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From: st186@Elroy.UH.EDU
Subject: Re: Condorman..  anyone remember that?
Reply-To: st186@Elroy.UH.EDU
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:19:54 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.090108.8751@ac.dal.ca>, 01fortec@ac.dal.ca writes:
>In article <BxGxzJ.HEA@acsu.buffalo.edu>, hennessy@acsu.buffalo.edu 
>> 	saw it when I was a wee lad, enjoyed it then never saw it since.
>> also: for a disney movie, did anyone else get seriously creeped by _Black
>> Hole_?  to this day it still gives me the willies..  
>> 
>> -- 
>
>CONDORMAN was based on a book called THE GAME OF X by Robert Sheckley, which was
>about some guy inadvertantly getting involved in the espionage game. It would 
>have made a better movie than what turned up. (Disney has a way of doing that 
>to otherwise good stories) I liked the movie, but thought it was excessively
>silly.
>
	I saw _Condor Man_ and _The Black Hole_ when they first came out
and I remember loving them both.  I've seen both since then, though, and
it ruined my pleasant memories.  _The Black Hole_ in particular seemed
dreadful, and the special effects were horrible; clearly my youthful
imagination had automatically filled in, covering up the goofy effects
and the lame dialogue.  _Condor Man_ fared better in this respect because
in the first place I enjoyed its admittedly excessive silliness.
	So, to the guy who said that _The Black Hole_ gives him "the willies"
to this day, I encourage you to avoid seeing the movie again--it could spoil
your nostalgia.

Davidius
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From: dcgreen@pro-harold.cts.com (David Green)
Subject: Re: Is TRANCERS (AKA FUTURE COP) a cult movie?
Organization: The Harold Network -- An Alliance For Creative Communication
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 23:23:43 PST

In <1992Nov6.183422.11892@news2.cis.umn.edu>
donnell@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:

>Good job by Tim Thomerson in the lead role, and they have a lot of 
>fun with their premise, that one might even be tempted to call
>whimsical.
>As for its cult status, there is a bit of a Thomerson cult, and I think
>that it qualifies for the status.

Sign me up for the Tim Thomerson cult. He was a senior at St. Augustine
High School here in San Diego when I was a freshman there. We didn't know
each other at all, but I've always enjoyed seeing him on film, even though
I've had to watch some awful films to see him work. There was one with Robert
Ginty as a priest who was looking for the daughter he had fathered when he
was a soldier in Viet Nam (before he became a priest ;>). Thomerson was his
old pal and knew about the kid's whereabouts. I don't know how it ended,
though, as I didn't make it all the way through.

David :>


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Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: s0454850@let.rug.nl (J.P. Prenger)
Subject: 'It Conquered The World'
Organization: Faculteit der Letteren, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:09:25 GMT

Hello film-freaks!

I'd like to ask you a question:

On a certain cd Frank Zappa's telling a story about a movie which he thinks 
was named 'It Conquered The World'. Does anybody know anything about this 
particular movie?

The song he then played was called 'Cheapnis'...

Jan Peter Prenger        || [message for all the cute people:]
University of Groningen  || '- there's more of us ugly mother-fuckers than
The Netherlands          || you are - hey-y'     ***FRANK ZAPPA***
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 5 Nov 1992 12:26:57 EST
From: <IO20393@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: RHPS script request

I remember seeing a couple ftp addresses for Rocky scripts, but I've
tried both of the ones I have and one doesn't allow anonymous users
and the other doesn;t have it.  Could someone E-mail me with a known
address?  Thanks!     amy rae        E-mail  io20393@maine.maine.edu
From: gunnarh@dhhalden.no (GUNNAR HORRIGMO)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Funny fact on sencorship.....
Date: 8 Nov 92 19:38:11 GMT
Organization: Ostfold College


Just read it: The english sencorship board has banned the word "chainsaw" in 
movie titles. 
No kidding. 
The "Hollywood chainsaw hookers" box for the english market had substituted 
the word chainsaw with a picture of a chainsaw in a forbidden type sign (I 
have no idea what they are called, you know, the types fith a single line 
thrue a circle).




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From: ztstodd@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Todd Vaarwerk)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Buckaroo Banzai: can I get an Irregular hat?
Date: 9 Nov 92 14:44:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Nov9.023205.3492@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, jmp2020@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes...
>after seeing this movie, there was and ending along with a preview of a
>sequel titled "BUCKAROO BANZAI VERSES THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE", what
>the hell happened to it? poor economy?
> 
>PAL.

         That, and poor reviews.  Peter Weller had other projects that
         were more "worth his time".  BB was not really a box office
         success.

         As to the Hats, the only thing I can tell you is to look to
         Science Fiction convention vendors..


         Todd Vaarwerk -- Computer Resources Chair

         The Independents

         142 Student Union
         State University of New York at Buffalo
         Amherst, NY   14260      (716) 645-3028
From: nate@ghidrah.Central.Sun.COM (Nate McConnell FE/SSE Grand Rapids, MI)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Goosebumpers!
Date: 6 Nov 92 11:53:26 GMT
Reply-To: nate@ghidrah.Central.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: ghidrah.central.sun.com

The birth scene in 'The Seventh Sign' then Moore says 'I will die for him' always
gets me.

nate
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: PETERC@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Peter Correnty)
Subject: Re: Black Devil Doll From Hell (spoilers)
Organization: Yale University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 10:15:16 EST

In article <1992Nov9.072619.29604@adobe.com>
vonzelow@adobe.com (Jon von Zelowitz) writes:
 
>
>
>I rented Black Devil Doll From Hell the other day. It adds new meaning
>to the term 'demented'.
>
>It's a mid-seventies ultra-low-budget horror film. A "nice"
>churchgoing black lady is in a second-hand store. She has a sudden
>urge to buy a ventriloquists dummy which looks like it's in Milli
>Vanilli. The doll is said to grant its owner's deepest wish. It
>appears that beneath her repressed exterior, she wants sex. The devil
>doll comes to life, ties her up, and rapes her. She likes it. I will
>not attempt to describe this scene in detail; it must be seen to be
>believed. The result is that she becomes a sex maniac, but finds that
>only the doll can satisfy her. She buys it again from the store (it
>had returned by itself). It kills her and returns again to the store.
>
>The doll is animated either by close-ups of its face, or by what I
>assume is the filmmaker's 5-year-old brother dressed up in devil doll
>clothes. The soundtrack sounds like someone who doesn't know how to
>play piano trying out a Casio keyboard. There are lots of tits and sex
>scenes (including devil doll sex), although no penetration is shown.
>
>My girlfriend couldn't take it. I kept watching in amazement. Your
>reaction will be one or the other.
>
>   Jon von Zelowitz   vonzelow@mv.us.adobe.com   ...uunet!adobe!vonzelow
 
Loved it!  Especially the scene where the devil doll climbs onto the
bed and onto the church lady and says "Com'on .. Beg for it bitch."
All they needed to add was for the doll to smoke a cigarette after sex.
 
-Pete.
 
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From: iroderic@alfred.carleton.ca (Ian Roderick)
Subject: Re: GODZILLA NEWS
Keywords: Godzilla Monster Japan
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 03:45:07 GMT

In <1992Nov4.155829.18475@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@tuna.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:

>In article <1992Nov4.021751.23904@news.columbia.edu> dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner) writes:
>>This comes straight from someone who works for Toho:
>>
>>In the next film in the series to be released in Japan in 1993, 
>>GODZILLA DIES.
>>
>>The film will feature Godzilla fighting MekaGodzilla, a robot created
>>by the Japan Defense Force to kill him.
>>
>>Is this the end of the series in Japan? No - although Godzilla dies, 
>>Minya lives. Yes, Minya is being brought back, and my guess is that he
>>will destroy MekaGodzilla after it kills Godzilla.
>>
>>So, we will have Godzilla films in the United States, and Minya films
>>in Japan.

>>David Milner  Columbia University

>I take it that Minya has grown up a little since the old days. I remember the
>tyke having some problems with full-grown monsters, in the past. 
>Still find it hard to think of Godzilla as "Mom", but that's me!
>I keep seeing references to Minya being called "Godzooky" or some such
>in America, but I have never actualy seen it used. Anyone know if such a
>stupid name was ever used for the character?

>Danke!
>					--Judex--


Well, It's been a long time since I've been able to see a Godzilla
movie (it seems to me that Western Canada is better served than
Eastern Canada when it comes to cable) but I have no recollection of
of Minya being called Godzooky.  However, there was a bad Saturday
morning cartoon (big surprise) featuring Godzilla with a clumsy flying
pre-pubescent monster called Godzooky which was thrown in for "the
cuteness effect".

Yours and David's postings indicate a much more thorough knowledge of
these things than I have to share so I'll take the opportunity to ask
a question.  What the hell was the name of the Godzilla movie where
Minya gets paired off with a boy and the boy throws rocks on Minya's
feet to help him blow smoke rings?

Ian
From: maxc1104@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Avoid normal situations.)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: chief chatterbox.....
Summary: the missing story
Keywords: alt.fan.umberto-lenzi.splat.splat.splat
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:28:30 GMT
Organization: The Special Corps

In article <1992Nov10.034240.5183@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@tuna.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:
>In article <BxGJEx.Lo2@vcd.hp.com> along@vcd.hp.com (Anthony Long) writes:
>>
  [ other stuff horribly dismembered ]
>>
>
>I do not remember this one, but it could be. "Trilogy Of Terror" was 
>three shorts based on Richard Matheson stories. The two I remember
>were about a woman with a split personality, and  "Prey" about the
>little doll that came to life and tried to kill Karen Black.
>Excellent film, unless you hate "kicker" endings. Karen Black starred in
>all three stories.
>I cannot for the life of me remember the other story, so this could be it.
>Anyone?
>					--Judex--
>
  The other story's the one about the wannabe-womanizer/s**theel who 
chases Karen Black's skirt; she plays a rather demure teacher.

						Love & kisses,

					The Stainless Steel Moviegoer

						Byte me!!!
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From: k206027@smog.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE (Bakayaroo Banzai)
Subject: Re: Everything You Know is Wrong (was Firesign Theater Movie)
Organization: Return to Traditional Nukeylar Values     
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 12:09:20 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.095805.84@janus.arc.ab.ca> erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA writes:
>In article <1d94ebINNhov@news.aero.org>, robert@aero.org (R. S. Statsinger) writes:
>>In article <25279@sybase.sybase.com> chrisl@sancho.sybase.com (Xian the Drive) writes:
>>>In article <1992Oct26.051106.8641@news2.cis.umn.edu>, donnell@walrus.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>>>|> In article <AeuoqO200VQrQNZvAk@andrew.cmu.edu> Stephen Brent Peters <sp2q+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>>|> >Can anyone out there remember the name of the movie the Firesign Theater
>>>|> >did?
>>>|> >
>>>|> >All I can remember is "J-Men" something...
>>
>>To add to this thread, does anyone remember the movie they made way back
>>in the '70's? It was called 'Everything You Know Is Wrong' and was based
>>on their album of the same name.
>>
>>I have searched for this film on video for YEARS but have never seen it.
>>Does ANYONE know if this film still exists anywhere, and if so, how
>>I could get a copy????
>>
>I don't know about the movie but I believe the CD of EYKIW is available, though 
>hard to track down, from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. This is a classic IMHO along
>with "Rick Danger, Third Eye".
>
That's *Nick* Danger you fool!!!...Nick,Nick,Nick!!!!...:)

Don't forget the video version of "Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing
Yolks"!

Dr Dog: "I'm not *hard* on Bambi, Bob....She *likes* it that way!" 

Be suing you...

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From: harris.minter@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Harris Minter) 
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Deckard as 6th Replic
Date: 9 Nov 92 06:50:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Ed Hopper's BBS - Berkeley Lake, GA - 404-446-9462
Reply-To: harris.minter@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Harris Minter) 

>Sorry, I've just started reading this group: could someone explain to me
>this thread is called "Deckard as 6th Replicant..." ? Is it something to
>with the bit that puzzles me in Bladerunner where the chief of police te
>Deckard that 6 replicants jumped ship, but then only describes the fate/
>whereabouts of 5 of them ?

(here we go again)

The implication was that Deckard was a replicant himself - a special model
like Rachel, with artificial memories implanted.  Not the unaccounted for
escapee.

As I understand it, there were sequences filmed involving one more actor,
an older woman who could pass for someone's mother.  These sequences
didn't work properly, so they were left on the cutting room floor.  The
sequence in which the replicants were counted had already been filmed.
So - they were a replicant short.

There has been much, too much discussion in various forums (including this
one) of the significance of the missing replicant, but it reminds me of
something someone once said.  In Shakespear's "The Tempest", there is
reference to one of the characters comments on the remarkable fact that
their clothes are dry.

The class had been assigned a project by a literature professor to analyse
the significance of this statement.  One individual saw things in a more
pragmatic light.  He wrote that Shakespear probably thought "We can't have
the actors coming on stage wet for every show.  They'll catch cold, and
it'll be hell on the costumes.  How do I acommodate their dryness?"

Perhaps folks are reading too much into things.....  As it stands, this
topic is flogging a deceased equine.
                                                     
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From: hennessy@acsu.buffalo.edu (DOG BASEBALL!!!)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Condorman..  anyone remember that?
Date: 9 Nov 92 21:50:06 GMT
Organization: Ministry of Information, Lower Volta.


	saw it when I was a wee lad, enjoyed it then never saw it since.
also: for a disney movie, did anyone else get seriously creeped by _Black
Hole_?  to this day it still gives me the willies..  

-- 
   /I\          Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.
  /(*)\         hennessy@acsu.buffalo.edu                 
 /IIIII\        "Leave EVERYTHING to ME!" - Powdered Toast Man       
/IIIIIII\       Happiness is a warm gun.
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: mkjensen@iastate.edu (Martha K (Puester) Jensen)
Subject: Spirit of '76
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:50:48 GMT

A few months ago, I saw this great movie called the Spirit of '76, 
starring David Cassidy among others.  It has people from the future
coming back in a time machine to reclaim history, which was lost in
a demagnitization event in the future.  They intended to go back to
1776, but ended up in 1976.  Disco was in full swing, and pinto jokes
abound.  If you haven't seen it, you should.  My question is:  Where can
I find a copy?  I used to live in civilized so. California where they
had culture like that, but I'm now stuck in Iowa, without big cult film
video stores.  Does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...
Kat the lurker...    mkjensen@iastate.edu
From: robert@aero.org (R. S. Statsinger)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Gojira Tai Mosura: Spoilers? Synopsis?
Date: 9 Nov 1992 18:51:16 GMT
Organization: Your Guess Is As Good As Mine...
NNTP-Posting-Host: uniblab.aero.org
Keywords: Godzilla Monster Japan

Well, from what Dave Milner has said, Gojira Tai Mosura should
be nearing completion. True, Dave?

At any rate, I was wondering if you have any spoilers for
it? A synopsis would be great. If you don't want to post it,
you could reply by email. Thanks much.

	Bob S.

Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: donnell@tuna.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan)
Subject: Re: Film Comment and Film Threat
Organization: none
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:31:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.034247.9312@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mritchie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael S Ritchie) writes:
>Afraid I have to give my 2 cents to _Film Comment_, though, as
>someone pointed out, they really do have two completely different
>"missions," for want of a better term.  What I love about _Film
>Comment_ are the unpredictable, totally whimsical articles, like
>the one this summer on aviator movies of the 20's, 30's, and 40's,
>many of which have since shown up on AMC or TNT.  Yeah, sometimes the
>jargon gets in the way, but I've subscribed to it for over 10
>years now and I can't imagine life without it:-)
>--Michael

Y'know that is pretty much the reason that I read Film Threat. The 
breezy, whimsical articles about Nick Zedd, Richard Kern, bootlegging,
and which articles in Film Comment steal from their articles. B}
Actually, I just agree that they have very different missions, and I
read them both, but for very different reasons. But Film Comment has never
brought a smile to my face like a good article in "FT".
Pax
					--Judex--

Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: Cantonese and Mandarin dubs (was Re: HARD BOILED)
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 22:12:23 GMT

Aha ! This explains why even the unsubtitled films look badly
dubbed (ie. lip movement and sound don't line up). 
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: vonzelow@adobe.com (Jon von Zelowitz)
Subject: The Immoral Mr. Teas
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 09:37:46 GMT


I'm a big Russ Meyer fan, and have seen most of his movies. My
favorites are the black & white "roughies" from the mid sixties, but I
appreciate almost all of them. One of the last ones on my list was The
Immoral Mr. Teas. This was his first commercial film, made in 1959. It
is credited with starting the wave of "nudie-cutie" films.

The snide narrator (this one was shot MOS) and good camerawork and
editing are present even in this early work. Unfortunately, although
the nudity in the film was enough to make it a sensation when it was
released, things have changed. There is no plot to speak of. Mr. Teas
is a bored, middle-aged guy (played by Russ' Army buddy Jack Teas) who
works as a bike messenger. I guess the guys in raincoats watching this
movie identified with him.

One day he goes to the dentist and the anesthetic affects his brain
and gives him the power to see through women's clothing. For the rest
of the movie, he goes around to different places and sees a spinning
hypno-wheel which triggers his X-ray episodes. For example, he goes
fishing, and a nude babe goes by in a boat.

There are no sex scenes, and no action to speak of, just a bunch of
excuses to show nude cheesecake-eatin' fifties girls, carefully
positioned to be either topless or shown from the back. Honestly, it
is a bore to watch. It's academically interesting to see where things
were 30 years ago, but that's about all.

   Jon von Zelowitz   vonzelow@mv.us.adobe.com   ...uunet!adobe!vonzelow
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: Lovecraft movie (sort of)
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:33:42 GMT

no i havent but it sounds intriguing.. 
remember the name! 
i would like to see it 

---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
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Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: c_caddy@oz.plymouth.edu (Cc)
Subject: Re: Philadephia Experiment
Reply-To: c_caddy@oz.plymouth.edu (Cc)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 17:18:43 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.160609.18751@nuscc.nus.sg> med50003@nusunix1.nus.sg (WANSAICHEONG KHIN-LIN) writes:
>The Philadelphia Experiment was about a warship that attempted to
>travel through time in WW II and ended up somewhere in the present. ( I
>think.) You should be able to find it in the video stores - try videovan
>or rida.
>
>gervais

Actually, the time traveling was an accident. They were working on a
'cloaking device' and it went FUBAR. It's an excelent movie, if a
little slow. The F/X, although not quite ILM quality, are rather good.
I recomend it, not as a cult movie, but a sleeper.

				-Cc