1980 produced a variety of horror films (as this week’s amazing pieces are demonstrating); from the dead serious to the utter ridiculous. The Children stands out from the others in the way that it bridges these two extremes. It has some silly moments and some moments that strike some batshit chords, but it comes from a very legitimate fear that was unique to this timeframe. The fear of nuclear energy and the resulting toxic waste was very real towards the end of the Cold War, and The Children is a film that is very of this moment. It is also insanely fun.
As Max Kalmanowicz’s film opens, we see a couple of workmen investigating a possible leak at the Ravensback nuclear power plant. It’s an investigation in name only, as they decide that finding a leak isn’t really worth their effort and knock off early for a beer instead.
As Max Kalmanowicz’s film opens, we see a couple of workmen investigating a possible leak at the Ravensback nuclear power plant. It’s an investigation in name only, as they decide that finding a leak isn’t really worth their effort and knock off early for a beer instead.
- 7/13/2020
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
John Schneider and Kirk Douglas in Eddie MacOn’S Run (1983) is currently available on Blu-ray From Mill Creek Entertainment.
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas stars with John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard) in the action-packed Eddie Macon’s Run. Time is running out for Eddie Macon (Schneider). He’s trapped in a Texas jail on trumped-up charges. He’ll do anything to make it back to his wife and child, but if he’s caught, he’ll be back in the pen for life. Carl Marzack (Douglas) is an aging cop who must prove he can still get his man – and his man is Eddie Macon. The hunt is on in this exciting thrill ride that climaxes in an edge-of-your seat chase through the streets of Texas.
Eddie MacOn’S Run stars John Schneider, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell, John Goodman, Tom Noonan, and Gil Rogers
The post Kirk Douglas and John Schneider in...
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas stars with John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard) in the action-packed Eddie Macon’s Run. Time is running out for Eddie Macon (Schneider). He’s trapped in a Texas jail on trumped-up charges. He’ll do anything to make it back to his wife and child, but if he’s caught, he’ll be back in the pen for life. Carl Marzack (Douglas) is an aging cop who must prove he can still get his man – and his man is Eddie Macon. The hunt is on in this exciting thrill ride that climaxes in an edge-of-your seat chase through the streets of Texas.
Eddie MacOn’S Run stars John Schneider, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell, John Goodman, Tom Noonan, and Gil Rogers
The post Kirk Douglas and John Schneider in...
- 4/14/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Not that there’s been a bad week of home entertainment releases this year, but March 26th is looking to be one of our finest days of 2019 so far, with Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary adaptation leading the pack as it gets the 4K treatment on Tuesday. Vinegar Syndrome is keeping themselves incredibly busy this week, too, as they have four different cult titles on tap for horror fans to add to their Blu-ray collections: The Children, The Suckling, Dominique, and In the Cold of the Night.
Also this week, Scream Factory is showing some love to The Body Snatcher, which features Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff teaming up with Val Lewton, as well as Warning Sign, and for those of you who dig creature features with a side of creepy-crawliness, Kingdom of the Spiders comes home as well.
Other releases for March 26th include Aquaman, Midnight, Texas: Season Two,...
Also this week, Scream Factory is showing some love to The Body Snatcher, which features Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff teaming up with Val Lewton, as well as Warning Sign, and for those of you who dig creature features with a side of creepy-crawliness, Kingdom of the Spiders comes home as well.
Other releases for March 26th include Aquaman, Midnight, Texas: Season Two,...
- 3/26/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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