The Uh! Oh! Show
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The Uh! Oh! Show is a 2009 gore horror comedy movie by director Herschell Gordon Lewis
. The film revolves around a game show called the Uh Oh Show where contestants can win lots of money by answering trivia questions, but for every wrong answer the contestant must face a wheel of misfortune. Gore ensues.
The film was originally entitled Herschell Gordon Lewis
s Grim Fairy Tales, but during the editing of the film it was decided that the title might mislead the audience and therefore the title "The Uh Oh Show" was chosen to better represent the film as a whole.
The film is the newest of Herschell Gordon Lewis, known for titles such as: Blood Feast
, Blood Feast 2
and 2000 Maniacs (1964)
.
at the AFI Silver Theatre outside of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 26, 2009 following the 45th Anniversary screening of Two Thousand Maniacs!
. The film was planned to have its world premiere at "Spooky Empire Weekend of Horror" in Orlando, Florida, on October 11, 2009; however according to Herschell Gordon Lewis's introduction to the film at the Abertoir
Horror Festival, in Aberystwyth, it wasn't ready by the October date. The version shown at the Abertoir
festival was the premiere but still an incomplete version of the film, lacking music, titles and some special effects.
A more complete version of the film was screened at the Cinema Wasteland movie convention in Strongsville, Ohio in October 2010. At this convention, Mr. Lewis indicated that the film should be released in early 2011.
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
. The film revolves around a game show called the Uh Oh Show where contestants can win lots of money by answering trivia questions, but for every wrong answer the contestant must face a wheel of misfortune. Gore ensues.
The film was originally entitled Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
s Grim Fairy Tales, but during the editing of the film it was decided that the title might mislead the audience and therefore the title "The Uh Oh Show" was chosen to better represent the film as a whole.
The film is the newest of Herschell Gordon Lewis, known for titles such as: Blood Feast
Blood Feast
Blood Feast is a 1963 American horror film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, often considered the first "splatter film". It was produced by David F. Friedman. The screenplay was written by Alison Louise Downe, who had previously appeared in several of Lewis' other films. Lewis also wrote the...
, Blood Feast 2
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat, also known as Blood Feast 2: Buffet of Blood, is an exploitation-style splatter film written by W. Boyd Ford and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis as a sequel to Lewis's cult classic exploitation film Blood Feast...
and 2000 Maniacs (1964)
Two Thousand Maniacs!
Two Thousand Maniacs! is a low budget 1964 splatter film directed and written by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is the second part of what the director's fans have dubbed "The Blood Trilogy", including Blood Feast and Color Me Blood Red...
.
Screenings
Herschell premiered footage for The Uh! Oh! Show at the opening night for The Spooky Movie Film FestivalThe Spooky Movie Film Festival
Spooky Movie - The Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival is an internationally recognized showcase for independent and underground filmmakers of the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres.- History :...
at the AFI Silver Theatre outside of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 26, 2009 following the 45th Anniversary screening of Two Thousand Maniacs!
Two Thousand Maniacs!
Two Thousand Maniacs! is a low budget 1964 splatter film directed and written by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is the second part of what the director's fans have dubbed "The Blood Trilogy", including Blood Feast and Color Me Blood Red...
. The film was planned to have its world premiere at "Spooky Empire Weekend of Horror" in Orlando, Florida, on October 11, 2009; however according to Herschell Gordon Lewis's introduction to the film at the Abertoir
Abertoir
Abertoir is an annual horror and horror film festival held in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Ceredigion, Wales in November. Currently in its sixth year, the festival began as a 3-day event and has grown since to its current 6-day schedule. Abertoir is currently Wales' only horror festival and is a...
Horror Festival, in Aberystwyth, it wasn't ready by the October date. The version shown at the Abertoir
Abertoir
Abertoir is an annual horror and horror film festival held in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Ceredigion, Wales in November. Currently in its sixth year, the festival began as a 3-day event and has grown since to its current 6-day schedule. Abertoir is currently Wales' only horror festival and is a...
festival was the premiere but still an incomplete version of the film, lacking music, titles and some special effects.
A more complete version of the film was screened at the Cinema Wasteland movie convention in Strongsville, Ohio in October 2010. At this convention, Mr. Lewis indicated that the film should be released in early 2011.