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      Remote Control

      R 1987 1h 28m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 50% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A video clerk (Kevin Dillon), his girlfriend (Deborah Goodrich) and his boss (Christopher Wynne) discover a 1950s sci-fi video made by aliens. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member When a video store clerk (Kevin Dillon) has learned a horrible secret. His store is renting a black and white 50s science fiction movie that is brand new, was created by aliens and leads to people being brainwashed. Sure, that could happen. In the hands of anyone other than director and writer Jeff Lieberman (Squirm, Blue Sunshine), this would be a trifle, but this movie gets to the bottom of one of my major issues: sitting in a room all day and watching movies until I can't stay awake any longer, then watching more movies. I mean, I wish that Village Video was real, a place where women like Belinda Watson (Deborah Goodrich, April Fool's Day) would stroll through hoping to find Truffaut's Stolen Kisses and I guess the only place that would come close is Scarecrow Video, whose challenge this month inspired hunting down this old VHS chestnut that only got a physical release on DVD and blu ray when Liberman got the rights himself and DIY-distributed it. Man, Kevin Dillon was getting into all kinds of 50s and 60s throwback shenanigans in the 80s, huh? Beyond the fake science fiction alien movie populated by all asian extraterrestrials, he was also in The Blob remake and Heaven Help Us. So yeah, it's not all that great — Lieberman claims that the producers ruined it — but any movie that has a murder-causing VHS tape and Jennifer Tilly in it can't be all that bad. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member entertaining, but wish it went for more like its obvious 1988 cousin They Live Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/18 Full Review Audience Member SOBIG through and through. Made for very little money this film still manages to produce plenty of fun and I'll enjoy many rewatches as the years go by. Made in the same style as old school science fiction films (which also play a part in the film itself) Remote Control is sure to please fans of the old black and white classics. The film has some terrible acting, bad sets, and could have used much better special FX but it is so genuine in its production that you can't help but fall in love with it. Remote Control isn't a good movie... but I like it! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a blind buy for me on Blu-ray, but I have to admit that I really enjoyed it from start to finish, especially the look back at the giant video stores that have all but disappeared from our landscapes nowadays. Well worth tracking down if you have the chance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member great, watch background dancer number 3 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review camille l Malgre toute la sympathique qu'on peut vouer a KEVIN DILLON, MEURTRES EN VHS est un film assez irratrapable, tant par son scenario lamentable et ininteressant que par sa realisation catastrophique, a la limite du professionnel. Rajoutez-y une musique horrible et une sous-utilisation de JENNIFER TILLY et vous avez un nanar sympathique mais pas recommandable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A video clerk (Kevin Dillon), his girlfriend (Deborah Goodrich) and his boss (Christopher Wynne) discover a 1950s sci-fi video made by aliens.
      Director
      Jeff Lieberman
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 28m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo, Surround