Friday, August 22, 2008
City On Fire
Disaster film centered on a hospital as an oil refinery explosion ignites an entire town. An all-star cast includes Henry Fonda, Ava Gardner, Shelley Winters, and Leslie Nielsen.
Humanoid Woman
Astronauts probing an abandoned spaceship find a female clone whose planet is threatened by pollution and a dictatorship.
Cosmic Princess
A re-edit of two Space: 1999 episodes, "The Metamorph" and "Space Warp". Moonbase Alpha encounters an evil scientist with phenomenal destructive powers and his shapeshifting daughter, who joins the Moonbase crew but later proves to be a danger to them.
Mighty Jack
A world-protecting organization and their flying submarine — both called "Mighty Jack" — fight the terrorist organization "Q". Movie constructed from the first and last episodes of a Japanese TV show.
Superdome
A terrorist threatens the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Stars Tom Selleck, David Janssen, Van Johnson, Donna Mills, Clifton Davis, Edie Adams, and a few ex-football stars.
Daddy-O
(Short: Alphabet Antics) A drag-racing crooner (Dick Contino) investigates his friend's death and becomes a courier for drug dealers. The educational short takes viewers on a rhyming tour of the (Latin) alphabet. Soundtrack by John Williams; his first feature film score.
Pod People
A child adopts a large egg which hatches into a mischievous alien, while a group of pop musicians on a wilderness vacation runs into trouble. Catch phrase: Trumpy! You can do stupid things!
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