Femme Fatales Vol. 7 # 11

5 FATALE ATTRACTIONS 8 "CARRIE II": BEHIND-THE-SCENES CHRONICLE A sequel to a horror classic that debuted 22 years ago!: her psychic stepsister gets really Carried-away. Article by William Wilson Goodson, Jr. 12 "CARRIE II": THE RETURN OF AMY IRVING Reprising her role in Part II, Irving recalls the '76 original: Brian De Palma, the nightmare scene, the preview. Article by William Wilson Goodson, Jr. 16 "HIGHLANDER'S RAVEN": ELIZABETH GRACEN Ditching her Miss America crown & non-committal about a Clinton liaison, she wields a mean rapier as an Immortal. Article by Dan Scapperotti 20 "THE FACULTY" Producer Elizabeth Avellan, director Robert Rodriguez and star Piper Laurie on Kevin Williamson's sci-fi shocker! Articles by Jon Keeyes 22 FACULTY FEMME: CLEA DUVALL The alluring star of LITTLE WITCHES talks about moving up into horror's big leagues, and starring opposite Johnny Depp Interview by Jon Keeyes 24 DREAMS DATE ANNABELLA SCIORRA The actress on starring opposite Robin Williams in Richard Matheson's WHAT DREAMS MAY COME. Profile by Frederick C. Szebin 28 "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG": TERRY MOORE The big ape's sidekick in the 1949 original, Moore reunites with special effects legend Ray Harryhausen for the remake. Article by Douglas Eby 30 THE FEMMES OF "FREE ENTERPRISE" Writer/producer Mark A. Altman talks about casting the actresses for his witty spoof of STAR TREK fandom. Article by Carson Dyle 32 "DENTIST II": PATIENTS & PULCHRITUDE Very personally invaded by aliens in '98, Jillian McWhirter may turn from yummy to gummy in Brian Yuzna's flossy thriller. Article by Craig Reid 42 DIANA DORS: RESURRECTING A BOMBSHELL Flirting with notoriety, England's late Marilyn Monroe clone found solace in scandal & later turned into a horror film heavy. Article by Alan Jones 48 THE DARK SIDE OF ALADDIN: "WISHMASTER 2" After an interactive movie & a BODY SNATCHERS rehash, Holly Fields got her wish: a plum role for THE HIDDEN director. Article by Craig Reid 54 JANE SIBBETT: "FRIENDS" FROM OUTER SPACE Cast as a lesbian in the NBC sitcom, this genre fan asserts her strength—as an alient buster—in Kevin Tenney's sci-fi saga. Article by Mitch Parry 56 STARR ANDREEFF ON "CLUB VAMPIRE" The alluring actress on her bloodsucking role in the latest Roger Cormanproduced horror opus. Interview by Douglas Eby 62 LETTERS EDITORIAL NOTE There's a likelihood that out of the current crop of sequels and remakes, some inevitably risk unflattering comparison to their precursors. One consequence of this trend is a dispiriting regression to the naked (vulnerable) lady who's deep-sixed in the shower. Yep, the PSYCHO remake kindled notoriety not only because of its conceit ("remaking" Hitchcock) but the debate over how the "shower scene" would be viscerally translated for the '90s: this stoked fierce philosophical speculation before the film debuted ("How naked...how bloodier than the boring 1960 version?'). If you prefer more polemical discussion about sex, death and femmes fatales, we endorse the films of Jon Jacobs, a '90s director who has reformed women's roles in the horror cinema. Jacobs' movies are so anarchic that they've frustrated Hollywood. His GIRL WITH THE HUNGRY EYES wasn't deja vu enough for its distributor, Columbia/Tristar Home Video. Marketed as an erotic thriller, the film was paradoxically categorized as a "drama": of course, the film subverted generic labeling. Based on a story by Fritz Leiber, the scenario involves a sensuous suicide victim resurrected as a vampire: sharing a symbiotic relationship with a decaying hotel, she chastises sexual predators. Stung by his experience with the studio brass, Jacobs is personally promoting LUCINDA'S SPELL, his "witchcraft" movie: of course, Hollywood is more comfortable with the likes of PRACTICAL MAGIC, even though Jacobs' movie makes that crowd-pleaser look like an unsold Fox pilot. Suffice to say, Tinseltown's extravagance couldn't buy Jacob's aptitude for inexpensive, exotic filmmaking. Tap into his movie web (www.sexismagic.com). Well, Jenny and I are enjoying a repast (sake for me, Diet Pepsi for her). We've just returned from a FF cover shoot in N.J. (Jen posed as a kick-butt CD hellion: more next time). It was my first free "long" weekend in many a moon. Though intense, I needed the sleep and the laughs. I thank my publisher for allowing me this luxury by editing the Fatale Attractions & interviews on pages 20, 22, 24 and 54. We'll see you in three weeks. Bill George