TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: 'Pain Killer' - 1984

Here's an episode I remember seeing back in 1984, the story goes like this... Harvey Turman suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife Nadine. Dr. Roebuck finds nothing physically wrong with Harvey, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger toward Nadine, and suggests uxoricide (the killing of one's wife) to get rid of all of Harvey's pain!

It stars Farley (SO SWEET, SO DEAD) Granger as Doctor Roebuck, Peggy (THE HATHAWAYS) Cass as Nadine Turman, Lou (IRMA LA DOUCE) Jacobi as Harvey Turman and Fay (THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT) Sappington as Mrs. Tracey.

Here are the Turmans, Harvey and Nadine. They are the typical eighties married couple, each living in their little worlds and of course, they argue a lot after years of marriage.

Suddenly, Harvey's back goes out on him after he goes into the kitchen... Nadine thinks it's funny, what a pal she is!

So, she brings Harvey a blanket and turns off the light, a lightning storm is moving in. As he's dozing off, Harvey sees a bizarre figure in the window, like, what the Hell!!

Nadine takes Harvey to the doctor for his back. Harvey tells the doctor that he was the person he saw in the window the night before, but, the doc tells him that it was just the result of being in severe pain!

Harvey gets a medical care package full of goodies, he shows it off for Nadine, who in not impressed. She thinks he's over doing the whole thing... Love the training bra!

Harvey goes back to the doctor, still in pain. The doc runs some heavy shit past him, he tells Harvey that if Nadine was out of his life, his pain would go away. Harvey doesn't know what to believe...

But, wouldn't you know it, Harvey's laid up on the couch, but after he gets a phone call telling him that Nadine was struck by a car and is dead, he gets off the couch and his back is now perfectly fine!!

The first thing Harvey does when he gets home is polish off Nadine's box of chocolates!..

Then, the doorbell rings... It's Mrs. Tracy, she was the one that struck Nadine with her car, she wants to apologize. As she leaves, she says "I had no choice!" Harvey is confused yet again, you know, what did she mean by that?

Harvey goes back to the doctor to tell him the good news, he feels great now! Unfortunately, the doc hands him the address of the person he want Harvey to knock off, otherwise, his pain will return, but worse than before. Harvey wants to know... Who.. Are.. YOU?!!

Well, the doctor just smiles and laughs his way to the end! Tune again on Wednesday for more weird junk for you, here, at The Dungeon!

I FANTASTICI 3 $UPERMEN - "The Three Fantastic Supermen" (1967)

Tonight's Saturday Night Special is the epitome of the Italian 7G school of filmmaking!

"I Fantastici 3 $upermen" or "The Three Fantastic Supermen," is a movie about two crooks and one F.B.I. agent who are going to have to save the world from an evil sumbitch with a machine that can duplicate anything including gold, money, and people, but there's only one problem, there's usually some defect or another!

The three supermen, Aldo (The Wild Wild Planet) Canti, Brad (King Of Kong Island) Harris, and Tony (Kommissar X) Kendall don't really have any super powers, but what they do have are bulletproof suits, suction cup and/or spring loaded boots, and a combination of fighting and circus skills above reproach!

As far as the 7G's go, first off you've got GUYS, like muscle man Brad Harris!


If one of Brad isn't enough for you, how about three?

Do the Stomp!

Number 2 is GIRLS!

Lots and lots of pretty girls!

Number 3 is GUNS!

"Don't move or I'll shoot you!"

Number 4 is a twofer, GADGETS......

.....And GIZMOS!

Number 5 is GOLD!

Number 6 is GAGS!

And number 7 is pure GROOVIE-NESS!

And if that ain't enough, the portly, disgusting, child killing villain is named 

GOLEM!

And if you don't believe me, you can check it out for yourself, because "I Fantastici 3 $upermen"streams in it's entirety on YouTube!

ROBOT WARS / The Final Conflict Has Begun! - 1993

I've already posted ROBOT JOX and CRASH AND BURN, so, here's another Charles Band production... In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare in 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.

This one stars Don Michael (ALIEN FROM LA) Paul, Barbara (SPACE TRUCKERS) Crampton, James (BABY FACE NELSON) Staley, Lisa (CAPTIVE RAGE) Rinna, Danny (WILD PALMS) Kamekona, with a list of others...

These people are on their way to see a town that was abandoned during the toxic gas scare of 1993, a historical tour! They are driven there on a big old Megarobot.

It's piloted by our hero, Marion Drake. with his co-pilot pal along for the ride through the desert. They finally pull into the station...

Marion sees old flame, Leda Fanning, and she puts him in his place after a few of his sexist remarks to her!

Rooney, the big wig at the project, invites his Chinese friends to come to the facility and check out all the fun things there are to do. He lets him drive a Megarobot for the halibut.

Well, our pilot and co-pilot take a break in the lounge, they play a silly fighting robot game to waste some time. Looks like some fun, don't it?

Here's one for Eegah!!.. A group goes out to a an abandoned town after that gas thing, they walk around and see what things were like in 1993! They shot this footage in Taft, CA.

And, it happens, Chinese dude Wa-Lee and his pals take the place over and shoot a throwaway character to show they're not effing around!

Wa-Lee shows Rooney who's the boss now!.. Freakin' maroon!

In the meantime, our heroes try and dig an old Megarobot out of the ground to fight Wa-Lee in his stolen Megarobot!.. Hurry!!

Mission accomplished! Marion heads out to confront Wa-Lee. They go round and round. That bottom photo shows how Megarobots make little Megarobots!

Well anyway, Wa-Lee gets his ass kicked, bringing this tale to an end... Tune in tomorrow when Eegah!! kicks our ass with something special, just for you and me!