B-Movie Gazette: PENELOPE CONTINUED - SPEAKING OF HOLLYWOOD YOU CAN'T GET MORE HOLLYWOOD THAN "HOLLYWOOD VICE SQUAD" (1986) WITH ROBIN WRIGHT IN HER FIRST FEATURE

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

Friday, February 17, 2023

PENELOPE CONTINUED - SPEAKING OF HOLLYWOOD YOU CAN'T GET MORE HOLLYWOOD THAN "HOLLYWOOD VICE SQUAD" (1986) WITH ROBIN WRIGHT IN HER FIRST FEATURE

A killer targets prostitutes in Hollywood and a mother comes to Hollywood to search for her missing teen daughter played by Robin Wright in her feature film debut. This quickly sums up the plot for this sleazy story which is a bit uneven and shallow compared to the aforementioned The Boys Next Door. Still it is an enjoyable watch especially as a perfect snapshot of Hollywood and particularly Hollywood Blvd back when it was still Hollywood Blvd. (Ya dig?)

Look for a slew of other familiar faces including Carrie Fisher, Joey Travolta and Ronny Cox. If you've ever wanted to jump in a time machine and set the dial for Hollywood 1986, then here's your opportunity to do so. Hollywood Vice Squad streams on all the free services including Tubi, Vudu Free & Plex. 2.5 stars/2.75