Bad Channels

R

1992

1h 28m

Sci-Fi

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An alien posing as a DJ comes up with a unique method of collecting female specimens for his home planet.

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Alan Ng

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In terms of production values, make-up, costume, and puppet monsters,Puppet MasterandDemonic Toysdo it so much better. Still, Ted Nicolaou's film is worth watching...

Rated: 7/10

Jan 2, 2022

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

There isn't much about the film that makes sense, as it's strictly a film with the intent on shining a spotlight on early nineties surrealism and pop.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 13, 2012

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 1, 2005

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

...pushes so many buttons that I wouldn't blame anyone who would like to push them back.

Rated: 0/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Bad is correct, and not in a good bad way, either.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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This movie is like one long music video acid trip. Worth the watch for B movie purposes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Bad Channels is a bad movie. The below average make-up and design along with annoying characters make this an extremely stupid B-movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Bad Channels is yet another B-level sci-fi/horror film from the minds at Full Moon, and it feels more like an 80s film than a 90s one. However, it manages to be a truly fun bit of camp featuring hair bands, alien fungus, robots, and a D.J. who might just be able to save the planet. Stupid on every possible level, Bad Channels doesn't make a lot of sense, but it is loads of fun for those who can dismiss things like logic and quality.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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A back country radio station is about to become the base of operations for a sinister alien being, who plans on using the airwaves to lure voluptuous young women into his evil clutches! How, exactly, does the alien go about collecting these women, you may ask? He transmits radio signals that make them envision themselves in a bad music video before they are shrunk down and teleported into tiny glass vials. Seems simple enough, right? Full Moon brings us another spaced out comedy in BAD CHANNELS, a silly spoof of the invasion movies of the 50s with 1980s sensibilities. Paul Hipp plays our wacky shock jock hero Dangerous Dan with plenty of enthusiasm, bringing life to what could have been an otherwise dull experience. The cleverness of the plot begins and ends with Dangerous Dan's Wellesian attempt to warn the public of their impending doom, then it is right back to rubber monsters and Grade-A cheese. SUBSPECIES director Ted Nicolaou sets the mood for a perfect B-Movie, but, in a fatal flaw, allows the awful music videos to take up more screen time than the alien action. Full Moon fans are sure to relish the droll humor in this goofy comedy, however.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Ted Nicolaou

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Paul Hipp

Dan O'Dare

Martha Quinn

Lisa Cummings

Aaron Lustig

Vernon Locknut

Robert Factor

Willis

Michael Huddleston

Corky

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Synopsis

An alien posing as a DJ comes up with a unique method of collecting female specimens for his home planet.

Director: Ted Nicolaou
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround

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