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TronTron (1982)
Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner
Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
Hand, TheHand, The (1981)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Caine
Michael Caine stars in this early Oliver Stone mess (still suffering from shell–shock?) as a cartoonist whose severed hand goes about murdering…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, TheIncredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty
Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
ScannersScanners (1981) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan
A 'scanner' describes a person able to read minds, but with a potential to cause nasty headaches. An intense cautionary tale about the dangers of…
Altered StatesAltered States (1980) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
Incredible Melting Man, The (1978)
Dir. William Sachs
Feat. Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey
Radiation poisoning causes an astronaut to literally fall to pieces during a murderous rampage. Slimy effects by Rick Baker distinguish this pure…
RabidRabid (1977)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Marilyn Chambers
Early David Cronenberg nasty starring '70s porn queen, Marilyn Chambers, who she develops an insatiable thirst for human blood after a motorcycle…
SquirmSquirm (1976) Recommended
Dir. Jeff Lieberman
Feat. Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy
A storm–toppled powerline drives large (and vicious) sandworms out the surrounding swamp–waters, terrifying the local populace in this…
Crazies, TheCrazies, The (1975) Recommended
Dir. George Romero
Feat. Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones
Underrated low–budgeter about germ warfare, a personal favourite of Romero's. Fast–paced editing creates some real excitement.
Asphyx, TheAsphyx, The (Horror of Death) (1973)
Dir. Peter Newbrook
Feat. Robert Stephens, Robert Powell
Promising 'Victorian' horror set around experiments by a scientist (Stephens) into capturing the 'asphyx' (soul) of a dying person and gaining a…

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