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Terror Out of the Sky (1978) A bee-suited man leads a swarm of killer bees to their collective incineration inside an abandoned missile silo.

Published May 11, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Animals Who Kill People Who Are Dumb

The Savage Bees (1976) A sheriff, a scientist, and a doctor somehow convince an entire swarm of killer bees to swarm a Volkswagen Beetle and drive to the Superdome.

Published May 4, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Animals Who Kill People Who Are Dumb

Running Scared (1980) A series of military mishaps leads to airboat chase scenes and terrible Judge Reinhold jokes.

Published April 29, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Dangerous Kids, Early-Buddy Erotica

Madman (1982) A slasher movie about a madman who kills kids at a camp.

Published April 18, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Instructional Films For Killing Teens

One Dark Night (1982) Slasher-era film that watches more like a Hammer-era gothic horror.

Published April 11, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Instructional Films For Killing Teens, Movies For Lonely Goth Chicks

Body Rock (1984) A third-rate breakdancing cash-in with a protagonist taking a stand against kissing another man.

Published April 6, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Coming of Age According To A Script, Dangerous Kids

Just Between Friends (1986) Another overlong movie about unhappy caucasians and their miserable interpersonal relationships.

Published March 30, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Unrealistic People Falling In Love

The Being (1983) An homage to 50s-era sci-fi features that doesn't adjust budget for inflation.

Published March 21, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in If They Push That Button

A Breed Apart (1984) A bunch of people fetishize the Bald eagle.

Published March 14, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in 'Nam Vet Toughness, Animals Who Kill People Who Are Dumb

Mad Bull (1977) Raging Bull as rewritten by a housewife and her annoying son who is obsessed with wrestling.

Published March 7, 2017February 20, 2022by Stunt Rock in Unrealistic People Falling In Love, Wrasslin'

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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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