If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me?

B-Movie actress Jewel Shepard searches high and low for that eternal question, "If I'm so famous, how come nobody's ever heard of me?" This video, which Jewel sold through her now-defunct fan club in the 1990's includes revealing shots of Jewel and some of her television appearances. If you are looking to learn more about the b-movie profession, skip this video and read "Invasion of the B-Girls" written by Ms. Shepard in which she interviews some of today's and yesterday's B-movie actresses including "Queen of the B's" Linnea Quigley.

I was never especially interested in finding this rarity because I figured it would be a series of on-the-street interviews with Jewel asking folks if they know who she is. But that's only a very small fraction of it.

This is more like an E! True Hollywood Story about Jewel's struggles in the movie biz and her quest for success. There are clips from Hard Copy and The Joan Rivers Show, footage of scream queens at conventions, behind-the-scenes on Caged Heat 2's cover shoot, and plenty more.

For anybody who's a fan of eighties and nineties scream queens, If I'm So Famous is a treasure trove of nostalgia. As someone who absolutely loves that era, I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that it's just thirty minutes.