2025 A.D.—a post-apocalyptic world—the leader of a rebel group fights a warlord to retrieve the mystical Spear of Destiny from a derelict temple. The spear's powers enable him to travel back in time. 39 years earlier, he saves the aspiring anthropologist Michelle and her boyfriend Slade from the attack of a ruthless biker gang who injure him fatally. Before his demise, he hands the spear over to the couple and implores them to find the shaft in order to unite it with the spear to break its dark powers. The search for the shaft takes Michelle and Slade from Los Angeles to Hong Kong and through the jungles of the Philippines until they reach the legendary Venus Valley. They must fight goons, martial artists, fanatical Nazis, Mongol warriors, midgets and hostile Amazons until they reach the cave where the shaft is located. Starring Robert Patrick, Linda Carol, and Ed Crick. Inspired by the popularity of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Temple of Doom (1984), this is a Mad Max-Indiana Jones type movie shot in the Philippines.
King Kong has a weak heart and for ten years has been kept alive by Dr. Amy Franklin. An enormous female gorilla is discovered in the jungle and is given to Amy, who now has the right blood to attempt the impossible: to give King Kong an artificial heart. Awaking from the operation, King Kong is aware of the female gorilla. He sets then both free, overcoming Colonel Nevitt and his guards and they flee to the mountains; but they are pursued by Nevitt who is bent on King Kong's destruction. 1986. Starring Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, and Peter Elliott. Yow! Will Bigfoot get a new heart one day?
Sinister industrialist Francis Turner, played by John Saxon, creates a cyborg known as Paco Queruak (Daniel Greene) who has been programed to terminate the leader of an ecological faction that stands in the way of the dystopian country in which the story is set. After failing in his mission to eliminate the ecologist, Paco flees to Arizona and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ. Starring Daniel Greene, John Saxon, and Janet Agren. An Italian sci-fi movie filmed in Arizona. Some good scenery here and some heavy duty arm wrestling.
An American military advisor becomes disillusioned by the brutality and corruption of the Central American government that hired him. When his shift in sympathies becomes known, he's arrested and tortured but soon escapes, along with a beautiful American woman, in order to join the rebels. Starring Reb Brown, Shannon Tweed, and Kahlena Marie. B-actor Reb Brown teams up with former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed for this American movie shot in the Philippines. At least Shannon Tweed is in this movie.
An expedition searching for treasure supposedly buried by the German army in the African desert during WW II comes up against an army of Nazi zombies guarding the fortune. Starring Manuel Gélin, Eduardo Fajardo, and France Lomay. An early Nazi zombie movie made in the Canary Islands and Spain. Long before the current Nazi zombie movie fad.
A trio of moronic aliens crash-land on Earth and become celebrities, while a fourth alien, who arrives separately, finds himself ignored. Staring Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, and Joanne Pearce. A British sci-fi comedy along the lines of Monte Python. “They came, they saw, they did a little shopping,” as one of the posters said.
Two outlaws: "The doctor" (Bud Spencer) and the Indian Girolamo are helping villagers to fight a gang and a corrupt sheriff who has discovered gold under the village. Starring Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner, and Piero Trombetta. One of the last spaghetti westerns to be made. A fun comedy with Bud Spencer.
The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him. Starring Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, and Rosanna Carter. A cool 80s movie!
Ten years before, Michael was hypnotized by a very unstable doctor into killing his own parents. Then he is locked up in the mental institution for it. In the present (or the present time of the movie) Michael, his girlfriend Sandy, and their friends Lucas and Jeannie head to an island for a vacation, where the doctor has moved his work to, and has started a new experiment in reprogramming people's minds. And Michael wants revenge for what was done to him, planning to kill the doctor. Starring Michael Hurst, Margaret Umbers, and William Upjohn. Made in New Zealand you might call this a Kiwi Mind Control Horror film!
The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road Warrior" like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Styrker) unites with some of the remaining "good guys" and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a "Road Warrior" type of concluding battle with the bad guys. Starring Steve Sandor, Andrea Savio, and William Ostrander. Filmed in the Philippines as a Mad Max type movie you might call this a Noodle-Post-Apocalypse film.
Martial arts stars Sonny Chiba and Hiroyuki Sanada stand on opposite sides of a battle over hidden treasure. Shiranui (Chiba) is a ruthless Koga Ninja leader who wants the fortune in gold held by the Momochi Clan of the Iga Ninja. In order to find it, he needs two daggers that point the way towards the gold. To gain one of the daggers, he attacks the Momochi compound and slays its inhabitants. The heir to this clan, Takamaru (Sanada), is then sent to China, where he learns Kung Fu. Many years later, while Shiranui still searches for the treasure, Takamaru comes back to Japan as a deadly kung-fu fighter. Takamaru now has the other dagger that Shiranui wants----but he also seeks revenge as the last surviving member of the Momochi Clan! Starring Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Asao Koike. One of the best Ninja movies ever! Look out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In the year 2019, two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust. Starring Giancarlo Prete, Fred Williamson, and George Eastman. Yes, this is one of those Italian Mad Max-Road Warrior movies of the early 1980s. This one has Karate veteran Fred Williamson and Spaghetti Western veteran George Eastman. Umm, I think we are out of gas now…
After civilization is wiped out by nuclear war, an adventurer leads a group of wanderers on a search for the fabled Mountain of Life. Along the way they encounter pygmy tribes, bands of savage outlaws and a tribe of Amazon women. Starring Michael James, Deborah Moore, and Ken Metcalfe. This is a little-seen Italian Mad Max-Road Warrior movie. Plenty of post-apocalyptic action and Amazon women!
A ship pulls into New York Harbor with no one on board. The police find a cargo full of green pulsating eggs. Upon contact, the eggs explode spreading a green acid like substance that seeps into the skin and explodes. It is later discovered that the eggs are being manufactured in South America by a one-eyed Martian that grew from a tiny seed a former astronaut brought back from a expedition to Mars. Starring Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, and Marino Masé. One of those curious Italian Sci-Fi films that came out after the big success of STAR WARS. This one has one-eyed aliens being manufactured in South America. Yikes!
Tony is the new kid at school. He befriend gang leader Young, whose top rival is Chan. Tony is also dating Chan's sister, Lily. When Young and Tony are hired as personal security, they head to a private party run by a drug dealer. When Young steals the money from the dealer, two hitmen arrive and torture his gang. Young must fight them off but also face the wrath of Chan. Tony must help his new friend before it's too late. Starring Jun Chong, Phillip Rhee, and James Lew. Seems like LA is getting worser and worser… where is Bruce Lee when you need him?
Mercenary Gold is sent from the CIA to seize the laser expert Braun in Cuba, before the KGB catches him. A recently stolen giant diamond could be used together with Braun's knowledge to construct a laser cannon which could bring power over the whole world. Who will succeed: CIA or KGB - or none of them? Starring Brandon Lee, Debi A. Monahan, and Ernest Borgnine. Maybe Ernest Borgnine’s last movie? He was great in Escape From New York! Brandon Lee’s first movie in a very short career.
John Peter Macallister was a Korean veteran who, after serving, decided to live in Japan, and, while there, he studied Ninjitsu and became a Ninja. Thirty years later, he learned that he has a daughter, so left to find her. Apparently, though, he can't leave the sect that he is with, because it means that he is now marked for death. He manages to escape, and, upon arriving in the States, he meets Max Keller, a drifter who has a penchant for getting involved with other people's problems and helping them out if he can. Max and Macallister hook up, with Max helping Macallister find his daughter, and Macallister teaching him the ways of the ninja. At the same time, evading Okasa, one of Macallister's students, who is now sworn to kill him. A cool Ninja TV movie pilot. First there was Kung Fu, and then there was The Master. Starring Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, and Shô Kosugi.
Three bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own. This is one of those made-in-Wisconsin movies about heavy machinery (maybe the only one). Yep, before heavy machinery bots fought it out on television, this movie stepped up to the plate. A big hit in Japan (sort of) you can watch this movie and then go and play with your own big machines. Starring Dean West, Meredith Orr, David Alan Smith. Don’t run out of gas!
Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology. Starring Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, and Bruce Lee’s buddy, John Saxon. Things get tough in these parallel universes… hold on!
In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by natural disasters, and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself. These in turn try to hunt the two men down—in the Slipstream. Filmed in Turkey with all sorts of weird aircraft, this is an imaginative Sci-Fi movie with a different kind of Skywalker. Starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Bill Paxton and Kitty Aldridge.
