It's not a real 'lost' movie from 1990, that's just a neat gimmick to sell this flick. But it IS everything else of which I've ever dreamed.
Firt, Kevin Sorbo is in it. I ADORE him. And you do too. Second, it is set in Van Nuys, California (think: the shitty part of Los Angeles) my humble home. And it's about Mexicans. If you make anything that is set in Van Nuys, it better have lots of fucking Mexicans in it because - gees. We have a lot of them here. They have great supermercados at which I can by plastic spoons con tamarind. Soy gringa, pero quiero tamarind.
Co-starring Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes, and Robert La Sardo, Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury was directed by Garrett Brawith and written by Ross Patterson (whoever they are). It doesn't matter who they are; they're geniuses. Their film isn't out yet, but I expect it to be hitting DVD sometime in the near-ish future.
Here's the "official" synopsis: In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando (Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man (Trejo) who killed his wife and son.
I mean, that's genius, right? I'll die if I don't see this soon. Die of love for Sorbo and Political Incorrectness. Watch the trailer:
But, then, I've been out working in the yard all day, I've had a few beers and it's possible that Manos: The Hands of Fate might be considered funny at this point. Still, might be worth a rental based on the opening line.
Okay. On second viewing it isn't as funny.
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