WTF??? - Poster Perversion

Kedi Karateci (Turkey)
I'm a sucker for tacky poster art which is why I scarfed up this Turkish poster for unknown martial arts film immediately. The title literally means "Karate Cat" though this is most likely a retitling.

Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (Mexico)
What were they thinking? The band hates this movie, because they claim it made them look silly. Really guys, you didn't see that coming after reading the script?

Tijuana Caliente (Mexico)

Ramo a.k.a. Turkish Rambo (Turkey)
Original poster for Turkish "Rambo" remake which seems to have lost a consonant.

King Kong: The Giant Ape (India)
Awful Indian poster for what is most likely a retitled print of Dino De Laurentiis' 'King Kong' from 1976, redubbed and re-released to cash in on the success of Peter Jackson's 'King Kong'.

Sau Saal Baad

Dog Soldiers (Pakistan)
An odd poster for Neil Marshall's "Dog Soldier" (sic), featuring creatures that look more were-ape than were-wolf. And I don't remember those bikini gals making an appearance anywhere in the film. This must be another creative recycling of movie poster images I've learned to expect (and love) from Pakistan.

Dog Lay Afternoon (Turkey)
Sick sick sick ! This Italian sleaze sundae features Ilona 'Cicciolina' Staller and was written and co-directed by actor George Eastman (a.k.a. Luigi Montefiori), star of many sleazy Italian films. Oddly, Joe D'Amato had nothing to do with this film.

Narcosatanicos Diabolicos
Wacky Mexican sex comedy, somehow involving drugs and Satan

Bionic Boy – Turkish lobby card #2

Friday the 13th (Turkey)
Turkish one-sheet for the first entry in the "Friday the 13th" franchise, though the main image, cast and director (Steve Miner) would suggest that this is really for "Friday the 13th, Part 2".

Crocodile Evil (Thailand)
Another freaky-looking Thai poster for a weird-ass 80's Hong Kong horror flick. I'm going to pretend that crocodile isn't doing what I think its doing between that girl's legs.

Bionic Boy – Turkish lobby card #3
This Filipino kidsploitation looks like a hootin' good time!

Agent 00 – Turkish lobby card #3
Turkish lobby card for Filipino midgetsploitation, starring Weng Weng!!!

The Super Riders – Lebanese lobby card #2
Lobby card from Lebanon for Japanese fantasy flick

Pecador (Poland)
Hard-drinking masked wrestler battles space aliens and Sasquatch in this low-budget, feature-length Polish homage to Mexican wrestling movies by Dawid Gryza and Paweł Kaczmarek.

King Kong Ki Waapsi (India)
Indian poster for a film titled "King Kong Returns" which is most likely 1986's 'King Kong Lives', directed by John Guillermin, redubbed and released in India to cash in on the success of Peter Jackson's 'King Kong'. It's certain that 'producer' Raju Bahruz had nothing to do with the production of the film.

Hollow-Eyed Ghost (Thailand)
I know nothing about this Thai horror film, except that the title means "Hollow-Eyed Ghost". But judging by the stunningly macabre artwork, I'm going to have to keep my eyes peeled for this one.

Rat Savior
Is it horror? Is it comedy? Is it pretentious arthouse fare? Your guess is as good as mine.

Agent 00 – Turkish lobby card #1
Turkish lobby card for Filipino midgetsploitation, starring Weng Weng!!!

Shaitani Dracula (Pakistan)
Looks like the special effects department raided the dollar store after Halloween in preparation for this Bollywood horror production.

Tilt (Mexico)
Totally inappropriate and pedophilic lobby card for this tame drama, starring 13 year-old Brooke Shields as a pinball wizard.

A*P*E (Belgium)
Giant ape + giant shark + giant snake = giant turd. Thank God it's got 'Mega Sound'! This American / South Korean co-production was rushed into production to capitalize on the release of Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong remake.

Pets (Pakistan)
More filched artwork? While the girls on the bottom-half of the poster are definitely from 'Pets', I suspect the top-half of the poster was nicked from a different movie poster to make this look like a prison-break flick.

Ratman