Japanese Space Operamessage-from-space-19781978Japanese attempt to jump aboard the Star Wars fad, a vigorous and colourful retelling of The Seven Samurai as a space opera
Sinister Attacksevictors-19791979From 1970s exploitation director Charles B. Pierce, this charts similar territory to the Backwoods Brutality cycle in the claimedly true story of a couple who buy a house in the South and then experience a mystery assault
Horny Mutant Fish Peoplehumanoids-from-the-deep-1980-monster1980Monster movie featuring mutant fish monsters come onto land to breed with women. Absurdly entertaining, this at least brings the interspecies lust in films like The Creature from the Black Lagoon out into the open
Killer Sharklast-shark-19811981An Italian exploitation copy of Jaws that has the reputation as the film that was such a blatant ripoff that Universal sued to stop its release
Future Gang Warfarenineteen-90-the-bronx-warriors-19821982Italian exploitation film about gangs fighting in the ruins of a future New York. Enzo G. Catsellari has ripped off both Escape from New York and The Warriors
Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remaketwilight-zone-the-movie-19831983Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis and George Miller came together to make this film homage to Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. The episodes are variable but the standout is Miller's Nightmare at 20,000 Feet