Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011
Action / Documentary

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they "accidentally" transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as "The Terrifying Trio," Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) and Michelle Bauer (The Tomb), headlined upwards of ten films per year, fending off men in rubber monster suits, pubescent teenage boys, and deadly showers. They joined together in campy cult films like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama (1988) and Nightmare Sisters (1987). They traveled all over the world, met President Reagan, and built mini-empires of trading cards, comic books, and model kits. Then it all came crashing down. This documentary remembers these actresses - and their most common collaborators - on how smart they were to play stupid
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720p.BLUMovie Reviews
A Must See for "B" Movie Fans
Fantastic doc on Scream Queens!
If you like Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, or Michelle Bauer aka if you grew up watching '80s horror, this documentary is perfect for you! I had a blast watching this and I wish it was even longer. I could listen to these directors and actresses talk forever. I wish they had even more B movie directors on here or went into more depth on what Brinke said about newer indie sets being abusive but I'll rewatch this a lot. I'm going to check out the extended interviews on my DVD too. So glad I bought this! I hope more people discover it. It's really an excellent movie and gives you so much insight into what these actresses went through as well as that period of filmmaking.