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Testament (1983) One of the best, most depressing post-apocalyptic films around.

Published September 24, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in If They Push That Button, My Favorite Films

And Now The Screaming Starts (1973) Hammer-ish english horror movie that takes place in England in the 1700s.

Published June 22, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Foreign Movies Made For $5 (U.S.)

When The Screaming Stops (1985/1974) Grasp of the Lorelei rebranded during "slasher fever".

Published June 22, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, Foreign Movies Made For $5 (U.S.)

Nightmare Weekend (1985) This is a Troma movie

Published June 5, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Instructional Films For Killing Teens, Movies I Hate

Savage Weekend (1980) 30-something yuppies talking about life and relationship sust happen to get killed at the end.

Published June 5, 2007June 18, 2024by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, My Favorite Films

Little Girl…Big Tease (1977) A 70s sexploitation film. Lots of R-rated sex and soft focus ensues.

Published June 1, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, Dangerous Kids

The Best Legs In 8th Grade (1984) Totally 80s teleplay starring Tim Matheson and a lot of soul searching relationship talk.

Published June 1, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Unrealistic People Falling In Love

Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) Another sports-themed buddy picture from the 70s.

Published May 21, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica

I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can (1982) Jill Clayburgh plays a documentary filmmaker and Valium junkie.

Published May 21, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Lifetime Movie Network

The Survivors (1983) Robin Williams and Walter Mathhau star in this buddy comedy rant against guns, weapons and violence.

Published April 26, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Blue-Collar Heroics, Early-Buddy Erotica, Movies for Paranoid Liberals

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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.

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. Foolin' Around (1980) For the most part, Foolin’ Around is a meandering love story filled with wacky PG-level hijinx. It feels more like a 70s-era live-action Disney movie than the post-Animal House frat comedy it was marketed as.

The World Sucks Now.