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1. Dark Vengeance

   This was part of a 'Twilight Zone' type series from the early 70s.
   Dark Vengeance starred Martin Sheen and Kim Novak. He finds a wooden rocking horse that reigns terror on... Sorry, I can't keep on with a straight face.

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   1 - 70s idea of fashion
   2 - 70s idea of horror
   3 - 70 things wrong with this movie.

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2. when time ran out

   It a Irwin Allen Disaster film. This one with a Volcano.
   It stars Paul Newman who it is hard to take seriously since he dressed as rind stone cowboy.
   
   And it feature a group of characters who are so annoying that you do not care if they live or die.
   The Last of Allen's Disaster Film

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3. Farm Family in Autumn

   Hi,
   I’m a big fan of Bridget and Mary Jo, especially the Farm Family series. I recently completed the set by purchasing Farm Family in Autumn and became curious about what happened to the Markham kids (Heaven’s Gate cultists? DeLorean investors? Sec. of the Interior?) That’s when I stumbled upon this interesting tidbit! Hopefully this is new to you guys. P.S.- Mary Jo, you were right! Grandpa was a fraud!

   Sincerely,
   Patrick Sandberg

   from
   http://www.afana.org/2001chrono.htm

   Tom Smith, who would later achieve his greatest critical success as the General Manager of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, was the creator of probably the most moving portrayal of American farm life in the classroom academic film genre, with his ‘Farm Family’ series of 1967-1968, comprising four films comparing the impact of seasonal changes upon the Red Markham farm and family of Whitewater, Wisconsin.  Each film chronicles daily and seasonal life of the family and farm, contrasting the seeming simplicity of daily chores with the impact of major events, such the birth of a calf, the harvesting of a crop, or the coming of the summer county fair.  With the exception of 'Summer', each film is narrated in first person by a different family member.  We think these are important films that are almost ethnographic in their approach to documenting the life and work of a rural family unit, and present them here consecutively, in a unique viewing context (we're not sure these films have ever been screened together, in one sitting).  The films are:
   'Farm Family in Summer', the only film told in 3rd person narrative, offers a fascinating look at the rural county fair culture, from preparing exhibits to friendly country huckstering, to harness races, to carny rides. 'Farm Family in Autumn' is son Steve’s first-person story of going back to school, sneaking a taste of mom’s fresh-made jam, carving jack-o-lanterns, and the arrival of the tanker truck which collects the dairy farm’s output. 'Farm Family in Winter' is told by Grandpa, who wrestles the hard-starting, gas-powered "snow-buggy" into action, then fetches the vet, who is prevented from reaching the farm road due to adverse conditions, in order to doctor a sick calf. 'Farm Family in Spring', narrated by son Dale, describes a trip into town to buy feed in country store, and a LaGrange 4H club meeting in which the children discuss the progress of their respective projects. The affection that the filmmaker had for the family is apparent, and seems to be evident in the family’s approach to the filmmaker as well, who made four visits to the farm to make these films, and who remains in touch with Dale Markham. The easygoing attitude the family has toward the camera is largely responsible for the charm of this series, a fascinating and refreshing look at a subject that was all too often didactic in the hands of other filmmakers. 
   Tom wrote to us in early June, reminiscing about the events surrounding the making of these films:

   "The Farm Family films were planned as 2nd Editions. There had been a 'Farm Family...' series made in the 1940s in black and white. They were extremely didactic films guaranteed to put you to sleep as quickly as a stiff shot of pentothal. So I was asked to replace them with a new series in color. The first trick was to find a farm where I could film. Headquartered in Chicago, I set out to look in nearby Southern Wisconsin - a two hour drive from my home in Palatine, Illinois. I needed not only a good looking farm but one with kids in elementary school - the age of our target audience. It wasn't easy to find a combination of the two. I consulted with Farm Bureau Agents in several counties. I recall one farm we visited looked great from the outside. The Agent told me they had kids the right age. Then I met the farmer, a handsome, husky fellow - perfect type. We shook hands and it felt strange. Turned out he was missing two fingers on his right hand. I didn't want to have to explain the missing fingers in every film. I knew a lot of shots in the movies would be close-ups of the farmer's hands at work. So this farm was out.
   "It took me weeks of looking. I drove past 100s farms of farms and visited more than 30. I ended up in Walworth county in southern Wisconsin, a country where I had lived for one year when I was a kid. As we drove up to the Markham dairy farm, it looked pretty good. I met farmer "Red" Markham and his wife. Red had all his digits, a good smile was a very tall and strong-looking fellow. His wife Eloise seemed to be all in one piece too. The kids were the perfect age but Red wasn't sure he trusted a city slicker like me promising to pay him some small fee to film his kids on his farm for a year. He had heard lots of sales pitches and figures this could be like one of those "free vacation" offers where they really only want to sell you a condo. We sat in his kitchen over coffee and I tried to persuade him but things weren't going well.
   "To make a connection I mentioned that I lived in nearby Whitewater for one year when I was seven years old. That didn't make much of an impression on him. Then I added that my brother-in-law was from Whitewater too. Maybe he knew him - Bud Ardelt. Red put his cup down and broke into a smile. "Bud Ardelt is your brother-in-law?" Turned out that Red and Bud played for four years on the Whitewater football team together and in High School were buddies. He shook my hand - we had a deal. (Incidentally well-known historian Steven Ambrose was also on that same football team.)
   "It was only my second year at EBEC and the four films were made while I continued to make other films on other subjects. I normally made about five or six, 12 to 18 minute films a year. We began filming with Fall. Then followed each season as it came along. Summer was the last. As you know from having seen the films, there was usually a thin plot running but what carried the show was showing the farming activities during that particular season. Fall was harvest, Winter not much happens but the kids have lots of fun in the snow and they cut their own Christmas tree. Spring is planting time and Summer there is the county fair. I don't recall why we didn't have a first person narration for the summer movie. No one in the films was an actor and to get someone to read a narration was very difficult. I had to do it line by line and often would not let them see the words but rather read it to them and have them repeat it...
   "I've stayed in contact with the Markham family over the years. They have now retired from farming but the parents still live on the farm. The kids are all grown-up and most have kids of their own. None are farmers. As I mentioned "Red" was a big guy - over six foot- five inches tall. His sons grew to be taller than he. One of the boys seen in the film - Dale, went on to be a college football star and briefly played for a pro team. He is now in his 40s. I think he works for a seed company. Pam studied nursing but now is raising her own family. We get Christmas cards from them every year and ten or fifteen years ago I stopped at the farm, unannounced. They were just as friendly as they could be. We laughed and talked of the old days and funny things that happened during that year when I made the films.
   "The film crew was normally about four or five people. I served as cameraman on a couple of the films but don't recall which ones. Arthur Bothham was the cameraman on the others including the "Fall" film. I second unit on all of them - running up to the farm to shoot one specific scene for a day with my Bolex and then returning home. There was no real "Grandpa" on the farm. The fellow who played "Grandpa" was actually our film's grip - Stanley Wallega. Stanley died about 15 years ago."

   Hi,
   I’m a big fan of Bridget and Mary Jo, especially the Farm Family series. I recently completed the set by purchasing Farm Family in Autumn and became curious about what happened to the Markham kids (Heaven’s Gate cultists? DeLorean investors? Sec. of the Interior?) That’s when I stumbled upon this interesting tidbit! Hopefully this is new to you guys. P.S.- Mary Jo, you were right! Grandpa was a fraud!

   Sincerely,
   Patrick Sandberg

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   http://www.afana.org/2001chrono.htm

   Tom Smith, who would later achieve his greatest critical success as the General Manager of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, was the creator of… more

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4. the intruder within

   Made for tv movie from 1981 that scared me when I was 10 years old. Watched it again for the 2nd time-37 years later and was bored to learn the "alien" like creature shows up 6 minutes before the end! The scariest thing I saw this time was the cast constantly drinking coffee and never headed to the bathroom!

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5. Neverland (2003)

   A dark reimagining of Peter Pan. From the Wiki:

   "The award-winning film, loosely based on Barrie's work, presents the characters with a twist. It features Peter Pan as an older, androgynous teen, whereas the fairy Tinker Bell is a drugged and burnt out girl, the Lost Boys are hot guys and pot heads, the Darling children are adopted, Wendy Darling is black, Captain Hook is a gay leather man and Tiger Lily is a transvestite. The events take place in Neverland which is an amusement park in the film, rather than the imaginary island."

   It stars Wil Wheaton and is kind of fun, in a campy way. Perfect Riff material.

   A dark reimagining of Peter Pan. From the Wiki:

   "The award-winning film, loosely based on Barrie's work, presents the characters with a twist. It features Peter Pan as an older, androgynous teen, whereas the fairy Tinker Bell is a drugged and burnt out girl, the Lost Boys are hot guys and pot heads, the Darling children are adopted, Wendy Darling is black, Captain Hook is a gay leather man and Tiger Lily is a transvestite. The events take place in Neverland which is an amusement park in the film, rather than the imaginary island."

   It stars Wil Wheaton and is… more

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6. The Final Sanction

   The Final Sanction Stars Ted Prior and Robert Z’Dar and is a film by David A Prior (Deadly Prey) and like many of his films....possibly all of them...is totally ripe for RT.

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7. Catweazle

   I'm an American/Dutch dual citizen, living in Holland for ten years and the US west coast for fifty years before that.

   My Dutch husband called one of our kitties "Catweazle" this evening, and I asked him what on earth he was talking about. It turns out that "Catweazle" was a British-made children's show from the early '70s that he watched on TV as a small child.

   I watched Season 1, Episode 1 of "Catweazle" (oh, I never get tired of typing that name!) on YouTube, and it was fifteen minutes of riff-worthy delight.

   I had never heard of this show before tonight! Now I'm wondering why American children didn't get to watch this gem... Maybe the TV heads thought it was too "complicated" for us kids in the States.

   If you can secure the rights, "Catweazle" would make a choice short to riff on.

   Check it out... You won't regret it!
   ~Hildita

   I'm an American/Dutch dual citizen, living in Holland for ten years and the US west coast for fifty years before that.

   My Dutch husband called one of our kitties "Catweazle" this evening, and I asked him what on earth he was talking about. It turns out that "Catweazle" was a British-made children's show from the early '70s that he watched on TV as a small child.

   I watched Season 1, Episode 1 of "Catweazle" (oh, I never get tired of typing that name!) on YouTube, and it was fifteen minutes of riff-worthy delight.

   I had never heard of this show… more

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8. Black Dynamite
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9. Deadly Spygames

   From the people that brought us Psychotronic Man, comes an even more incomprehensible story.

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10. Operation: Deep Freeze

    Or, a history of my dating life.

    Just kidding, it's a short from the '50s about Antarctica! Starring some overly adorable penguins.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA-1F5NSjsU

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11. DRACULA 1931

    The 1931 Universal horror classic is still entertaining, quite atmospheric, also with passage of time quaint and humorous. It's not like other movies because it's so old and early in the "talkie" epoch. It might even scare Mike, Kevin & Bill a little bit.

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12. Storylords

    A classic series from the great minds at UW-Stout!

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storylords?wprov=sfla1

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13. One or more of the episodes of the "Walking With" documentary series

    Rifftrax was at its best doing the "total riff-off" stint for National Geographic. Imagine what they would do with one of the most recognized prehistoric nature documentaries ever! Be it "Dinosaurs" or "Beasts", it would be great!

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14. The Mermaid

    A Chinese film about a mermaid who is sent to kill the developer who is endangering her race but ends up falling in love. It's actually funny in a really horrible way.

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15. Dance Macabre (1992)

    "A killer is on the loose at a Russian ballet academy."

    Highly predictable slasher film directed by Greydon Clark (ANGELS' REVENGE, FINAL JUSTICE), and starring Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET).

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16. The Christmas Light (1995) and The Christmas Brigade (1995)

    The Christmas Light
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784186/reference
    and its sequel ... or soft reboot(?), The Christmas Brigade.
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9467594/reference

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17. Popeye

    Please riff the Robin Williams' "Popeye" movie, if possible. It has the making of a good movie, but It's just so weirdly executed, that I think it's perfect Riffbait.

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18. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6up22Min_M

    The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

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19. Exit the dragon with Bruce Lee

    I want this amazing Bruce lee movie in the voices of the muppets :-) or any other people besides

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20. Clan of the Cave Bear

    This 80s movie is a very poor adaptation of a book about a girl growing up with cavemen. There is grunting. There is caveman clothing. There is a complete lack of anything that made the book worth reading. The movie seems like it was based on a drunken recitation of the spark notes of the book.

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