With that being said, we felt it was time for our website to get a facelift. The astro zombies is far from an outofthisworld schlock treat. The film also stars john carradine, who aged approximately 92 years in the 28 years between the grapes of wrath and this movie. For instance, during the 50s, giant monsters became all the rage, representing the fear that scientific progressespecially in terms of atomic energywas progressing so quickly that it. God knows i watch more of this stuff lately than i can keep up with as far as posting goes. Joseph hoover, tom pace, and joan patrick in the astrozombies 1968. Overview of the astrozombies, 1968, directed by ted v. The astro zombies is a 1969 scifi horror film starting john carradine and wendell corey in his final film role after being fired from a space agency, a mad scientist decides to unleash a race of atomic zombies upon humanity. Other activities edit corey was president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of the board of directors of the screen actors guild. The kino lorber bluray release of astro zombies 1968 a movie unwatchable without this discs rifftrax commentary is the bestlooking transfer well ever see of a movie that looked like crap even when it was new. With wendell corey, john carradine, tom pace, joan patrick.
Horroricon john carradine the howlingis astroscientist dr. Demarco john carradine, a typical day involves runins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solarpowered killer robot zombies, chinese communist spies and vicious mexican secret agents. Going to see the astrozombies is a bit of a trap too. The astrozombies 1968 foreign interests and a federal agent wendell corey seek a mad doctor john carradine who makes mutilator zombies in his basement. Monster movies tend to reflect the general fears of society at that moment. The astrozombies 1968 backdrops the movie database. This movie has absolutely nothing to do with space monsters, and the zombie kills like a human rather than what you might find in dawn of the dead, or zombi 2. Upon arriving at her home, horror and death erupt, as one of the titular terrors leaps forth. Mikels was the poor mans herschell gordon lewis, a film maker whose ultra low budgets would provide countless cult viewings and repeated. Mark of the astrozombies evil aliens from a distant asteroid invade the earth to create half human robots with synthetic blood and. Demarco john carradine is a mad scientist who must engage in bloody murders to develop the astrozombies in his basement laboratory. Astro makes you think of space, and so do the planets in the background of the poster art. Mikels, astrozombies are neither zombies nor the dog from the jetsons. Reuniting tom the kid pace with his girl in gold boots director ted v.
The year is 1969 not only the season of free love but the birth of astro zombies, a maniacal cult menace from horror creator ted v. Mikels wayne rogers starring john carradine wendell corey tura satana tom pace music by nicholas carras cinematography robert. Saving cancelled television shows seems to be a trend over the last few weeks. Oh, all i want to know all i want with just a touch of my burning hand i send my astro zombies to rape this land prime directive, exterminate the whole human race and. Mikels girl in gold boots, the doll squad shoots the film in his trademark whothehellcanaffordgoodlighting. The first one is classic, the second one involves lizard like alien beings taking control of the azs, the third one which used to be my favorite before i saw this one is pretty much the doll squad vs the astrozombies. Variety wrote, theres almost nothing good to say for this horror scifier. Mikels gave us both astrozombies and the mst3k staple girl in gold boots, and both films share some of the same cast, most notably tom pace. Explore releases from the astro zombies at discogs. I am an unabashed fan of films, and i dont care if they a blockbusters or trashy trash, i just love cinema. The astrozombies 1968 posters the movie database tmdb. While an exact release date has yet to be revealed, the bluray. Demarco, a manobsessed with the reanimation ofcorpsesin the privacy ofhis top secret laboratory. Wendell corey, john carradine, tom pace, joan patrick, tura satana, rafael campos, joe hoover i have to admit that i have been on a real super bmovie or zgrade film roll for a long while.
The astrozombies was released in may 1968, at a runtime of 94 minutes. The astrozombies begins w a woman taking a leisurely drive, while groovy tunes play on her radio. Mikels, with wendell corey, john carradine, tom pace, at turner classic movies. The plot follows a disgruntled scientist who, having been fired by the space agency, decides. Lucifer finds salvation for season 4 at netflix bunkazilla.
When too many people end up missing and presumed dead. Ive seen films with a negative budget that have entertained me to no end, and sat down to multimillion dollar, star studded efforts that have bored me to the point of attempting to swallow my own. The astrozombies bluray disc, 2016 for sale online ebay. Astrozombies opens with a segment one minute, thirty seconds long of a pretty woman driving a white mustang convertible around southern california, giving us our necessary dose of lowbudget travelogue footage at this point the movie is indistinguishable from a porno film of similar vintage. The astrozombies 1968 after being fired from the space agency, the disgruntled not to mention crazy dr. An outlandish cinematic treat, astro zombies sets up a legacy of gutwrenching gore and exploitation that has to be seen to be believed. Demarco creates an astroman from a criminals dead body. The scifi aspects dont enthrall and the thrill aspects dont shock. When too many people end up missing and presumed dead, fbiagent holman wendell corey is called on to investigate. Then, the credits, and for some unknown reason, toy robots and tanks move about. Mikels movie are in luck, as kino lorber recently announced an upcoming bluray and dvd release of the 1968 film. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the astro zombies at the discogs marketplace.
Home television lucifer finds salvation for season 4 at netflix lucifer finds salvation for season 4 at netflix. The astrozombies, sometimes known as space zombies and the space vampires, is a 1968 science fiction horror film starring john carradine, wendell corey in. Astrozombies 1968 updated on october 30, 2007 by ken begg 23 comments. Horror scifi 1968 91 minutes color the plan to build a super human. After unleashing the fiends, they start massacring everybody they see. Hes pretty upset that the space agency has let him go, but they had their reasons, as it would seem that hes fairly. Staying current is something we at astrozombies strive for. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid cia agent to his door, things get really interesting.
Everything in the store can still be ordered by calling or emailing us but it was time to say goodbye to our webstore. Mikels in 1968, astrozombies which lived as space vampires when it was released on vhs by wizard in the eighties which is how some of us first came across the picture. Pace is probably and unfortunately best known as buz from gigb because of the mst3k riff im an icky elf. He was also, for a brief period of time, married to the blues singer and pianist dinah washington. Rafael campos may 1936 9 july 1985 was an actor from the dominican republic whose credits include blackboard jungle 1955, dino 1957, the light in the forest 1958, slumber party 57 1976, the astrozombies 1968, centennial 1978 and v 1983.
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