1989 • Italy • Directed by Bruno Mattei
For director Bruno Mattei (Violence in a Women's Prison) and co-writers Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi (Troll 2), their final, and most notorious, collaboration went beyond brazen plagiarism to become a fearless act of deranged genius. In this bravura rip-off of both Aliens and Terminator, a team of badass marines, a tough female civilian and an orphaned girl battle monsters beneath the Venice canals while being chased by an indestructible killer cyborg.
Geretta Geretta (Demons) and Tony Lombardo (Rats: Night of Terror) star in this "schlockfest of awesome". Actually released outside the US as Termionator II and Alienators, and never before available in America, it is now available in gorgeous 2k restoration from the Director's Cut negative on ARROW.
Up Next in 80's
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Road Games
1981 • Australia • Directed by Richard Franklin
A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia starts to suspect a man driving a green van of killing young women along his route, and proceeds to play a cat-and-mouse game in order to catch him red-handed.
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Inseminoid
1981 • United Kingdom • Directed by Norman J. Warren
A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.
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Stepfather 2
1989 • United States • Directed by Jeff Burr
"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.
