William Lucking Archives

Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)

Rating: ★

Dec 14, 2001Pulp Superhero

The final film from legendary 1950s SF producer George Pal, an adaptation of the celebrated 1930s pulp hero Doc Savage. Alas, this is given the campy unserious tone of tv's Batman, which utterly wrecks the show

Director: Michael Anderson

Actors: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, Michael Miller, Darrell Zwerling, …

Category: Fantasy

14 December 200118 August 2020 by Roog

Captain America II (1979)

Rating: ★

Aug 25, 2012Comic-Book Superhero

Another of the mostly disastrous Marvel tv adaptations of the 1970s. Captain America is sidelined for much of the show. This does conduct the coup of casting Christopher Lee as the villain but criminally gives him nothing to do

Director: Ivan Nagy

Actors: Reb Brown, Christopher Lee, Connie Sellecca, Len Birman, …

Category: Science Fiction

25 August 201228 December 2025 by Roog

SleepStalker (1995)

Rating: ★★

Aug 4, 2026Boogeyman

Clearly influenced by A Nightmare on Elm Street, this is a film about an executed killer who returns as a dream boogeyman who transforms from a flow of sand

Director: Turi Meyer

Actors: Jay Underwood, Kathryn Morris, William Lucking, Michael D. Roberts, …

Category: Horror

4 August 20264 August 2026 by Roog

The Trigger Effect (1996)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 12, 2004The Downfall of Civilisation

Excellent and understated directorial debut from screenwriter David Koepp where a mysterious citywide power cut suddenly brings out tensions and prejudices among people

Director: David Koepp

Actors: Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney, Michael Rooker, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 December 20046 August 2026 by Roog