren’t invited to attend.
“No. Bobby was not invited, I was not invited, and Jon Van Ness,” Brown said. “Just Tan [France] was invited. The shade.”
When Cohen mentioned that Berk told him that he was simply unable to make the party, Brown responded by denying Berk’s claim.
During a chat with Bravo executive and host of Sirius Xm’s “Andy Cohen Live,” Andy Cohen, the reality TV star and personality revealed he seemingly wasn’t wanted at Porowski’s marital event.
“Did you go to Antoni’s bachelor party?” Cohen asked.
“I did not. I wasn’t invited,” Brown replied. “The shade of it all.”
He then went on to say that along with him, his two castmates also weren’t invited to attend.
“No. Bobby was not invited, I was not invited, and Jon Van Ness,” Brown said. “Just Tan [France] was invited. The shade.”
When Cohen mentioned that Berk told him that he was simply unable to make the party, Brown responded by denying Berk’s claim.
- 9/18/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
We are still in the heat of summer, and that means there’s still some time for the pool, camping, and leisurely road trips across the country. If you’re inclined to take to the open road, may I suggest sticking to major highways and leaving dusty backroads alone. You don’t wanna end up like the kids in either David Schmoeller’s Tourist Trap or Jaume Collet-Serra’s House of Wax (2005). You’re smarter than that. Sure, there’s a compelling case to be made for swapping out hardtop for gravel and dirt. Perhaps you want to witness relics of the past for yourself – abandoned towns and roadside barbeque pits, or even the scarce side-show attraction (if those still even exist). But don’t be a fool. If there’s anything to be learned here, it’s that disaster awaits around the next bend.
In 1979’s Tourist Trap, a...
In 1979’s Tourist Trap, a...
- 8/31/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s time for a new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series, and in this one we’re looking back at a movie I have a great deal of fondness for, the 1979 Charles Band production Tourist Trap (watch it Here)! To find out why we think you should check out Tourist Trap, take a look at the video embedded above.
Directed by David Schmoeller, who also wrote the screenplay with J. Larry Carroll, Tourist Trap stars Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen, a telekinetic psychopath who lures a group of young people to his ramshackle roadside attraction, unleashing an army of psychically controlled mannequins and other monstrosities upon them. As the terrified youths fight for their lives, secrets are revealed and shock follows shock until the movie reaches its nightmarish, unforgettable finale.
Connors is joined in the cast by Shailar Coby, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness,...
Directed by David Schmoeller, who also wrote the screenplay with J. Larry Carroll, Tourist Trap stars Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen, a telekinetic psychopath who lures a group of young people to his ramshackle roadside attraction, unleashing an army of psychically controlled mannequins and other monstrosities upon them. As the terrified youths fight for their lives, secrets are revealed and shock follows shock until the movie reaches its nightmarish, unforgettable finale.
Connors is joined in the cast by Shailar Coby, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Valentine's Day means different things to different people. For some, it's a joyous celebration of the people in their lives. For others, it's a painful reminder of loves lost and broken hearts. Then, for the rest of us, it's a springboard for silly slashers about lovesick killers. Second only to Christmas, Valentine's Day might well be the most popular holiday in slasher flicks. The innate tension between treacly intimacy and gonzo gore is too good an opportunity to pass up, and for time immemorial, creatives have merged both love and fear in increasingly twisted ways.
Some recent editions to the horror canon, like "Bones and All" and "Spring," while not strictly speaking Valentine's Day-themed, are deeply romantic, reminding audiences of how perfectly the two disparate emotions can coalesce into something amazing. Here, we'll be looking at horror movies specifically about the most romantic day of the year. From old school slashers to creepy,...
Some recent editions to the horror canon, like "Bones and All" and "Spring," while not strictly speaking Valentine's Day-themed, are deeply romantic, reminding audiences of how perfectly the two disparate emotions can coalesce into something amazing. Here, we'll be looking at horror movies specifically about the most romantic day of the year. From old school slashers to creepy,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
Henry James novels have made terrific movies; this precise, strongly-felt adaptation expresses interior feelings that James — the master of ambiguity — may not have intended, yet seem essential to the story. A dynamic young female public speaker transfixes all around her, and is taken in and mentored by an activist for the women’s movement. But will a conventional, confining, repressive romance undo a perfect political relationship? The Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala combination does a powerful book full justice; Vanessa Redgrave got the awards attention but it’s also one of the best films by Christopher Reeve.
The Bostonians
Blu-ray
Cohen Film Collection
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 122 min. / Street Date May 21, 2019 / 30.98
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Barbara Bryne, Linda Hunt, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Jon Van Ness, Wallace Shawn, Peter Bogyo.
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Film Editor: Mrk Potter Jr., Katherine Wenning
Original Music: Richard Robbins
Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala,...
The Bostonians
Blu-ray
Cohen Film Collection
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 122 min. / Street Date May 21, 2019 / 30.98
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Barbara Bryne, Linda Hunt, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Jon Van Ness, Wallace Shawn, Peter Bogyo.
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Film Editor: Mrk Potter Jr., Katherine Wenning
Original Music: Richard Robbins
Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala,...
- 6/11/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
So you’re wading through piles of slasher films from the ‘80s, keen on discovering a lost gem far removed from the normal gang in the woods or high school sis-boom-bah stab and gab. You’re thinking maybe a different setting will yield a fresh take, already tired tropes blurring your vision and making the distinction between a hockey mask and a fencing one harder by the day. Well…have you tried the hospital yet? Most folks are terrified of the antiseptic halls and robotic empathy doled out by uncaring staff. (Yes, yes, they also save lives, I know. I’m trying to set a mood, dammit.) And if you do decide to enter the medical field, I strongly suggest you pay a visit to Hospital Massacre (1981), Israeli King of Schlock Boaz Davidson’s wild attempt at a horror comedy, where some of the humor is even intentional.
First released...
First released...
- 5/13/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Stars: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya Roberts, Dawn Jeffory | Written by David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll | Directed by David Schmoeller
The slasher film does not have that much of a history of being scary. Mostly it’s about some psychopathic killer who easily stalks down his/her victim while they run for their lives but never quite manage to escape. This is of course unless they are pure and virginal deeming them the one to survive for moralistic value. I find that it’s quite rare to find a truly creepy slasher, which is why it was so nice to finally discover Tourist Trap.
In the middle of nowhere on a road that has been made redundant by a new highway is a little museum made up of mannequins and run by a seemingly nice man known as Mr. Slausen. When tourists turn up he...
The slasher film does not have that much of a history of being scary. Mostly it’s about some psychopathic killer who easily stalks down his/her victim while they run for their lives but never quite manage to escape. This is of course unless they are pure and virginal deeming them the one to survive for moralistic value. I find that it’s quite rare to find a truly creepy slasher, which is why it was so nice to finally discover Tourist Trap.
In the middle of nowhere on a road that has been made redundant by a new highway is a little museum made up of mannequins and run by a seemingly nice man known as Mr. Slausen. When tourists turn up he...
- 4/10/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
The 1979 horror flick, Tourist Trap, was re-released on DVD not so long ago and the film will soon be available on Blu-ray. If you haven’t seen Tourist Trap, here’s the official synopsis:
“An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausen’S Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (including Tanya Roberts from “Charlie’s Angels”) are lured into a very deadly “Tourist Trap.” Slausen, (Chuck Conners) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come.”
Tourist Trap stars Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood and Tanya Roberts. The movie is directed by David Schmoeller, who later went on to direct Crawlspace and Puppetmaster. The movie will be released...
“An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausen’S Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (including Tanya Roberts from “Charlie’s Angels”) are lured into a very deadly “Tourist Trap.” Slausen, (Chuck Conners) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come.”
Tourist Trap stars Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood and Tanya Roberts. The movie is directed by David Schmoeller, who later went on to direct Crawlspace and Puppetmaster. The movie will be released...
- 10/11/2013
- by Jemma George
- DailyDead
Reviewed by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com
“Hospital Massacre” (1982)
Directed By: Boaz Davidson
Written By: Marc Behm & Boaz Davidson
Starring: Barbi Benton (Susan Jeremy), Charles Lucia (Harry), Jon Van Ness (Jack), John Warner Williams (Dr. Saxon), Den Surles (Dr. Beam), Gloria Jean Morrison (Nurse Dora), Karen Smith (Nurse Kitty), Michael Frost (Ned), Jimmy Stathis (Tom), Lanny Duncan (Hal), Marian Beeler (Mrs. Edelman), Elly Wolf (Mrs. Fedrow), Jonathon Moore (Mrs. Parry), Gay Austin (Dr. Jacobs)
In the early 1980s, slashers were coming and going as fast as they were made. When I saw this was going to be a slasher that is based in a hospital setting, my initial reaction was, “Is this going to be a rip off of Halloween II?” Thankfully this movie, despite some faults, was much better than I gave it credit for. Boaz Davison put together a fairly atmospheric hospital slasher that was fairly well paced. In...
“Hospital Massacre” (1982)
Directed By: Boaz Davidson
Written By: Marc Behm & Boaz Davidson
Starring: Barbi Benton (Susan Jeremy), Charles Lucia (Harry), Jon Van Ness (Jack), John Warner Williams (Dr. Saxon), Den Surles (Dr. Beam), Gloria Jean Morrison (Nurse Dora), Karen Smith (Nurse Kitty), Michael Frost (Ned), Jimmy Stathis (Tom), Lanny Duncan (Hal), Marian Beeler (Mrs. Edelman), Elly Wolf (Mrs. Fedrow), Jonathon Moore (Mrs. Parry), Gay Austin (Dr. Jacobs)
In the early 1980s, slashers were coming and going as fast as they were made. When I saw this was going to be a slasher that is based in a hospital setting, my initial reaction was, “Is this going to be a rip off of Halloween II?” Thankfully this movie, despite some faults, was much better than I gave it credit for. Boaz Davison put together a fairly atmospheric hospital slasher that was fairly well paced. In...
- 8/29/2013
- by admin
- MoreHorror
X-Ray / Schizoid (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review) Directed By: Boaz Davidson and David Paulsen Starring: Barbi Benton, Klaus Kinski Rated: R/Region A/1:85 (Both)/1080p/Number of Discs 2 Available from Scream Factory X-Ray (1982) Directed By: Boaz Davidson Starring: Barbi Benton, Charles Lucia, Jon Van Ness Divorcee Susan Jeremy goes to a local Los Angeles county hospital for a routine exam and through a series of circumstances finds herself stranded…...
- 7/21/2013
- Horrorbid
VHS collectors seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately. What many thought was a dead format seems to be making a major resurgence, similar to the way vinyl did. We wouldn’t dream of telling you that the quality of a VHS cassette provides superior picture, sound, or anything. But it is certainly a lot of nostalgic fun to revisit some of the more obscure titles by way of your Vcr.
Be Kind, Rewind is your one stop destination for all the information you could ever want about horror films exclusively available on VHS. We will give you the low-down on the title we are re-visiting, including where to find it, the going rate, a review of the film, and we will even provide an expert recommendation as to whether the title is worth the money. If this segment is successful, we will be examining more titles in the upcoming weeks,...
Be Kind, Rewind is your one stop destination for all the information you could ever want about horror films exclusively available on VHS. We will give you the low-down on the title we are re-visiting, including where to find it, the going rate, a review of the film, and we will even provide an expert recommendation as to whether the title is worth the money. If this segment is successful, we will be examining more titles in the upcoming weeks,...
- 5/2/2013
- by Tyler Doupe
- FEARnet
Tourist Trap
Stars: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya Roberts, Dawn Jeffory | Written by David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll | Directed by David Schmoeller
The slasher film does not have that much of a history of being scary. Mostly it’s about some psychopathic killer who easily stalks down his/her victim while they run for their lives but never quite manage to escape. This is of course unless they are pure and virginal deeming them the one to survive for moralistic value. I find that it’s quite rare to find a truly creepy slasher, which is why it was so nice to finally discover Tourist Trap.
In the middle of nowhere on a road that has been made redundant by a new highway is a little museum made up of mannequins and run by a seemingly nice man known as Mr. Slausen. When tourists turn...
Stars: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya Roberts, Dawn Jeffory | Written by David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll | Directed by David Schmoeller
The slasher film does not have that much of a history of being scary. Mostly it’s about some psychopathic killer who easily stalks down his/her victim while they run for their lives but never quite manage to escape. This is of course unless they are pure and virginal deeming them the one to survive for moralistic value. I find that it’s quite rare to find a truly creepy slasher, which is why it was so nice to finally discover Tourist Trap.
In the middle of nowhere on a road that has been made redundant by a new highway is a little museum made up of mannequins and run by a seemingly nice man known as Mr. Slausen. When tourists turn...
- 7/24/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Chicago – “Cinemapocalypse”! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 100 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the Music Box Theatre’s white-hot exploitation film series “Cinemapocalypse”!
The exploitation series is curated by two of the film programmers for Austin’s original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Lars Nilsen and Zack Carlson! They’re taking their popular exploitation movie series on the road for two huge nights of sleazy Music Box fun all presented in vintage, 35-millimeter prints from Alamo’s sister organization: the American Genre Film Archive (Agfa).
Our “Cinemapocalypse” winners can choose either “Tourist Trap” this Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Music Box or “Miami Connection” this Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 9 p.m.!
To win your free passes to either “Cinemapocalypse” showing courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! The more social actions you complete below,...
The exploitation series is curated by two of the film programmers for Austin’s original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Lars Nilsen and Zack Carlson! They’re taking their popular exploitation movie series on the road for two huge nights of sleazy Music Box fun all presented in vintage, 35-millimeter prints from Alamo’s sister organization: the American Genre Film Archive (Agfa).
Our “Cinemapocalypse” winners can choose either “Tourist Trap” this Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Music Box or “Miami Connection” this Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 9 p.m.!
To win your free passes to either “Cinemapocalypse” showing courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! The more social actions you complete below,...
- 7/20/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
1979 - 90 mins. - Rated Pgd: David SchmoellerC: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Tanya Robers
Group of friends stuck at a roadside wax museum after having troubles with there jeep are terrorized by the owner who has telekinetic powers.
Effective horror thriller plays out like a cross between The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Psycho and Carrie. However, it stands out as its own original film instead of playing out like a ripoff. While not overtly violent or graphic, Tourist Trap has many suspenseful, scary scenes throughout with the opening sequence and a scene in which a character is suffocated while strapped down to a table particular standouts. The theme throughout Tourist Trap is people's primal fear of mannequins and how they seem to have a lifelike quality to them when in the right mindset. The director milks it for everything it is worth. Pino Donaggio's score...
Group of friends stuck at a roadside wax museum after having troubles with there jeep are terrorized by the owner who has telekinetic powers.
Effective horror thriller plays out like a cross between The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Psycho and Carrie. However, it stands out as its own original film instead of playing out like a ripoff. While not overtly violent or graphic, Tourist Trap has many suspenseful, scary scenes throughout with the opening sequence and a scene in which a character is suffocated while strapped down to a table particular standouts. The theme throughout Tourist Trap is people's primal fear of mannequins and how they seem to have a lifelike quality to them when in the right mindset. The director milks it for everything it is worth. Pino Donaggio's score...
- 7/4/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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