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Wheels of Fire (1984) Everything you would hope to find in a C-grade Mad Max rip-off.

Published July 31, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Foreign Movies Made For $5 (U.S.), If They Push That Button

Streets of Fire(1984) A misguided exercise in egomania and excess with Michael Pare and Diane Lane.

Published July 31, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Extremely Dated Musical Entertainment, High Concept - Poor Execution

Defiance (1979) Yet another loner-revenge film with Jan Michael Vincent.

Published March 7, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge, Blue-Collar Heroics, My Favorite Films

Fighting Back (1982) Yet another revenge genre film that drapes itself in the guise of being a little more community-oriented.

Published March 7, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge, Blue-Collar Heroics

Death Valley (1982) Peter Billingsley tries to lead this mystery/slasher movie

Published February 14, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge, Standard-Lowering Children's Entertainment

Deathdream (1974) Bob Clark directed war/zombie film. Notable for being one of Tom Savinis first jobs.

Published February 14, 2008November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness, 70s Existential Bullshit, Dangerous Kids

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975) Entertaining mystery movie involving lots of flashbacks and some convoluted reincarnation plot.

Published December 12, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Existential Bullshit, High Concept - Poor Execution

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1969) An exploitation/blaxploitation movie a few years ahead of its time.

Published December 12, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge, My Favorite Films

City of The Walking Dead (1980) Italio-horror by veteran Umberto Lenzi. Plenty of gore, boobs and gory boobs.

Published December 2, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness, If They Push That Button, Movies for Paranoid Liberals

CASTLE OF THE WALKING DEAD (1967) Yet another British horror movie from the 60s that takes place in the 1800's.

Published December 2, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Foreign Movies Made For $5 (U.S.), Movies For Lonely Goth Chicks

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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.