Sid Haig was at the excellent Horror/Sci-Fi convention From the Land Beyond in Sacramento this past weekend and was kind enough to talk to Horror Yearbook’s Tyler Shainline about his bid for president, the status of Galaxy of Terror on DVD and his upcoming projects.
Tyler Shainline: After becoming an iconic genre actor by starring in tons of films including Spiderbaby, House of 1000 Corpses, Galaxy of Terror and The Devil’s Rejects you’re running for president?
Sid Haig: Yes I am and I’m serious too. And every day that McCain and Obama open their mouths is a better day for me.
Tyler: How so?
Sid: They’re self destructing, they’re going back on their words, and they’re waffling back and forth on things. After the debate last night McCain in particular is showing that he’s a complete hawk because he’s saying we should suspend all spending except for in the military, come on! None of them have a plan to get us out of any trouble whatsoever. This financial crisis that we’re in, they want to create a 7 hundred billion dollar buy out. Every officer and every board member of every one of those companies belongs in jail. They knew they were breaking the law when they wrote those loans and now they want the American public to bail them out?! Not on my watch.
Tyler: Meanwhile these scumbags are going to get bailed out and still pay off all their shareholders.
Sid: Right! You know that we’re borrowing money from China. Right now we are only paying the interest on those loans which is 4 hundred billion dollars a year. If somebody decides to pull the plug on us we would be owned by a foreign nation. You better get a real appreciation for noodles.
Tyler: Well, with years I’ve spent being poor and finding new ways to make Top Ramen into meals, I think I might be more prepared for this eventuality than most.
Sid: That’s where we’re going and it’s not cool at all. I won’t put up with it. We are the only industrialized nation in the world that does not take care of its elderly. That’s a sad indictment and it’s just not acceptable. The only reason we don’t have a flat tax is because what multi-millionaire or billionaire would donate money to a political campaign for a candidate that would force him to pay his fair share of taxes?
Tyler and Sid in unison: NOBODY!
Sid: Flat taxes, no deals for corporations, no deals for non-profit corporations. You’ve had the free lunches long enough. It’s over, it’s time to deal.
Tyler: All excellent points that we don’t hear either of the candidates making. How do you propose to fix these problems once elected to office?
Sid: By being a whiny baby like Wonald Wegan, I will veto every bill that comes across my desk until I get what I want.
Tyler: What does a vote for Sid Haig mean for horror fans?
Sis: It means a lot! Horror fans don’t realize how much power they have in this country. “They” don’t like horror fans because we wear black, we have tattoos, we pierce our bodies, we watch weird movies but we contribute almost a billion dollars a year to the economy. A billion dollars a year is a billion dollars, you have to pay attention to that. We have more power than we realize. That’s what I’m here for; I’m here to make people aware of just how much power they have and how they can use it.
Tyler: Well Sid, here is your chance to announce who your dream running mate would be. Who is Sid Haig’s nomination for Vice President?
Sid: You know there was a big conjecture about Hillary Clinton being the first female president and Obama being the first black president. How about Whoopi Goldberg?
Tyler: Both sides of the coin right there!
Sid: Bam! I hit ‘em both. These guys are stupid!
Tyler: Plus you’d secure the coveted Star Trek vote!
Sid: And I’d get to be on The View.
Tyler: Now that’ we’ve got your campaign figured out there’s another question plaguing me. Why isn’t Galaxy of Terror available on DVD?
Sid: (Sighs) Ok, I hear rumors that we’re getting closer and closer, THIS is more difficult than balancing the budget, just to get this stinking DVD out into the marketplace. There are bogus bootlegs out there.
Tyler: Yeah, but I want my Special Edition Two-Disc set!
Sid: We’re getting closer to that and hopefully we’ll make it happen. I’m supposed to be participating in a documentary about Roger Corman. So I’m going to corner them and say, let’s do it this because everyone wants it.
Tyler: Please, get that ball rolling!
Sid: It was a hell of a film, the special effects were amazing and it was a great cast. Edward Albert, Robert Englund, Ray Walston, Grace Zabriskie, Erin Moran…
Tyler: Yeah, the Joanie Love Chachi fanbase alone should more than warrant this release. So in addition to securing the presidency what else is Sid Haig working on these days?
Sid: I’m not working on anything right now outside of doing commentaries for a couple of DVDs I’m involved in. The Legend series at Universal, I’m one of the guys doing the commentary for The Wolf Man.
Tyler: How did you get involved with that project?
Sid: I was one of the last people to work with Lon Chaney Jr., so I’m looking forward to that.
Tyler: What’s the status of Rob Zombie’s The Haunted World of El Superbeasto animated film?
Sid: At some point in time it will get released, if it ever gets through being made. He’s been working on it for three years at this point every third guy in Hollywood is in this film, and more and more people are getting involved all the time.
Tyler: Well Sid, you can count on my ballot containing your name. Sorry Mitt Romney, I’m switching my vote to HAIG in 2008!
Be sure to check out www.sidhaig.com for up to the minute info regarding horror’s favorite new politician!
Also Click Here to vote for Sid Haig in our Presidential Poll
