THUNDER RUN 1985 (MUSICBANK)

Interesting and obscure action film.

This filmed in Bullhead City, Arizona mocie stars Forrest Tucker as Charlie Morrison, a Korean War vet who is now running a failing mine.

He is approached by a long time friend named George Adams (John Ireland) who works for the US Government, to haul a load of Plutonium to a secret destination for $250,000.

Charlie agrees even though he knows there is a large group of terrorists also after the valuable cargo. There is a lot of action in this film and I was impressed. The movie is made up of a lot of crash and burn scenes including a semi truck jumping a ramp, which was very well done.

I love the cast and I liked the fast pace of the film. It's very obscure, as I mentioned, but well worth seeking out. If you're an action fan you won't be disappointed.

The rest of the cast includes gorgeous Jill Whitlow, John Shepard, Cheryl Lynn, Wallace Langham, Tom Dugan, Elizabeth Kaitan, and Alan Rachins.

Another pleasent find for obscure movie lovers like me. Check it out!! Sorry I didn't give too much info here, but I think this is best seen before knowing too much.

CRASH 1977 (FULL MOON) BLU-RAY

I REALLY LIKED THIS MOVIE!!!

This is the second feature film from Charles Band, and it's a wild one indeed. A beautiful young woman named Kim Denne (Sue Lyon) buys a mysterious object at a flea market that turns out to be way more than anyone knows.

Her very bitter husband Marc (Jose Ferrer) hates her and attempts to kill her with the family dog!! This causes her to have an auto accident in which she is nearly killed, but she has no memory of who she is or what happened. While in a coma she clutches the item she bought at the market and won't let go.

Her doctor, played by John Ericson is trying to find out who she is and what happened and while this is going on a driverless black sports car is killing people and slowly heading towards the small town where Kim lives.

This is a mix of genres including action films and horror. Maybe "Smokey And The Bandit" meets "The Exorcist" or something like that. We see a few shots of Kim possessed to the point where her eyes are red and she is contorting her body in weird ways.

This is one weird movie, but for me it works very well. Everyone plays this one straight and Jose Ferrer is very evil in this movie. One thing I did learn from this movie is that EVERY car accident will end with an explosion...lol.

The rest of the great cast includes Leslie Parrish (looking sexy as ever), John Carradine, Paul Dubov, Reggie Nalder, Jerome Guardino, and Richard Band.

This one gets a "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" from me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Sylvester Stallone is 79, Burt Ward is 80, and Shelley Hack is 78.

BLOOD PREDATOR 2007 (BRAIN DAMAGE)

An ok time waster, and that's about it.

The survivors of a plane crash in the mountains find an abandoned cabin and decide to stay there until a coming snow storm passes.

Little do they realise that they are sharing the place with strange alien creatures that love the taste of human flesh. Now, that plot sounde pretty good...not original, but good.

The beginning of the movie sets up a pretty good atmosphere as we see a man killed by "something" in the cabin and even after the plane crash it still keeps up a good feeling of dread.

However, the movie falls apart about halfway thru and then the climax is somewhat badly done. First I have to say the CGI effects are awful as usual for most movies made in the 2000's, the acting is somewhat stiff and some of the dialogue is plain stupid.

I feel they started with a good thing for the money they had and then everything fell apart. At the end of the movie it looks like 2 women standing infront of a badly done CGI effect instead of being outdoors.

All of this really hampered my enjoyment of what could have been a good low budget film. Watch at your own risk.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Tommy Cook is 95.

RIP MICHAEL MADSEN 1957-2025

The very well known actor has passed away.

In his 43 career on screen, Madsen appeared in over 340 productions. A simply staggering amount.

Some of his film credits include "The Natural", "War Games", "A House In The Hills", "Species", "Species 2", "Die Another Day", "Kill Bill Vol. 1", Kill Bill Vol. 2", "Reservoir Dogs", "Piranhaconda", "Megalodon" and "Dinogator".

A very varied career is what I would call Madsen's. Michsel Madsen passed away on July 3. 2025 at the age of 67.

THE PRIMEVALS 2023 (FULL MOON) BLU-RAY

It's hard to believe this, but I first read about this production in 1978.

It took almost 48 years to get this movie to the screen, but it finally arrived and it is a fantastics adventure tale. I won't go into the very troubled history of the movie as it would take pages, but this movie, directed by the late David Allen is top notch.

The film opens with a yeti attacking and killing several Sherpas in a small mountain village. The locals cannot figure out why the usually quiet beasts are suddenly attacking and killing people.

A scientist named Clair Collier (Juliet Mills) heads an investigation into what is happening. She and a few others go on an expidition to find answers. They find way more than they could ever imagine.

They discover that an ancient alien race is living in a very bizarre underground world and are controlling the yeti by using advanced brain operations on them.

This movie is, to me anyway, the last hurrah for wonderful stop motion animation effects. Nowadays it's all cruddy CGI that looks like a 2 year old did it, while this movie is an art of stop motion effects. David Allen would have it no other way as he was one of the worlds leading artists in this catagory.

I had a heck of a time with this movie and I hope you will too. It's one of the best I have seen in a long time. It was well worth the almost 50 year wait.

The rest of the cast includes Richard Joseph Paul, Leon Russom, Walker Brandt, Robert Cornthwaite and Tai Thai.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Eva Marie Saint is 101.

NAKED AFTER MIDNIGHT 2013 (RETRO MEDIA) BLU-RAY

A Fred Olen Ray guilty pleasure.

I have been a FOR fan for about 47 years and have only seen a few of his movies that I didn't like. I have to admit I haven't seen any of his Christmas movies, and really don't plan on it.

This movie concerns a mysterious killer of strippers in a small strip bar. A late night news anchor named Constance (Catherine Annette) takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of her sister.

She is hired by the boss named Rikki (Tawny Kitean) and she finds that there are many people who might be the killer. She also sees the ghost of her sister at certain times.

The movie moves along at a good pace and wee see many beautiful women in various states of undress, which is always a plus. A friend of Constance named John (Tim Abell) helps her when he can.

The ending for this is a great twist, at least I think so anyway, and it works perfectly. Ray knows how to direct this kind of low budget effort and I recommend it for any FOR fan.

The rest of the cast includes Bobby Rice, Jeneta St. Clair, Erika Jordan, Tiffany Tines, Richard Grieco, Dan Golden, Marliss Amiea, and the always gorgeous Christine Nguyen.

This is also known as "After Midnight". Why the title difference I don't know.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Shawnee Smith is 56, and Susan Penhaligon is 76.

THIRTEENTH HOUR 1947 (SONY)

Richard Dix stars in his final movie as a truck driver named Steve Reynolds.

Steve gets caught up in a rivalry with another trucking company and soon finds himself framed in the killing of a traffic cop that gets run over by one of the trucks he owns.

He has to go on the lam to prove he didn't kill the cop and all he has for evidence is a diamond studded glove. Steve finds himself getting more and more closed into a corner.

Dix suffered a heart attack during filming and died two years later. This was also one in a long line of "The Whistler" films that were adapted for the screen from the radio program.

This is a very tight film noir that keeps your attention and never lets you go. Dix does his usual good job as does the supporting players.

Speaking of supporting players, the rest of the cast includes Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Regis Toomey, John Kellogg and Mark Dennis.

I really enjoyed this movie and it has a great twist ending. You might see it coming in the final minute. I did, but it was still kind of a suprise.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Bret Hart is 68, and Chris Noel is 84.

RIP LEA MASSARI 1933-2025

The Italian actress has passed away.

Massari appeard in over 60 movies during her career, and while many haven't been seen here in the USA, there are a few familiar titles that made it to our shores.

Lea was in "Colossus Of Rhodes", "Murmur Of The Heart", "Indian Summer" and "Devils Ransom".

Lea Massari passed away on June 23, 2025 at the age of 91.

DOWNTOWN HEAT 1994 (FULL MOON) BLU-RAY

This is a strange film from Jess Franco that was filmed in 1990 and not released until 1994 because of many legal battles with the producer.

I have seen a lot of misinformation about this movie published online. The story takes place in South America and involves a huge drug cartel and their leader who is wanted in the USA to stand trial.

A local policeman gets help from a detective from the US, and that's when the story really takes off. There are a lot of characters who are not developed very well and it leaves us wondering what they are really like.

The police and the US detective have to resort to unsavory things in order to catch their suspect, and when they do, the story takes a twist I really didn't see coming at all.

I won't give too much away, but I would recommend this to any Franco fan, just to see something a little different. The cast includes Mike Conners, Craig Hill, Lina Romay, Oscar Ladoire, Peggy Ann Down and Ann Novak.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Pamela Anderson is 58, Debbie Harry is 80, and Tim Abell is 67.