The Dungeonmaster (1985) Full Movie!!

Directed by Charles Band and various others.

Starring Jeffrey Byron and Richard Moll.

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I only got the chance to see this film a few years ago on a specialty cable channel here in Canada, and I've been trying to find it ever since.

This is not on DVD (and may never be) but someone posted the entire film on You Tube and here it is in all its 80's "dawn of computers" glory. This is filled with too many laughs to recount here but it is a memorable experience with roles for people like Richard "Night Court" Moll and an appearance by 80's B-Grade metal band W.A.S.P.

A lot of you probably don't have the time to watch a full film on someone's blog but if you want to waste an hour, have fun with this one.

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Cruel Jaws (1995)

Directed by Bruno Mattei.

Starring David Luther.

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A mind-blowing rip-off of Jaws that actually uses footage from Steven Spielberg's movie as well as Jeannot Szwarc's sequel Jaws 2. What's even better is that this re-uses a ton of footage from Enzo G. Castellari's "Great White" from 1980 which was even more of a rip-off of Jaws than this one. In fact, "Great White" was pulled from distribution after Universal sued.

So this is a second-generation rip-off I guess. It was actually marketed as "Jaws 5" in some regions. Genius.

Mattei was responsible for other great Italian schlock like "Hell of the Living Dead", "Violence In A Women's Prison" and the unheralded dystopia film "Rats".

There are many great moments in this trailer, such as when the little girl in the wheelchair is accidentally dumped into the water and the various re-enactments of scenes from Jaws like the little dog who is the Italian version of "Pippet".

Try and figure out how much footage is actually from Jaws (there is a lot).

Thrashin' (1986)

Directed by David Winters.

Starring Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler and Sherilyn Fenn.

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A classic from my youth and for awhile, the only skateboard movie worth watching (and probably still is). The trailer focuses a lot on the corny romance sub-plot but there are so many great lines and moments in this film that the trailer doesn't really even come close to giving you the glimpse you need.

The trailer does have the awkward and hilarious quote that paraphrases the famous Brando line in "The Wild One" but my favourite will always be the stoner dude coming out of the house and saying "Oh look, it's the Ramp Locals!" in that 80's Cali-skater accent. Priceless.

I once knew a guy in Montreal who had been in a band called Cory Webster, named after the Josh Brolin character.

One Down, Two to Go (1982)

Directed by Fred Williamson.

Starring Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Richard Roundtree, Jim Kelly and Joe Spinell.

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This film brings back three of the stars of 1974's "Three The Hard Way" and adds Richard "Shaft" Roundtree as well as the always great Joe Spinell who, of course, starred in the iconic slasher film "Maniac" as well as other great movies like "Walking The Edge" and Bill Lustig's "Vigilante".

This is also the first film Fred Williamson directed since "Mr. Mean" in 1977 and he would go on a bit of a run by directing 3 movies in the next year including "The Big Score" which would bring back Roundtree, Spinell as well as genre all-stars John Saxon and the late D'Urville Martin.

The tagline for One Down, Two To Go was "Forget the A-team. This is the kick-ass team!"

Be sure to hear one of Williamson's all-time great lines near the end of the trailer.

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Shock 'Em Dead (1991)

Soundtrack - I'm In Love With A Slut



Continuing with our possession theme, Shock 'Em Dead is a late entry into the short-lived Heavy Metal horror genre but it's a memorable one. It was made in the 90's but its heart is in 1986. This of course stars ex-porn star Traci Lords right after her successful stint in John Waters "Cry Baby".

This trailer has all the elements and goes for the gold right away with a shameless breast exposure. Also watch for nods to the Exorcist and the classic quote, "When you make a deal with the devil, there's always a catch".

If you like fare such as Trick Or Treat, Black Roses or Rock and Roll Zombies, you'll dig this.

Shockingly, this hasn't been put out on DVD yet so you'll have a hard time tracking it down.

Directed by Mark Freed.

Starring Traci Lords, Troy Donahue and Aldo Ray.

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People Freaking Out Over The Exorcist

This is some footage from 1973 showing various audiences reacting to the then hardcore scares of the Exorcist. I can't think of any film that could be released today that would cause the same reaction. This is fun stuff.

Beyond The Door (1974) aka The Devil Within Her

A Euro-Trash classic and, along with the blaxploitation film "Abby", one of the most unapologetic rip-offs of the mega-succesful "The Exorcist". This has Gabriele Lavia who was also in other great Italian horror films like Deep Red, Inferno and Zeder.

In my opinion, the head-turning scene in this film (as seen in the trailer) is creepier than the one in the Exorcist.

This film made a lot of money in America and it's success made the distributors of Mario Bava's unrelated film "Schock" to release it as "Beyond The Door 2" in North America.

Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and Robert Barrett.

Starring Juliet Mills, Richard Johnson and Gabriele Lavia.

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