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The Wild Life (1984) Unofficial "Fast Times..." sequel/spin-off that failed to find an audience.

Published November 14, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Coming of Age According To A Script, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

Stuck On You! (1983) Early Troma pile of shit that takes a look at famous couples through the ages.

Published November 13, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Movies I Hate, Slapstick Fallout

Off The Wall (1983) A ridiculous movie made for teenage boys involving prison, wrestling, slapstick comedy, and hitch-hiking.

Published November 13, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Movies I Hate, Slapstick Fallout

The Final Terror (1983) Yet another 80s slasher movies that came out around this time period.

Published November 10, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Instructional Films For Killing Teens, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

Tuff Turf (1985) James Spader is the new kid in a town of whites.

Published November 9, 2006November 10, 2021by Stunt Rock in Dangerous Kids, Unrealistic Teen Fantasy

High Ballin'(1977) Trucker Lifestyle film primarily concerned with fighting, drinking, comradere and C.B.'s.

Published October 31, 2006November 9, 2021by Stunt Rock in Blue-Collar Heroics, Early-Buddy Erotica

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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.