Oddballs (1984)

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Directed by Miklós Lente

Starring Foster Brooks,Mike MacDonald and Konnie Krome

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Fraternity Vacation (1985)

Soundtrack: Brad Fiedel - Beginner's Luck



Directed by James Frawley

Starring Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Tim Robbins, Barbara Crampton and John Vernon

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Hardbodies 2 (1986)

Directed by Mark Griffiths

Starring James Karen, Alba Francesca and Louise Baker

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Hardbodies (1984)

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Clip: Vixen (aka Diaper Rash) - Mr. Cool


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Directed by Mark Griffiths

Starring Grant Cramer, Teal Roberts, Courtney Gains and Sorrells Pickard

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Up the Academy (1980)

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Soundtrack: Blow Up - Kickin Up A Fuss


Soundtrack: Nick Lowe - Heart Of The City


Directed by Robert Downey Sr.

Starring Wendell Brown, Barbara Bach, Ralph Macchio and Antonio Fargas

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The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)

The Girls Of Rock N' Roll



Directed by David Wechter

Starring Michael David Wright, Bruce Greenwood and Amanda Horan Kennedy

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Summer School Teachers (1974)

Directed by Barbara Peeters

Starring Candice Rialson, Pat Anderson, Rhonda Leigh Hopkins and Dick Miller

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Screwballs (1983)

Directed by Rafal Zielinski

Starring Peter Keleghan

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Screen Test (1985)

Directed by Sam Auster

Starring Michael Allan Bloom and Robert Bundy

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The Student Teachers (1973)

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

Starring Susan Damante and Brooke Mills.

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Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)

Directed by William Sachs.

Starring Bill Adler and Cynthia Wood.

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Another great Crown International drive-in teen flick. Watch alongside other 70's fare like The Van, Pinball Summer and The Cheerleaders.

Student Bodies (1981)

Directed by Mickey Rose.

Starring Kristen Riter and Richard Belzer.

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Probably the first outright horror parody, pre-dating stuff like Scream and Scary Movie by a decade and a half.

By the trailer, you can see that this was inspired by the previous years "Airplane". Mickey Rose, who wrote and directed, was once part of Woody Allen's team and co-wrote many of the early screwball comedies of Allen's career.

The parallels to today are striking. We are now seeing a slasher renaissance in Hollywood and soon enough we will be seeing the parody films in their wake. Student Bodies was released in reaction to the major success of films like Halloween and Friday The 13th from the first slasher wave.

The next Scary Movie is probably already on it's way.

This movie also features a scene that is strikingly similar to the opening of the first Scream film. It's probably no coincidence.

Black Shampoo (1976)

Directed by Greydon Clark.

Starring Gary Allen, Kelly Beau and Jack Meoff!!!

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This was Greydon Clark's first movie and it comes a bit late in the blaxploitation cycle and is largely forgotten nowadays. Clark would go on to direct the awesome 80's videogame movie called Joysticks in 1983.

Black Shampoo is definitely in the "Shaft" and "Slaughter" school of blaxploitation movies but it sort of veers into Jack Hill-esque ridiculousness. Highly recommended. It's available from VCI Video on DVD.

The Cheerleaders (1973)

Directed by Paul Glickler.

Starring Stephanie Fondue, Denise Dillaway and Jovita Bush.

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Mid-70's sex comedy that spawned two sequels, including the Jack Hill (Coffy) directed Swinging Cheerleaders in 74.

What is hilarious about this trailer is that the last minute or so is just a flagrant succession of butt shots. This is the type of film Clark Griswold probably watched while going to college in the 70's.

Lightning Bolt (1966)

This came out in the golden age of the spy movie and was directed by Antonio Margheriti who would become more famous for horror films like Cannibal Apocalypse and Seven Deaths In The Cat's Eye under the pseudonym of Anthony M. Dawson.

This trailer has all the necessary ingredients...an evil genius bent on ruling the world and a narrator who actually uses the term "sexciting". Brilliant.

The electrified title card alone is worth the view.

Directed by Antonio Margheriti.

Starring Anthony Eisley and Wandisa Guida (originally billed as Wandisa Leigh).

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The Van (1977)

Directed by Sam Grossman.

Starring Stuart Goetz and Deborah White.

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Hot T-Shirts (1980)

Directed by Chuck Vincent.

Starring Crystal Burrell and Licia Colombo.

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Stuck on You! (1983)

Directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman.

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Squeeze Play (1980)

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman.

Starring Jim Harris and Jennifer Hetrick

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School Spirit (1985)

Directed by Alan Holleb.

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