Tag Archives: Action
The Movie Orgy (1968-197?)
Before Joe Dante established a Hollywood career as the director of Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), and Innerspace (1987), among many others, he was a cinephile collecting 16mm footage along with his friend Jon Davison. They … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, Abbott and Costello, Action, Animation, Beatles, Comedy, Drama, Elvis, giant animals, horror, Joe Dante, juvenile delinquent, lovable animals, Marx Brothers, Psychedelic, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction, slapstick, Vietnam, Walt Disney, Western
Comments Off on The Movie Orgy (1968-197?)
She (1965)
Hammer Films had grown steadily since the box office breakthroughs of The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Distributors knew that the British studio’s genre product was reliably classy and literate, but also sexy and violent; they … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Action, cheesecake, Christopher Lee, Fantasy, Hammer, Peter Cushing
1 Comment
Double Feature: Enter the Dragon (1973)/Challenge of the Tiger (1980)
Is there anything which says “the 70’s” more succinctly than kung fu? Yes, there was the David Carradine series (1972-75); there were also comic books, like Marvel’s Master of Kung Fu (introduced in 1973); Peter Cushing pursued Dracula into Hong … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, 80's, Action, Bruce Lee, Kung Fu, motorcycle, Villain Petting White Cat
Comments Off on Double Feature: Enter the Dragon (1973)/Challenge of the Tiger (1980)
