Borrowing Blockbusters: The Best Worst Alien Knock Offs of the 1980s

[@RSEFX]

I was the co-production designer on GALAXY OF TERROR, so Jim doesn't have to take all the blame. I did, primarily, the exteriorsr (and a few interiors), and Jim, mainly, the vast majority of the interiors.

[@THeilman]

You guys did a hell of a good job all things considered ($).

[@RSEFX]

@@THeilman Thank you so much! Low budget film making is really challenging and can take a big toll on health and well-being (and ALIENS actually WAS low-budget relative to what had to be done). It means a lot to know people remember the film (and some of these other/lesser--and far lesser--ones!!Good wishes!

[@kirk1968]

Oh man...I was 12 when that came out and remember the amazing ad in the paper for it! I somehow finally got to see it on HBO a couple of years later, you guys really pulled no punches on the horror aspect 😁 I've never forgotten it! Terrific atmosphere and production design for what you guys were working with, great job!

[@Kenshiroit]

A curiosity but have props used for Galaxy of Terror re used in Alien? Ie the interior of the Quest reminds me the interior of the Nostromo.

[@RSEFX]

@@Kenshiroit GALAXY was filmed in LA, not England, so, no, no props of any kind were used from ALIEN. But, of course, GALAXY was inspired by the British film, so similarities in the look of the Quest shouldn't be much of a surprise.

[@Zikar]

11:12 That sign at the end of the log got me. You just know this is how so many captain's logs would start in the real world.

[@xerex21212]

The best part of this is searching up these movies and watching them on KZbin. Having watched the "talking to the bomb" and "I want to eat your face" I can now say my life has improved dramatically.

[@zimriel]

Mel Brooks *wishes* he'd thought of the "I want to eat your face" scene. But "hello my baby" was almost as good.

[@dreamchild1082]

This channel is one of the most underrated channels on KZbin. I love these.

[@ultragroove1]

💯 So good!

[@Jason-uw9ex]

agree

[@UlfhednarGuts]

Agreed.

[@TheFlixFiles]

Totally agree, the amount of research is commendable!

[@tentringer4065]

Excellent editing and genuinely amusing asides too.

[@martincann5052]

That interview with the 'Xtro' director reminds me of how the late George A. Romero would mess with interviewers who would gush about the social commentary of 'Night of the Living Dead', only for George to tell them it was all accidental and he'd really been trying to make a gore-fest instead.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Part one of a three-part series! 'Alien in the 90s and Beyond' and 'Aliens' to follow soon.

[@MrHornback]

Thank you for the suspense, seems rather appropriate.

[@kubton]

I can't wait.

[@MrJohndoakes]

I don't know if you would consider it an "Alien" ripoff but "Time Walker" (1982) aka "Being From Another Planet" has the vibe of an "Alien" ripoff in that the creature comes from an ancient source (an Egyptian tomb), and it is lethal to any human it comes across -- BUT it looks like a rejected alien suit idea from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and the movie is strictly by the numbers. I bring it up because you didn't list it, even though it was mocked on "Mystery Science Theater 3000."

[@kevinrhea7332]

I never thought I’d see a thoughtful critical video essay with both ‘The Suckling’ and ‘Roots Search’ being featured , even the most jaded bad movie fiend can appreciate your work and learn something , cheers

[@richardallin7202]

Waited so long for a new video, and you've got a trilogy lined up?? Incredible.

[@SamuraiSnaaake]

I lose it every time I see that scene from 2016, because it features not only low-quality T-800 and Xenomorph doing their best The Matrix routine, but also music from videogame F.E.A.R. It's simply majestic. You can tell the director of this film has impeccable taste.

[@marcofransowitz4773]

I didnt even notice the fear music lmaoo

[@trustno173]

Fun fact: The song is Star Crystal was sung by the original voice of Daphne in the first season of Scooby-Doo, Indira Stefanianna Christopherson.

[@Chrisbajs]

This content is exactly why KZbin was made, and why I love KZbin. The amount and level of research, editing and narrating is above and beyond. New subscriber here! Greetings from Norway.

[@kirk1968]

Agreed! So much content from our childhood memories.

[@New-tu3mn]

That ‘unbirth’ scene from The Suckling, starting at time mark 17:05, is about the most comically bizarre thing I may have ever watched - LMAO

[@mikepanick9362]

Sick as hell!😊

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Lifeforce is the greatest B movie ever made. It’s genuinely fantastic. I remember watching thinking the only thing missing from this movie is zombies and then zombies appear 😂

[@ComicGladiator]

It's unique, and strange, and well done. A great combination of horror and sci-fi. Not to mention Mathilda May...

[@Tsotha]

not often you see a film giving vampires and zombies the Erich von Däniken ancient astronaut treatment!

[@GitzenShiggles]

That was a horrible movie.

[@shadowbeast2276]

Loosely based on the book SPACE VAMPIRES

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

@@ComicGladiator Yes, Mathilda May! Yes, Mathilda May! Yes, Mathilda ... oh sorry, forgot where I was. That groveling aside, it is a little awkward (especially by today's post Hollywood Weinstein trials) that Miss May was just 18 at the start of shooting. But she did turn 19 a quick month into the shoot, making Mathilda's scantily clad performance one for the sexual revolution(?) space(?) ages. There's a joke in there, somewhere.

[@fletchkeilman2205]

seriously. thank you for all that you do. this channel is so much fun to sort through. It is also the gift that keeps on giving, simply because i love rewatching your content....especially when im having a shite day and/or I want to view various tidbits of exploitation cinema with some sort of connective theme. im going to donate before the holidays, i swear

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

I absolutely adore low budget films like these because Evil Dead has the same beginnings and with good writing you can make any film great.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

In Space, no one can hear you possibly rip off a classic. Gotta love the pretendomorphs. Fab work as always Rob.

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Life Force is genuinely good. Cannon somehow managed to release a disproportionate amount of my favorite movies as a kid.

[@virovac885]

Never seen it but hear praise how it manages to combine multiple vampire archetypes into one movie

[@tommytwotacos8106]

@@virovac885 If you don't need blistering action, cutting edge fx, or a story full of endless tricks and turns, and instead you're drawn to a movies with a slower burn, dark atmospherics, camp but never clownish, creativity triumphing over a lack of budget, and actual storytelling and filmmaking, then I would indeed recommend Life Force for you. If you've liked other Empire/Cannon films, that's also a plus. I loved some of those B-movies like "Robot Jox", "Arena", "Cobra", and the 'Ninja' series of films. Life Force isn't the type of movie that ends up getting the attention of the mainstream, but it has enough interesting innate qualities that it will remain cult classic type of movie at least for the foreseeable future.

[@Tsotha]

"Lifeforce" is many things but never boring!

[@tommytwotacos8106]

@@Tsotha Heavens, I didn't want to imply in any way that it was ever boring! I'd consider it well paced if anything, it's just not knocking you over the head with explosions and fight scenes every 30 seconds.

[@Tsotha]

​@@tommytwotacos8106 Both "Alien" and "Aliens" for that matter have a very deliberate pace, slowly and meticulously building up the plot + establishing the setting and characters, this is something the makers of "Lifeforce" paid attention to. I do understand why a lot of people don't like "Lifeforce" as it expects the viewer to suspend a lot of disbelief - not often you see a film which starts as a take on "Alien" then gives the vampire mythology an Erich von Däniken treatment THEN turns into a zombie apocalypse in the 3rd act.

[@garygules2549]

I was lucky enough to find Star Crystal on VHS. I usually explain the plot as, "It's like Alien, until the alien reads the bible on the ship's computer, and learns to love." I usually omit the hilariously underwhelming ending.

[@slartibartfast7921]

The commentary and editing on this is hilarious. Great job mate!

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

I had the absolute fuzziest memory of seeing Star Crystal as a kid and had until now zero luck trying to find out what that movie was. THANK YOU!

[@TT-md7mm]

You have singlehandedly unlocked so many great core memories from movies that I've long since forgotten. Amazing work, as always!

[@nal101]

These Borrowing Blockbusters videos are fantastic!

[@angbald]

So happy to have found both this channel and Stam Fine. Love these huge long form videos. Do 4 hour ones and I'll watch.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I'm kind of the opposite of that. Follow Stam Fine for a while but only found The Bad Movie Bible a few months ago. Both brilliant

[@MrDeadhead1952]

It's worth pointing out that 'Lifeforce' is based on a pre-existing novel by Colin Wilson, so whilst it might have got it's funding as a result of Alien's popularity it isn't a rip-off of the story.

[@theproplady]

It's basically a gender-reversed Dracula story when you think of it.

[@derkeheath5172]

It's a movie I've always wanted to love more than I do. It has a lot to offer, and I watch it every ten years or so, but the middle section is pretty boring.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

@@derkeheath5172 The structure is kind of strange

[@Tsotha]

same story with the 1982 "The Thing", which probably got greenlit becuase of the popularity of "Alien"

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Great channel, well written with a good dose of British Sarcasm. Seeing all these movies in their groups are so entertaining and bring a real sense of nostalgia. Brilliant.

[@ARi-re7tp]

Definitely was not expecting a Boards of Canada reference. Cheers !

[@GPatronymic]

So glad you included the all time best worst Alien copy/homage: Red Dwarf’s Polymorph. So good!

[@Arcademan09]

Knock off movies are fascinating, was it made with genuine passion? Did the staff/crew know they were making a knockoff movie? How much did they spend on it? There's so many unanswered questions but then we get gems like Xtro and the director just flat out saying "we added it just because", I love it

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

Don't diss Lifeforce. The book it's based on was published three years before Alien came out.

[@GraySkull289]

Just came here to say that 👍

[@Meadaa]

There’s never been more of a video that needs to be recommended to me. Thank you, KZbin Lords

[@robwalsh9843]

I find it fascinating that Galaxy of Terror, Forbidden World and Creature all featured special effects and production crews who ended up working on Aliens itself. In fact, I believe that a lot of sets from Creature were reused for Aliens.

[@Tsotha]

likewise some of the sets for "Aliens" were reused for Tim Burton's "Batman" as they were filmed at the same studio

[@delsydsoftware]

The musical alien scene in Naked Space was genuinely funny. It's a shame that it was wrapped around such a terribly executed parody

[@MGmirkin]

The musical scene in Spaceballs, however, was pretty funny... "Check please!"

[@petrilampela]

That movie is the only movie that makes me laugh every time because the humor doesn't work at all. It's so unfunny and boring that it's super funny because of that. I don't honestly know any other movie that does the same. Like a horror movie that's scary because it's not scary 😂

[@irina1296]

Alien is my all-time favorite movie and to be honest, I'm glad it inspired a ton of other, mostly cheesy Sci-Fi films. I still love them, especially Inseminoid, DeepStar Six, Star Crystal, Creature, Galaxy of Terror. I've read somewhere that Alien is the 2nd most imitated movie of all time (behind only Die Hard). Besides low-budget films Alien influenced some really great films like The Thing, Event Horizon, Life and Underwater. Thanks for a very interesting video!!!

[@conradhartgmx]

Conan and Mad Max should be high on that list of imitated movies too I think?

[@irina1296]

@@conradhartgmx Mad Max is definitely there (#4 or #5). Not sure about Conan tho

[@realpainediaz7473]

Personally, Aliens is my favorite

[@zimriel]

The Thing was a remake from a movie done decades before Alien tho'.

[@irina1296]

@@zimriel The Thing (1982) is NOTHING like The Thing From Another World (1951). Have you even seen the original? The monster didn't even have the ability to imitate humans. The Thing (1982) is also unique but it definitely took inspiration from Alien & Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

[@FonMeller]

After a while the bad movies start to blend together. I went to look for your video about Robocop, I even remember some parts, then I remembered that you haven't done it yet

[@tigerheart3824]

Xtro is one of the weirdest films I have ever seen. Thank you for including it here (and Lifeforce!)

[@mattiaskarlsson9302]

Watching this is interesting, because I watched several of these movies before ever watching Alien, and even though they're supposed to be comedic whenever a proper Alien moment happened it freaked me out. The Creature Wasn't Nice was especially freaky, because it felt like some really bizarre nightmare to me. Including them dancing the creature into the airlock and it popping out of the table at the end, and all the death being off-screen. And don't get me started on the Spaceballs chestburster. Goes to show just how tremendous Alien is for even the moments played for parody and comedy being scary.

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Just found your channel 2 days ago and already a new Borrowing Blockbusters 🙏

[@drownthepoor]

I think a true appreciation for Alien is a clear sign of someone who understands film. Not just the quality execution, but the execution of it as a trade. Alien still looks incredible today. It takes it's time, and the people feel genuine. The art of Giger and the final implementation of the Xenomorph is so original and authentic in every way. It's a demonic entity that still seems very natural and evolutionary. Nothing about it is beautiful or akin to life on earth. Even the name is aptly about fearing the unknown.

[@Btk4813]

At 5 years old, I came into the living room while my mother was watching Alien. Watched against the protest of my mother for a few minutes, and then Dallas got caught in the tunnel. Safe to say, I broke into tears and told her this movie wasn't safe, crying all the way to my room.

[@thomastuthill5276]

Your channel/delivery is perfect. Cheers from Chicago.

[@TalkernateHistory]

The cat being the secret android in Lily Cat is so genius, I can't believe it's never been stolen by any other Alien imitators

[@jcneverquits]

Must take days/weeks to put these great videos together. Much respect!

[@disconnected22]

2:56 - that wipe was really cool! And THANK YOU for including my favorite line from Creature: “I zee you like gahns. What else do you like?” And no mention of the Galaxy of Terror worm scene? BTW, softcore auteur Zalman King is in it too.

[@CaptainRetroStation]

"THE INTRUDER WITHIN"!!!! THANK YOU!!! I must have seen a bit of that movie when I was a kid, because the image of that multiple-color-shadow-thing (at 14:01) has been stuck in my head ever since! I just had no idea where it came from! I knew I clicked on this video for a reason! Thanks again!

[@SecondaryHomunculus]

I just stumbled onto your channel; I don't know how I haven't seen it yet. I grew up in the 80s and bad scifi & horror movies were always a favorite pastime with my friends -- we'd challenge each other with finding the worst. Scanning through your uploads, it looks like I've got quite a bit of good stuff to watch. 👍👍

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

LifeFore is awesome. I remember watching it in the cinema and thinking the zombies who got their life force sucked out of them looked like Eddie from Iron Maiden :D I still love this movie to this day and I don't think it's an Alien knock off.

[@inisipisTV]

It was a really a big budgeted project production, Directed by the director of the Poltergeist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with one the best Special Effects at that time. A Anglo-French cooperation. It just had a a very convoluted story and un-inspired script that is more an episode of Dr. Who than 2001 ASO. A shame really.

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

@@inisipisTV I think script was ok. I actually thought some of the effects were a bit bad - like the zombie dolls, other effects were pretty good, like the space ship & the astronauts. I don't know what you mean by the script, but the original book idea of life force sucking space vampires that are really higher dimensional energy beings and at one point take possession of the Prime Minister.... My reaction : "that's not a fiction, that's a true story". :) I'm actually reading the book right now and I'm @ page #30 and I'm absolutely enjoying it!

[@burgertim7878]

28:53 oh hey, its the prop with the two glowing red tubes again, you could see it a lot on Star Trek over the years.

[@jeremy1860]

When a movie spawns this many imitators, you know it was a good one 😊

[@SolomonMars]

even though so many of those movies are bad, the fact that a lot of them released in theaters is part of what I feel is missing from cinema nowadays. you don't get a dozen low-budget films where every now and then you find a funny or intriguing gem. streaming and direct to vod just doesn't feel the same. and I'm tired of everything needing to be a big budget blockbuster. sigh... ah, well.

[@mymomsaysimcool9650]

I saw LifeForce in the theater at an age I shouldn’t have with my mom. On Nickelodeon a show called Standby…Lights, Camera, Action (hosted by Leonard Nimitz) featured this movie and its special effects. So we decided to go see it when it was at our theater. Wasn’t the movie we thought it was going to be.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

The last act is absolute insanity, and was complete ripped off by the Tom Cruise Mummy film

[@ruepelrudi0]

​@@MrNegativecreep07 A Tom Cruise Mummy Film? Im pretty sure such thing doesnt exist.

[@jrn-mariustyrsett6058]

You watched Lifeforce with your mom? That must have been akward considering all the nudity

[@fernandomaron87]

Always happy when i see this channel uploaded another video!

[@jkb2016]

"What...???" is a recurring, pleasant thought everytime I watch this channel.

[@mikelmacrichard4772]

@ 7:05 actually Galaxy of Terror was actually the original script for ALIEN Ridley Scott rejected and sold to Roger Corman. As you pointed out Corman was working on other projects so it wasn't until 1980 he could start production on it.

[@thelostone6981]

Can we make it a law that Ernie Hudson has to be in at least one scene in every bad movie? He can even do his bad English accent from Congo! 😂 I love his commitment! But how you sit through all of these is baffling. I love a good bad movie, but to go through most of this and pluck out the good bits has to be tedious work! You’ve earned every piece of money you received on Patreon and I hope your channel continues to grow. Speaking of bad movies, Strike Commando staring Reb Brown is one of my all time favorite Rambo clones. To me, it’s a hilarity that can only come from taking your material seriously, but misunderstanding what you’re trying to imitate. You should look into doing Rambo knock offs at some time if you haven’t already. Cheers

[@TheJereld]

This is one of my favorite channels and was waiting for my 1st new video as a subscriber to come out. Your content is always insightful and funny. Great work!

[@nick6var]

Just think: this is what we are missing out on without Blockbuster and 1990s cable TV.

[@Mattmurdockk431]

"Mutant on the bounty".For the longest time I've tried to locate a film a watched in the 90s in wich a guy got a telephone stuck in his head due to a teleportation accident. Your videos are usually great but this particular one just scratched an itch I was carrying for a long time. Thank u.

[@slxxpyhollow]

Fantastic video, subscribed! I hope to see more "Borrowing Blockbusters" videos in the future, this is so fascinating!

[@tonymarenno9568]

Nice to see multiple Red Dwarf cameos in this 🙂👍

[@PetersonZF]

He and Oliver Harper often mention Red Dwarf in their commentaries, as well.

[@p0k314COM]

I'm surprised that so little time was dedicated to the work of H.R. Giger. After all, the design of the Xenomorph was not prepared only for the movie, but was an important part of the creations of this artist creating "biotechnological" works. Arts clearly drawing inspiration from Egyptian period of the Pharaohs (which makes sense, since elongated skulls in those days signified aristocratic descent). The movie was just an add-on and an coincidence and this was back in the days when no one even thought about "Aliens" series.

[@jasonsantos3037]

Most of my favorite rip-off film dramas of all time is alien Galaxy of terror and Forbidden world are my favorite and other ones as well.

[@RSEFX]

Fun trip down memory lane. Thanks for the mention, btw! Worked on several of these...er, that's of some dubious "honor", ha.

[@fiveways]

On Galaxy of Terror, it is rarely mentioned that it seemed to have taken inspiration in at least some of the set piece from the original screenplay "Star Beast". Corman was absolutely falimiar with the script as he was about to produce it till star wars broke big and everyone started scooping up what scifi scripts were out there. Also in a strange turn of events some of that shit made it back into prometheus.

[@13Kooki49]

The only channel I turn my notifications on for and these videos to me at an event lol

[@hanseldamnfer2719]

Woohoo! Have been looking forward to the next in this wonderful series of yours. Have discovered countless gems thanks to you.

[@markandrewpaul4233]

Rob Thanks for another great video. Can't wait for Part 2 and 3 to come out.

[@babypapaya8229]

I was close to the end wondering if there’d be an underwater section! Great job❤

[@marienbad2]

Another fantastic video, looking forward the the next two parts.

[@valmarsiglia]

That lounge song about face-eating made me lol for real.

[@FriendlyDemon93]

Don't know how I missed this channel. Been more than happy to put that right this evening--I've watched just about everything! Thank you, Rob. This has been so entertaining 😊

[@instinctivelychelsea2905]

As a self proclaimed expert of cheesy movies myself I completely appreciate everything you include in your videos , they're extremely great at blending actual facts mixed with your comedy and dry wit the movies are just the blasting off point and I LOVE them. I sincerely hope your channel gets the subs and views it deserves!!!!I bet you'd be great at a riffing outfit like the original mystery science theater 3000 or cinematic titanic❤

[@iknowbetterthanyou6260]

The novel Space Vampires(which Lifeforce was based on) was published in 1976, 3 years before Alien was released.

[@hansgraichen8051]

Late 70’s early 80’s TV movies were great. I remember watching Intruder Within as a kid. Got a DVD-R of it later and was as awesome as I remember it being.

[@dubuyajay9964]

-Refuses to cover "Uninvited." "My measure of disappointment is unmeasurable and my day is ruined."

[@xxsilentreatmentxx]

I rewound the singing alien in Naked Space multiple times. It's legit hilarious

[@weldonwin]

And this is what I subscribed for... No, really. I literally subscribed to this channel seven months ago, specifically for when they got to cover the sub-genre of Alien and Aliens knockoffs. This is going to be glorious...

[@dog3y3]

I've always hated the Blockbuster clones. Many of the free streaming services have these horrible movies on their lists. Even Amazon has gotten a little out of hand bolstering their lineup with such garbage. Thanks for showing these. A few I remember from when i was a kid but I couldn't place a name or particular scene until now.

[@alextaylor1167]

Very happy to have discovered this channel - absolutely lovely, in-depth but efficient cavalcade of cinema history, and with a decent critical evaluation that can outline the positives in even some of the ugliest nonsense. Certainly don't admire you for having watched all of these flicks! I thought I was a silly bean for having watched Leviathan several months ago, but that's just the tip of the iceberg here.

[@fattiger6957]

I like Forbidden World. Despite being cheap as hell (they use styrofoam takeout containers to decorate the set walls) there is some really nice cinematography in the movie.

[@sticky170]

The thing for me that makes Alien stand out above all other movies is that it just looks and feels real. Except for the running after busting out, the set, the acting and the atmosphere look so good it still holds up to this day.

[@Darian880]

Great video! I was hoping to see an old movie on this list that we rented in the 2000's whose monster was very obviously a guy in a gorilla suit. It was about a crew that wakes up from cryogenic sleep on another planet (maybe the moon) and are terrorized by the gorilla monster. I don't remember much else, but I've been searching for it for a while and haven't found it yet. It looked like it was from the 80's if I had to guess.

[@ptrgreeny]

A new video! YOU'VE MADE MY NIGHT! Rob, have to mirror an earlier comment...one of the most under appreciated channels on YT! Your videos never fail to either remind me of some great old b-movie I rented or copied back as a teenager in the 80's...or one I've never heard off. When you do that, you've never failed to impress me. Thanks!

[@TheBadMovieBible]

Thank you very much.

[@VaderTheWhite]

I remember being bored one day, searching through streaming services to find something and there it was: Contamination. I instantly knew this was what I was unknowingly searching for. It was a good time.

[@sts__]

4:50 Look at that adorable baby Snoke-in-a-jar!

[@MorglumTheGranga]

Humanoids From the Deep is like a mean-ass version of Horror at Party Beach.

[@moreaboutmovies]

Awesome survey of the great and the somewhat less than great. So much love goes into this!

[@thebaker525]

Miguel Ferrer being in an Alien/Abyss hybrid knockoff only to be succeeded by Peter Weller in ANOTHER Alien/Abyss hybrid knockoff is some kinda poetry

[@UKUAPGUY]

Yet again another top draw addition to your fantastic channel. I've watched every video you've put out and can't wait for part 2 and 3 of this series. Keep up the great work ✌️✌️✌️

[@TheAngryPothead]

Bad movies? Horror? Boards of Canada reference? Instant subscribe.

[@tonyjonesbassoonwhippet2271]

I adore these, truly some of the best work on KZbin👏👏👏👏

[@TheBeird]

Made my week. Looking forward to part 2!

[@U.F.O_0908]

This channel is pure GOLD. Entertaining, informative and most importantly, FUN! Subscribed and binge-watching this weekend!

[@heathgoff4785]

Alien 2 was released in the USA under the title Strangers. I think it was a limited release by Cinema Shares International.

[@TheDrivebynerf]

Don't pick on life-force. That movie scared my pants off as a kid. Raiksback was awesome in it

[@mgkiryuu]

I really wish that The Intruder Within would be put out on some sort of physical media. More people need to see it honestly.

[@TheeGrumpy]

Freaked me out in '81! Never knew what it was, though; I assumed it was a Cronenberg film somehow broadcast on TV.

[@stardog62]

Carnosaur 2 had plenty of Alien Elements, and it was a Corman film as well.

[@paracyntrix]

"...phenomenon continued into the 90s, where it was equally determined not to make any sense" 🤣 I watch your videos for exactly this kind of humour only! 🤣 Love it! Your research and collection of clips is extremely admirable, but it's our jokes that I look forward to the most! Keep going! Wish you the best!

[@TowerofDoomAscender]

I need to stop watching these videos, I have at least 40 new movies to watch every time.

[@DonnieBrook69]

Brilliant editing as always. Thanks for all the laughs!

[@AlphaFlight]

Oh my god. I love this. Sometimes when i watch these. U get an idea of what MOST movies SHOULD of been

[@LenHazell]

You do know Alien was a knock off itself of "It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)" A alien parasite stows away aboard the first maned ship to mars, and on the return journey grows in to a vicous Alien Killing machine that hunts and kills the entire crew except for one. It was written by the great sci-fi author Jerome Bixby.

[@mojotheaverage]

'I want to like this film more than i do but there's no escaping the fact that it's completely worthless' Best line in a review I've ever heard