Taking Tiger Mountain (1983) + Extras

Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and the USA has been invaded.



Extras:
– "Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited" (75:11) is Huckabee's 2019 take on the 1983 picture, summoning the spirit of George Lucas to rework the feature, adding digital effects, new sounds, and a post-credits sequence that visually doesn't match the rest of the movie. Think what Lucas did to "THX 1138" in 2004, and that's close to the viewing experience of "Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited."
– "Taking Over 'Tiger Mountain'" (27:56) returns to Huckabee, who tries to communicate just what "Taking Tiger Mountain" is. It's not an easy job. The helmer recounts the picture's 1973 origin as a project for Kent Smith, who shot 10 hours of footage with short ends from "Lenny." Huckabee recalls meeting Bill Paxton and collecting the original footage, spending years decoding what Smith shot, which was offered without story and sound. How a workable edit was created is shared, along with specific influences from William St. Burroughs. The interviewee discusses Paxton's gung-ho spirit, happily dealing with stunts and interactions with a live vulture, even going as far as to be hypnotized for a scene. The eventual 1983 release of "Taking Tiger Mountain" is detailed, along with its disappearance for the next 15 years, eventually returning to view online thanks to a terrible bootleg.