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October 27th, 2014: C.H.U.D. (1984)

Oct27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original Tagged "ripped from the headlines", bureaucrats, corrupt cops, cover-up, Daniel Stern, diner, dogs, flamethrowers, Frankie Faison, homeless, incompetent cops, Jay Thomas, John Goodman, John Heard, Jon Polito, Kim Greist, kindertrauma, mutants, natural gas explosion, photographer, radioactive waste, reverend, spineless bureacrats, subway, SWAT, underground creatures

September 7th, 2014: L’uccello Dalle Plume di Cristallo aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Sep7 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Giallo, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged artists, bait, before they were famous, cat eater, cats, cops, Dario Argento, Drive-In, Ennio Morricone, grindhouse, hit man, incompetent cops, it's not over, Italy, low-budget, mad artist, murder, murderer chases witness, Reggie Nalder, Salvatore Argento, serial killer, witness must solve murder

August 30th, 2014: Topper Returns

Aug30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Fantasy, Ghost, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Screwball, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof, Whodunnit Tagged "only I can see it", Billie Burke, car accident, car chase, cash-in, cave, chauffeur, cops, ditz, Donald MacBride, Eddie Anderson, George Zucco, ghost must solve own murder, H. B. Warner, Hal Roach, Hal Roach Studios, heiress, hen pecked husband, husband, incompetent cops, Joan Blondell, low-budget, maid, mansion, Roland Young, room switch, scared working class people, seal, secret door, smugglers, stereotypes, United Artists, wife, wrong victim

October 9th, 2013: The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Oct9 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Comedy, Cops, Crime, Detective, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged asylum, Best Original Song Nominee, blackmail, Blake Edwards, Britain, Burt Kwouk, castle, co-production, Deep Roy, doomsday machine, France, Germany, Henry Mancini, Herbert Lom, hit man, incompetent cops, insanity, Lesley-Anne Down, Oktoberfest, Omar Sharif, Peter Sellers, scientists, secret agent

June 22nd, 2013: Stand Alone (1985)

Jun22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "cocaine cowboys", bayonet, booby trap, Burt Remsen, Charles Durning, cocaine, cops, diner, drug dealers, flashback, incompetent cops, James Keach, Okinawa, Pam Grier, post traumatic stress disorder, public defender, pushed too far, reluctant witness, stabbing, toys as weapons, traps, World War Two, World War Two Veterans

May 15th, 2013: Blood Feast (1963)

May15 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Cults, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Serial Killer, Slasher, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, Thriller Tagged beach, caterer, Connie Mason, cops, David F. Friedman, Drive-In, dump truck, Egyptians, feast, gore, grindhouse, H.G. Lewis, incompetent cops, Ishtar, Miami, Playboy bunnies turned actresses, plot specific radio, serial killer

February 12th, 2013: Mitchell (1975)

Feb12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Allied Artists, Andrew V. McLaglen, cash-in, children of famous people, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, double cross, Drive-In, drug dealers, drug smugglers, drugs, grindhouse, helicopter, heroin, Hoyt Axton, incompetent cops, it's not over, Jerry Hardin, Joe Don Baker, John Saxon, Linda Evans, low-budget, Martin Balsam, maverick, maverick cops, Merlin Olsen, mobsters, murder, rip-off

January 2nd, 2012: Play Misty for Me (1971)

Jan2 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day, Stalker, Thriller Tagged actor turned director, California, Clint Eastwood, Dean Riesner, DJ, Don Siegel, Donna Mills, incompetent cops, insanity, jazz, Jessica Walter, John Larch, low-budget, musical interlude, obsessed fan, The Malpaso Company, Universal Pictures

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