The Alien Factor (1978)

Fan-made trailer



Clip: The Bar Band



Cinematic Titanic watches The Alien Factor



Blooper Reel



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Directed by Don Dohler

Starring Tom Griffith, Don Leifert and Richard Dyszel

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Terror (1978) aka Killing House

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Directed by Norman J. Warren

Starring John Nolan, Carolyn Courage and Tricia Walsh

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Death Force (1978) aka Fighting Mad

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Directed by Cirio H. Santiago

Starring James Iglehart, Carmen Argenziano, Jayne Kennedy and Leon Isaac Kennedy

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The Legacy (1978)

Clip: Pool scene (spoilers!)


Directed by Richard Marquand

Starring Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott and Roger Daltrey

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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) aka Attack Of The Phantoms

NBC "Bumper" ad



Scene: Kiss Fights... Things!



Kiss Dolls ad



"Kiss Your Face Makeup" ad 1978


Rock and Roll All Night intro



Directed by Gordon Hessler

Starring Kiss (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss), Anthony Zerbe and Brion James

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Hooper (1978)

Directed by Hal Needham

Starring Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, James Best, Adam West, Terry Bradshaw and John Marley

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Portrait of a Hitman (1979)

Directed by Allan A. Buckhantz

Starring Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel and Richard Roundtree

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The Norseman (1978)

Directed by Charles B. Pierce

Starring Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde and Mel Ferrer

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Some Random Vintage Ads For Your Enjoyment

"Stop Pay TV 70's"


"Tab Cola For Beautiful People 1982"


"Tommy Burst Detective Set 60's"


"Kentucky Fried Chicken - Plump Young Broilers 1969"


"Good Job Handsome - Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk 70's"


"Spiderman's Webs Are Catch Webs 1980"


"Pizza Hut, Pizza To Go 1983"


"Burger King - Extra Ketchup 70's"


"Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour 1989"


"McDonald's - Growing Up 1978"


"Milky The Marvellous Milking Cow 70's"


"Michael Jackson Pepsi Generation 80's"


"Hostess And Kids Go Together 1976"


"Is The Problem Contagious? Atari 1981"

Massacre Mafia Style aka The Executioner (1978)

Directed by Duke Mitchell

Starring Duke Mitchell, Vic Caesar and Lorenzo Dodo

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My Letterboxd Review:

One of my favourite films. I've seen this three times now and it just gets better for me. Duke Mitchell is so sincere and charismatic, yet this movie plays on any level you want. It works as a (sorta) straight crime film. It works as a piece of exploitation. It works as a comedy. The opening scene is a wild piece of cinema as Mitchell and his buddy just cut through an entire office building killing everyone, but find themselves getting emotional and gentle when they run into a kid in an elevator. The whole movie does this juxtaposition so well - pure exploitive violence and sleaze mixed with this sincere attempt to say something about Italians, Catholics and family. Duke also kisses everyone on the lips - his father, friends, women, men, children. He also sings the majority of the songs, directs and narrates the film. It's a hell of a performance overall.

And when Duke gets on a rant, it's epic. "When you go to sleep I want you to sleep with one eye open. 'Cause I'm gonna choke you. I'm gonna choke your mother, I'm gonna choke your father, I'm gonna choke your fucking kids! You understand me? I'm gonna go to the fucking phone book and look up your last name. Everyone who has your last name is gonna get choked too."

Long Weekend (1978)

Directed by Colin Eggleston

Starring John Hargreaves and Briony Behets

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Malibu High (1979)

Luckily for us, in lieu of a proper trailer, someone on Youtube made a compilation of some of the best scenes from this mostly unknown masterpiece (with a few helpful captions). Forget what the poster tells you. There's no lighthearted fun in this flick except the unintentional laughter when you witness shocking scene after another. Do yourself a favour and track down this film.

Directed by Irvin Berwick

Starring Jill Lansing (in her one and only role)

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Killer Fish (1979)

Directed by Antonio Margheriti.

Starring Lee Majors, Karen Black and James Franciscus.

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Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)

Directed by William A. Levy.

Starring Scott Baio, Patrick Swayze, Flip Wilson and Billy Barty.

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"Famous" mostly for being Patrick Swayze's film debut, Skatetown U.S.A. fits the term "exploitation" perfectly, as it was created solely as a way to cash in on the roller disco craze with a paint-by-the-numbers script to make it widely accessible. Another film that did the same thing was Roller Boogie starring the one and only queen of exploitation, Linda Blair.

It's the Saturday Night Fever formula. Take a popular culture trend and insert a young man (or woman) defying all the odds to conquer the form and get the girl at the end.

That's what "exploitation" is all about.