WACKO - A wonderfully campy horror comedy directed by Greydon Clark - the genius who brought you JOYSTICKS. Joe Don Baker stars as a cop, chasing after the dreaded "Lawnmower Killer!" Andrew Clay (pre-Dice fame) also costars as Tony Schlongini. Highly recommended, worth viewing for the Tony Schlongini theme song itself.
WEIRD SCIENCE - Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell Smith play Gary and Wyatt, two high school dorks who somehow create a beautiful woman on their home computer. Could this really be accomplished in 1985? My Texas Instuments couldn't do that! The computer created beauty helps the two boys become popular. She throws a huge party at Wyatt's house, featuring a blue kitchen, a windstorm, renegade bikers and a nuclear weapon. Then she turns Wyatt's brother Chet into a slimy creature. Truly ridiculous film which at the same time makes you want to watch more. Scary! Oingo Boingo sings the theme song.
A WHALE OF A TALE - 10-year-old Joey gets a job working at Marineland! Is this legal?? While there, he befriends a new killer whale, learns to feed and take care of the animals, and even goes out fishing for sharks. William Shatner also stars as the park's director. Joey's aunt disapproves, but his widowed mom is wooed by Shatner's Kirk-like charm. A Bert Young type plays Louie, the park's fisherman. Nice little family entertainment.
WISE GUYS - Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo play Harry and Moe, two best friends working for a mob boss. Captain Lou Albano plays Frankie "The Fixer" Acavano. "Thank you Mr. Acavano!" After a risky blunder, which cost their boss $250,000, their boss decides to have some fun by giving them each separate orders to kill the other. Ok comedy with a few scattered laughs. Be sure not to miss Albano's last words!
WIRED TO KILL - The year is 1998. Six years earlier, a devastating plague killed off half the population of the planet. Now lawlessness wreaks havoc over several "zones." Merritt Buttrick (Kirk's son from Star Trek's II and III) plays the leader of a group of outlaws. After his mother is attacked and his grandma is killed, a young man named Steve vows revenge on the gang. His girlfriend Rebecca and a robot named Winston help him. This post apocalyptic-looking film is mildly entertaining. A few people are killed off in rather wicked ways. With the exception of some strong language, this could probably play on regular TV.
WITCHBOARD - Tawny Kitaen throws a party. Her ex-boyfriend brings a ouija board. They contact the spirit of a dead boy named David. Well, the guy forgets to take the board home. Kitaen then plays with it alone, and all hell breaks loose. She thinks she's been contacting David, but has really contacted the spirit of an axe murderer named Malfeitor. Malfeitor starts killing people, then possesses her. The old boyfriend and her new boyfriend try to save her. This is a pretty good flick, which was also a must-see for every 1980's highschool kid. This has a few decent gore scenes, along with a nude shower scene from Kitaen.
WIZARD OF GORE, THE - Meet Montag, master illusionist. He performs dismemberment "illusions" on stage. When the act is over, the participants are fine again. However, soon after leaving the stage, they die from the supposedly fake "illusions." As in every Herschell Gordon Lewis movie, this one offers plenty of gore, as well as plenty of horrible acting - God awful horrible! Lewis could have been a true king had he had someone who could write scripts, and actors who could act. A truly awful flick, but great for parties.
WIZARDS - This is a Ralph Bakshi directed, animated film. It's millions of years in the future, and the planet is populated by elves and wizards. Two brothers, one good and one evil, are at war with one another. Both are sorcerers with legions of followers. The good guys must get to the evil city of Scorch, to destroy an old film projector playing Nazi propaganda! Isn't it comforting to know that Hitler's influence will be felt millions of years from now? Despite the blood and violence, the film is rated PG.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - Mel Brooks directed this early 1970's spoof of FRANKENSTEIN. Gene Wilder plays Dr. "Fronk-en-steen." He is summoned to his grandfather's estate for reasons pertaining to his will. While there, he is swept up in his grandfather's work, and creates his own monster - played by Peter Boyle. Bug-eyed Marty Feldman plays "Eye-gor." Teri Garr also costars in this really funny comedy. Don't miss the monster's onstage performance of "Puttin' On The Ritz," along with Gene Hackman's hilarious role as a blind man. Some of the sets were the same as those used in the original 1931 version of FRANKENSTEIN. Filmed in black and white.
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES - If Holmes and Watson had met as late-teenagers, this is what it would have been like. Together in a distinguished school, the pair team up to investigate a series of cultlike murders in mid-1800's London. Steven Spielberg produced this feature - which has the first three dimensional, computer created character in history (a mirror knight). Other cool effects include Watson being attacked by baked goods! Often overlooked and underrated flick from 1985. Can YOU figure out why the bear is white?
ZOMBIE - Supposedly, this is an unauthorized sequel to George Romero's "living dead" films. In reality, it's a zombie film which stands on its own. A boat pulls into New York with a zombie aboard. The zombie takes a big bite out of a police officer. A woman recognizes the boat as belonging to her father. She and a reporter head to the tropical island where her father had been. While there, they find a goofy doctor and a horde of flesh-eating zombies. One of the zombies (in incredible realism) attacks a shark! Another woman gets a jagged piece of wood in her eyeball - OUCH!!! Typical foreign zombie flick, with bad dubbing, though highly recspected by many.
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