The repulsiveness starts right away and lasts until the very last moment of the film. Gross movie scenes and the stories behind them screenrant. Heres a landmark film that spits in the eye of george lucas, a wretched, ignored pageant of plodding evil and slime that posits this. During postproduction, the producers reshot scenes without sachs participation. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the incredible melting man at the discogs marketplace. So i just saw it again for the first time in a long time and the first time not on a tv edit. Dangerous men 2015 made in 1985, released in 2005, and finally completed in 2015, this revengeagainstbikers movie is near incomprehensible.
A midnight movie that almost seems to revel in its own badness, the incredible melting man 77 has one solid thing going for it rick bakers super gooey gore sfx, and a whole slew of. He was married to joanne howard and evelyn purcell. Months later, he discovers that he appears to be shrinking. An accomplished painter rents a dilapidated villa in the country, and soon finds himself absorbed in the propertys history, particularly the murder of a sexobsessed countess who died there decades prior. These are some of the most incredible and sophisticated machines in the world. The great alex rebar, who was generous enough to grant us a on camera interview for our up coming beyond the door dvd, as we also discussed his role in the incredible melting man, and his work on to all a goodnight, terror on tour as well as his current music career. The incredible melting man vhs tape 1977 william sachs vintage horror film. The writers include jackson himself and future spouse fran walsh, the soontobe. The incredible melting man is a delightfully bad 1977 scifi horror about illfated astronaut steve west alex rebar who returns from a space mission exploring saturns rings with a mysterious condition where his flesh is melting and he is radioactive. This cut has no intermission, but the 70mm super cinerama presentation originally had extra music, an overture, intermission and an exit cue.
Sachs should have had his way with things and the execs and producers should have kept out of the creative side of things. The disc includes a special feature where you can see the original super 8 version of the film and it really looks like crap. Steve west alex rebar is an astronaut and the lone survivor of a mission to saturn that saw the rest of his crew killed by an explosion of deadly radiation. He was a director and producer, known for the silence of the lambs 1991, rachel getting married 2008 and philadelphia 1993. The new bluray and dvd editions arrive in time for halloween on th october 2014. The split horn is your second film about the hmong. The special effects are subpar, and the plot is nonexistent, making this science fiction film a perfect choice for affectionate audience ribbing. With alex rebar, burr debenning, myron healey, michael alldredge. The incredible melting man is the 70s cult classic that saw special effects legend rick baker thriller, an american werewolf in london, men in black lend his hand to another memorable horror creature. Apparently this movie was intended to be a parody of horror films, but then the producers stepped in and decided it should be a straight horror film. The 15 best movies of the fall film festivals variety. Sep 15, 2018 variety critics pick the 15 top films from the venice, telluride and toronto film festivals, including a star is born and first man. The incredible melting man movie clip 1977 youtube.
Its incredible, ted gasps while pointlessly running around, he seems to be getting stronger as he melts. The incredible melting man 1977 john llewellyn probert. Unfollow the incredibles vhs to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. With the capacity to pour himself into any role, mushaka has the chops of a character actor coupled with the presence of a true movie star. Heres the official trailer of the worst movie ive ever watched. And so it goes with the incredible melting man, a piece of scifi cheese so pungent that it was honored with its very own mystery science theater 3000 episode. It didnt seem like a big deal at the time all he got was a nosebleed. The good news is that unlike the last time this happened, there really is a monster here the bad news. As is the norm in dumb movies, ted and blake decide the best course of action would be to split up. Gabe kaplan is an astronaut and hes somehow irradiated during a failed space mission.
Apr 22, 2007 baird stafford, who plays the lead in nightmare, was kind enough to fly all the way from the east coast to share his memories and thoughts on an oncamera interview, as well as an audio commentary for our upcoming release of nightmare. I dont really get science and stuff but the movie suggests that he contracts enormous amounts of radiation by looking at saturn. The incredible melting man is something of a throwback to those 1950s sfhorror movies in which an astronaut returns from space infected by some bodytransforming virus. The director trimmed up the cut significantly to get an r he had to resubmit the film 12 times to do so. He followed that up with the horror comedy the convent, which was also accepted into the sundance film festival in 2000. Incredible melting man, the on bluray 826663141733 from shout factory. The incredible melting man is the 1977 cult horror science fiction favorite from writerdirector william sachs van nuys boulevard, galaxina, spooky house, south of hell mountain. It not be the best compliment for a movie to say that the makeup shadows the film in quality, but this is true for the incredible melting man. The incredible melting man 1977 download full hd youtube. The incredible shrinking man is a 1957 american science fiction film directed by jack arnold based on richard mathesons novel the shrinking man. From peter jacksons misspent youth comes this wild and wooly musical satire featuring a cast of misanthropic puppets. Sam casey, a government agent with the ability to turn invisible, must thwart the machinations of two different villains.
Nov 30, 2017 the clunker was directed by the same man who made the incredible melting man and famously starred playboy centerfold dorothy stratten as the emotional robot. But one scene he refused to alter was the melting man scene named as an homage to cult classic scifi movie the incredible melting man, citing it as one of the favorite scenes of. Ted nelson is shot and killed while trying and failing to convince a security guard that the melting monster is a man in need of rescue. Jordan ghetlers rating of the film the incredible melting man jordan ghetler beyond terrible.
He is aided by his fellow agents and an avuncular truck driverstock car racer. The incredible melting man 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an illfated space voyage. Starring alex rebar, burr debenning, myron healey, ann sweeny, and michael alldredge. The incredible melting man is a 1977 american science fiction horror film directed and written by william sachs. Jonathan demme was born on february 22, 1944 in baldwin, long island, new york, usa as robert jonathan demme. Hes the real auteur of the incredible melting man, and the sole. With a title like the incredible melting man, this film should have been an invigorating excursion into bmovie excitement. His flesh is melting and to stay alive he must consume human flesh and blood. The incredible melting man 1977, directed by william sachs. See the full thing at our rbadmovies streaming marathon on saturday, april 29, 2017. The plot concerns an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to radiation during a space flight to saturn, driving him to commit murders and consume human flesh to survive.
Due to the alterations, it perfectly embodies the films of which it was intended to mock and makes itself a prime candidate for mockery. Unfortunately, the incredible melting man isnt so incredible after all. The film stars peter weller, nancy allen, dan oherlihy, kurtwood smith, miguel ferrer, and ronny cox. Due to the covid19 pandemic and current sales volume, our average ship times have. Mar 29, 2016 they need to interview mickey lolich for the incredible melting man. The incredible melting man blu ray by todd e walnuts. However, its unfair to criticise a film too much that has such a great title, a great concept, and actually delivers on it. For some reason, just as mystifying as to how he got this way, there is a hint it was. Between his immense pain and the psychological scars of his encounter, the. This is why the film includes several comedic moments in addition to the horror elements, such as when steve wests ear detaches and gets stuck on a tree, and when a janitor sweeps wests melted body into a garbage can at the end of the film. Colonel steve west has just returned from an incredible historymaking flight to saturn when he is hospitalized with an ailment that baffles the entire medical community. The incredible shrinking man is a 1957 american science fiction film directed by jack arnold based on richard matheson s novel the shrinking man. The incredible melting man is a cheeseball 1977 american scifi horror film about an astronaut who is exposed to outerspace radiation and then comes back transformed into a hideous monster. Reading about the film brings up stories of producer interference, altering the original script from a parody of horror to a straight horror.
Cbarky99s rating of the film of unknown origin cbarky99 this may sound a bit crazy, and yes, some of the rat attack shots are a bit obviously fake, but on the whole, id put this odd little ratvswhitecollar grudge match up there with duel when it comes to everyday life gone wrong survival nightmares on film. The incredible melting man january 29 so since creating this page ive had the honor of communicating with the director of the im himself william sachs what a great guy. At a 1984 hmong art exhibit in chicago, i read a description about hmong culture by. Lee junghoon kim dongwook works as an anchorman at a broadcasting station. When you get past the bad acting and confused plot, the incredible melting man actually has a story that makes you pity the monster of the piece. The incredible melting man 1978 classic horror film board. Explore releases from the incredible melting man at discogs.
Apparently in this film there is a man who is melting and this is incredible. You give certain films a vintage 80s vhs box art vibe the editor, the void, and contamination come to mind. This is one of those movies that should have been truly a memorable addition to. See more of the incredible melting man on facebook. Alex rebar, the incredible melting man, gives code red a on camera interview. Cockneys vs zombies director matthias hoene discusses the film weekly. The film draws heavily from both robert days 1959 movie the first man into space and irvin s yeaworth jnrs 1958 scifi bmovie the blob. With its bizarrely designed characters and plot turns involving porn actors and drug addicts, this 1989 new zealand release is like a nightmare version of one of disneys silly symphonies. The incredible melting man could have been a much better film than it was. The incredible melting man is a decent b movie that displays some impressive special effects with a soso storyline. The film stars grant williams as scott and randy stuart as scotts wife louise. He tries to make an ornate meal for the bots, in the process cutting off crows own hand to serve to him. Back on earth, his tragic existence now consists of reluctantly killing and consuming flesh to stay alive whilst evading capture and melting profusely.
What to do with the incredible melting man except have him melt some more. May 22, 2019 your illustration for the incredible melting man is a gorgeous piece of work. The others were the fifty worst films of all time 1978, the hollywood hall of shame 1984, and son of the golden turkey awards 1986. Robocop is a 1987 american science fiction action film directed by paul verhoeven and written by edward neumeier and michael miner. With franco nero, vanessa redgrave, georges geret, gabriella boccardo. You see, doctor steve wests time over on saturn has left him slowly melting.
The incredible melting man is born from fears of the 70s rapidly moving space program and subsequent fascination with the extraterrestrial, as an astronaut alex rebar brings to earth a physiological reaction that causes his skin to melt after a close encounter with a radioactive solar flare from saturn. The incredible melting man 1977 is a gore horror, scifi movie starring alex rebar and burr debenning. It straddles the line between downer and bittersweet. The incredible melting man full film online watch the incredible melting man full english film the incredible melting man full movie stream free download the incredible melting man full movie. Aside from the melting man himself, the film is pretty stupid. First published back in 1978, the novel for the incredible melting man was adapted from william sachss screenplay for the 1977 movie of the same title. An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an. The film makers never really resolve this sticky problem once their burnedup astronaut busts out of hospital and, at a. Make offer the incredible melting man vhs tape 1977 william sachs vintage horror film prism entertainment the incredible hulk triple feature vol. Lolich, former detroit tiger pitcher, still holds the record for the most strikeouts by a left handed pitcher in the american league, and, was the mvp of the 1968 world series. The particular movie which springs to mind is the quatermass xperiment 1955, although the fact that they share similar storylines is the only thing these two films have in. It was one of four books by the medveds that examined notoriously bad films. Check out this clip from the incredible melting man and buy the blu ray at. Tragically, statten was murdered by a jealous boyfriend the same year the film was released.
Incredible melting man, the bluray 1977 dvd empire. Jun 21, 2017 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the actionhorror classics release, thr spoke to key players who persevered through oppressive heat, bugs, a red rubber chicken and the divaesque. The ghosts cause claire to have a fatal asthma attack. Portraying coach jacob in our trailer, mushaka is an incredible acting talent with leading man charisma and plenty of charm to spare. Previously available in the united states as an mgm midnite movies vhs only release from 2000 long out of print, and then issued as a region 1 dvd as part of mgms limited edition collection mod program, the bonafide cult item the incredible melting man now gets the deluxe bluray. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Host segments prologue mike was once a teppanyaki chef. The golden turkey awards is a 1980 book by film critics michael and harry medved. My biggest film zombiefied was completed in 2011 and currently is available worldwide on dvd, vhs and vod. At the age of 22, mike made his first feature film killers, which was accepted into the sundance film festival in 1997.
There is a lot of padding that fleshes out the films relatively short running time, and although its low budget is partially hidden by the fact that most of the story takes place at night, it does show itself in some pretty horrendous acting, especially from the wooden. Iron man 3 is the 20 sequel to iron man 2 and the seventh film in the marvel studios produced and walt disney studios motion pictures distributed note the paramount logo appears instead of disneys, but unlike in the previous two iron man. The incredible melting man 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Memoir of the man depicts a love story between lee junghoon and yeo hajin mun kayoung. The incredible melting man was originally intended to be a parody of horror films. Fenton indicated an interest, at the suggestion of several of his clients, in the film business and became an executive producer in hollywood and funded such films as edgar rice burroughs the land that time forgot which was distributed by orion, the incredible melting man, fyre which was distributed by. He may be killing people and even taking bites out of. An astronaut contracts a disease that causes his flesh to melt. The incredible melting man is an excessive yet campy creation and, due to its origins as a parody, beautifully captures the essence of bmovies of the time creating an overwhelming sentimentalism for the era. For my money there is only one reason to see this film, and it has nothing. The incredible malting man full movie film completo by. The incredible melting man received a lot of publicity in 1977, scoring a cover of famous monsters of filmland and an article in the kids mag dynamite the weirdest back story concerning the incredible melting man is that baker in fact created many more gruesome prosthetics that were never used in the final film.
The film was originally intended to be a parody of scifi bmovies, performed in a very straightfaced fashion so as to become a kind of black comedy. Get the best deals on the incredibles ntsc vhs tapes when you shop the largest. The infected colonel west escapes from the doctors supervision and hides in the surrounding community where he begins. Top 5 incredible machines you wouldnt believe existed youtube. The guys also talk about their most recently completed power hours.
Like a number of fred olen ray flicks, this is good to have on in the background, especially if youre having a beer or smoking a little pot. In fact without rick bakers marvellous effects it would actually be pretty poor, and far less watchable as bad films go than plan nine from outer space. The most magnificent aspect of biohazard is that dir. I love horror movies, making music, film, photos, good friends and am constantly creating art. William sachs directed the film in 1977 and it eventually became a cult classic, mostly because of how unintentionally funny it is, but also because of its makeup effects.
Let us know in the comments below some of your ideas for future. Unfortunately, the movie manages to go wrong in every conceivable way and falls short of the promise inherent in its schlocky title. The incredible melting man is one of those science fiction schlock classics that seems to have grown in estimation among its audience since its original release, thanks mostly to home video and horror conventions. The incredible melting man is a decent b movie that displays some. He has hyperthymesia, a condition that allows him to remember nearly every moment in his life. Good article reassessmentthe incredible melting man1. Danny elfman spawned from the original marvel comic and a cultish 1970s television show, the first film adaptation of the character in 2003 was a task presented to taiwaneseborn ang lee, the acclaimed director behind crouching tiger, hidden dragon and sense and sensibility. I am also a musician and play drums, bass, guitar, and sing. I havent seen those films to know if they are visually linked to the 80s style of. Baird had many, many good memories of the film, and gave us over an hours worth of on camera interview. Make offer the incredible shrinking man 1957 reproduction uk williams quad poster jack the incredible 2 headed transplant 1971 reproduction us one sheet poster.
While relaxing on a boat, scott is enveloped by strange fog. As it is, the dialogue is laughable and the acting is nothing to write home about, but the makeup and special effects by legendary artist rick. The incredible melting man is very far from being a horror or scifi classic, but it is stupid enough that if you love shitcase cinema then it is definitely worth a watch. The kl studio classics bluray of krakatoa east of java is a fine encoding of this once hard to see show from the waning end of the road show years. Just enjoy this silly horror gem and try to switch off your brain activity as much as. Many of the films and people referred to in the books were later featured on mystery science.
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