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1. Super Fuzz

   In the early days of cable movie channels, this movie was always on. My brother and I loved it and I have absolutely no idea why! (It's in English, despite Wikipedia saying it's an Italian film.)

   Wikipedia's synopsis:
   Super Fuzz or Poliziotto superpiù (also called Super Snooper) is an Italian comedy film about Dave Speed, a bumbling Miami police officer who gains super powers through accidental nuclear exposure. Directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Terence Hill and Ernest Borgnine, it was released in 1980.

   ("Dave Speed" happens to be an obviously Italian guy using an Americanized a stage name.)

   It doesn't sound so horrible until you see the trailer:
   http://youtu.be/ngvYJtpXkM4

   In the early days of cable movie channels, this movie was always on. My brother and I loved it and I have absolutely no idea why! (It's in English, despite Wikipedia saying it's an Italian film.)

   Wikipedia's synopsis:
   Super Fuzz or Poliziotto superpiù (also called Super Snooper) is an Italian comedy film about Dave Speed, a bumbling Miami police officer who gains super powers through accidental nuclear exposure. Directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Terence Hill and Ernest Borgnine, it was released in 1980.

   ("Dave Speed" happens to be an obviously Italian guy using an Americanized a stage name.)

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2. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

   Three words: David Carradine, Chuck Norris and cowboy hats.

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3. Real Steel

   It's that Rock em Sock em Robots rip off movie that nobody remembers!

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4. The Most Important Person

   No, I'm not taking about what Kevin Murphy thinks of himself... or is it Bill Corbett? Or maybe Mary Jo? Bridget? Mike?

   Oh, well. No, this was a series of animated films back in the Seventies which dealt with issues such as emotions and health, but in a funny and goofy way. A lot better than Churchill Films' Feelings series, because they don't just drop you without an ending.

   So why should these shorts be riffed?

   (1) Made a whole lot of them than ACI Films did. Seriously, there were several shorts made, and I recall they used them first as a filler for Captain Kangaroo, then later in schools, where they eventually meandered to PBS/GRETA channels. Whereas ACI taught us how to make things out of garbage, and find abstract things in county fairs or numbers with turkeys, The TMIP films focus on things that children deal with like making mistakes, how the body works (no, seriously, but family-based), and the world around you. But in an animated, bizarre sort of way.. which leads to number two..

   (2) Teaching lessons with strange methods.. the one I recall was about teeth, but had the character going about claiming he was 'brushing his teeth,' by eating things you chew to keep them healthy. Another was about 'touching,' (which I've submitted the clip here) which taught kids it was okay to 'touch' things, which was odd because everywhere I used to go, they'd tell you NOT to touch things. Odd..

   (3) Amazingly bilingual: Thanks to Sesame Street and other PBS shows early on, TMIP has some kids in the show speaking Spanish as well as English, which isn't really a bad thing but you wonder why they switch between languages and wonder if you're watching a kid's show of if you stepped into a foreign film of sorts.

   Overall, TMIP wasn't bad, it however shows how ridiculous it was teaching our kids stuff in the Seventies through animation. Here's a clip from the series.. called Touching.

   Touching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMi0sUzvlOc

   No, I'm not taking about what Kevin Murphy thinks of himself... or is it Bill Corbett? Or maybe Mary Jo? Bridget? Mike?

   Oh, well. No, this was a series of animated films back in the Seventies which dealt with issues such as emotions and health, but in a funny and goofy way. A lot better than Churchill Films' Feelings series, because they don't just drop you without an ending.

   So why should these shorts be riffed?

   (1) Made a whole lot of them than ACI Films did. Seriously, there were several shorts made, and I recall they used them first… more

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5. CBS Children's Film Festival: What Next? (1975)

   In honor of RiffTrax doing a MST3K Reunion Live, I'd thought I'd offer up some riffing material from the source which inspired the creation of MST3K in the first place: The CBS Children's Film Festival w/Kukla, Fran and Ollie.. or rather the short films they viewed with us back in the Sixties and Seventies..

   First a little referencing since one CBS CFF short was offered up here earlier: Winter of the Witch: http://ideas.rifftrax.com/forums/244244-rifftrax-movie-requests/suggestions/6939247-winter-of-the-witch-1969-short-film-narrated-by

   Now onto the first offering at hand.. What Next? And no this is not what Mike, Kevin and Bill would say as they head into RiffTrax HQ, but an interestingly little film about a boy would ends up getting psychic powers due to getting beaned on the head with newspapers.

   Yes, you heard me right, newspapers. For some reason in the Seventies, producers made young audiences think every day accidents, which could give you possibly a severe concussion, or slight brain damage, can somehow trigger ESP like abilities. But hey, it was the 70s.. so..

   Anyway, here's the spiel, Famille:

   Enter Donald, an average kid living in England, who is just going down to the shops to pick up his latest magazine, when his friends distract him long enough to get pelted with a newspaper delivery.

   (Man, and he falls down like a rock! What exactly were those papers made of? Thank Rassilon he wasn't there during Sunday's Edition, eh?)

   Anyway, his friends make some Captain Obvious statements about him being knocked out. As if the entire concept eludes them for some reason, where you want to say, 'Nah, kids, he's just resting his eyes because he received some bad news..' (Apologies, been hanging round Kevin and Bill too long.)

   Anyway, when Donald wakes up he suddenly goes into a trance (complete with echoesque, creepy voice) and chants a rhyme about two bicyclists colliding. Sure enough, the kids sit there and watch it happen in sheer amazement (must be a slow day in England, or The Doctor was busy doing something else.). Afterwards they ask Donald how did he know and he just shrugs saying he has a funny feeling and the title screen pops up as if you're watching a sitcom.. no, seriously, it does..

   Now as the film continues, Don and his friends are walking down the sidewalk, still grasping over the fact Don can now see things into the future. During which, he stops and predicts a man directly in front of them is going to steal a car. Naturally, he does without anyone doing anything, sort of like 'Oh, my, he's stealing a car, oh, well, nothing for it.' Then in one brief scene, we're treated to something that seems something more like a James Bond film than a kid's short, as the stolen vehicle is driven into a van, and they drive off.

   Back to Donald and his friends, so you don't forget what you're watching, where they are at his house explaining to his parents what has happened. As standard per films of this caliber, they are skeptical until Don predicts the father will receive twenty pounds. When it comes true, Dad decides they have a gold mine and wants Don to help him predict the races. (A Most Unusual Camera, anyone?)

   Meanwhile we briefly go back to the victim of the stolen car for some reason. Possibly to show that he can't understand why his car was stolen, and if you watch this clip, you'll be amiss as well..

   Back to Donald, he's having no luck getting his powers to activate, while his Dad is attempting to have him pick winners. Until they switch on the race and, lo and behold, Don's clairvoyance kicks in and picks the winner. Whereas his Mum, then believes Don can't just switch on his powers unless certain circumstances apply.

   In this case, Don can't do it unless there's a real need, or sees an image relating to the problem.

   Then here's where the real tailspin of this film occurs: Don's friends have been thinking about the recent crime wave hitting their town, and believe Don can help his Dad with dealing with it.

   Oh, yeah, did they forget to mention his Dad is a detective, who has hit on hard times because he can't solve this current crime wave? Imagine...

   Anyway, Dad decides he'll have Don help him with these cases, and remarkably he does, locating where stolen merchandise is at, and warning others before crimes occur. (Now, folks, please bear with me here, because I'm going by my stodgy memory, and haven't been able to locate a full copy of this short, and I'm piecing the obscure puzzle from this clip,)

   As expected, the criminals aren't happy because suddenly their schemes are being foiled, and they absolutely have NO IDEA how this is happening. They just assume dear old Dad has become an instant Sherlock Holmes.

   Now in a bizarre twist, you'd think Dad's boss-- the Constable-- would be happy with this result, but instead the Constable is uncharacteristically furious with Dad for solving these cases. Which makes Don and his friends suspect there's something rotten in Denmark (or in this case, a small town in England), and decide they'd better investigate.

   So now what was a nice film about a kid who can predict the future, it now gets transformed into a lost episode from Scooby-Doo... but without the talking dog and his friend..

   Neat film, huh? So why should RiffTrax take a stab at What Next? Well, here are three good reasons:

   (1) The Entire Premise Itself: As I said, the Seventies had weird ways for people to acquire their superpowers, from accidentally sticking a fork into a light socket, to accidentally consuming 'magic water (or brownies, whatever the case may be).' Or in this case, getting beaned on the head with something because you looked away for a moment. What's even funnier is the fact the villains have no clue about Don until he accidentally gives himself away as he's investigating the crimes himself.

   (2) The Classic 70s Logic/AntiLogic: One of the things I loved about 70s children's films was the producers apparently thought we were as dumb as bricks. Because What Next? is what you'll probably be screaming when you wonder how many cliches you can find, and suspect the kids from 'Drugs Are Like That,' are much more intelligent than Don's friends... and the villains for that matter.

   Besides his friends' 'Captain Obvious' moments, there are others: like why is it in Brit films, every other person appears as if they live in poverty, or semi-poverty. Then the major hilarious moment comes when Don 'disguises' himself by wearing a fedora, fake mustache and trenchcoat to fool the head boss behind the crimes. It almost works, too (!) until Don's power kicks in at a bad moment and blows his cover. (Doncha hate when that happens?)

   (3) Don's Power itself: When Don's ability kicks in, rather than do something mystical, like say when Peter Parker's eyes would flash, and you'd see a colour negative image when his Spider Sense would activate in that Spidey TV show, Don simply goes into a trance and speaks in verse, complete with resonating echo-like voice. (Yeah, like that doesn't get annoying fast..) Even more disturbing is how everyone accepts Don's power like its nothing.

   Overall, What Next is a hilarious film because of the sheer ridiculousness of it, but also how you can take a simple concept and spin it on its ear.

   Regrettably, I couldn't find a full version of the short itself, but YouTube has a clip, and if you can locate one, let me know guys because I'd like to see this one riffed by Mike, Kevin and Bill.. or even Mary Jo or Bridget.

   Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBVJC-XbDuA

   In honor of RiffTrax doing a MST3K Reunion Live, I'd thought I'd offer up some riffing material from the source which inspired the creation of MST3K in the first place: The CBS Children's Film Festival w/Kukla, Fran and Ollie.. or rather the short films they viewed with us back in the Sixties and Seventies..

   First a little referencing since one CBS CFF short was offered up here earlier: Winter of the Witch: http://ideas.rifftrax.com/forums/244244-rifftrax-movie-requests/suggestions/6939247-winter-of-the-witch-1969-short-film-narrated-by

   Now onto the first offering at hand.. What Next? And no this is not what Mike, Kevin and Bill would say as they head into RiffTrax HQ,… more

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6. 101 Dalmations

   There should be 101 reasons why this movie should be riffed

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7. turbo kid
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8. Joan Avoids a Cold (1947)

   A Coronet short. Features a poster titled "How to Sit", the important of spitting toothpaste into the toilet, and the fact that cod liver oil is liquid sunshine.

   See:
   https://archive.org/details/0042_Joan_Avoids_a_Cold_18_43_30_00-0013

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9. Rover Dangerfield

   Animated Rodnedy Dangerfield as a DOG for kids?!?! I think that's 4 good reasons.

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10. The Beast

    Long after the release of JAWS, author Peter Benchley must've been out of cash when he pitched an idea for a new 'under sea terror.' The result? The 1996 2-Night, TV Movie event known as "The BEAST."

    Ripping off so much from that better sea creature film, it stars William 'That guy from CSI' Petersen as a fisherman who does battle with the elusive GIANT SQUID (Cue lighting effects and scary music sting!)

    I don't know if it's possible to plagarize yourself but Benchley does it with this one. It features a grizzled fisherman, a dunce of a Mayor, and monster that's so cheesy you'd think that Roger Corman had his hand in it. I have to say that this movie is probably worse than Jaws 4: The Revenge, but not by much.

    In the end, the creature eats people, Petersen finds love, and Benchley cashes his check. Please Rifftrax, make this movie watchable!

    Long after the release of JAWS, author Peter Benchley must've been out of cash when he pitched an idea for a new 'under sea terror.' The result? The 1996 2-Night, TV Movie event known as "The BEAST."

    Ripping off so much from that better sea creature film, it stars William 'That guy from CSI' Petersen as a fisherman who does battle with the elusive GIANT SQUID (Cue lighting effects and scary music sting!)

    I don't know if it's possible to plagarize yourself but Benchley does it with this one. It features a grizzled fisherman, a dunce of a Mayor, and… more

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11. A Crack in the Floor

    A Crack in the Floor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236126/

    Low budget slasher movie with little plot, farcical dialog etc. I used to play a game where I would try to trick people to rent this from my local movie store because it's hilariously bad. Ripe for riffing.
    1. It stars Mario Lopez (AC Slater).
    2. Gary Busey has a ridiculous cameo involving live chickens.
    3. This is the movie cover:

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12. Street Wars (1992)
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13. the great smokey roadblock

    This Henry Fonda classic has it all....Bad acting a terrible score a screenplay that features long haul trucking as its main plot. This was a down period in Fondas career...Which makes it all the more great. To see such a screen legend reduced to a Trucker movie....Well aint that America indeed.

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14. Nightmare City (1980)

    "Nightmare City is a 1980 Italian-Spanish zombie film directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film stars Hugo Stiglitz as a television news reporter who witnesses the collapse of order in a city overrun by irradiated blood-drinking ghouls. Victims of the ghouls rise from the dead to join the host, adding to the chaos."

    A zombie movie starring B-movie star Hugo Stiglitz. Make up, effects and dub is pretty bad, but there is something awesome about this movie.

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15. Fresh Horses 1988

    A classic 80's movie starring Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald- that isn't Pretty and Pink and also has Viggo Mortensen and Ben Stiller you say? Well Fresh Horses is that film! This angsty film is all about what happens when you go with the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and not in a good way- and why? Just why? Nice-ish guy McCarthy meets up with semi-schitzophrenic Ringwald and both their lives are slightly never the same- in Cincinnati! For anyone who ever wanted a Pretty In Pink squeak-uel with an unhappy ending- this might kind of fill that void, but only long enough to make you want to watch Pretty In Pink- so you can remember what your world was like before you saw Fresh Horses here are links, clips, and a trailer
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Horses
    http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0095178/
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKCT3DP43E
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtYafmIMLE
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=POguCw3CIhc

    A classic 80's movie starring Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald- that isn't Pretty and Pink and also has Viggo Mortensen and Ben Stiller you say? Well Fresh Horses is that film! This angsty film is all about what happens when you go with the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and not in a good way- and why? Just why? Nice-ish guy McCarthy meets up with semi-schitzophrenic Ringwald and both their lives are slightly never the same- in Cincinnati! For anyone who ever wanted a Pretty In Pink squeak-uel with an unhappy ending- this might kind of fill… more

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16. BloodRayne

    1. BloodRayne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodRayne_(film)) is based on a video game and directed by Uwe Boll so it's already begging for someone to end its misery. The dhampir/vampire plot is simple, yet frustratingly convoluted. It had a budget of $25 million and earned a bit over $3 million at the box office.

    2. Ben Kingsley is in it; he STILL hasn't figured out why. Billy Zane is there too, modelling a wig that would better pass as a taxidermied skunk. Michelle Rodriguez tries a British accent... and fails. Michael Madsen has no clue where he is or what he's doing and delivers his lines with less fluidity than William Shatner. The wardrobe is straight from Halloween Express and the 'weapons' are as impressive and realistic as the 'gallons of ketchup shot through a garden hose' gore. Everyone in the film seems to give a whopping total of ZERO s**ts.

    3. Last, but not least, Meat Loaf. Just trust me on this one.

    1. BloodRayne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodRayne_(film)) is based on a video game and directed by Uwe Boll so it's already begging for someone to end its misery. The dhampir/vampire plot is simple, yet frustratingly convoluted. It had a budget of $25 million and earned a bit over $3 million at the box office.

    2. Ben Kingsley is in it; he STILL hasn't figured out why. Billy Zane is there too, modelling a wig that would better pass as a taxidermied skunk. Michelle Rodriguez tries a British accent... and fails. Michael Madsen has no clue where he is or what he's doing and delivers… more

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17. Harry and the Hendersons

    A Bigfoot movie

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18. Stephen King

    Try to count all the tropes in his movies, and just try to take his work seriously

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19. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

    Welcome to another Fangarian suggestion for riffing from the Transylvanian Film Vaults. This one I dug up stars the director of 'Rosemary's Baby' himself, Roman Polanski.

    First off the actual title is 'The Fearless Vampire Killers or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck.' (Good thing for us, 'Once Bitten' had not been produced back then, or Polanski would've probably given us an ENTIRELY different movie..)

    Mike: Fangarius...

    Oh, yes, where was I? The Fearless Vampire Killers.. well, the title pretty much says it all.. if Fearless means 'complete idiots going to Transylvania to disturb the vampires, when they should leave well enough alone..'

    Mainly because unlike the typical vamp films you see, where the vampire is going about giving deadly hickeys to everyone, transforming them into the undead.. (and not in the good way) which you'd think would summon expert vampire killers, like Captain Kronos, or Professor Von Goosewing... these guys instead -- believe it or not -- go directly to the source to find them some vampires.

    Now, why in the world would ANYONE do this -- let alone possibly that Terry guy from Man V. Monster -- when there are better things you could do.. like go and dig up some cadaver and put a criminally insane brain inside it, reanimate and unleash it on an unsuspecting village?

    Essentially because the two in-question happen to be Prof. Abronsius (ABRONSIUS?) and his assistant, Alfred. And as they approach a snow-laden, Transylvanian village, it turns out the Prof. was laughed out of his University for his dissertation about vampires, despite the fact he has several books on the topic, and has taken Alfred with him to go and kill one and bring it back to prove they do exist. Okay, an Eastern Europe village, but we all know it's Transylvania... then again.. it could be Texsylvania in Engima County, Texas, where the winters are.. no, that's where my uncle Dr. Peter Fangerstein lives in Castle Fangerstein.. so Transylvania it is...

    Apologies for digressing... anyway, so these two are warmly greeted by the natives, as they warm their feet, and such... until the Prof. inquires about the local castle owned by Count von Krolock (Krolock? Great Rassilon, who exactly comes up with these names?! oh, well..). Meanwhile Polanski decides to have Alfred (who he portrays) become smitten by the owners' daughter, Sarah (played by Sharon Tate). Everything appears okay, until one fateful night, Sarah, decides to take a bath and the vampire attacks (doncha hate when that happen?), and her father (played by Alfie Bass, who was on 'Are You Being Served?' which is coincidental because Frank Thornton also guest-starred in another vamp flick, 'Old Dracula') decides to go after the vampire himself and get his daughter back, because THAT'S always a good idea.

    As expected, they find the inn-keeper, deader than a doornail and frozen, with the wife yelling 'Oi,' over and over. Not screaming, 'Oh, God, he's dead!' or 'Damn, I told him NOT to go after the vampire.. which we allegedly don't have who resides in a castle that's not there...' (Yeah, that's the excuse they give the Prof.)

    Of course, the Prof. suspects this is not the case, and tell the inn-keeper's wife she has to drive a wooden stake into her husband's heart... but she thinks the Prof. is looney... that is until that night, her husband springs up from the table and leaves, freaking her out.

    Rather than issue a whole bunch of 'I told you sos,' to her, the Prof. and Alfred pursue the innkeeper to the Count's castle. Naturally they attempt to sneak in, only to come face to face with the Count. But rather than attack his guest, he instead is rather a hospitable vampire who gets into a discussion with the Prof. about bats (apparently the excuse they use to explain why they came to his castle in the first place). Even funnier is when they meet the Count's son, Herbert (wow, a vampire called Herbert, who knew?)

    Anyway, after some wild hijinks in the castle, the two find Sarah and discover she's not been a vampire feast, but do discover the reason why Von Krolock has been so hospitable... apparently he has been preparing for the annual Vampire Ball and Sarah, the Prof. and Alfred are the main course (as if you didn't see this coming).

    Naturally our trio decide they will disguise themselves as the guests and dance their way out of the hall... but are betrayed by the mirror.. you know, humans cast reflections but vampires don't... utilizing another vampire warding off schtick, the group manages to escape..

    That is, until the Prof is oblivious to the fact Sarah is no longer quite the same as she was before...

    There's the deal, Flamille, and now we'll come to the reasons, why, despite this being a comedy of sorts, why this gem really needs to be riffed excruciatingly..

    (1) The Hilarious Reactions of Alfred and the Prof.: Basically what makes the film really unique against the other is the fact the so-called 'vampire hunter' appears clueless to most things. Esp. when Alfred's attempting to tell him when danger's about.. Case in point, when Alfred takes a peek into Sarah's bathroom and sees her being attacked by the vampire, the reaction he makes is quite hilarious, even more so when he's trying to tell the Prof. about the unexpected visitor, he doesn't realize it until after the Count has made off with his victim.

    (2) The Strange Combination of Period Accuracy and Modern Times in this Film: I'll be honest with you, with most vamp flicks, usually you'll see some bit of anachronism creep in when they attempt to do it in the Past.. but Polanski actually does keep mostly with the timeframe. One interesting moment is when you see the Prof. utilizing the art of moxibustion by having Alfred apply 'flame bulbs' upon his mentor's back as a means of alleviating his back problems.

    Whereas also at the same instance, Polanski sneaks in a modern touch with the old vampire genre by having the Count's son, Herbert, being gay as he takes a great interest in Alfred. One of the most hilarious scene is when he appears and hits on Alfred due to a courting book Alfred is reading. Of course, when Alfred notices Herbert lacks a reflection, he realizes he needs to get the hell out of dodge, as the book inadvertently saves Alfred's life, and a wild chase scene ensues with him and Herbert, with the Prof. saving him at the last moment.

    (3) Another strange vampire myth comes to light, and no, I don't mean the whole sparkling thing in sunlight. Early in the film, Sarah is scolded for apparently bathing because for some reason it will attract vampires. Never suspected vampires to want their victims clean, but they never explain why this is a problem, nor if this legend is true why would you tempt fate?

    Overall this is a hilarious film for the fact that we see our heroes get out of scrapes through practically blind luck than anything else, and while Alfred would like to do the smart thing and get the hell out of Transylvania.. the Prof. continues trekking on... despite the risk.. and rather than actually, you know, KILL the vampires, as the title indicates, they just annoy them as they presumably rescue the victim.. and they even manage to botch that up... oh, well, you can't win them all, I suppose.

    But this would definitely be an excellent film for riffing, either through VOD or possibly part of the Kickstarter Live campaign... would love RiffTrax and some of the former MSTie crew to tackle this one..

    So, whaddya think sirs?

    Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Ciz1G_Zm0

    And the chase scene with Herbert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IQwOSlVkg

    Not to mention the title here... and a scene

    Welcome to another Fangarian suggestion for riffing from the Transylvanian Film Vaults. This one I dug up stars the director of 'Rosemary's Baby' himself, Roman Polanski.

    First off the actual title is 'The Fearless Vampire Killers or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck.' (Good thing for us, 'Once Bitten' had not been produced back then, or Polanski would've probably given us an ENTIRELY different movie..)

    Mike: Fangarius...

    Oh, yes, where was I? The Fearless Vampire Killers.. well, the title pretty much says it all.. if Fearless means 'complete idiots going to Transylvania to disturb the vampires, when… more

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20. Star Trek I, III or IV

    Come on, you finally finished off Harry Potter, now finish off the Original Cast Star Trek films! ;-)

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