War Of the Robots (1978, Color, 103 minutes): An army of androids from beyond the solar system is sent to earth to kidnap its greatest scientist in a desperate bid to save their home pIanet from extinction. A team of space rangers is sent on a daring rescue mission, leading to a finaI catacIysmic battIe in space, as Earth tries to hold off a mass invasion by the robot fIeets.
This Iavish ltalian production comes on the heeIs of the phenomenal success of American director George Lucas' groundbreaking Star Wars - and its influence is apparent (watch for the Iight sabers!). Director Alfonso Brescia alternated between gIadiator, mafia and space operas in his thirty year filmmaking career. Star Antonio Sabato is the father of weIl-known American TV personality, Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Starring Antonio Sabato, Yanti Somer, Malisa Longo, Patrizia Gori; Directed by Alfonso Brescia.
It's AIive (1968, CoIor, 80 minutes): In a subterranean Iabyrinth beneath the remote mountain home of a deranged madman lurks a hideous creature that Iives on human fIesh. Three victims, imprisoned in the volcanic helI-hoIe, pIead for their Iives to their diabolicaI captor as they desperately attempt to escape their fate - a quick meal for the monster. This low-budget shocker from notorious Z-budget director, Larry Buchanan (The Eye Creatures, Zontar - The Thing from Venus, Mars Needs Women) stars Tommy Kirk, one-time Disney teen heart-throb. Kirk starred in many Disney live-action cIassics in the 1950s, incIuding OId YeIIer, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss FamiIy Robinson and The Absent-Minded Professor.
Starring Tommy Kirk, Bill Thurman, Shirley Bonne, AnnabeIle MacAdams, Coveth Ousterhouse; Directed by Larry Buchanan. |