B-Movie Gazette: WILLIAM FORSYTHE IS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE FROM JAMES LeGROS WHO IS THE "HIGHWAY HITCHER" (1998) IN THIS WELL-ACTED BUT PALTRY THRILLER

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - WITHOUT WARNING (1980)

Greetings All - It would be cool to do a post one time called the ten most essential B-flicks, sort of a B-Movie 101 thing. If that ever happened I would have to include this sci-fi horror classic from Graydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders.) This one's a don't pass go and don't collect $200 folks, just see it, Or watch it again. I'm not even going to begin to explain the plot except you have these flying disc things that attach themselves to people, in this case campers on an outing and kill and feed on them. Eventually these discs are tied to an alien, a hungry alien. A forerunner to 1987's Predator sort to speak and with a flat-out goofy cast. Jack Palance and Martin Landau, say what? And looking drugged out I might add but the real surprise here is veteran character actor Larry Storch, from the '60's, a guy who knew 150 dialects and here he is in this as a boy scout leader lol. Also known as It Came Without Warning, this gem is streaming free now only on Plex. 2.75 stars/2.75

Sunday, November 13, 2022

WILLIAM FORSYTHE IS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE FROM JAMES LeGROS WHO IS THE "HIGHWAY HITCHER" (1998) IN THIS WELL-ACTED BUT PALTRY THRILLER

Also known as The Pass, Highway Hitcher is a fairly obscure if not unnecessary nineties thriller that contains all the classic hallmark cliches associated with the genre especially the multiple "is the bad guy really dead" twist endings. Unfortunately, with such a great cast, it offers absolutely nothing newly artistic to that canvas. Had it been edited down to a half-hour entry for some sort of anthology series, I'm not so sure much would be different.

Forsythe plays a man down on his luck and recently left by his wife he hits the road for Reno to clear his head and start a new life. Along the way as luck would have it he crosses paths with the psychotic LeGros who pretends to be a stranded motorist. Any of this sound familiar?

Highway Hitcher is currently streaming free on Tubi and most the other free outlets but don't rush to put this on your list. I would give it my famous "worth one watch for cinephiles" stamp.

1.75 stars/2.75

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