Message from Space (1978)
Mar 6, 2001Japanese Space Opera
Japanese attempt to jump aboard the Star Wars fad, a vigorous and colourful retelling of The Seven Samurai as a space opera
Vic Morrow
The Evictors (1979)
Feb 15, 2001Sinister Attacks
From 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
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Aug 19, 2015Horny Mutant Fish People
Monster 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
The Last Shark (1981)
May 22, 2025Killer Shark
An 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
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
Sep 5, 2002Future Gang Warfare
Italian 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
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Dec 16, 2000Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remake
Steven 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