10 Hidden Sci-fi B-Movie Gems That People Neglect Just Because They Had Low Budgets!

[@bodamian_bg]

Lovely! Marve!ous is 1of the best sources 4 not a mainstream gems. Thanx a lot! *:)

[@Baronstone]

All evidence to the contrary

[@stanjay2426]

@@Baronstone Idiot

[@biker944]

I love these movies

[@So1ipse]

@@stanjay2426 True, he shouldn't have replied to a bot-thread, still the damage is done now so wtf ;)

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Blood of Heroes was called Salute of the Jugger in some markets. Both names are stupid.. Avoid Blood of Heroes on DVD as the Salute of the Jugger DVD is 10 mins longer !

[@jalcobo]

When I was a little kid in the 80s I would pick out movies to rent basically from their cover art. Loved those days browsing the sci-fi and horror section.

[@ashdoglsu]

So did I

[@LoneWolfHustle]

Same here lol. Miss those days.

[@greyhawk4898]

Definitely! I made it a point to browse and pick at least one movie that didn't fall into my usual type. I found some great shows that way! Kids these days don't know what they missed. But then I also remembered and miss drive ins 😉

[@elbowstrike]

And then the cover barely ever had anything to do with the actual movie😂

[@jesset2504]

I think that’s how we all picked movies at the store. Especially if it wasn’t in the theaters. My mom would get soo irritated because it took me forever to pick one. I’m the same now when it come to streaming sites. I’ll go through hundreds of movies just reading the descriptions.

[@Bonez0r]

0:57 Nemesis (1992) 3:23 Split Second (1992) 5:33 Saturn 3 (1980) 7:04 The Blood of Heroes (1989) 08:57 Slipstream (1989) 10:42 Trancers (1984) 12:42 No Escape (1994) 14:42 Crossworlds (1996) 16:14 Nirvana (1997) 18:04 Brainstorm (1983)

[@donald8607]

Thank you!

[@eddawson9159]

Not enough credit goes to people that do this on KZbin. Not all heroes wear capes.

[@wildfire160]

Ive seen all of them some great films there...be aware though that The Blood of Heroes has two versions with different end,if you go looking for it make sure you get the original version(usually) called The Salute of the Jugger its 10mins longer and has a much better ending ..

[@SW33T_Dr34M]

🐐

[@metalmaidenhell138]

Thank you...you saved me from too many spoilers.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Rutger Hauer was perfect for movies like these, he is an immortal movie legend

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

Yes he is! He was my dad's favorite actor and is one of my all time favorites, as well. There aren't many actors who can be as chilling as he was in The Hitcher, but also so chivalrous and devoted to true love as he was in Ladyhawke. He was amazing. RIP Rutger Hauer.

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

Especially when he pops his collar.

[@TheNecronacht]

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain... 🙌🙌🙌 RIP Mr. Hauer 🙏

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

@@TheNecronacht "Wow- you really have a lot of nice toys!"

[@starwarsroo2448]

Just been watching Blade Runner, greatest performance of all time for me

[@richieb7692]

Rutger Hauer was capable of transforming any film. He just adds life to any role that is put in front of him..from Blade Runner to Ladyhawke, going via Hobo with a Shotgun, and The Hitcher. He had such scope and range, I honestly cannot think of a bad film he was in. ( while there is a myriad of films that would have sucked without him )

[@tessierashpoolmg7776]

Ya see The Blind Swordsman? One of Hauer's best.

[@gizzardsnatcher]

Blind Fury man.

[@tessierashpoolmg7776]

@@gizzardsnatcher that's the one !

[@avaggdu1]

Blood of Heroes (aka Salute of the Jugger) stands head and shoulders above the other movies in this list, largely due to Rutger Hauer.

[@kisukeurahara9618]

Hey you out blind fury.

[@jaywalton683]

The Blood Of Heroes was released in Australia as The Salute If The Jugger. I was lucky enough to be at the Premier of the movie in Sydney. I met Rutger after the film and He was an absolute delight. Engaging, interested and very polite. A true star through and through.

[@wrayewenigmann3696]

He was lovely, a true gentleman and he did so much for cinema, helping cinema students, gosh all those workshops he did. And it was never about the money. He is so sorely missed. I adored him. R.I.P Rutger Hauer

[@EricVera539]

I remember watching "Split Second" almost 20 years ago with my grandad on TV. It brings back good memories. He died in 2008. I miss him everyday. /: It's nice to see I'm not the only one who thinks that's a great movie and that it deserves some love. (:

[@Brainwave36]

Isn't it ironic that the film was set in 2008?

[@Normjohanson]

Sorry about your grandfather. Totally love that movie.

[@Brainwave36]

@@Normjohanson I second that sentiment. Sorry for your loss, Eric.

[@EricVera539]

@@Brainwave36 Yeah, I thought about it too. (:

[@EricVera539]

@@Normjohanson Thanks man! That movie rocks! (:

[@Teknikfrik]

Split Second is a solid Film. Loving cool Rudger Hauer in this one.

[@WhiteErFox]

Same.

[@KnucklesxReala911]

I was obsessed with this movie as a kid, is still pretty great

[@AllegroFitnessArt]

We gotta get bigger guns. BIGGER FUCKING GUNS!

[@christopheraverna5781]

SPLIT SECOND was Awesome !!!

[@jenniferscott4900]

It's one of the best out there😁

[@1sliiver]

AHEM! There's NOTHING low budget about Rutger Hauer. He was...simply...THE MAN.

[@alicasoto4497]

great actor!

[@1sliiver]

@@alicasoto4497 LEGEND

[@murrfeeling]

I like your enthusiasm, but 1995 to 2005-ish Rutger Hauer is a tragic tale of direct to video slumming. Blood of Heroes IS a really cool post-apocalyptic movie, one of the best outside of the Mad Max series.

[@1sliiver]

@@murrfeeling Thanks Buzz Killington! *What about Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Batman Begins, and Sin City? All big budget movies that fit into your timeline.

[@murrfeeling]

@@1sliiver Batman Begins and Sin City were both released in 2005, a well deserved comeback for Hauer and as I indicated, the end of his dry spell. I will give you Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I missed that one.

[@peterhaslund]

RUTGER HAUER, permanently stuck in B-movies. When he was used in good material, with competent direction, he was one the best actors of his time.

[@GOLDY818]

Split second was one of my favourites. Put Rutger Hauer in any movie and it is a gem!

[@maj.kamper9314]

You can watch it on KZbin for now I watch it quite often. It reminds of when I was young watching it with my cousin.

[@matthewmitchell6001]

Hes just a Hobo with a Shotgun

[@ShadowCthulhu]

Did you know that the Actor that Played Durkin (Alistar Dunkin I believe is his name) voiced Mortanius in Legacy of Kain Defiance.

[@irina1296]

Despite low budgets, Brainstorm, The Blood of Heroes, Split Second, Trancers, No Escape, Nirvana, Nemesis created very interesting and captivating atmospheres & great locations. I love those films so much. Thanks for mentioning them. I'd add Fortress (1992) too

[@kri249]

I bought Fortress on dvd recently. I was surprised to discover it was shot in my country of Australia. And it wouldn't be until nearly 3 decades later would I come to appreciate such legendary actors as Vernon Wells and Jeffrey Coombs.

[@TheHerbdude]

I thought Brainstorm was really good.

[@EvolutionFitness369]

Thank you

[@tonycrabtree3416]

They had great concepts and took chances. Imagine giving these proper budgets and some better dialogue writers.

[@bakerfresh]

I hated how in Nemesis, the greatest warrior ever has to be repaired by a girl constantly. The trailer was good

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

Rutger Hauer was on a roll with sci-fi movies in the 90s and 80s. His work in Blade Runner made him one of the most desirable names in sci fi film making. It set him up to be the perfect person for bad guy roles. I had this on VHS and wore out that tape watching it. Brainstorm was awesome too.

[@Mintcar923]

I put him on my shortlist of masterful villains along with Bruce Payne, Clancy Brown and Wings Hauser..

[@unclecreed2986]

He was amazing in Hitcher

[@getfitstayfit758]

Yeah I've seen Split Second. It's really good too.

[@enochroot9438]

always a great watch

[@damondelgado4603]

@@Mintcar923 Micheal Ironside was the right hand man bad guy! Lol

[@kri249]

It is sad that in reaching my 40s I've come to realise that the age of the video store were the greatest years of my life. However it is a testament that with a big budget a great movie does not make.

[@adnaanu]

Agreed. I miss video stores. Back then I selected films based on the cover art/movie poster rather than reviews.

[@josephcontreras8930]

You got that right!!! Video stores were the best and not the big box ones either my town had mostly indie stores/owners until mid 90s when lackluster and hwood video came in.i always had a crush on Helen hunt even when she did after school special.

[@miynasty7611]

Sad true... I watch blood of heroes with my wife some tree months ago😀 she fall in love to this movie😀

[@Toddcinca]

Nah its artistic vision and talent that makes a movie good or not. Sometimes you need a big budget to make it happen but often enough a big budget just gives you the bling bling to make it commercially attractive to get viewers to try it. Hollywood these days has almost no talent. It's particularly apparent in the screen writing department and bland actors we have to choose from. Hollywood these days is just a propaganda department for a certain unsavory segment of society. It is a lot like what was going on in the Soviet Union years ago.

[@yogibro6442]

@@Toddcinca and yet highschools now teach the "red scare" as if it was propaganda by a malevolent right wing government, in the face of actual Soviet agents being caught, and is in it self proof red scare was right. I wonder if Soviet leaders quotes that they would make America drop into their hand like a rotten apple and that they would bury america are allowed to be taught? The Soviet union has long collapsed as the ultimate result of socialism, but it's legacy continues to drive the west off the same cliff

[@ThatSockmonkey]

These movies were all regular rentals during my childhood. Anything with Rutger Hauer, anything with robots, dystopian cop sf all hit the spot for me as a kid. When RoboCop came out, it was like the pinnacle that 80s SF was building up to, but then it kept getting better and better with Escape from Absalom, Crosswords, and also the big budget stuff like Total Recall and the recut of Aliens. Just goes to show, great SF is about ideas and story, not effects and budgets.

[@attiladalmadi182]

Back in the days, not having CGI, you just had to be creative with the special effects. Great times.

[@poindextertunes]

never heard of Escape From Absalom. Gunna check it out

[@travist.7279]

There are two that I would like to add: John Carpenter's "The Philadelphia Experiment" (1984) and "The Thirteenth Floor" (1999). Both are mind-bending stories. "The Thirteenth Floor" was released as a competitor to "The Matrix", but has far-more profound implications. I'm glad to see "Brainstorm" get recognition. Until recently, it was nearly impossible to find on home media.

[@garrettpeck4437]

"The Philidelphia Experiment" was not a John Carpenter film. The directer was Stewart Raffill.

[@ShadowCthulhu]

They could always do a "False" reality list which would included 13th Floor, Dark City, Matrix and several others.

[@LABOUMDECADANCE]

Man I miss the '80s & '90s... 2 decades without a worry in the world as a child & teenager (I was born in the '70s). I was lucky enough to grow up next to a video rental store and I was also best friends with the owner's son. Growing up together we've seen countless movies. From Comedy, Thriller, Horror, B, to Sci-Fi films. Those were the good old days.

[@runulfrraui6602]

i had a relative who sold movies on VHS in the early 80's. lived in another scandinavian country back then, and we had Rambo, first blood and E. T. on tape BEFORE it reached cinemas in ALL Scandinavian countries. back then, we didn't think about money. it was about getting ALL THE CHICKS! and man did we! ;-)

[@crazycutz8072]

yes good ol days.. no wall, no communism, no bombing of korea.. no nuclear scare.. :D what times to live..

[@simeongrk486]

@@crazycutz8072 lamee

[@bobross4886]

Much better times.

[@edstar83]

@@crazycutz8072 Better than todays cultural marxist woke infested western society where communism has its foot in the door, thanks to easily brainwashed useful idiots continuing the tradition of bolshevik marxist destruction of nations and her people since 1917.

[@seanclay7121]

Some video store gems here. Nemesis was one of my favorite flicks to show all of my friends when I was a kid. Surprised Cherry 2000 didn't make the list. Great low budget film!

[@JP-lj2lq]

Rutger Hauer the ultimate cyberpunk artifact. RIP

[@MrKago1]

police chief: "here's your cannon back. why don't ya just carry around a bazooka?" hower: "I couldn't get a license." chief: "funny" hower: "I wasn't joking."

[@matthewmitchell6001]

Hahahahaha love that shit

[@paspax]

The Blood of Heroes is also known as Salute of the Jugger. Many of it's scenes were shot in and around the leavings piles outside the Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy.

[@caro1ns]

Coober Pedy is a very dystopian kind of town in real life! :)

[@johnjohnson1204]

RIP Rutger Hauer

[@jalcobo]

He’s dead?!

[@gregbors8364]

@@jalcobo He passed away in 2019

[@mateok15]

Yes, Rutger is gone :...(

[@rayreyes5405]

He is missed. :.(

[@baggywhiskers]

Observer was his last roll. It was his best since Split Second.

[@Bedsize]

Fortress 1992 with Christopher Lambert

[@johannMcGruber]

Epic film pure epic

[@hauntedhose]

I’d throw in Freejack right next to it

[@burtknighten1873]

There was more than one and they were solid

[@1220b]

Great film

[@HerrEllsworth]

I know one of the writers. Had a choice to read an earlier version of the script. I would have recommended it too.

[@DenverGamer]

💥Bam💥 Nemesis - 1:08 Split Second - 3:33 Saturn 3 - 5:43 The Blood of Heroes - 7:16 Slipstream - 9:09 Trancers - 10:54 No Escape - 12:54 Crossworlds- 14:54 Nirvana - 16:27 Brainstorm - 18:16

[@bjones8470]

A film that isn’t on here but fits with the list, that I absolutely love, is from 1992 and called “Fortress”. It stars Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith and Jeffery Combs (one of my personal heroes) as well as Clifton Collins jr. (if you don’t recognize the name you will assuredly remember the face). It’s a great great film. It spawned a sequel as well but it’s not nearly as good as the original. I’m really really surprised that this film never developed the “cult following” that it deserves. It’s better, in my opinion, than anything on this list with the exception of “No Escape” which totally kicks ass.

[@Stormcrow147]

Fortress was great. The sequels .. not so much

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

That's because Stuart Gordon always makes entertaining films. I wouldn't go so far to say it's better than most of this list, but on par with most of the list.

[@landos5000]

Yes. Watched fortress to death on vhs back in the day

[@scloftin8861]

I am so glad you included Split Second ... it is one heck of a movie ... I watch it every once in a while because the interactions are just brilliant. And Alun Armstrong as the police Captain ...

[@ShadowCthulhu]

It took me a while to realize that the Cheif was also in Krull, I kept trying to remember where I had seen him before.

[@jacksprat9226]

Robot Jox and Fortress deserve to be here. As does The Hidden.

[@sergeyv4908]

I would add also the Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone. It was really great.

[@samuelstephens368]

Haha just watched robot jox today.

[@davestar4718]

I think Fortess did ok. Watched it loads as a kid

[@gunhed60]

I haven't seen The Hidden in ages but I agree, it does belong on this list.

[@NeilCrabbe]

I loved The Hidden. Great film.

[@sketchasaurrex4087]

Can't go wrong with Rutger Hauer in a film.

[@sketchasaurrex4087]

So the movie was bad BUT He wasn't. He's really good and it shows more in bad movies.

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

@just another human I even like the 'turkeys' because he was in them. And yes, he wrote the last monologue he gave in Blade Runner about 'tears in the rain'. As far as I'm concerned, it is one of the greatest, most poetic moments ever captured in film history. The entire scene is powerful and highly emotional, at least to me.

[@andresparrow2971]

Im generally enjoy his work but split second was horrid!

[@PeruvianBanana89]

Like Hitcher, during an interview the directors said, "We didn't know it was going to be that good," and it was but because Rutger Hauer made that movie awesome.

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

@just another human We can hope.

[@Forcemaster2000]

I notice that Rutger Hauer seems to be a common denominator in a lot of the movies on this list!

[@Len1977gt]

Not really, he was in bladerunner

[@MainerdLoyd]

@@Len1977gt I'm pretty sure Bladeunner failed in the theatres but became a cult classic like these movies. It's just a more well known cult movie due to Harrison Ford. True Bladerunner wasn't a B movie but Rutger didn't shy away from B movies.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

Rutger Hauer is in half the low budget scifi and fantasy films of the era. He is a B movie lead who accidentally found his way to mainstream recognition. Due to Aguirre he gained critical recognition and due to things like Bladerunner a place in pop culture but the vast majority of his work is low budget independent stuff that goes from the very good to very very bad but he also shows up in supporting roles in a fair amount of big budget.

[@Mortlupo]

@@Len1977gt No, he made a lot of these B movies as well as Blade Runner.

[@Mortlupo]

@@KelsaRavenlock It keep him in caviar for a long time. Clint Howard (Ron Howard's brother) was another one with a similar body of work.

[@RetroJay1974]

Split Second is a movie I often go back to! I often wonder what could have been done with a large budget, even a sequel but that will never happen.

[@willcuddling132]

I wonder what the original ending would have been had they not changed directors midstream?

[@qubex]

Nirvana is one of my favourite cyberpunk films. I grew up in Italy in the nineties and I remember watching it in the cinema when it was released. Such enormous amounts of nostalgia!

[@attiladalmadi182]

Same here.

[@hefipaleburp9543]

Rutger Hauer RIP. One of the greatest to ever do it.

[@LRTrack]

SpaceHunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) with Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Michael Ironside. Actually saw it in 3D with the goofy blue/red glasses!

[@jamescole6846]

Saw that at the mall in 1983 when I was 15 with blue/red glasses and all. Great flick. I miss the 80's

[@paulwalsh2344]

I agree and mentioned it in one of my comments.

[@elliotgregory3356]

Me to!! Michael Ironside plays the villian from what I remember?

[@sampetrie340]

One of my favorites.

[@greyhawk4898]

Haven't thought about that movie in awhile! Now I have to go find it! 👍

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

Love all the Rutger Hauer love! He was my dad's favorite actor and has always been one of mine, too. We used to watch anything we found out he was in. The Blood of Heroes (aka Salute of the Jugger) was my dad's favorite film and remains near the top of the list for me, as well. You got a few things wrong, but just talking about the film and possibly turning new viewers onto it makes me happy. Thank you! David Peoples, the writer/director of The Blood of Heroes, also co-wrote Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, and Ladyhawke, just to name a few. There are fans that have formed teams of juggers that compete against each other from all over the world now. This little film has a small, but dedicated following (of which I am one).

[@rebeccalove9169]

No way I just got done commenting how my dad loved Rutger Hauer and made me watch a bunch of his films then I read ur comment small world!

[@BrotherChrisBuffalo]

Generation X late night Cinemax movies when Mom and Dad were asleep! Blood of Heroes is one of my favorite dystopian films. Awesome list and video, thank you for making and sharing it!

[@daisukidatotoro]

You had me with Trancers. The movie with the tagline: Jack Deth is back, and he's never been here before!

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

"Dry hair is for squids"

[@notmarealnameboi]

Total classic!

[@itchytastyurr]

when 80's future looks better than 2020's present.....

[@muttonvindaloobeast8160]

It's the same all round, sport, music, movies, TV...all better than current ones.

[@AM-np3hf]

Who knew there would really be a dystopian future?

[@egregiousqueef7781]

I was so looking for to flying cars when I was a kid. And hovering skateboards. Instead we have social media and influencers and q-anon and Donald Trump was our president (!!) What direction are we headed here exactly? Where did everything go awry?

[@newkfromrotterdam]

the future that the movie "Idiocracy" painted is not that far off from our present

[@godofyouall489]

Growing up in the 80's & 90's I loved B movies. Usa up all night. Lol

[@tyslink]

Oooooh...I can hear Rhonda Shear now...I was probably like12 when I first started watching that show when we FINALLY got cable and Rhonda Shear made me feel a certain kind of way...it's because of her I saw soooo many bad movies in my youth.

[@wingnut7266]

They missed one "I come in Peace" 1990, renamed "Dark Angel"

[@samuelstephens368]

Ya I've been looking for that movie. It was good.

[@thebigdog2295]

Go in peices! 👍

[@brianjob3018]

@@thebigdog2295 Yeah, that forearm-mounted disc shooter was pretty nifty. (Check 'peices' for spelling.)

[@gregbors8364]

"I Come in Pizza" - pepperoni

[@js92css]

@@thebigdog2295 we met the bad guy in the early 90's in Las Vegas....sort of. Me and my dad went to the bathroom in the lobby at Caesars Palace, he was going in as we were coming out. My dad says, "hey! I come in peace." And he turned to us in his leopard print workout pants and said "....and you go in pieces"

[@TheGuitarman1968]

My personal favorite 'B' Sci-Fi movie is "The Last Starfighter." It is a fun movie and does not take itself seriously. If you watch closely, Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: TNG) is in the movie briefly as a little kid. Gotta love some "Death Blossom!"👍👍

[@lancelittrell369]

Interesting. I never considered The Last Starfighter a "B" movie. 🤔

[@TheGuitarman1968]

@Frank Lopez what? Did you even reply to the correct comment? Nobody here even mentioned "Mac & Me".....lol🤔

[@TheGuitarman1968]

@Frank Lopez I do agree with those movies being "fun" and not serious movies. I like all of the movies that you mentioned that I have actually seen. However, I have never seen "Mac & Me," and based on reading its synopsis, I probably never will, so I am not sure where you are getting that it is anyone's favorite, or calling people's opinions "asinine" just because they possibly don't agree with you. Going by your "logic" you can also add movies like "Ice Pirates" and "Buckaroo Bonzai" to this list. Heck, with all of the one-liners and comic relief from Han Solo and C3PO you could even call "Star Wars" a "fun and not so serious" movie.

[@TheGuitarman1968]

@Frank Lopez OK, you have a deal. Funny you mentioned Tubi. I have been watching a lot of "classic" Sci-Fi on there recently. I just watched "Saturn 3" and "Angry Red Planet" yesterday. However, those movies are far from "Satire," and I had not seen those movies since the early 80's. Maybe I will give "Mac & Me" a try. Heck, if I can sit through "Space Truckers" I can watch anything....lol.

[@txheadshots]

Marc Ailmo (Gul Dukhat from DS9) plays the hitchhiker the alien hunter takes over while looking for Alex

[@Kyanzes]

Loved Saturn 3 very much. "No Escape" is exceptionally good!

[@legionofsnowbros7088]

Salute Of The Jugger is a legit Sci-fi classic.

[@campbellmaclure7386]

I still have the original 'salute of the Jugger" on VHS outstanding movie

[@davemeads859]

You've got good taste in movies I re-watched it for the first time in years last week still fucking brilliant

[@Gilleban]

It used to be available here on KZbin, and I was able to download it. It actually has a strong fan base in California thanks to the post-apocalyptic festival Wasteland Weekend, and though the Game is played internationally, I myself am part of a League that plays in the style of the film at Wasteland Weekend each year (except for 2020 of course).

[@campbellmaclure7386]

@@Gilleban wow great info mate I would have never know thanks for sharing ......I will definitely google this now 👍👍👍

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

The serendipity is crazy over this film- about a month ago, I was telling my wife about how much I loved this movie back in high school, but that I hadn’t seen it since, and really wanted to. About a week ago, a notification from one of the KZbin channels I subscribe to said that they were posting the movie in it’s entirety- I was so excited, I told her about that and she said, “what a coincidence!”. I set up my bedroom TV so I could watch it full size- only to be disappointed when it became apparent that they edited the swearing out, and probably the gory bits as well. I turned it off. Two days ago, she said that she signed us up for Amazon Prime, and while browsing the movies, there it was! Uncut, and the way I wanted it to be after waiting a couple or three decades. I figured that I’d watch it tonight, and then scrolling through my notifications, I see YOUR video- just an interesting set of circumstances about a movie that most people I know have never even heard of. Thank you guys for promoting a classic that I’ve loved for a long time- and thanks also to my older brother, who introduced me to it all those years ago! ❤️

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

@@SyvSekstini oh my god, you’re right! I was talking about Split Second- Jeez, what a mistake. Thanks for pointing that out! (I actually wrote it before I watched the video, and just based my comment on the thumbnail)

[@acolytesounds]

Blood of Heroes is one of my all time faves! Thank you so much I'm going to watch all of these!

[@kencooper8835]

Brainstorm has been a favorite of mine since it arrived on HBO back after it's theatrical release. It was Natalie Woods' last film appearance, as she died while the film was yet completed. This explains why the ending was one of those "unfinished" moments allowing the viewers to speculate on what happened next. Still, the concept is both exciting and terrifying. If you've never seen it.. it's worth the 3.99 that Amazon charges for the rental.

[@sandal_thong8631]

That's the one on the list that I liked. It looked like the movie was going to be scrapped but they had to do a rewrite after her death, and reshoots were done a couple years later. Someone said N.W.'s sister acted as a stand in or double for her in some of the scenes filmed after her passing.

[@TheHeraldOfChange]

Blood of Heros was Salute to Jugger, in Australia. I've seen all these movies. Only Nirvana I saw in French. Never been able to get an English Language copy of it. Still, Loved them all!

[@mermaid_at_heart213]

People have formed jugger teams all over the world and play in tournaments now. It's pretty cool. I do cosplay and am working on a jugger costume. I want to go to Wasteland Weekend in California someday. Mad Max and Blood of Heroes superfans? Yes, please!

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

Salute Of The Jugger in the U.K.

[@conorduggan6682]

Ah Rutger Hauer the king of B-movies. Split Second was one of my favorite B-movies of the early 90s. Back in the days of the video library the cheap rental back shelves contained many gems.

[@j.r.cruzaguirre2734]

Brainstorm is still one of my favorite sci-fi dramas of all time! Brilliantly made and thought provoking.

[@jadedandbitter]

Yeah, and given when it was made, it's effects aren't B movie level. It's simply a classic.

[@chadthunderstroke]

I agree! Strangely enough, it was on FX or TNT or whtevz and just got drawn in. Watched the entire thing! Had not seen it since I was a kid. Amazing now that tech from the film doesnt seem that far fetched anymore!

[@_The_Captain]

Split Second has long been one of my favorite movies!😄

[@damondelgado4603]

Wow 'Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor' was so neglected that it was neglected off of the neglected list. Deserves a shout out!

[@shainewhite2781]

18:09, Brainstorm, which was Actress Natalie Wood's last film, as she sadly passed away in 1981, 2 years before the release.

[@Bonez0r]

IIRC they had a break of an x number of days during filming and she died during that break.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@@Bonez0r : I think I heard in the news at the time that there was a party on a house-boat where she drowned. Maybe there was also, reportedly, a lot of alcohol in her, but that's difficult to remember. Her death seemed accidental.

[@dondragmer2412]

@@codeoptimizationware2803 Saw a documentary about her on Netflix or HBO a few months ago. Her daughter pretty much concluded it was an accident.

[@codeoptimizationware2803]

@@dondragmer2412 : Also, I thought maybe she'd died during the production of _Brainstorm_ [1983], reducing her originally intended part in that film, but that's also difficult to remember now.

[@DarthTicius]

Fortress, Altered States, Xtro, Cyborg.... There are so many i remember warching them as kid....

[@burtknighten1873]

Altered states was trippy af

[@simondaniel4028]

Altered. States. __ I saw that movie once, a few years back for one of my psych classes. I remember my roommate and I were at the house and just totally blown away by the movie. That ending is insane, the drug sequences all through are beyond cool.

[@Bob1942ful]

Split Second is a favorite of mine, favorite one liner, “Guns Guns, need big big guns!!!!”

[@MKR5210]

There is nothing B movie about Split Second, tense, smart and funny. Just bloody brilliant!

[@weetyskemian44]

Really big f---king guns!!

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@weetyskemian44 Big, big f---king guns!

[@jawoodsiii]

Omega Doom. Another cool low budget B-movie starring Rutger Hauer. He's done so many.

[@tunnfisk]

Nemesis, Split Second and The Blood of the Heroes, hold a special place in my heart. I've seen them many many times over the years. 😁😍

[@Yantryman]

Rudger Hauer entered chat - show him your love!

[@bodamian_bg]

My heart skips a beat, every time I notice him. 💓💥👀

[@jenniferscott4900]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍 still one of my favs of all times🥰

[@SonnyGTA]

Who is Rudger?!

[@neosildrake]

I was lucky to watch all of these movies and a lot of others that are by now nearly forgotten, the good and the bad, sometimes multiple times, for free in the 90s as I worked part time at a movie/game rental store. Truely the 80s and 90s were the best of times concerning fresh and original movies. These days its 08/15 the same over and over and over again. Different actors, same story, more CGI, less acting.

[@masteromar1964]

I remember split second as a kid, but could never remember the name. Thank you for reminding me and always showing these great hidden gems love they deserve

[@user-fe1cx1ky4m]

I watched 6 of these movies in VHS as a teenager :D

[@nostalgiajuana]

Dude I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, u don't understand how long I've been trying to figure out the name of Split second I use to watch it all the time as a kid now I can finally rewatch it again, your the best man thank you again and keep us the great work, luv the vids

[@playlandlocal7849]

I was expecting to see In the list: Hardware, Dollman and Strange Days. Maybe in a second part. Really cool vídeo. I think I saw Split Second like ten times (at least).

[@acolytesounds]

Love Strange Days

[@ShadowACE1998]

I love Split Second. I'll often watch it as a double feature with the Dolf Lundgren action film I Come In Peace aka Dark Angel.

[@Akuma60]

You leave in pieces 😂

[@johnobannon2291]

The Blood of Heros! I've been trying to find/remember this movie for about 30 years! Thanks so much!

[@xenophone2006]

If you're trying to find it, you can find it for free streaming on Tubi. It's a really great service, especially if you're into B movies! tubitv.com/movies/332924/the-blood-of-heroes

[@johnobannon2291]

@@xenophone2006 Thank you!

[@malphadour]

Its proper name is Salute of The Jugger - the none american version and it has a better ending.

[@Rantandreason]

The Blood of Heroes is AMAZING! It's a futuristic sports movie involving tire rubber turned into armor, and a dog skull. It's absolutely worth the watch!

[@gouryg4774]

Moontrap is definitely a movie that should be on a future list. Great performances by Bruce Campbell and Walter Koenig as the main characters of the movie.

[@MrSoloun]

Brainstorm was a simsense rig not a telepathic anything, you wear the recorder and it records onto tape what you experience so another can play it back and experience every sensation you experienced, including the death of one of the inventors who records herself as she has a heart attack and dies, it continues to record after she is dead giving a view into what comes after, and yea the military tried to weaponize it somehow :)

[@Zodroo_Tint]

Somehow? They would find a way. :)

[@r.g.o3879]

It was the only really good movie on that list with an excellent cast including the late Natalie Wood

[@Eyologist1]

I found Brainstorm to be a dynamite movie. Very good acting and quite creative. Even realistic--including how the CIA / military always endeavor to grab up any technology that might keep the elite in dark control of humanity. Natalie Wood was terrific, as usual.

[@hauntedhose]

That robot from Saturn 3 scared the crap out of me when I was 4

[@markallen2984]

This looks like a pretty good list of films. Many of them I haven't heard of. I am however, an enormous fan of "Trancers". It is a time travel story, but the period sent in 1980s takes place at Christmas time so I watch the film every Christmas. It is as much a Christmas movie as Die Hard is in my opinion. Another film that should be added to the list is called "The Hidden". With Kyle McLaughlin and Michael Nouri. It's a crime history with an extraterrestrial angle. Action packed and lots of fun.

[@zulubeatz1]

Thanks so much for bringing these films to light. Will be looking to watch them all!

[@joesmoe71]

Here's some that are underappreciated and worth a mention: The Quiet Earth (1985) Gandahar (AKA "Light Years", 1987) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) Eyes of Fire (1983) A few prior to the 80's that are criminally underrated: The Vistor (1979) Quatermass and the Pit (1967) Where Have All the People Gone (1974) The Last Man on Earth (1964)

[@davidjenkins4022]

Thank you.The Quiet Earth is awesome . I would add Abraxis.

[@junkriotband]

Screamers 1995

[@scottbilger9294]

Quatermass and Pit (AKA Five Million Years to Earth) is a scary-ass movie

[@Failedprodegy42]

1. Rutger Owen Hauer and Tim Thommerson are gat dang God's in sci-fi! 2. Juggers 3. I don't know how Nemesis isn't a cult classic. Heck I just ordered a new copy and a blueray of Hardware.

[@cliffordcostley9798]

Split Second. London hit harder by flooding than Venice??? One of my picks, Night of the Comet.

[@manitolas]

I was searching the night of the comet for over 20y 😀🤘 re-watch it last year🎉

[@dtz1000]

Another wrong prediction by climate scientists.

[@dondragmer2412]

@@dtz1000 Another delusional denial by an ignoramus.

[@dondragmer2412]

But they didn't show Venice, did they?

[@dondragmer2412]

@gringott12 It's not climate religion dogma. This film was just a fantasy and certainly was not meant as a realistic depiction of climate conditions in 2008.

[@Dragonblaster1]

My favourite two SF B-movies are out of the 70's: Dark Star and A Boy And His Dog.

[@r.g.o3879]

A boy and his dog was a very low budget film with a very cute surprise ending that makes it worth watching, a young Don Johnson stars, my wife hated the way it ended, she was very offended and did not think it was funny at all! I won't spoil the ending for anyone who hasn't seen it.

[@TWW-zk9gw]

my favourite line from Dark Star is Lt Doolittle's; "Don't give me any of that 'intelligent life' crap. Just give me something I can blow up."

[@Dragonblaster1]

@@TWW-zk9gw My favourite is Sgt Pinback's, "Boiler punches me in the arm when no-one is looking!"

[@Dragonblaster1]

@@r.g.o3879 The ending was dark, but amusing.

[@japeking1]

@@r.g.o3879 I read the story ( Harlan Ellison ) and that was bad enough. I don't want to watch it for real ( sort of thing ). Interesting though that after nearly 50 years its one of the few that stick vividly to mind.

[@suburbanbanshee]

Re: Saturn 3 -- Stanley Donen was famous for directing musicals, so this was a real departure for him. But you can see that he did some interesting things with it, even at the end of his career, and even going outside his comfort zone.

[@eddiewillers1]

Fun fact: the screenplay to 'Saturn 3' was written by acclaimed literary author Martin Amis.

[@downix]

Saturn 3 is a guilty pleasure movie for me.

[@the1ucidone]

Man every movie on this list looks flippin awesome and I've never seen any of them. Trancers really got my attention too, it just looks so freaking cool. I wanna watch all these!

[@billythepigeon7345]

I remember Blood of Heroes being called Salute of the Jugger. Possibly different titles for US and UK.

[@aaronleverton4221]

US and Rest of World. Salute of the Jugger, Future Cop, Escape from Absalom.

[@jacquescousteau7696]

I remember seeing that on TNT at about 3am when I was a kid and being confused the whole time 🤣

[@Trilaan]

Split Second and Slipstream(Mark Hamill makes an excellent bad guy) are two of my favorites.

[@potterteksmith7548]

I saw Saturn 3 at least twice unintentionally because it was the 'B' movie at the local drive-in (remember those?) for quite a while with various main attractions. Ruined my trust in robots for ages ;)

[@steve9070]

Ray Liotta was awesome in "No Escape", I don't think it ever deserved a 'B' rating.

[@watson3047z]

Ya I remember no escape was released in the theater as a bigger movie but I don't remember the low budget special effects

[@markshaw270]

Liotta

[@blazeforever]

Great film

[@alwallace4538]

Funny before you came on I was thinking how I never see "Nemesis" on any of these lists. Bam! First up. The other ones I never see are "Cherry 2000" and "Trancers". Of course, if it had Tim Thomerson in it I was going to rent it.

[@PaleyDaley]

It's kind of amazing how you manage to put serious spoilers into your video for every single movie you talk about.

[@markwhelan8233]

I've always had space in my heart for 'Slipstream'

[@dtz1000]

Saw that years ago. Not very good.

[@cfytcf]

Thank you for reminding me of *_Nemesis_* - I've tried for a while to find that movie again, though I could never remember what it was called!

[@alfrede.neuman8611]

I remember seeing split second on the shelf at the local video store I worked at as a teenager, without not really having any idea who Rutger Hauer was (despite having seen him in Blade Runner and the Hitcher). I though it was a cool looking cover, so I gave it a try. I was not disappointed. From that moment on, I was watching anything he was in! I also remember going to see No Escape in the theatre as a teenager. I had no idea it was considered a low budget B movie at the time. I thought it was awesome.

[@shainewhite2781]

Split Second is one film I haven't seen in 25 years. What happened to me? Lol! Good thing I bought the Blu Ray Collectors Edition 4 months earlier.

[@ranchan215]

How much was it and is it available on DVD I think blu ray might be pricey $$

[@shainewhite2781]

@@ranchan215 Not on DVD, which is very rare, but the Blu Ray is $19.99 on AMAZON.

[@ranchan215]

Thankyou I will pick up the blu ray version then much appreciated

[@johnrayner5849]

looking for now thanks

[@jonathanschulz4823]

Slipstream! I love that movie. So underrated.

[@m3talentagency680]

I used to own Split Second on VHS, and I enjoyed watching it every now and then. Rutger's one-liners are sarcastic and funny. They are difficult to come by but there are definitely interesting suggestions. Thanks for the video!

[@waldowallace9102]

Now on Amazon Prime, I believe. :)

[@themysteriousunknownrevealed]

Ok, ok, ok.... I've subscribed, this video sold me! These "for your consideration" lost gem videos are a treat!

[@kaibilbalam7151]

Split second!!! EXELENTE likaCLASSICK🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾, RIP MR. RUTGER HAUER🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾the blooood of heroes!!!🙏🏾just to name a couple🙏🏾

[@FrancescoMargarito]

Nirvana is such an incredible underrated cyberpunk gem from late golden age of italian cinema everyone should watch. Moreover, it's the very only italian production of its genre. Thank you for the amazing list, despite being a true sci-fi fan, I knew none of the movies mentioned, except for Nirvana. You just made my Xmas holidays perfect!

[@toastwelldunne]

Ye Gods! Not only do I remember most of these from my VHS hiring days, I was impressed by all of them as a whole. Yes some have ropey effects, cheesy lines and sometimes bland acting but I was never underwhelmed by any of them. In fact I watched Saturn 3 at the cinema with Dragonslayer on the same bill, enjoyed them so much I stayed for another showing, loved it!

[@siamiam]

after inflation Saturn 3, brainstorm, no escape had budgets in the 30+ million USD range great films on the list

[@IntimateGamer]

Split Second is so underrated. It was in instant love when i saw it.

[@rstyeast73]

There are a few that were missing on this list. There's one film I remember entitled Android, which starred Klaus Kinski as a scientist who lives on a space station with an android he built called Max 404, which was played by Don Opper (which you probably remember as Charlie from the Critters films). Another films that should be recognized was Solarbabies, Hardware, Space Raiders, and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn.

[@kanescrimes4848]

The narrators tone, cadence and voice infliction remind me of an advertisement for a seniors home.

[@novastar7654]

She needs to work on inflection, very much sounds like she is reading straight off the page.

[@dtz1000]

You can tell she never once saw any of these movies.

[@ashhillmodels3801]

ITS quite annoying.

[@choboutube]

Brainstorm was one of my favourites from that era.

[@ryanmiller167]

Should have called this movies that Rudger Hauer starred in lol

[@ilijaknezevic8370]

Loved the Split Second! Very comicy, great atmosphere and estetics, dark humour, and R Hauer!