In this episode of Cult Film School, Adrian and Dion expose themselves to some iconic cult world cinema: Indonesian Cult Classics Mystics in Bali (1981) and Lady Terminator (1989). Black magic, witchcraft, supernatural insanity, and consistently baffling English language dubbing (and other narrative and editing choices!) are a feast for the senses. Can they make sense of this wtf bounty? If only they were “anthropologists”…

Chapters:

0:00:12 - Welcome to Cult Film School

0:03:14 - Why Indonesian Cult Classics? Why now?

0:09:06 - A Little Context for Home Video Label Mondo Macabro and Indonesian Cult Cinema of the 1980s

0:13:10 -  Mystics in Bali (1981): IMDb Plot Summary

0:13:46 - The Decoder Ring for Mystics in Bali: An Adaptation of Dracula

0:20:36 - Sexual Tension (?) in Mystics in Bali

0:25:03 - Mystics in Bali: Perhaps the Most Amazing Scene in the History of Cinema

0:33:25 - The Epic Climax of Mystics in Bali

0:37:45 - Mystics in Bali (1981): Tagline

0:38:41 - Lady Terminator (1989): IMDb Plot Summary

0:45:03 - In Case You Missed It, It’s Terminator (with a splash of Lifeforce)

0:48:37 - The Good Guy Cop and His Mullet-Rocking Cop Buddies

0:52:02 - Terminator’s Famous “Eye-Cutting” Scene (but in Lady Terminator)

0:54:13 - The Explosive Climax of Lady Terminator

1:01:21 - Lady Terminator (1989): Tagline

1:02:19 - Reflections on Mystics in Bali and Lady Terminator

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