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Trailer Camp (1995)
Director: Jenni Olson
Cast: John Travolta, Mae West, Raquel Welch, Cher
Runtime75 min
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Film archivist and former director of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Jenni Olson created this fast-paced and often funny, campy 75-minute film comprised entirely of spliced together movie trailers. Some of the segments have themes such as a breezy look back at John Travolta's career that includes trailers from such films as Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive, Grease, Perfect, and Moment by Moment. Other trailers include Mae West in Sextette, the disco camper Thank God It's Friday, Raquel Welch in Kansas City Bomber, Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew and the rarely seen Chastity, the serious acting debut of Cher.
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Trailer Camp, a 1995 documentary film directed by Jenni Olson, has been praised by critics for its fast-paced, campy, and often humorous compilation of movie trailers from a variety of genres and eras. While the film has not received major awards recognition, its unique approach to archiving and celebrating movie trailer history has resonated with audiences, as evidenced by its positive ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of campy, fast-paced documentaries will delight in Jenni Olson's 1995 film Trailer Camp, which splices together a hilarious and eclectic collection of movie trailers featuring iconic stars like John Travolta, Mae West, Raquel Welch, and Cher.