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April 5th, 2014: The Terror (1963)

Apr5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Uncategorized Tagged AIP, before they were famous, Boris Karloff, castle, Dick Miller, Drive-In, fire, Francis Ford Coppola, imposter, insanity, it's not over, Jack Hill, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, low-budget, Monte Hellman, Roger Corman, Sandra Knight, twist, witch

November 17th, 2013: After Hours (1985)

Nov17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Drama, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged "One Crazy Night", art, artists, bar, Bronson Pinchot, Catherine O'Hara, Cheech Marin, Dick Miller, diner, Griffin Dunne, Howard Shore, insanity, John Heard, Linda Fiorentino, Martin Scorcese, mob, New York City, Patricia Arquette, sculptor, SoHo, Teri Garr, The Geffen Company, thief, Tommy Chong, Victor Argo.

July 4th, 2013: Vigilante Force

Jul4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged allegory, Andrew Stevens, before they were famous, Bernadette Peters, boomtown, Brad Dexter, brothers, Charles Cyphers, corrupt cops, Dick Miller, double cross, Gene Corman, George Armitage, Hicksploitation, Independence Day, Jan Michael Vincent, Kris Kristofferson, Loni Anderson, low-budget, marching band, maverick cops, mayor, oil, oil crisis, parade, Paul Gleason, prostitutes, rednecks, the declining years, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, United Artists, Victoria Principal, Vietnam veterans, vigilantes

January 3rd, 2013: Premature Burial

Jan3 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Let's Drive X Mad", Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Gothic Horror, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Nightmares, Period Film, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged AIP, Alan Napier, buried alive, cash-in, Charles Beaumont, Dick Miller, double cross, Drive-In, Edgar Allan Poe, Gene Corman, Hazel Court, insanity, low-budget, Ray Milland, rip-off, Roger Corman, the declining years

December 28th, 2012: Truck Turner (1974)

Dec28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, Movie of the Day Tagged AIP, Alan Weeks, bounty hunters, brothel, cash-in, Charles Cyphers, dead partner, Dick Miller, Drive-In, Fred Weintraub, grindhouse, hit man, Isaac Hayes, Jonathan Kaplan, madame, Nichelle Nichols, party, Paul Harris, pimp, prostitutes, revenge, Sam Laws, Scatman Crothers, Stan Shaw, the declining years, Yaphet Kotto

April 5th, 2012: It Conquered the World

Apr5 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Black and White, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, War with Aliens Tagged "hell hath no fury", AIP, alien ultimatum, aliens as Communism allegory, allegory, bad special effects, Beverly Garland, burning, cash-in, cave, Charles B. Griffith, Cold War, Dick Miller, goofy monster suit, James H. Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, Lee Van Cleef, Lou Rusoff, low-budget, mind control, Peter Graves, rip-off, Roger Corman, Sally Fraser, Samuel Z. Arkoff, scientists, Venus

December 23rd, 2011: Gremlins (1984)

Dec23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Event Film, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Satire, Slapstick, The Original Tagged "Nobody Here but Us Monsters", "Not Santa!", Amblin Entertainment, bank, before they were famous, Belinda Balaski, cameos, car won't start, cartoonist, Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones, Corey Feldman, cute monsters, Dick Miller, Frank Marshall, Frank Welker, Glynn Turman, gremlins, Harry Carey Jr., homage, Howie Mandel, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Dante, Jonathan Banks, Judge Reinhold, Kenneth Tobey, Keye Luke, Marvin Miller, Michael Winslow, musical interlude, Nicky Katt, Phoebe Cates, Robby the Robot, Steven Spielberg, teens, The Real Don Steele, urban legend, Warner Brothers, William Schallert, Zach Galligan

November 28th, 2011: The Howling (1981)

Nov28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Horror, Independent, Lycanthropy/Jekyll and Hyde, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Stop Motion Animation, The Original, Werewolves Tagged Avco Embassy Pictures, Belinda Balaski, Dee Wallace, Dennis Dugan, Dick Miller, Forrest J. Ackerman, Joe Dante, John Carradine, John Sayles, Jonathan Kaplan, Kenneth Tobey, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick Macnee, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Robert Picardo, Roger Corman, Slim Pickens

September 4th, 2011: Used Cars (1980)

Sep4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Chase, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Screwball, Slapstick, T+A, Workplace Tagged "Save the Old X", Al Lewis, Alfonso Arau, Bob Gale, children of famous people, Columbia Pictures, commercials, con artist, corrupt politicians, David L. Lander, Deborah Harmon, Dick Miller, driver's ed, Dub Taylor, Frank McRae, Gerrit Graham, hanging judge, Harry Northup, hiding a death, highway project, inflation, Jack Warden, Joe Flaherty, John Milius, Kurt Russell, long lost relative, Michael McKean, pirate TV, race to the finish, Robert Zemeckis, sibling rivalry, snobs vs. slobs, Steven Spielberg, teens, used car salesman, Wendy Jo Sperber

June 5th, 2011: The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Jun5 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Action, Based on a Book, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, Suicide Mission, The Original, War Movies Tagged Best Effects, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Charles Bronson, Clint Walker, convict, Dick Miller, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, insanity, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Lee Marvin, MGM, misfits, Nazis, Ralph Meeker, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Aldrich, Robert Ryan, Seven Arts Productions, snobs vs. slobs, Sound Effects, Telly Savalas, World War Two

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