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Title: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Rob on February 06, 2004, 03:04:32 PM
I just recently bought a copy of Grizzly(yes bad movie but fun) and upon checking IMDB.com it seems there was a sequel made in 83.  Anyone seen it? Where would one find it?? Any other similar genre suggestions???
Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: AndyC on February 06, 2004, 03:13:52 PM
Don't know about a Grizzly sequel, but I'd definitely recommend Prophecy (1979) if you like cheesy killer bear movies. Worth seeing just for the giant hopping banana.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: trekgeezer on February 06, 2004, 04:03:30 PM
Food of the Gods with Marjoe Gortner  (sp.?), Giant rats attack and  get blown away with shotguns. Funny thing is they used real rats and it looks like they were actually shooting them with rat shot like we used to buy for our .22's.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 06, 2004, 04:50:36 PM
Dogs (aka Slaughter) (1976) is a B-movie about, uh, killer dogs.  I have this one on VHS recorded off of USA a few years ago.  Here's a link to a review:

http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev315.html

Incidentally, some of the woods scenes for Grizzly was filmed not far from where I grew up.  The film crew stayed at the small resort where my Mom worked.  It was a big deal in the area, but when the movie was released everyone was like "uh, okay...so that's IT??"

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Eirik on February 06, 2004, 06:21:52 PM
This reminds me - maybe someone can help.  Tom Skerrit and a bunch of nobodies on a ranch in central Africa.  Something happens and the lions in the area all become maneaters and start killing off the fodder while Skerrit hunts them with his trusty rifle.  It was on HBO back in 1980 or so and I saw it like 20 times in one month.  But I was nine.  Does anyone have the title??
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 06, 2004, 07:06:46 PM
Savage Harvest (1981)??

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083034/

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Rob on February 06, 2004, 07:09:38 PM
Savage Harvest.....
So far, I remember this title and Food the Gods(And part 2)
Going to look for Prohecy and Dogs, thanks!!
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Ash on February 06, 2004, 07:27:52 PM
Yes...it is Savage Harvest.

That movie kicks ass!

I remember watching it when I was a kid.
I saw it about a year ago on cable.
They only showed it that one time as far as I know.
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Eirik on February 06, 2004, 09:01:11 PM
"Savage Harvest (1981)??"

Yes - that's definitely it.  I remember it had a title I didn't get at the time.  Hope I can find it.  It seems like it would be a good companion piece for when I take the kids to the zoo.  "See kids, not all lions are lazy freeloaders."
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: joe on February 06, 2004, 09:12:33 PM
How about "Day of the Animal" with....Leslie Nielsen?
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Dunners on February 06, 2004, 09:19:47 PM
oh, damn you servo, I mean joe...ughh..was a poop fest that was.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Bgrade on February 06, 2004, 10:04:03 PM
"Killer animals movies" is one of my top three genre.

My fav's from when I was a kid are Night of the Lepus, The Swarm, Piranha, and The one about the rouches that make people burst into flame.

For the more modern ones I really liked

 Blood Surf, Ticks, and Mosquito.
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 06, 2004, 10:23:03 PM
I think I've only seen the version of Piranha that had Alexandra Paul (Baywatch) and the guy from "The Greatest American Hero."  That movie was SO irritating, it was fun.

"Paul...Paul....Paul....Paul"

She must have said that dude's name about 1600 times in that movie; it must have been really hard for her to remember, too, since it is her last name irl.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Rob on February 06, 2004, 10:49:20 PM
I totally remember that cockroach movie!!!!
Now what was its name???????
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Ash on February 06, 2004, 11:03:06 PM
Well there was the roach segment at the end of Creepshow.

That was a good one!
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Andrew on February 06, 2004, 11:22:56 PM
Rob wrote:

> I totally remember that cockroach movie!!!!
> Now what was its name???????

That would be "Bug."  I haven't seen it in probably 2 decades, but it sticks with me.  Maybe it will hold up better than "Phase IV" did.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Andrew on February 06, 2004, 11:25:34 PM
About the second "Grizzly" film.

The person to ask would be Patty from WilliamGirdler.com (http://www.williamgirdler.com), but I do not think that she is active anymore with her site.  From what I remember, "Grizzly II" was never finished and what they did get done was never released.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Bgrade on February 06, 2004, 11:41:32 PM
Thanks, Andrew. Thats the film.  Still "burnt" into my head from when I was 8
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Bgrade on February 07, 2004, 01:18:19 AM
Prophecy is on AMC right now. 11:16 central US time.

As I have not seen this in 18 years I better go watch it.

Rocky Horror is also on but I guess Prophecy wins
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cricket21a on February 07, 2004, 07:37:02 AM
The only movie I can think of with roaches was Joe's Apartment.  :)  Not exactly horror unless you were the girl that the roaches dropped down on by accident.  Hmmm can't forget Arachniphobia.  I can't stand spiders and I have this movie.  I can not bring myself to watch it too often.  
I remember this one movie that I saw years ago about a scientist that was turning this other guy slowly into a King Cobra.  Anybody know what that movie was called?

Title: Re: Cobra/scientist
Post by: Cullen on February 07, 2004, 09:07:22 AM
Cricket21a wrote:

> The only movie I can think of with roaches was Joe's Apartment.
>  :)  Not exactly horror unless you were the girl that the
> roaches dropped down on by accident.  Hmmm can't forget
> Arachniphobia.  I can't stand spiders and I have this movie.  I
> can not bring myself to watch it too often.  
> I remember this one movie that I saw years ago about a
> scientist that was turning this other guy slowly into a King
> Cobra.  Anybody know what that movie was called?
>

That would be SSSSSSS .  You can check it out here (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070622/), iffin you want to know more.




Post Edited (02-07-04 08:08)
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: The Burgomaster on February 07, 2004, 09:34:50 AM
A few that I own are (some are not really animals, but they are all in the tradition of the typical "killer animal" movie):

* A DAY OF THE ANIMALS (directed by William Girdler, who also directed GRIZZLY)

* PIRANHA

* SQUIRM (okay, its actually worms, not animals)

* FROGS (reptiles go wild!)

* WILLARD (the remake . . . I wish the original would come out on DVD)

* RATS

* EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (again, not animals, but giant ants)

* THE KILLER SHREWS (dogs made up to look like giant shrews . . . sort of)

* THE BIRDS

* JAWS

* THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN

* QUEEN KONG

* ANACONDA

Title: Um...
Post by: Cullen on February 07, 2004, 10:12:21 AM
The Burgomaster wrote:

> A few that I own are (some are not really animals, but they are
> all in the tradition of the typical "killer animal" movie):
>[snip]
> * SQUIRM (okay, its actually worms, not animals)
> [snip again]
> * EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (again, not animals, but giant ants)

Um...

Last I checked, worms and ants were animals.

I mean, they're not plants.  They're not minerals.  That pretty much leaves animals.

Right?

I mean, if you know something I don't, I'll back the hell up.  But I'm pretty sure I'm right.

For once.

Also, might I add Deadly Eyes to the list?  Rats (actually Dachshunds in fancy dress) invade The City and make a nuisance of themselves.  It's based on an excellent James Herbert novel called The Rats and is deliciously cheesy.

So to speak.


Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: The Burgomaster on February 07, 2004, 10:17:21 AM
Cullen:

You may be right.  I just don't normally think of bugs as being animals.  I mean, when you get bit by a mosquito, do you consider it to be an animal bite?  Technically, maybe it is.  But I usually place worms and ants in a different category than bears and dogs.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cullen on February 07, 2004, 10:24:39 AM
The Burgomaster wrote:

> But I usually place worms and ants in a different category than
> bears and dogs.

I can see that, I guess.  I kind of think of them more as things that go squish, myself...

Um, the ants and worms.

Not the bears and dogs.

Not that I go out of my way to squish either of them.

Ah, er, yeah.

That's what I meant.  

Right.



Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 07, 2004, 12:17:47 PM
Cricket21a wrote:

>  Hmmm can't forget
> Arachniphobia.  I can't stand spiders and I have this movie.  I
> can not bring myself to watch it too often.  

Which brings to mind, of course, "Eight Legged Freaks."  A very fun movie, imo.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Eirik on February 07, 2004, 12:21:47 PM
The Deer Hunter...  oh wait.  That's an Animal Killer movie.  Sorry.
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 07, 2004, 12:30:52 PM
As man is an animal, can we start listing ALL movies with serial killers, etc?

:)

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cullen on February 07, 2004, 12:37:14 PM
ulthar wrote:

> As man is an animal, can we start listing ALL movies with
> serial killers, etc?

If we're going to do that, how about a list of all the war movies instead?


Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: ulthar on February 07, 2004, 06:26:38 PM
Or Romantic Comedies....the ones that make you wish you were dead.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: AndyC on February 07, 2004, 08:26:53 PM
Can't forget Kingdom of the Spiders, with creepy crawlies AND William Shatner running wild.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: JohnL on February 08, 2004, 02:58:43 AM
>FROGS (reptiles go wild!)

Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles. :)
Title: Re: Cobra/scientist
Post by: Cricket21a on February 08, 2004, 05:19:52 AM
Thanks.  That's difinitely it.  I'll check it out :)

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cricket21a on February 08, 2004, 05:31:51 AM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Bats was actually pretty good.  That makes me think of another movie, I just can't remember the title.  There are these creatures flying around killing people.  During the movie they are playing a Pasty Cline song called I Fall to Pieces.  Everytime I hear that song now I think of this movie.  I'm really bad at remembering titles.  Anyone know what it is?

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2004, 10:11:53 AM
JohnL wrote:

"Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles. :)"

I caught you on this one!  Even though the title of the movie is FROGS, people get attacked by a variety of swampland critters . . . INCLUDING reptiles.

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cullen on February 08, 2004, 10:34:43 AM
The Burgomaster wrote:

> JohnL wrote:
>
> "Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles. :)"
>
> I caught you on this one!  Even though the title of the movie
> is FROGS, people get attacked by a variety of swampland
> critters . . . INCLUDING reptiles.
>

Which is why, when I was nitpicking, I kept mum...


Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2004, 11:38:23 AM
It's amazing.  We'll all sit around watching terrible movies that routinely defy logic, yet we'll all try to correct one another within this forum.

Maybe we should give each other the same amount of slack that we give to our beloved "bad movies."

I should become a politician . . .

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Cullen on February 08, 2004, 11:50:59 AM
I only meant what I said as good natured fun.  No harm meant or intended.  Lord only knows the number of mistakes I've made, I will make, and am making even as I type this.


Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: The Burgomaster on February 08, 2004, 12:01:31 PM
Cullen:

No offense taken.  I was just making another of my pointless observations.  It makes me feel important, even though I really have nothing useful to contribute to mankind.

When I die, my tombstone will say:

"Joe who????"

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: JohnL on February 08, 2004, 08:53:22 PM
>I caught you on this one! Even though the title of the movie is FROGS, people get
>attacked by a variety of swampland critters . . . INCLUDING reptiles.

I admit defeat, I've never see the movie. :)
Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Flangepart on February 10, 2004, 12:45:40 PM
Ah, the beloved FROGS.
Frogs and rabbits....even when you "Inbiggen" the bunnies, they just don't scare! Same with Frogs. Personaly, i think the frogs were the ringleaders, and the other animals just took orders....
After all, Marlon Brando does look a bit like a bullfrog these days.
THE FROGFATHER!
"You must understand. The humans are not showing proper respect for our kind. Therefor, it is with regret, we must see to it, that the bipeds sleep with the fishes."
LUCA BULLFROG. "I will make them croak, Frogfather."

Title: Re: Killer Animal B-Movies.....
Post by: Derf on February 10, 2004, 12:51:20 PM
> THE FROGFATHER!
> "You must understand. The humans are not showing proper respect
> for our kind. Therefor, it is with regret, we must see to it,
> that the bipeds sleep with the fishes."
> LUCA BULLFROG. "I will make them croak, Frogfather."
 
Except, of course for the females, who must survive the "Dance of the Three Snakes" (Hell Comes to Frogtown).