Bad Channels

1992

1h 28m

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5.0/10

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Science Fiction

Comedy

Horror

An alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.

Directors

Ted Nicolaou

Writers

Jackson Barr(screenplay by)

Charles Band(idea by)

Stars

Robert Factor

Martha Quinn

Aaron Lustig

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Top cast

Willis

Lisa Cummings

Vernon Locknut

Corky

Flip Humble

Dan O'Dare

Moon

Peanut

Sheriff Hickman

Cosmo

Dr. Payne

Nurse Ginger

Dollman

Directors

Ted Nicolaou

Writers

Jackson Barr(screenplay by)

Charles Band(idea by)

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**_Fun campy sci-fi/horror with a score by Blue Oyster Cult_** After the sighting of a UFO near a remote radio station in SoCal, an extraterrestrial takes over the station with a DJ & a crewmember stuck inside. The being apparently wants to use the air waves to apprehend attractive females, but the process involves shrinking them. "Bad Channels" (1992) is amusing in a hammy way with its creative story and three great rock/metal video sequences: “Somewhere in the Night,” written & sang by Ron Keel, “Touching Myself Again” by DMT and “Manic Depresso (I’m So Happy)” by Sykotik Sinfoney. This was the only movie score done by Blue Oyster Cult. They also have two songs on the soundtrack, “Out of the Darkness” and “Demon’s Kiss.” It's cut from the same cloth as, say, "Hard Rock Zombies” mixed with "Shock 'Em Dead." Fans of "Trick or Treat" (1986) should appreciate it, although it’s not as serious as that one. Like I said, it’s very campy. It sort-of sets up events in “Dollman vs. Demonic Toys,” which came out the next year and is also a sequel to “Demonic Toys.” There’s a post-credits sequence that shows Dollman just outside of town talking about getting together with the female that's still shrunk. (Dollman is otherwise nowhere to be found). The statuesque Nurse Ginger, played by Melissa Behr, resurfaces in “Dollman vs. Demonic Toys.” Other notables on the feminine front are: Martha Quinn (Lisa Cummings), Charlie Spradling (Cookie) and Daryl Strauss (Bunny). The flick runs about 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles. GRADE: B-

Wuchak25 May, 2024