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Post by Bix Dugan on Mar 8, 2010 8:54:37 GMT -5
Escape From DS-3www.imdb.com/title/tt0123825/This one has Bubba Smith, but I can't find anything with Bubba, Adam West and the other guy... Edit: This is from one of the User Reviews of Escape From DS-3- This film shares the exact same set & space ship & actors as Warp Speed, Staring Adam West. It is like watching the same film with well not much of a story line. But non the less it is what it is, that being not Star Wars, so take it as you see it and don't judge it too harshly other wise it would get 1/10. Made for TV movies by their very nature suffer from low budgets, meaning poor acting & no special effects. If you can tolerate films of this nature then its not bad, I have seen a lot worse films made for 100 times the budget. A shining light of this flick is Hightower of police academy fame. If you find your self liking this then check out warp speed.........................
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Post by caucasoididiot on Mar 24, 2010 20:05:47 GMT -5
For some years now I've been trying to track down movies that made big impressions on me as a child. When the recollections are spotty and not completely reliable this can be a project, but maybe someone here can spot a couple that continue to elude me. The first annoys me, as I remember identifying it a few years back but have since forgotten the title. I thought it had turned out to be one of George Pal's, but nothing on his imdb page looks right. It was a color movie from the '50s, the premise being that with mankind's invention of thermonuclear weapons a trial of the species is convened in Heaven to decide its fate. I'm pretty sure Satan is the prosecutor, but I recollect the character design looking more like Spock with a beard than Pitch. The final witness was "The Man of Tomorrow," a toddler boy in a huge rocking-chair (reminiscent of Lilly Tomlin's "Edith Anne" bits). The part that really sticks in my mind is Satan's line: "See the toys with which he plays: a gun and a sword!" My recollection of the other is quite fragmentary. It was color, I'm pretty sure French or Italian as the look was much like a Machiste movie. It took place in an (underground?) city waiting for a world-ending event of some kind. A pre-cursor to this was knee-deep dry-ice fog in the last act. There was something about a boy who looked much like Disney's Mowgli being subjected to radiation treatments (a bunch of guys held him under gooseneck lamps), and there was a young couple who survive the disaster at the end (I'm pretty sure the final image is of their hands clasping). My clearest memory is of the distinctive headgear worn; I've used variations of it in a lot of my own drawings over the years. This edition of The Stranger has a cover showing almost exactly what I remember. Ring any bells? Thanks to anyone who can help.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Mar 25, 2010 0:01:44 GMT -5
Amazingly, I think I just found your first film. I remember seeing it on TCM a few years back. Was the devil in your movie named Mr. Scratch? If so, then it's Irwin Allen's The Story Of Mankind. I hope that's the right one.
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Post by Chuck on Mar 25, 2010 5:36:36 GMT -5
The only film entitled The Stranger that I know is the Orson Welles/Edward G. Robinson/Loretta Young movie.
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Post by caucasoididiot on Mar 25, 2010 9:44:03 GMT -5
Amazingly, I think I just found your first film. I remember seeing it on TCM a few years back. Was the devil in your movie named Mr. Scratch? If so, then it's Irwin Allen's The Story Of Mankind. I hope that's the right one. Thanks! It looks to be. I guess I was confusing Irwin Allen with Pal. Unfortunately Dave Sindelar wasn't impressed, and I usually find him a good bellwether. Still, for the cameos alone I'd like to catch it. What did you think of it? The only film entitled The Stranger that I know is the Orson Welles/Edward G. Robinson/Loretta Young movie. Yeah, when I stumbled onto that book cover years ago I thought it might be a clue, but what I recollect of the film doesn't feel even vaguely compatible with Camus. I'm pretty sure the resemblance there is just happenstance.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Mar 26, 2010 0:46:11 GMT -5
Amazingly, I think I just found your first film. I remember seeing it on TCM a few years back. Was the devil in your movie named Mr. Scratch? If so, then it's Irwin Allen's The Story Of Mankind. I hope that's the right one. Thanks! It looks to be. I guess I was confusing Irwin Allen with Pal. Unfortunately Dave Sindelar wasn't impressed, and I usually find him a good bellwether. Still, for the cameos alone I'd like to catch it. What did you think of it? I originally saw it as part of a Marx Brothers marathon and thought it was suppose to be a comedy. It was so over the top! Their scenes were kind of embarrassing. Vincent Price was pretty good as Mr. Scratch. I would say, if you like really cheesy movies, you need to see this again. If you're like me, and prefer your movies to actually be good, then don't get anywhere near it. I'm looking for a Japanese SF film, from the 1960's or 70's. I don't remember much. There's a plane flight that runs into a storm and crashes. Then some of the passengers start disappearing. There seems to have been vampire aliens involved and I think there is a monster at the end. Ring a bell to anyone? EDIT: Never mind. As soon as I ask; and after looking for years; I have extraordinary luck and run into a site that lists all Japanese movies. And what do you know? One of the first things I randomly picked was the synopsis for the movie, there in all it's full glory: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell. There's no monster, but there was vampire aliens.
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Post by caucasoididiot on Mar 26, 2010 8:59:25 GMT -5
Don't you love it when that happens?
Thanks on Mankind. I do find the right kind of cheesiness fun, and I'm curious to match the film against my recollection of it. Still, maybe I'll just hope it turns up on Hulu or somesuch.
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Post by angilasman on Mar 26, 2010 11:28:09 GMT -5
I'm looking for a Japanese SF film, from the 1960's or 70's. I don't remember much. There's a plane flight that runs into a storm and crashes. Then some of the passengers start disappearing. There seems to have been vampire aliens involved and I think there is a monster at the end. Ring a bell to anyone? EDIT: Never mind. As soon as I ask; and after looking for years; I have extraordinary luck and run into a site that lists all Japanese movies. And what do you know? One of the first things I randomly picked was the synopsis for the movie, there in all it's full glory: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell. There's no monster, but there was vampire aliens. I taped that off TCM a few years ago. Janus films have the US rights but haven't released it yet (they also own the wonderfully wacky X From Outer Space).
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Post by Chuck on Mar 26, 2010 20:03:37 GMT -5
I'm looking for a Japanese SF film, from the 1960's or 70's. I don't remember much. There's a plane flight that runs into a storm and crashes. Then some of the passengers start disappearing. There seems to have been vampire aliens involved and I think there is a monster at the end. Ring a bell to anyone? EDIT: Never mind. As soon as I ask; and after looking for years; I have extraordinary luck and run into a site that lists all Japanese movies. And what do you know? One of the first things I randomly picked was the synopsis for the movie, there in all it's full glory: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell. There's no monster, but there was vampire aliens. I taped that off TCM a few years ago. Janus films have the US rights but haven't released it yet (they also own the wonderfully wacky X From Outer Space). I loved Goke. (I also love X.)
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Post by The Mad Plumber on Nov 21, 2010 0:19:19 GMT -5
Okay, I got a bit of an oldie that I hope someone can name. Here are the elements that I can remember: - The film is live action and MIGHT be in color or technicolor.
- Ed Wynn might be in the movie.
- I think the film has some sort of Snidley Whiplash character as the villain.
- There's a seen which involves a kooky-looking toy construction conveyor belt, but it eventually malfunctions and breaks.
- There's a pair of comic reliefs. Are they Laurel and Hardy?
- The climax involves a shrunken man who organizes an army of soldier toys to battle the villain.
If anybody has any idea, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
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Post by spackle on Nov 21, 2010 8:17:59 GMT -5
Off the top of my head, that sounds like Babes in Toyland.
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Post by The Mad Plumber on Nov 21, 2010 10:48:51 GMT -5
That sounds about right. Thanks!
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Post by BJ on May 1, 2011 17:25:02 GMT -5
All right, this has been bugging me for a few years, and just thought of it again today. I figure with all the obscure film knowledge here, you guys might have the answer.
I saw this movie a few years ago on one of the premium tv stations. I believe it was made in the 90s or very early 2000s, it was color, and I think it was in English. I could be wrong about that, as it was made somewhere east of the British isles (I think Germany, but can't be sure). The story is basically that a group of Nazi soldiers are with a group of prisoners in a remote cabin. They decide to play a game, in which the prisoners would switch places with the guards, which provides the crux of the plot. They agree not to kill anyone, or escape, and that they'll switch back at the end of the game.
This is clearly far fetched, but rather than being a WWII drama, it was a study in human psychology (sort of like Revolver in that respect now that I think about it). It analyzed the way people act if given a uniform and authority, and also how we react when we feel helpless and weak.
Anyway, if anyone knows what this is, I'll owe a debt of gratitude. I've had no luck scanning IMDB for it, and it's tough to search because "nazi", "wwii", "prisoners", etc aren't exactly the narrowest of search parameters. I'd love to track this down and at the very least read about it again.
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Post by CBG on May 1, 2011 17:31:50 GMT -5
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Post by BJ on May 1, 2011 18:24:47 GMT -5
No, but thanks. I should have mentioned that I had checked that one out. I think Das Experiment is about a controlled experiment, similar to the one done at Stanford a few decades ago.
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