Filmmaker Andy Sidaris – whose work I first encountered again within the days when Joe Bob Briggs had a present on The Film Channel – made films which have been boiled all the way down to descriptions like “bullets, bombs, and babes” and “girls, guns, and g-strings,” and now the parents at Encyclopocalypse Publications have got down to give not only one or two Sidaris films the novelization therapy; they intend to publish novels based mostly on “the whole damn catalog”! They’re beginning out with two novelizations which are set to be launched on July 29th, with writer Brad Carter taking over the duty of turning Sidaris’s 1985 movie Malibu Specific and his 1987 movie Onerous Ticket to Hawaii into novels.
Encyclopocalypse Publications notes that this Sidaris novelization endeavor is being carried out in collaboration with the filmmaker’s widow Arlene Sidaris, and “it’s all about keeping Andy’s legacy alive in the loudest, sleaziest, most joyful way possible.” They add that Carter “doesn’t treat this like a gimmick. He breaks the films down beat by beat, then rebuilds them into the version burned into your brain at 2 a.m. on a warped VHS — meaner, louder, and somehow even stranger. These aren’t shot-for-shot transcriptions. He expands the world, drags the subtext to the surface, invents where the frame leaves space, and never loses the tone. No irony. No winks. Just pure pulp devotion, written with guts and zero apology. … This isn’t parody. We’re taking this seriously — in the best possible way. The books are wild, yeah, but they’re made with a lot of love for what these films were doing: blowing up genre tropes, putting beautiful people in ridiculous situations, and never apologizing for the spectacle.”
Written, directed, and produced by Andy Sidaris, Malibu Specific has the next synopsis: When a younger, good wanting Texas millionaire, who thinks he’s a crack non-public eye, is employed to analyze a bootleg pc firm that’s promoting secrets and techniques to the Russians, he finds himself entangled in a circuit of homicide, intrigue, and delightful ladies. Darby Hinton and the extremely shapely Sybil Danning star on this tongue-in-cheek, action-adventure homicide thriller that has all of it – suspense, motion, stunning twists and beautiful curves offered by a forged of beauties that features 4 fabulous Playboy Playmates. Add that to a half-dozen different lovelies, and a ton of quick vehicles, and simply think about the journey you’re in for on the Malibu Specific.
Written and directed by Andy Sidaris and produced by Arlene Sidaris, Onerous Ticket to Hawaii has this for a synopsis: Starring 4 Playboy centerfold beauties and Ron Moss, Onerous Ticket to Hawaii is an action-adventure film within the nice custom of James Bond. Set among the many beautiful islands of Hawaii, Donna Speir and Hope Marie Carlton are two undercover federal brokers operating an inter-island cargo service. Discovering a cache of diamonds, the beautiful pair quickly run into main hassle unleashing a global drug vendor’s henchmen on them. Rowdy (Ronn Moss) and Jade (World Martial Arts and Kick Boxing Champion Harold Diamond) come to their rescue in a sequence of explosions, automobile chases, karate fights, and love scenes that can blow you away!
Encyclopocalypse Publications will probably be publishing the Malibu Specific and Onerous Ticket to Hawaii novelizations in commerce paperback, mass market paperback, and eBook codecs. The books can be found for pre-order on their web site, HERE and HERE. Will you be selecting up copies of those books? Tell us by leaving a remark beneath.
