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The Alpha Incident (1977) A bumbling train worker contaminates a bunch of people in a train station.

Published January 11, 2010November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in If They Push That Button, Movies for Paranoid Liberals

Rituals (1977) A Canadian version of Deliverance starring Hal Holbrook.

Published December 14, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge

Day of The Animals (1977) Filled to the brim with ridiculous characterizations, absurd animal attacks, and a shirtless, power-crazed Leslie Nielsen.

Published December 7, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Animals Who Kill People Who Are Dumb, Movies for Paranoid Liberals

The Beach Girls (1982) Yet another teen boob sex comedies from the early 80s.

Published November 30, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, Dangerous Kids

Streetwalkin’ (1985) Mid-80s exploitation flick focusing on teen prostitution.

Published November 23, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Dangerous Kids, Lifetime Movie Network

Separate Vacations (1985) Yet another 1980s post-Woody Allen romantic comedy.

Published November 16, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Unrealistic People Falling In Love

The Fan (1981) Yet another book from the 70s made into a misguided movie.

Published November 2, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge

Heartbreakers (1985) Los Angeles. The 80s. Peter Coyote stars as a struggling artist having relationship problems.

Published October 26, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica, Unrealistic People Falling In Love

PICK-UP SUMMER (1979) Canadian pinball/boob movie remarketed for the US.

Published October 19, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase

SCARRED (1983) Some type of student film that got a grant, a budget, and a theatrical release.

Published October 12, 2009November 13, 2021by Stunt Rock in Lifetime Movie Network, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

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About

The Betamax Rundown was started by failed musician and artist Stunt Rock in October of 2006, with the intent being to review and analyze a personal library of over 2100 Betamax tapes.

When not watching movies, he enjoys making artistic horseshit no one cares about.

Steve Bullyhuff is the ever-loyal proofreader and fact-checker. When not fixing drunken typos, he enjoys playing rock music.

The Betamax Rundown is updated sporadically.

Marathon (1980) This movie is written by men, from the perspective of men, and for consumption by men. Longing for extramarital affairs, fixation on younger women, unhappiness with a spouse, disappointment with kids - it’s all here. Independence Day (1983) Trigger warning if your grandfather ever made you high like a tree. Independence Day (1983) Beret-clad photographer Mary Ann (Kathleen Quinlan) has lived in the same town her entire life yet still finds the energy to run around snapping photos of townspeople as she awaits an acceptance letter from a San Franciso art school, while also helping her cancer-stricken mother convalesce. We’re supposed to ignore that she’s clearly 30 and still trying to get into art school. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) Extra Ellen Barkin appreciation post. Her performance in the first segment was described as "bruised, tough and sexy" by Janet Maslin in the NYT. Accurate. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) Kevin Bacon, playing a young cabbie looking for love in the third story of this anthology film, sings a song, but it sound like it might be overdubbed. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) Uneven New York anthology full of progressive themes and likable performances. Mid-Knight Rider aka Hard Knocks (1979) Some select clips: Mid-Knight Rider aka Hard Knocks (1979) HARD RECOMMEND! This movie is insane. Somewhere there has to be a proper cut where it all works perfectly, but this seventy-seven-minute cut released on home video is wild. It’s Midnight Cowboy but quickly turns into homesteading Western before dropping into First Blood territory. Foolin' Around (1980) A young Bill Macy in his first screen role! Foolin' Around was filmed in 1978 so I'm comfortable saying this even though it was released after Somewhere In Time (1980) which is technically the first appearance of W. H. Macy.

The World Sucks Now.