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| Oakland Tribune - May 19, 1970 |
I am sure some might argue a mere two theaters showing an Andy Milligan double-feature would be two too many theaters showing an Andy Milligan double-feature.
Milligan's bargain basement penny dreadfuls are, in no uncertain terms, an acquired taste. One that, despite my having read Jimmy McDonough's excellent and harrowing The Ghastly One: The Sex-Gore Netherworld of Filmmaker Andy Milligan, I have struggled to acquire.
My struggle goes beyond the rank and eye-scalding cheapness of the films themselves. Beyond the sadistic and misanthropic cruelty that is displayed in them. My struggle, and reluctant fascination with them, might best be summed up by a John Waters blurb on McDonough's book...
"Andy Milligan is one scary man."
And that is true. Andy Milligan is far scarier than any of the cheap and ugly movies he made.
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