Tag Archives: Stop Motion
Hercules (1983)
In the late 70’s and early 80’s, writer/director Luigi Cozzi was on his way to becoming the Italian Roger Corman. In fact, Corman had dubbed, edited, and distributed the American cut of Cozzi’s Star Wars rip-off Starcrash (1978). When Alien (1979) … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Action, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Italy, Lou Ferrigno, Science Fiction, Stop Motion, Sword and Sorcery
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Starcrash (1978)
I can only ponder what a modern youth would think of Starcrash (1978); a kid who begs for more Star Wars action after watching the six films, and accidentally stumbles across this 70’s Italian B-movie at the local video store. … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, cheesecake, David Hasselhoff, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Stop Motion
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Following the worldwide success of One Million Years B.C. (1966), the Racquel Welch/Ray Harryhausen dinosaur adventure, Hammer Films quickly installed “prehistoric cheesecake” as one of their genre specialties. The sets and costumes (fur bikinis, et al) were quickly reused for … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Fantasy, Hammer, Killer Plant, prehistoric, Stop Motion
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