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"Enter The Drag Dragon" dir. by Lee Demarbre


"Enter the Drag Dragon"
Where I watched it: The Fox Theatre

This film is an absolute blast. If anyone has seen other films by Ottawa native/legend Lee Demarbre (Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, Smash Cut) you'll kind of know what to expect, but nothing can truly prepare you for this wild ride.
The film centers around a part-time detective/ full-time drag queen named Crunch. Along with his friend, Jaws, he embarks on the case of a stolen painting that turns out to be a treasure map.
 
The film casts 3 different actors as the lead, Crunch, as he gets comically disfigured in various ways throughout the movie.
 
Speaking of cast, there are about 20-30 characters in the movie, all of which get their own glorious grindhouse-style freeze frame intros. There are even some notable cameos from B-movie legends Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Entertainment) and Greg Sestero (The Room). The film also stars Phil Caracas, who played Jesus in Lee Demarbre's cult classic "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter." Fantastic and absolutely hilarious performances from everyone. A bit part involving "Cock-Chucks" with Shade Nyx as "Cherry" had me in absolute histerics. And of course, we can't forget about Elliott Fockyer as "Dick Toes." It was rad to see Will King Wai Leung in this as well.

The film is highly self-aware and also serves as an homage to grindhouse cinema.
Seeing the Toronto premiere at the Fox Theatre was an ideal setting. The crowd cheered and shared roaring laughter and applause throughout the films 93-minute run time.


I would definitely recommend seeing this film with a larger group of people (and perhaps some alcoholic bevvys). I would especially recommend seeing it if you have any connection with Ottawa. I spent a good deal of the film pointing out old drinking spots from my past life in Canada's capital city.

We got some time to speak to director Lee Demarbre himself after the film as well as some of the cast. Everyone was just as awesome as you'd expect them to be. I even had the opportunity to "cross swords" with Mr. Demarbre (see photos for proof).


We also got a huge kick out of the response we got after asking if they knew who Brett Kelly Was:

"Yes, we are aware of Brett Kelly."

Long live the Ottawa film scene!

8/10

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