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{{NSFW|risquè subject matter}} {{InfoboxFound |title=<center>Girlquake!</center> |image=Girlquake Cover.png |imagecaption=Cover of the director's 25th Anniversary Edition. |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=11 Oct 2021 |foundby=Matt of Matt Presents }} '''''Girlquake!''''' is a film from New York artist Michael Randall.<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RkATCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT489&lpg=PT489&dq=michael+randall+girlquake&source=bl&ots=PTjLjh42gx&sig=ACfU3U2rJdBRFZ9yPELVkfDskXPwnpygKA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIq5aDmePtAhVROq0KHcXKDOYQ6AEwD3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael%20randall%20girlquake&f=false ''Up is Up, But So is Down: New York's Downtown Literary Scene''; pg. 489] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> The movie was a throwback to exploitation films, in particular the works of Russ Meyer. ==Background== The film was made independently sometime in the mid-1990s. It was praised by film critic Joe Bob Briggs in a July 1995 review.<ref> [https://dallasobserver.com/film/joe-bob-briggs-6404350 Joe Bob Briggs review of the film.] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> Its opening scene was later recounted in the book ''For Women Only: Your Guide to Health Empowerment'' by Gary Null and Barbra Seaman.<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=prITSdV-n40C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=michael+randall+girlquake&source=bl&ots=pYTI7MyfAM&sig=ACfU3U1jp0G5e6XvEpVgnBYRRA_TJUEDQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIq5aDmePtAhVROq0KHcXKDOYQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael%20randall%20girlquake&f=false ''For Women Only!: Your Guide to Health Empowerment''; pg. 3] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> ==Plot== The film opens in an Arizona dinner, where a group of five Amazon women erupt from the center of the Earth. A group of men attempt to rape them but are killed, one by being drowned in a bowl of meat. The Amazon women must make their way to Coney Island, where their Queen is. In their search for her, the end up meeting Ginger, a stripper called "Queen of Double Ds," Queen Zahara, a performer in a freak show, Chersteen, a drag queen, and a Dominatrix. [[File:Girlquake Cover (1).png|thumb|Credits from the inside cover]] ==Cast and Crew== *Michael Randall as director *Kat Walker as the leader of the Amazon women *Chersteen as the drag queen *Etoile Bijou as a sideshow psychic *Kim Ryder as a Dominatrix *Gillian Boardman "Gerrie"<ref>[https://www.aswgt.com/biography.html A website biography page on Gillian Boardman.] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> *The Great Fredini<ref>[https://www.coneyisland.com/coney-island-circus-sideshow/cast/fredini Coney Island website biography page of The Great Fredini.] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> *Mik Cribben as Cinematographer<ref>[http://mikcribben.com/mikcribbendirector/producer-pm-ad/ A website biography page on Mik Cribben.] Retrieved 22 Dec '20</ref> ==Avalibility== The film was first discovered by YouTuber Matt Presents in December 2020. In October 2021, Matt got in contact with director Michael Randall and received a copy of the film on DVD. According to Randall, the film played a few independent venues in New York City and Japan but was eventually bought by underhanded distributors who never released the film.<ref>[https://youtu.be/hLvVBsvWsvc Video of the film being found, with interview with director.] Retrieved 11 Oct '21</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found media]] [[Category:Found films]]
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