Triskaidekafiles

Triskaidekafiles is a love letter to cheesy cinema from the 80s and 90s, with the occasional dip into other eras.  if you're a fan of MST3K, Elvira, Joe Bob Briggs, or just bad horror movies in general, Trisk is the place for you.

Scanners (1981)

SCANNERS

WRITER: David Cronenberg

DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg

STARRING:  Jennifer O'Neill as Kim Obrist
    Stephen Lack as Cameron Vale
    Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Paul Ruth
    Lawrence Dane as Braedon Keller
    Michael Ironside as Darryl Revok
    Robert Silverman as Benjamin Pierce

QUICK CUT: The next evolution of humanity has been hiding in plain sight, but a war amongst them is growing.  What secrets do they hold, and how many heads will explode along the way?

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Metamorphosis: The Astral Factor (1990)

METAMORPHOSIS: THE ASTRAL FACTOR

WRITER:  Story and Screenplay by Glenn Takakjian
    Additional story material by Ted A. Bohus

DIRECTOR: Glenn Takakjian

STARRING: Tara Leigh as Sherry Griffen
    Tony Gigante as Mitchell
    Dianna Flaherty as Kim Griffen
    Katherine Romaine as Nancy Kane
    George Gerard as Michael Foster
    Allen Lewis Rickman as Dr. Elliot Stein
    Patrick Barnes as Brian
    Greg Sullivan as Jarrett
    Marcus Powell as Dr. Viallini

QUICK CUT: A scientist's work is threatened when he is bitten by an alien creature he's experimenting on, and once he begins to transform, the experimentation is turned on himself.  What could possibly go...wait...

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Metamorphosis (1990)

METAMORPHOSIS

Writer: Story by G.L. Eastman

Director: G.L. Eastman

Starring: Gene Le Brock as Peter Houseman
    Catherine Baranov as Sally Donnelly
    Harry Cason as Mike
    David Wicker as Willy
    Stephen Brown as Professor Lloyd
    Jason Arnold as Tommy

QUICK CUT: A scientist's work is threatened by budget cuts, so he does what any normal person would do, pulling a Bruce Banner and rushes the experiments forward on himself.  What could possibly go wrong?

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The Burning (1981)

THE BURNING

WRITERS: Original story by Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam, Brad Grey
    Screenplay by Peter Lawrence and Bob Weinstein

DIRECTOR: Tony Maylam

STARRING: Brian Matthews as Todd
    Leah Ayres as Michelle
    Brian Backer as Alfie
    Larry Joshua as Glazer
    Jason Alexander as Dave
    Ned Eisenberg as Eddy
    Carrick Glenn as Sally
    Carolyn Houlihan as Karen
    Fisher Stevens as Woodstock
    Lou David as Cropsy

QUICK CUT: Hey, a bunch of kids at summer camp!  What could possibly go wrong?  Look!  A guy with a sharp weapon!

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Repligator (1996)

REPLIGATOR

WRITER: Keith Kjornes
    Additonal material by Wynn Winberg and T.G. Weems

DIRECTOR: Bret McCormick

STARRING: Gunnar Hansen as Dr. Kildare
    Keith Kjornes as Dr. Oliver
    Randy Clower as Dr. Fields
    TJ Myers as Dr. Hardy
    Carl Merritt as Col. Sanders
    Rocky Patterson as Col. Sargeant
    Alan York as General Mills
    Tyler Mason as West

QUICK CUT: Military experiments go awry and turn soldiers into women.  And then there's alligator people.  Somehow.  Cover up poor Science's eyes, he doesn't wanna see this.

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Talisman (1998)

TALISMAN

WRITER: Benjamin Carr

DIRECTOR: David DeCoteau as Victoria Sloan

STARRING: Billy Parish as Elias
    Walter Jones as Jacob
    Jason Adelman as Burke
    Ilinca Goia as Lilia

QUICK CUT: Just an averag boarding school for boys in the middle of nowhere Europe, until it is suddenly besieged by some dude with glowing eyes ripping out hearts.  Well, that's one way to ruin your test scores.

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Hellraiser (1987)

HELLRAISER

WRITER: Clive Barker

DIRECTOR: Clive Barker

STARRING: Andrew Robinson as Larry
    Clare Higgins as Julia
    Sean Chapman as Frank
    Robert Hines as Steve
    Ashley Laurence as Kirsty

QUICK CUT: After opening a mysterious macguffin, Frank Cotton disappears, but he is soon ressurrected.  Much to the dismay of many guys wandering around nearby.

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Demon Seed (1977)

DEMON SEED

WRITER: Based upon the novel by Dean R. Koontz
    Screenplay by Robert Jaffe and Roger O. Hirson

DIRECTOR: Donald Cammell

STARRING: Julie Christie as Susan Harris
    Fritz Weaver as Alex Harris
    Gerrit Graham as Walter Gabler
    Robert Vaughn as Proteus

QUICK CUT: At the dawning of the age of artificial intelligence, one of them wants to learn more about humanity, so takes control of a home automation system and makes one of us its personal lab experiment.

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Robot Wars (1993)

ROBOT WARS

WRITERS: Based on an original idea by Charles Band
    Screenplay by Jackson Barr

DIRECTOR: Albert Band

STARRING: Don Michael Paul as Drake
    Barbara Crampton as Leda
    James Staley as Stumpy
    Lisa Rinna as Annie
    Danny Kamekona as Wa-Lee
    Yuji Okumoto as Chou-Sing
    Peter Haskell as Rooney

QUICK CUT: In another future that is vaguely similar to Robot Jox, but NOT THE SAME AT ALL, the last remaining mega robot is all that stands between the North Hemi nation being taken over by the Centros and the Eastern Alliance.  Brace yourselves for a lot of futurey sounding locations!

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Prom Night (1980)

PROM NIGHT

WRITER:  Screenplay by William Gray
    From a story by Robert Guza Jr.

DIRECTOR: Paul Lynch

STARRING: Leslie Nielsen as Mr. Hammond
    Jamie Lee Curtis as Kim
    Casey Stevens as Nick
    Eddie Benton as Wendy
    Michael Tough as Alex
    Pita Oliver as Vicki
    David Mucci as Lou
    Marybeth Rubens as Kelly
    George Touliatos as McBride
    Jeff Wincott as Drew
    Joy Thompson as Jude

QUICK CUT: A horror from the past comes back to haunt several teens on their prom night, when a mysterious figure starts picking them off.

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TerrorVision (1986)

TERRORVISION

WRITER: Ted Nicolau

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolau

STARRING: Diane Franklin as Suzy
    Gerrit Graham as Stan
    Mary Woronov as Raquel
    Chad Allen as Sherman
    Jonathan Gries as OD
    Jennifer Richards as Medusa
    Alejandro Rey as Spiro
    Bert Remsen as Grampa
    Randi Brooks as Cherry

QUICK CUT: After tinkering around with their new satellite dish, the Puttermans get paid a visit from an outer space trash monster, accidentally sent across the stars by a cosmic disposal gone horribly wrong.

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Bigfoot (1970)

BIGFOOT

WRITERS: Original story by Robert F. Slatzer
    Screenplay by Robert F. Slatzer and James Gordon White

DIRECTOR: Robert F. Slatzer

STARRING:  John Carradine as Jasper B. Hawks
    Joi Lansing as Joi Landis
    Judy Jordan as Chris
    John Mitchum as Elmer Briggs
    James Craig as Cyrus
    Christopher Mitchum as Rick
    Joy Wilkerson as Peggy
    Lindsay Crosby as Wheels
    Ken Maynard as Mr. Bennett
    James Stellar as Bigfoot

QUICK CUT: One day, a perfectly innocent traveling salesman is dragging his car through the backwoods when he runs afoul of a biker gang and a clan of Bigfeet.  Wackiness ensues.

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April Fool's Day (1986)

APRIL FOOL'S DAY

WRITER: Danilo Bach

DIRECTOR: Fred Walton

STARRING: Jay Baker as Harvey
    Deborah Foreman as Muffy
    Deborah Goodrich as Nikki
    Ken Olandt as Rob
    Griffin O'Neal as Skip
    Leah King Pinsent as Nan
    Clayton Rohner as Chaz
    Amy Steel as Kit
    Thomas F. Wilson as Arch

QUICK CUT: A group of old friends gather for Muffy's birthday party on April 1st, and before anyone even makes it to the island getaway, things start going wrong.

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Leprechaun 3 (1995)

LEPRECHAUN 3

WRITER: David Dubos

DIRECTOR: Brian Trenchard-Smith

STARRING: Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun
    John Gatins as Scott
    Lee Armstrong as Tammy
    Marcelo Tubert as Gupta
    John DeMita as Fazio
    Caroline Williams as Loretta
    Michael Callan as Mitch

QUICK CUT: The adventures of the Leprechaun take him to Las Vegas, where luck rules supreme, as he once again searches for his missing gold and get into trouble.

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Leprechaun 2 (1994)

LEPRECHAUN 2

WRITERS: Turi Meyer and Al Septien

DIRECTOR: Rodman Flender

STARRING: Warwick Davis as The Leprechaun
    Charlie Heath as Cody
    Shevonne Durkin as Bridget
    Adam Biesk as Ian
    James Lancaster as William O'Day
    Sandy Baron as Morty

QUICK CUT: Luck has run run out for Bridget, as a curse dating back 1000 years comes back to haunt her, when the familiar gold-loving Leprechaun comes to claim his bride on St. Patrick's Day.

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Leprechaun (1993)

LEPRECHAUN

WRITER: Mark Jones

DIRECTOR: Mark Jones

STARRING: Warwick Davis as The Leprechaun
    Jennifer Aniston as Tory
    Ken Olandt as Nathan
    Mark Holton as Ozzie
    Robert Gorman as Alex
    Shay Duffin as O'Grady
    John Sanderford as J.D

QUICK CUT: A father and daughter from LA move out to the sticks to find a simpler life.  What they find is crazier than they could've imagined; a leprechaun who wants his gold back, and is willing to kill for it.

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Corpse Grinders 3 (2012)

CORPSE GRINDERS 3

WRITER: Marc Gras and Manolito Motosierra

DIRECTOR: Manolito Motosierra

STARRING: Pedro Garcia Oliva as Arnie
    Ricardo Pastor as Ted
    Manuel Rodriguez as Bill
    Tam Sempre Miro as Grizzly
    Garrick Tutt as Mr. Morris
    John Martino as Mr. Gualtieri

QUICK CUT: Ugh.  The Lotus Cat Food Company is back again, and once more they can't seem to keep their company under control and stop their employees from grinding up corpses to put in their cat food.  Seriously guys, you gotta work on this!  Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern!

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Split Second (1992)

SPLIT SECOND

WRITER: Gary Scott Thompson

DIRECTOR: Tony Maylam

STARRING: Rutger Hauer as Harley Stone
    Kim Cattrall as Michelle
    Neil Duncan as Dick Durkin
    Alun Armstrong as Thrasher
    Pete Postlethwaite as Paulsen
    Michael J. Pollard as The Rat Catcher

QUICK CUT: In the far flung future of six years ago, detective Harley Stone tracks down a killer leaving heartless bodies in its wake.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

WRITER: Wes Craven

DIRECTOR: Wes Craven

STARRING: John Saxon as Lt. Thompson
    Ronee Blakely as Marge Thompson
    Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
    Amanda Wyss as Tina Gray
    Nick Corri as Rod Lane
    Johnny Depp as Glenn Lantz
    Robert Englund as Fred Krueger

QUICK CUT: When the nightmares affecting the sleep of high school students start to become all too real, it falls upon Nancy to get to the bottom of things.

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Friday the 13th: The Orphan (1979)

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE ORPHAN

WRITER: John Ballard

DIRECTOR: John Ballard

STARRING: Peggy Feury as Aunt Martha
    Mark Owens as David

QUICK CUT: When a young boy's parents die, his aunt comes to care for him.  In order to cope, David starts a new religion of his strange monkey god, and his quest to find toast.

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