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Post by markus on Aug 30, 2005 18:35:54 GMT -5
This is the place to discuss all those cheesy science fiction B flicks
The 1st
Killers from space
This film is soooooo cheesy. The film begins with tons of atomic stock footage. Then the plot starts
Peter Graves is a scientist kidnapped by awful aliens with unbelievable eyes
Then everyone thinks he's insane when the aliens return him to civilization
I recommend this to fans who love bad movies
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Post by Quest on Sept 1, 2005 17:17:42 GMT -5
I'll have to check it out when I see it. It sounds good. I have been a Peter Graves fan for a while.
Before Mission Impossible he did a MI type pilot called "Call to Danger". He played an agent for the government who pulled off likewise "impossible" missions. But it was different because he used ordinary citizens with special skills as his team. It was intended to be different people working with him each week. The pilot didn't sell but when Stephen Hill had to drop out of Mission Impossible as the IMF leader Dan Briggs, they hired Peter Graves as his replacement.
After Mission Impossible got cancelled they did a second 'Call to Danger" pilot, shown as a TV movie. Same premise as before. It didn't sell that time either.
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Post by Quest on Sept 2, 2005 9:51:34 GMT -5
Here's the details on "Call to Danger"
One pilot was made in 1973 and the other in 1967. Both were similar to "Mission: Impossible". Here's what IMDb had to say about these shows:
Call to Danger (1973) (TV)
Directed by
Tom Gries
Writing credits
Laurence Heath
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Genre: Adventure (more)
Plot Outline: A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and held in a heavily fortified compound.
User Rating: 4.9/10 (15 votes)
Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Graves .... Doug Warfield
Diana Muldaur .... Carrie Donovan
John Anderson .... Edward McClure
Clu Gulager .... Emmet Jergens
Tina Louise .... April Tierney
Stephen McNally .... Joe Barker
Ina Balin .... Marla Hayes
Michael Ansara .... Frank Mulvey
Roy Jenson .... Dave Falk
William Jordan .... Tony Boyd
Edward Bell .... Reed
Paul Mantee .... Adams
Wesley Lau .... Police Sergeant
Victor Campos .... Danny
Lesley Woods .... Lesley Woods
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Runtime: 90 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Trivia: This pilot was produced while Peter Graves was still making "Mission Impossible" on the assumption that, should his current series be canceled, Mr. Graves would immediately step into the new adventures series. "Mission Impossible" was indeed canceled after the 1973 season, but the new series wasn't selected for production
This pilot was a remake of a 1967 pilot of the same name which also starred Peter Graves.
The gimmick behind this show was that Peter Graves character still worked for the government and pulled off impossible missions, but instead of using fellow government agents he would recruit ordinary people without government training. If the series had sold Graves would have been the only recurring character. Each week he would recruit different people from different walks of life, depending on what their skills were and what were needed for the mission.
This concept finally got made into a series under the title of Masquerade, starring Rod Taylor, Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear) and Kirstie Alley ("Star Trek:The Wrath of Khan" and "Cheers")
Genre: Adventure / Thriller (more)
Plot Outline: Each week there would be a new top-secret mission. The spy organization would bring in new operatives to accomplish specific tasks during the mission-of-the-week. Instead of highly-trained agents, they would find a civilian who was an expert in a field. For example, if the job involved somehow planting a bug in a persons house, they might employ a plumber who would be able to figure out how to get the bug in via water pipes). The episodes usually started with a briefing of the new spies, which helped the viewer figure out who could do what.
Complete credited cast:
Kirstie Alley .... Casey Collins
Greg Evigan .... Danny Doyle
Rod Taylor .... Lavender (1983-84)
In the pilot the idea was that there was an IMF type organization, but all of the agents were compromised--the other side discovered who they were and where they were. So Rod Taylor, the leader of the organization, had to recruit civilians instead. Evigan was a cop brought into the organization and Alley the one remaining agent still working with Taylor. Each episode began with Taylor's character saying "The United States government would like to invite you.....to come spy with us".
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Post by Vanguard the Newly Employed on Sept 6, 2005 11:14:49 GMT -5
A really cheesy movie I saw a while back was Killer Clowns from Outer Space ("In Space, no one can hear you eat ice cream!"). It turns out clowns actually originated as evil aliens who would come to earth in ancient times with their crazy technologies and capture humand to turn them into cotton candy for them to eat. AND NOW THEY HAVE RETURNED!!!
Yeah, it was really bad.
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Post by jabberwocky on Sept 6, 2005 19:24:25 GMT -5
A really cheesy movie I saw a while back was Killer Clowns from Outer Space ("In Space, no one can hear you eat ice cream!"). It turns out clowns actually originated as evil aliens who would come to earth in ancient times with their crazy technologies and capture humand to turn them into cotton candy for them to eat. AND NOW THEY HAVE RETURNED!!! Yeah, it was really bad. Is it as bad as "PLan 9 from Outer Space." or how about "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 3." |
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Post by jabberwocky on May 26, 2006 22:43:42 GMT -5
Might I sugest these classic B-Movies.
Atom Age Vampire
A stripper is horribly disfigured in a car accident. A brilliant scientist develops a treatment that restores her beauty and falls in love with her. To preserve her appearance the doctor must give her additional treatments using glands taken from murdered women. His unexplained ability to turn into a hideous monster helps with this problem but does nothing to win her love. The doctor's woes multiply as the police and the girl's boyfriend begin to close in on him.
Bride of the Gorilla
Deep in the South American jungle plantation manager Barney Chavez (Raymond Burr) kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife (Barbara Payton). However, an old native witch witnesses the crime and puts a curse on Barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?
Teenagers from Outer Space
Horror movie about Maritans invading earth to grow their -Gargon Herd- (actually a lobster). The hero realizing that there is intelligent life on Earth decides to warn us. Eventually he sacrifices himself to destroy the incoming herds of Gargon's and save Earth.
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