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Maurie / Big Mo (1973) Sappy melodrama about real life basketball players Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman.

Published April 26, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica, Standard-Lowering Children's Entertainment

Tornado (1983) Corrupt Captain and well liked Sgt. Maggio struggle for control of a platoon in 'Nam.

Published April 19, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness

American Commandos (1986) Everything that's good about C-grade action entertainment of the middle 1980s.

Published April 10, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness, Barely Justified Revenge, My Favorite Films

All The Way Boys (1972) Another Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer movie from Italy.

Published April 4, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica

The Hostage Tower (1980) Criminal mastermind uses lasers to hijack the Eiffel Tower.

Published March 27, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Insinuated Thrills - Allged Action, Poorly Made Films Involving Poorly Planned Heists

The Children (1980) A busload of kids get gassed and become radioactive.

Published March 19, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Dangerous Kids, If They Push That Button

Thirst (1979) Odd hybrid sci-fi/vampire movie.

Published March 12, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in High Concept - Poor Execution, Movies For Lonely Goth Chicks

Cherry Hill High (1977) No-budget sex comedy that's sort of enjoyable.

Published March 5, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

Rolling Thunder (1977) Vietnam Vet has trouble with thugs who kill his family and seeks revenge.

Published February 26, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness, Barely Justified Revenge

Rolling Vengeance (1987) A monster truck film with a thin rape/murder/revenge plot.

Published February 26, 2007November 12, 2021by Stunt Rock in Barely Justified Revenge, Blue-Collar Heroics

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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.

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.