The Year of the Yahoo!

1971
R
1h 28m

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A country-western singer is recruited to run for the U.S. Senate, and soon clashes with his unscrupulous campaign manager on the tactics to run his political campaign.A country-western singer is recruited to run for the U.S. Senate, and soon clashes with his unscrupulous campaign manager on the tactics to run his political campaign.A country-western singer is recruited to run for the U.S. Senate, and soon clashes with his unscrupulous campaign manager on the tactics to run his political campaign.

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4.9/10

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Trivia
According to co-star/assistant director/location manager Ray Sager, most of the film was shot at a small radio station in San Antonio, Texas which was titled K-BOX, which played only country-western music. Needing a location for a TV studio with offices, Sager phoned the manager of the radio station during pre-production while scouting potential filming locations, and since the manager was a huge fan of the star-singer Claude King, the K-BOX manger allowed Herschell Gordon Lewis and the film crew full access to film in and around the radio station.

Quotes
Gov. Baxter: Who is your candidate?
Chet Stoner: Hank Jackson.
Gov. Baxter: Who?
Chet Stoner: Hank Jackson, the singer.
Gov. Baxter: [laughs] Oh, you boys really had me there! For a minute, I thought you really was bluffing! Gentlemen, this isn't California. The people of this state aren't convinced you can just sprinkle a little sand on the floor of the senate, and stomp on your feet instead of talking sense!

Connections
Referenced in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)

Soundtracks
Juggernaut
Words and Music by Herschell Gordon Lewis (as Sheldon Seymour)
Performed by Claude King (uncredited)

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The Worst Kind of HG Lewis film

There are good HG Lewis films such as 'Blood Feast' and 'The Wizard of Gore' where the bad production value, cinematography, special effects, and acting (aside from Ray Sager, whose charisma brings substance to all of his roles) surmounted in a hilarious and enjoyable film. 'Year of the Yahoo!' is the worst kind of HG Lewis film in that it is extremely tedious, badly shot, (not ha-ha badly shot like 'Blood Feast', but just plain bad) and in the end not worth investing your time in. Much like 'Just for the Hell of It', every scene is dragged out so that the film can reach feature length and so we're left with scenes begging to be cut in half.

But like even the most mediocre HG Lewis film, there are the moments that elevate the content above 'poor', such as every scene with Ray Sager. He bites into the role of a sleazy television producer but does it with zeal and personality. But even for Ray Sager, you'd be better off checking out the entertaining 'Blast-Off Girls' or the wonderful 'Wizard of Gore', where his over-the-top yet likable acting style is in full throttle, resulting in one of the most interesting cinematic characters of all time.