Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult: 1323 Films to Rent
War Of The Colossal Beast (1958)
- Dir. Robert Gordon
Feat. Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Rico Alaniz
- Colossally inept sequel to the genuinely interesting AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, has the scarred giant discovered looting government food trucks in the…
Wild Women of Wongo, The (1958)
- Dir. James L. Wolcott
Feat. Jean Hawkshaw, Mary Anne Webb, Cande Gerrard
- Hokey low–budget adventure film following the lives of members of two different tribes on the fictional islands of Wongo and nearby Goona.…
Delinquents, The (1957)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Dick Bakalyan
- Future luminary Robert Altman's debut feature, an "expose" of juvenile delinquency in the rock'n'roll era.
Filmed in Kansas City in a…
Dragstrip Girl (1957)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Fay Spain, Steve Terrell, John Ashley…
- For the thrill of it, young blonde thing Fay Spain sets up a race between her two boyfriends, one being a good–guy garage mechanic, and the…
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
- Dir. Herbert Strock
Feat. Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton
- Campy drive–in classic about a mad scientist who pulls a teen from a car wreck and 'repairs' him. Best seen as a double feature with 'Teenage…
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
- Dir. Gene Fowler Jnr.
Feat. Michael Landon
- A cool Michael Landon scored a big hit in his film debut – a hilarious mishmash of horror and juvenile delinquency dramas.
Motorcycle Gang (1957)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. John Ashley, Carl Switzer, Raymond Hatton…
- Two wheel thrills as rival bikers outrage the town in a fight to the death to win the girl trophy. Drive–in version of THE WILD ONE bursts…
Not of This Earth (1957)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Paul Birch, Beverly Garland
- Another independent sci–fi from Roger Corman, this one tells the story of an extraterrestrial known as "Mr Johnson", who poses as a human while…
Rock All Night (1957)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Dick Miller, Abby Dalton
- Two fugitive killers take refuge in a rock'n'roll hotspot and terrorize the customers. Less compelling than dir. Corman's usual B–grade…
Runaway Daughters (1957)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Marla English, Anna Sten, John Litel…
- Drive–in fare from American–International, this time about a trio of disaffected teenage girls – one wanting more than her…