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The Catamount Killing (1974) Bizarre West German heist movie that was filmed in America.

Published December 19, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Poorly Made Films Involving Poorly Planned Heists

The Domino Principle (1977) Heavily butchered Gene Hackmen led mess of a conspiracy/thriller.

Published December 11, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Insinuated Thrills - Allged Action, Movies for Paranoid Liberals

The Baltimore Bullet (1980) Pool hustler movie with Coburn.

Published December 11, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica

Sky High (1984) Some type of Porky's/War Games hybrid.

Published December 6, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Early-Buddy Erotica, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

Flashpoint Africa (1984) West German made espionage-in-Africa made-for-TV thriller.

Published December 6, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Insinuated Thrills - Allged Action

The Retrievers (1984) South American made espionage/spy/Rambo rip-off type of movie

Published November 30, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Insinuated Thrills - Allged Action, My Cousin Knows Karate

Crossover/Mr. Patman (1980) Coburn stars in a psychiatric ward character study.

Published November 30, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Movies for Paranoid Liberals

Seniors (1978) Dennis Quaid, dated jokes, and interesting 70s scenery.

Published November 29, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in 70s Boob Showcase, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

Welcome To Arrow Beach (1974) Very early cannibalism film helmed by actor/director Laurence Harvey.

Published November 26, 2006November 11, 2021by Stunt Rock in Instructional Films For Killing Teens

On The Yard (1978) Gritty book edited into buddy-prison film.

Published November 17, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Prison

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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.

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