NEON MARQUEE FILM FESTIVAL 9: IMITATION TERMINATOR CHAOS DOUBLE FEATURE!
While we await the reopening of all our favorite film houses, we’re presenting an ongoing online film festival of a genre (of sorts) of B grade Sci-Fi, legendary cult action and Martial Arts, some ‘so-bad-they’re-good’ faves and unintentionally funny bottom-of-the-video-store-shelf gems! Plus some cinematic misfires and titles that may serve as a great hangover film, movie comfort food or a perplexing head scratch as to how a film like this got made in the first place.
Kick off with a pre-show warm up of retro trailers, clips and commercials, then a link to stream either through official channels or via YouTube (multiple options will be presented if possible).
Played in sequence, it’s just like being at the cinema!
TONIGHT’S DOUBLE: IMITATION TERMINATOR CHAOS!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and when James Cameron’s Terminator hit cinemas in 1984 followed by the sequel in 1991, a slew of direct to video cybernetic nonsense found its way to rental stores, plot be damned! All one needed was an unstoppable cyborg at the helm and you have enough concept to pad out roughly 90 minutes. Perfect if you couldn’t score a copy of Cameron’s sci-fi thriller for your Saturday night rental.
First up for our double feature, is the preposterous, laughable and stupidly enjoyable 1990 effort CLASS OF 1999, sequel to 1982’s schlock classic CLASS OF 1984. Classrooms are full blown war zones apparently (why ARE these kids going to school?!) so to quell the problem, the Department of Education Defense (D.E.D, of course) sends in a trio of rip off Terminators including Jackie Brown’s Pam Grier to whip these delinquents back in line . It’s A+ for effort on this one that’s for sure….
After intermission, it’s the future of law enforcement where someone has to police these annoying out of control robotic predators! CYBORG COP (1993) is the kind of action flick you watch after a few drinks with your best movie friend. Starring low rent martial arts regular David Bradley (American Ninja 3 & 4) as a former DEA agent who needs to save his brother from a team of mercenaries and a rather nasty killer cyborg led by Jonathan Rhys Davies in an utter ‘for the paycheck’ role pre-Lord of The Rings days.
Buckle up, bring a healthy supply of your favorite liquor and enjoy some unstoppable robot action!
PRE-SHOW REEL
Our pre-show warm up will help you settle into the mood for our Double Feature of Terminators and Cyborg imitators, here's the pre-show reel of robotic humanoid themed trailers, clips and a fabulous Korean Robocop fried chicken commercial!
MAIN ATTRACTION!
** Also available to stream free in HD via TUBI