Laserblast (1978)

Director:

Michael Rae

Writers:

Frank Ray Perilli (writer)
Franne Schacht (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Billy was a kid who got pushed around... Then he found the power

Plot:

A teenager stumbles upon an alien weapon, which transform him into a grotesque killer.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Laser | Gun | Laser Gun | Cult Favorite

Cast

Kim Milford	...	Billy Duncan
Cheryl Smith	...	Kathy Farley
Gianni Russo	...	Tony Craig
Ron Masak	...	Sheriff
Dennis Burkley	...	Deputy Pete Ungar
Barry Cutler	...	Deputy Jesse Jeep
Mike Bobenko	...	Chuck Boran
Eddie Deezen	...	Froggy
Keenan Wynn	...	Colonel Farley
Roddy McDowall	...	Doctor Mellon (closing credits) (as Roddy McDowell)
Rick Walters	...	Mike London
Simmy Bow	...	Gas Station Attendant
Joanna Lipari	...	Franny Walton
Wendy Wernli	...	Carolyn Spicer
Michael Bryar	...	Hip Kid

Runtime:

85 min | Belgium:80 min (video)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:16 (video-rating) (1982) | UK:15 | USA:PG

Company:

Selected Pictures

Trivia:

The film debut of Eddie Deezen, who oddly enough plays a bully!

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Kathy has finished looking at Billy's pendant, and Billy wakes up, the edges of his monster makeup are visible around the top of his nose.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

6ft long cardboard tube death ray

A really boring guy finds a big cardboard tube left behind by aliens some time in the past. This causes a large cheap piece of quartz to appear on his chest. But oh no, some guy is on his case looking for the weapon - how did they know it was there though? Oh well never mind, half the movie is over already and all you've seen is the desert and a big cardboard tube.

Using the cardboard death ray causes our hero (who is so boring I don't know if he had a name or not) to turn into some kind of monster. Well, supposedly that's what happens. All I saw was a guy who looked pretty much the same as before wandering around with a cardboard tube on his arm.

This has to be one of the most boring movies I've seen in a long time, talk about a lack of pace this one's slower than the offspring of cousins. Even if all you want is to see a slow and rubbish sci-fi movie avoid this one, there's nothing at all fun about it.