Heartbeeps (1981)
May 8, 1999Robot Romance
This is considered the film that torpedoed Andy Kaufman's film career - a dippy romance between two robots. This gets very silly but the film has undeniable charms
Randy Quaid
The Wraith (1986)
Oct 30, 2000Avenging Ghost Car
An unknown Charlie Sheen stars in a film about teens haunted an avenging ghost car. An uncredited copy of Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter
Parents (1989)
Jan 9, 2011Paranoia Comedy/Boy Thinks His Parents Are Cannibals
Bizarre black comedy directed by actor Bob Balaban that takes place in a paranoid parody of 1950s normalcy about a boy who believes his parents are cannibals
Martians Go Home (1990)
Mar 18, 2003Annoying Alien Invaders Comedy
Majorly unfunny film about the arrival of aliens that do bad stand-up comedy and tell people's embarrassing secrets
Freaked (1993)
Dec 4, 1999Mutants and Mad Scientist Gonzo Comedy
Wonderfully nonsensical film directed by Alex Winter of Bill and Ted fame about the lives of a group of mutant freaks. Amazing makeup effects, a bizarre sense of humour and several well-known actors spoofing themselves
Independence Day (1996)
Apr 12, 2003Alien Invasion
The film that made Roland Emmerich's name as a specialist in mass destruction spectacle. At heart, this rehashes a 1950s alien invasion film on a big-budget and adds blatantly sentimentalised American flag-waving
The Magical Land of the Leprechauns (1999)
May 1, 2010Leprechaun Fantasy
Lively and undeniably likeable Hallmark mini-series that celebrates Irish myth. Giddily silly nonsense conducted with a boisterous energy
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
Jul 2, 2000Characters From a Cartoon Series Enter the Real World
Cinematic revival of the old Rocky and Bullwinkle series having the two animated characters emerge into the real (live-action) world. A film that you feel should have been funnier and more energetic than is
The Day the World Ended (2001)
Nov 27, 2001Ambiguous Alien Monster
One of a series of films that borrow their titles from old 1950s films, this abandons any connection to the original end of the world film and concerns a boy who may be causing an alien monster to appear
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Apr 1, 2003Lunar Comedy-Thriller
Huge flop comedy for Eddie Murphy in which he plays a nightclub owner on The Moon. There is an almost good SF film hiding inside and depiction of a surprisingly detailed Lunar culture but the unnfunny comedy elements kill it
Home on the Range (2004)
Oct 4, 2004Disney Animation/Talking Cattle
The last hand-drawn animated film from Disney and one of their few flops, but by no means unlikeable. The premise of talking cows setting out on a quest gives this a madcap eccentricity
Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
Aug 20, 2005Superstorm/Disaster Mini-Series
A disaster tv mini-series about the most powerful storm in recorded history descending on Chicago just as a hacker disables the power grid. Most of this plays by the cliches of the genre.
5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
Nov 21, 2018Briefcase from the Future
Mini-series with the intriguing premise of Timothy Hutton receiving a briefcase from the future with clues that foretells his death in five days time. This befalls utterly predictable handling and is padded out to fill a five-hour slot
Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
May 5, 2007Superstorms/Disaster Mini-Series
Sequel to the tv mini-series Category 6: Day of Destruction ups the scale of the super-storm but is also better constructed as a disaster movie