A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one in the expedition, with whom he has fallen in love. Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, and Richard Denning. Yes, this movie was first released in 3D. The classic creature feature!
On an archaeological dig in Asia, Dr. Roger Bentley finds a cuneiform tablet referring to an ancient society, the Shadow Dynasty, that was destroyed. An earthquake soon after reveals an ancient artifact and the scientists discover the ruins of an ancient temple world on a remote mountain site. It leads them to an underground world, lost in time, where people have adapted to low light. The High Priest Elinu doesn't welcome the presence of the new arrivals and wants them eliminated. Starring John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, and Hugh Beaumont. One of the great archeological horror movies!
On a naval expedition to Antarctica, three men and reporter Maggie Hathaway crash-land in a crater 1000 m below sea level. There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and human footprints, as Maggie's clothes become more and more abbreviated. Soon they stumble upon the lonely Dr. Carl Hunter, lost in another expedition twelve years ago. He offers a way out to the three military provided they leave Maggie with him. What will they do? Starring Jock Mahoney, Shirley Patterson, and William Reynolds. This story was allegedly inspired by the discovery, in 1947, of an area of inexplicably warm water in Antarctica. The Tyrannosaurus head from this movie was reportedly used to create Spot under the stairs of the Munster House on The Munsters television show (1964).
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade a small town, replicating the residents one body at a time. Starring Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Brooke Adams, and Jeff Goldblum. A remake of the 1956 movie. This body snatching thing has been going on for decades. Must be a government cover-up.
The Space Patrol sends Flash’s best friend to investigate a planet where it is reported that mercy is a crime and the weak are exploited. The agent is captured, brainwashed and sent back to murder Flash. Thanks to Dale's timely intervention, Flash survives the attack, and the pair are sent back to the world to learn how Flash's friend was tricked into trying to assassinate his friend. Get your ray-guns out to battle across the Universe with Steve Holland as Flash Gordon, Irene Champlin as Dale Arden and Joseph Nash as Dr. Hans Zarkov. This specially made-for-Retro-Drive-In movie includes six episodes of the television series made in Germany: Akim the Terrible, The Lure of Light, Saboteurs From Space, Subworld Revenge, Struggle to the End, and Return of the Androids.
Escaped convicts Gary and Lon are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist Dirk Green, who forces them to pilot the ship to the moon. Dirk, who's secretly a moon being, wants to return to his home satellite. Dirk's partner Steve Dayton and his fiancé June stowaway on the ship by accident. Will they all make it back safely? Starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K.T. Stevens. Watch for the V-2 Rocket footage at the beginning and stay away from the Moon Spiders!
A salvage vessel is nearly sunk off the Irish coast by an undersea earthquake. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. The salvage vessel captures Gorgo and takes it to London for display. Gorgo's mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to London leaving a wake of destruction in her path. Starring Bill Travers, William Sylvester, and Vincent Winter. Sort of the British version of Godzilla.
A newlywed couple sit in a train. The husband receives a frantic telegram. He gets off at a station to make a phone call, the train pulls away without him on it, and that's the last his wife sees of him. Years later after a long search she finally tracks him down on his family's southern estate where she discovers that a failed medical treatment has turned him into an alligator mutant. Starring Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, and Lon Chaney Jr. Terror on the Bayou! This is one medical center to totally avoid!
The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily, freeing a small native Venusian creature called the Ymir. Eventually growing to enormous size, it threatens the city of Rome. Starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Thomas Browne Henry. An early Ray Harryhausen special effects movie with a dinosaur from outer space with the final battle taking place at the Colosseum in Rome.
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war. Starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, and Rex Reason. This color sci-fi movie from 1955 has some good special effects and a classic alien that menaces the US scientists taken to another world by humanoid aliens. It doesn’t totally make sense, but what does these days? At least we this island, Earth.
When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while the Martians raid beaches and pool parties. Starring Marilyn Hanold, James Karen and Lou Cutell. Sort of a sequel to Plan 9 From Outer Space, this movie was meant to be a satire but the producers wanted a serious monster movie. Not sure that they got what they wanted.
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 alien "policeman" arrives on Earth to apprehend a renegade of his own race who impregnates a woman with a potentially destructive mutant embryo. Starring Jesse Ventura, Sven-Ole Thorsen, and Damian Lee. Wrestler and former governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura stars in this sci-fi cop movie. Jesse went on to have his own conspiracy television series.
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.
An intelligence officer working for the United Nations is sent to investigate events surrounding some of the world's leaders. He discovers a plot by former Nazi scientists who are intending replacing the leaders with brainwashed clones in order to return the Third Reich to power. Starring Robert Vaughn, Merrie Lynn Ross, Keenan Wynn. The Man From Uncle Meets the Nazi Clones? Yikes!
A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspected of her murder. Starring Mark Stevens, Marianne Koch, and Wolfgang Lukschy. Maybe you want to be frozen alive or maybe you don’t. Life can get complicated. A curious 1960s movie.
The story is about a Nazi doctor and escaped prisoner-of-war who goes to London. There, via the Nazi underground, he poses as an Australian bacteriologist, whom he has killed and taken his place, assigned to do some medical research. His plot is, using British labs and knowledge, to find a method of immunizing the German people against a plague the Nazis are going to use in their next war. Complications arise when his British assistant, Robert Beatty, becomes suspicious of his actions, and an Australian girl who knew the real doctor shows up. Starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns, and Nova Pilbeam. An interesting British thriller made only a few years after WWII.
During a time of waning global resources, a crew of young researchers travel into the future to escape an apocalypse before the shutdown of their time transfer project. They find that some type of disaster has de-populated the Idaho region and, by implication, the nation or perhaps the world. Facing an unknown, barren future of abandoned towns and deserted vehicles; void of radio signals or any signs of air or land traffic, they encounter an abandoned freight train filled with bagged bodies. Their further discoveries of humanity's future fate is somewhat less than rosy. They also learn their time travel was not without significant costs to their own health. After one of the group travels further into the future, she encounters a family in a futuristic automobile; implying humankind has recovered from the disaster (or have they?). Directed by Peter Fonda and starring Keith Carradine, Kelly Bohanon and Kevin Hearst. The film was released theatrically in 1973 for only a limited time, as the distributor - Cinemation—went bankrupt during the first week the film was released.
From his secret laboratory, Captain Z-Ro and his associates use their time machine, the ZX-99, to learn from the past and plan for the future. Starring Roy Steffens, Bruce Haynes, and Jack Cahill. Plus: Tales of Tomorrow-Verdict From Space (1951) Gordon Kent is on trial for allegedly killing a scientist in an underground cavern. Desperately, he tries to explain what they found inside the cave, and the implications for the future of mankind. Starring Lon McCallister, Martin Brandt, and William Lally. Two early 1950s Sci-Fi television shows to give you a taste of the early days of television.
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!
