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Balibari
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« on: March 12, 2017, 04:50:33 AM »

I feel cheeky starting a thread like this when I'm a newbie. But I've lurked for ages, I'm just not a poster.

I'm writing a book called The Bad Movie Bible. It's a coffee table type thing which features 101 movies that are so bad they're good. Specifically it covers the last 50 years. (As much as I love Ed Wood and co I wanted to tap into the post-Hays code and VHS eras more.)

Anyway, I've been working on it for six months and it's due for publication in May. I'm posting because I have two slots left to fill and my brain has finally keeled over. Having watched thousands of bad movies in my life I started watching half a dozen a day as research, and it's finally gotten to me. There are dozens of possibles I could put in but I've kept the standard high and don't want to compromise at the last hurdle, so I'm looking for a final round of suggestions, if anyone is good enough to make any?

The obvious stuff is all in there: Miami Connection, The Room, Troll 2, Samurai Cop, Birdemic etc. But if anyone has any less mainstream favourites they think haven't got the attention they're due, please let's hear them.
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2017, 04:55:30 AM »

From South Africa:
SPACE MUTINY
NUKIE
THE DEMON
LASER MISSION
OPERATION DELTA FORCE
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2017, 06:11:03 AM »

From South Africa:
SPACE MUTINY
NUKIE
THE DEMON
LASER MISSION
OPERATION DELTA FORCE
Thanks very much, this is the sort of thing I'm after.

Is that the 1979 The Demon? Operation Delta Force was already on my 'maybe watch' list so a second recommendation makes it a priority. I interviewed its director Sam Firstenberg about Ninja III recently and he sent me a bunch of cool behind the scenes pics.

(Love Space Mutiny, and Laser Mission is actually in the book. Any movie with a villain who can survive a mountain landing on him is ok by me.)
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2017, 10:01:55 AM »

Hobgoblins, Turisk Starwars  TeddyR TeddyR TeddyR
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2017, 10:28:20 AM »

AFTER LAST SEASON. The director tried to have all copies removed form circulation, though. It's a holy grail type experience of awfulness.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2017, 11:21:35 AM »

AFTER LAST SEASON. The director tried to have all copies removed form circulation, though. It's a holy grail type experience of awfulness.


Apparently the distributor for the film told all the theaters showing it to burn their copies because it was cheaper than having them sent back. Not a vote of confidence.

And there's Youtube to the rescue:

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Gah!!! Make that awful piano stop!!!!
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2017, 12:52:06 PM »

I will offer up... THINGS
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183881/

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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2017, 03:05:18 PM »

So many choices . . . for 80's cheese, I highly recommend THE LOST EMPIRE.
For Japanese weirdness, you can't top HELLDRIVER.
And any book on Bad Movies from the 70's MUST include ZARDOZ.

Let me know when this thing is complete!
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2017, 03:42:57 PM »

Hellgate (1989)
Nightmare Weekend (1986)
Evils of the Night (1985)

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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2017, 05:42:45 PM »

Night of the Demon (1980) -- Bigfoot rips off a guy's wang in one scene. Amazingly demented.

Scream Baby Scream (1969) -- Painter of deformed images has unconventional models. Late 60's awfulness.

Satan's Children (1975) -- Young man gang raped by biker types must prove himself worthy of a Satanic cult.

A*P*E (1976) -- 3D Korean rip off of "King Kong". The ape flips off the Army. Seriously. Awful, but fun.
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2017, 10:00:20 PM »

Terrorvision
Son of Dracula (the Ringo Starr version)
Bloodsucking Freaks
Zombie Lake
Dracula vs Frankenstein
R.O.T.O.R.
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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2017, 01:29:09 AM »

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Is that the 1979 The Demon?

Yes it is that film, set in Johannesburg where every murder is punctuated by a shot of the sea - no sea anywhere here. The director was a friend of mine and the cinematographer is a mentor of mine. Buggedout TeddyR TeddyR

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Operation Delta Force was already on my 'maybe watch' list so a second recommendation makes it a priority. I interviewed its director Sam Firstenberg about Ninja III recently and he sent me a bunch of cool behind the scenes pics.

The budget on this was so low, they used fireworks as rockets, every time a weapon is raised, there's a audible click and the defence force HQ uses standard TV sets as multi function screens.  Buggedout

Another thing, the main bad guy played by Joe Lara, uses the phrase Afrikaners for Afrikaner land, little knowing that the word 'Afrikaner' means 'African' in translation.  Buggedout Buggedout
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I know I can make it on my own if I try, but I'm searching for the Great Heart
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A Great Heart to stand me by.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2017, 03:18:06 AM »

Night of the Demon (1980) -- Bigfoot rips off a guy's wang in one scene. Amazingly demented.

 Buggedout Buggedout
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I know I can make it on my own if I try, but I'm searching for the Great Heart
To stand me by, underneath the African sky
A Great Heart to stand me by.
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2017, 03:42:06 AM »

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Is that the 1979 The Demon?

Yes it is that film, set in Johannesburg where every murder is punctuated by a shot of the sea - no sea anywhere here. The director was a friend of mine and the cinematographer is a mentor of mine. Buggedout TeddyR TeddyR

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Operation Delta Force was already on my 'maybe watch' list so a second recommendation makes it a priority. I interviewed its director Sam Firstenberg about Ninja III recently and he sent me a bunch of cool behind the scenes pics.

The budget on this was so low, they used fireworks as rockets, every time a weapon is raised, there's a audible click and the defence force HQ uses standard TV sets as multi function screens.  Buggedout

Another thing, the main bad guy played by Joe Lara, uses the phrase Afrikaners for Afrikaner land, little knowing that the word 'Afrikaner' means 'African' in translation.  Buggedout Buggedout
I watched Operation Delta Force last night, it's on YouTube. I had a lot of fun with it, great stuff. Man, Jeff Fahey has never short changed a movie in his life, he gives everything his all!
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« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2017, 03:46:57 AM »

Thanks very much, there's some really promising stuff here.

Maybe i need to revisit Zardoz. Haven't seen if for years but I don't remember it being that bad. But I think Ishtar is quite good so...

After Last Season, R.O.T.O.R, Things and A*P*E are in the book. R.O.T.O.R is in my top 5 bad movies. Things was my go-to worst horror movie ever made until I saw Science Crazed and Ax 'Em. After Last Season... wow. I mean, just, wow.

Now I'm off to find a bunch of these suggestions.
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