Shatner's Finest Moment

My brother Marv and I have a curious interest in William Shatner. Not the William Shatner of his real acting/Star Trek days, but the campy, over the top Shatner. This is the Shatner who first emerged in the 1970s doing his spoken word versions of show tunes and Elton John songs; the man who parodied his own intensity on comedy shows and soon channeled that same bluster into a role with Priceline.com and on “Boston Legal.” The current Shatner is appreciated, yes, but Marv and I mostly appreciate the heightened camp of his early post-Trek days. The dude did some bizarre performance art. One of the things we enjoyed most was an early indie film called “Incubus.” The story is a contrived thriller with bad acting and an absurd premise (satanic rituals, a crazed goat/man, Shatner tearing off his shirt) but the unique proposition is that the film is entirely in Esperanto which is “the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language.” Whatever that means. All I know, between the weird language (with subtitles), Shatner camping it up and the heinous cinematography, it’s got fun written all over it, especially if you’ve smoked a little bit of pot beforehand. Not like I would know, or anything.

Marv has become a recent convert to YouTube. In his newfound enthusiasm, he sends me five videos a day. The selection includes things like creepy clown dancing, cats farting, hillbilly DUIs and Shatner. In today’s selection, he included the trailer announcing the DVD release of the infamous “Incubus.” The trailer (above) should tell you all you need to know about the film. You bet I've got my order in already.