Category: 1970s movies

The movie begins with Jill Johnson played by Carol Kane babysitting for a local Dr. and his wife. After the kids are asleep and she is waiting for the parents to return, she starts to get phone calls asking her if she has checked on the children. She has heard nothing from them and figured that it is just a prank call. But the calls continue and increase in frequency so she calls the police, who discover that the calls are originating from within the home. The children were murdered shortly after Jill arrived to babysit.

This is the story of a lecturing Dr. Frankenstein, named Frederick who is grandson to the infamous lunatic Dr. Frankenstein. (Part of the reason for making this film in black in white is to capture another epoch more realistically for 1970s audiences). Frederick, changes his name’s pronunciation in order to distance himself from his infamous relative.

The Cheerleaders was a mainstream movie which hit theaters in 1973. Watching it, I am reminded of a Playboy channel… read more The Cheerleaders

Murder on the Orient Express was written by Agatha Christie in 1934. In 1974, British director SIdney Lumet put together… read more Murder on the orient express

In 1976 an American satirical dark comedy-drama movie named Network became a critically acclaimed hit that swept the Academy awards… read more Network

Clint Eastwood the consummate 70s tough guy stars in the Every Which Way but Loose opposite an Orangutan named Clyde… read more Every Which Way but Loose

The 1977 movie Demon Seed has nothing to do with the occult or demons, but rather one man’s obsession with… read more Demon Seed

David Cronenberg, now cemented as one of the greats when it comes to sci-fi horror, started his mainstream career with… read more Shivers

Buck Rogers first hit the screens in 1939, by the 70s when rockets to the moon were no longer science… read more Buck Rogers

Also known as that movie Steven Spielberg would like to forget The date is December 13, 1941, only six days… read more 1941

A married couple and their children move to the quiet town of Stepford and everything seems perfect — perhaps far… read more The Stepford Wives

Walter Mathau stars as an ex-minor-league hopeful Morris Buttermaker who grumpily agrees to coach a Little League team at the… read more Bad News Bears

I honestly can’t believe that I actually watched this movie and that I enjoyed it. This is the story of… read more Shaft 1971