Rip off movies

[zombie no.one]

subtle.

[RCMerchant]

The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (1974)  This is an Italian rip-off of The Exorcist.  I have a couple of other eurohorror exorcist movies as well, but I don't remember their names offhand.  I actually enjoyed watching these movies more than The Exorcist, which I found to be a bit boring compared to its more stylish and cheesy eurohorror counterparts.

BEYOND THE DOOR is lota fun!

[Neville]

subtle.

Asylum? They certainly especialize in rip-offs.

[zombie no.one]

Apparently it was released in the same month as THE DA VINCI CODE... I mean, can you actually write cast direct and distribute a movie in one month like that? Bit strange. Maybe that's the real mystery. 

[RCMerchant]

^ Roger Corman made the TERROR (1963) in 3 days!

[zombie no.one]

really?

wonder what took him so long.... 

[M.10rda]

Apparently it was released in the same month as THE DA VINCI CODE... I mean, can you actually write cast direct and distribute a movie in one month like that? Bit strange. Maybe that's the real mystery.  

Based on absolutely no data whatsoever   I would presume that Asylum wrote and went into production on a film loosely based on the same themes and conspiracy theories as Dan Brown's novel - months (at least) before TDVC was released - and neither knew nor cared what the actual Hanks vehicle would be like onscreen. Most of their rip-offs are released at the same time (or even before!) more famous counterparts, in order to bilk the foolish or careless. When I worked at a multiplex there was a Hollywood Video across the street and I'd check out the new releases every Friday. Whenever we'd open a big picture there'd routinely be an Asylum rip-off on the shelves the same day (or sooner).

[bob]

the incredible awesome bats**t crazy Robo Vampire is kind of what a Robocop vs Terminator rip off would look like

[Neville]

When I worked at a multiplex there was a Hollywood Video across the street and I'd check out the new releases every Friday. Whenever we'd open a big picture there'd routinely be an Asylum rip-off on the shelves the same day (or sooner).

Of course, most of them are utter crap. But I enjoyed (somehow) "I am Omega" and "Princess of Mars".

[zombie no.one]

Apparently it was released in the same month as THE DA VINCI CODE... I mean, can you actually write cast direct and distribute a movie in one month like that? Bit strange. Maybe that's the real mystery.  

Based on absolutely no data whatsoever   I would presume that Asylum wrote and went into production on a film loosely based on the same themes and conspiracy theories as Dan Brown's novel - months (at least) before TDVC was released - and neither knew nor cared what the actual Hanks vehicle would be like onscreen. Most of their rip-offs are released at the same time (or even before!) more famous counterparts, in order to bilk the foolish or careless. When I worked at a multiplex there was a Hollywood Video across the street and I'd check out the new releases every Friday. Whenever we'd open a big picture there'd routinely be an Asylum rip-off on the shelves the same day (or sooner).

Interesting. maybe there's industry tip-offs. "Psst... Spielberg's doing a mutated wallaby flick, get in there while you can!"

[Alex]

There is always Monster Armageddon where Asylum ripped off its own rip-offs.

[RCMerchant]

ABBY  (1974) was a blacksploitation rip of the EXORCIST (1973).
Warner Bros. even sued it to remove it from the screen! And won! I'm lucky enough to have it on an old bootleg VHS.

[M.10rda]

Interesting. maybe there's industry tip-offs. "Psst... Spielberg's doing a mutated wallaby flick, get in there while you can!"

Oh for sure. We've seen this every once in a while... three body-switch romcoms come out the same year... two or three meteors-threatening-Earth movies in the same summer... etc etc. Even at the big studio level everyone wants to know what's on the end of everyone else's fork.  

[claws]

^^ They blinded us with science in 1985. My favorites are the three teen science comedies from 1985: Real Genius, My Science Project and Weird Science.

Bonus: D.A.R.Y.L. and Explorers.

[M.10rda]

Yeah, exactly! How does one explain a spate like THAT? It's pure industry triangulation...