It's not too late to plan your weekend drive-in. Here's what's on TV tonight and tomorrow:
Saturday, Oct. 23
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8 p.m.: "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"
I saw this movie in Corpus Christi the year it was release. My mom, sister and I were the only ones in the theater! Still, it's an awesome parody of 1970s blaxploitation movies and features several stars of the genre (Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Antonio Fargas).
Midnight: "I Escaped from Devil's Island"
This low-budget flick was released in time to capitalized on the popularity of the Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman prison movie "Papillon." It's actually pretty good. Christopher "Rat Patrol" George leads the getaway from the hellish Devil's Island prison. Jim Brown co-stars. I just learned that Martin Scorsese was tapped to direct this and turned it down to make "Mean Streets."
2 a.m.: "Angels from Hell"
I have not seen this, but my DVR is set. The plot of this late 1960s biker flick focuses on a Vietnam vet who returns from the war and forms a motorcycle gang. Sounds promising.
4 a.m.: "Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Giant Gila Monster"
It's great to see Elvira back on TV again. We've needed a horror host/hostess on the tube. This week, she hosts a pretty bad 1950s monster movie. It's pretty talky and the music is awful, but it's worth a watch to hear Elvira's commentary.
Encore Action
7:10 p.m.: "Fire Down Below"
Steven Seagal should have been watching his waistline instead of the environment. This is another of his eco-message action flicks.
Encore Westerns:
7 p.m.: "Pat Garret and Billy the Kid"
Director Sam Peckinpah hated the studio's final cut of this long, revisionist western. I have not seen his original draft of the movie, but some die-hard fans love that version. The version that's on this evening is okay. Look for Bob Dylan as a knife-throwing badass and listen for "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (played too many times throughout the movie).
Encore Mystery:
2:20 a.m.: "Cat People"
I saw this in junior high at the movies and loved it. It's pretty erotic, so imagine how I probably felt watching this in the theater with my parents! It still holds up, and ends with an awsome Bowie song. And did I mention how freakin' hot Nastassja Kinksi is?
HBO
4:45 p.m.: "Spider-Man 2"
I don't know why the "Spider-Man" franchise is being rebooted. The first two films are great. The third one sucked, so skip it if you haven't seen it yet. This second installment is pure comic book fun with Alfred Molina stealing the show as Dr. Octopus.
HBO Family
7:45 p.m.: "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead"
How many times can HBO show this movie??? It seems like it's been on every day for the past five years. It's a pretty klunky early-1990s comedy with Christine Applegate (still on "Married with Children" at this time). She plays a teen who takes over the household when the babysitter dies. Of course, no one cares that some old lady buys it early in the movie. This movie's actually like a Z-grade version of "Working Girl," but I still like it.
HBO Zone
8 p.m.: "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
This is an awful remake of a classic. Keanu Reeves is at his most robotic as alien Klaatu who has a message for the citizens of Earth: "You're gonna die!!!!" The original movie offered a Cold War warning, but this one is about the environment. It's a little too serious and too reliant on special effects.
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2 a.m.: "Elivra's Movie Macabre: Satanic Rites of Dracula"
More Elvira! Yay!! I saw this under the title of "Count Dracula and his Vampire Bride" at a midnight movie in Kingsville, Texas when I was 11. This should bring back some memories! Christopher Lee as Drac and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. What a pair!
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