Viewing Date: Apr 25, 2024
Starring: Paul Hipp, Martha Quinn, Robert Factor, Blue Oyster Cult (?!)
Plot
An Alien (Cosmo) and his robot (Lump) land in a small town and promptly takes over the local radio station. The disk jockey, Dan O’ Dare, well known for his publicity stunts, becomes a hostage. The alien uses the radio station and Dan’s amused audience to target and subsequently shrink women for his collection, after the women picture themselves as starring in a music video. (via IMDB & wikipedia)
Rules
- 66 or 666
- Electrical anomolies
- Alien Robot antics
- Music videos (several done by Blue Oyster Cult, apparently)
- Fungus related activities
Quotes
- “This son of a bitch is crazier than a tree full of owls!”
- (viewer quote) “Corky’s the best thing about this movie!”
- (viewer quote) “We need to add ‘Touching Myself Again’ to the official Bad Movie Thursday Soundtrack.”
What We Learned
- New radio stations regularly cause electrical problems & power surges
- Disinfectant kills aliens
- Nobody cares about Bunny.
Final Take
Nothing special, but had a few fun parts and kept moving the nonsense along. Highlights were the music videos and enjoyably terrible music, which was nice considering this was a nod to MTV culture of that era.
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