Lance Henriksen in Nightmares


Priest Lance Henriksen battles a supernatural rattlesnake in the 1983 horror film Nightmares


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Nightmares Trailer


Theatrical trailer for the 1983 horror film Nightmares starring Lance Henriksen, Cristina Raines and Emilio Estevez


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Dan August Main Titles


Burt Reynolds stars as Dan August in this Quinn Martin crime drama that aired for one season on ABC from 1970-1971.


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The Stuff trailer (1985)


Percy Rodrigues narrates the trailer for New World's cult horror film The Stuff, which stars Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris and Paul Sorvino. Directed by Larry Cohen.


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Dennis Hopper on Late Night with David Letterman


Actor Dennis Hopper chats with David Letterman on this 1991 Late Night episode.


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It's About Time TV series open


Opening and closing titles to It's About Time, an obscure one-season sitcom by the creator of Gilligan's Island. Great theme song.


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Tom Hanks Fights the Fonz


See Tom Hanks in a brutal kung fu match to the death against Fonzie in this Happy Days episode.


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Trancers trailer (1985)


Tim Thomerson debuts as trancer hunter Jack Deth in Empire Pictures' Trancers, directed by Charles Band and written by Danny Bilson and Paul Demeo. Helen Hunt co-stars.


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Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Open


Opening titles for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. starring Bruce Campbell.


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Joy Harmon on You Bet Your Life


Actress Joy Harmon (Cool Hand Luke) takes questions from Groucho Marx on an episode of You Bet Your Life


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Moontrap Trailer


Bruce Campbell and Star Trek's Chekov, Walter Koenig, star in Moontrap, a science fiction movie released by Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment in 1989.


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87th Precinct Open and Close


Opening and closing titles for 87th Precinct starring Robert Lansing and Norman Fell. It ran just one season: 1960--1961. Theme by Morton Stevens.


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City Heat trailer (1985)


Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds star in City Heat, a 1985 comedy/action movie released by Warner Brothers.


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Shatner vs. Shatner--White Comanche


Star Trek's William Shatner plays two roles in the 1967 European western White Comanche.


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David Carradine and Rick Springfield in a kung fu fight?


David Carradine and Rick Springfield go at it in this 1992 episode of Human Target titled Second Chance.


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David Letterman in a rare acting role on Mork & Mindy


Late-night talk-show host David Letterman guest-stars with Morgan Fairchild in this episode of Mork & Mindy with Robin Williams.


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Gene Hackman in The FBI


Opening titles to The FBI's episode "The Courier" guest-starring Gene Hackman


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Monkey Hustle Trailer


Yaphet Kotto and Rudy Ray Moore star in the 1975 blaxploitation classic Monkey Hustle.


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Johnny Cool Trailer


This amazing 1963 gangster flick has never been on R1 home video. Henry Silva stars as mobster Johnny Cool with Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched) and an all-star cast, as you shall see.


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Poor White Trash--Peter Graves vs. Timothy Carey


Wimp Yankee architect Peter Graves and brutal Cajun Timothy Carey fight to the death in the sweaty bayou melodrama Poor White Trash (1961). Dig the amazing gore effects.


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Ironside Open


Opening titles to Ironside starring Raymond Burr. Theme by Quincy Jones.


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The Trouble With Tracy: Worst Sitcom Ever?


Here's a scene from the CTV situation comedy The Trouble With Tracy, a notoriously awful Canadian series often noted as one of the worst shows in TV history. You decide.


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Sudden Impact trailer (1983)


"Go ahead, make my day." Clint Eastwood is Dirty Harry in 1983's hit Sudden Impact.


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Captain Stubing and Baretta Sing!


If you don't believe how amazing '70s TV could be, check out this clip of Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat) and Robert Blake (Baretta) singing "It Should Have Been Me" on Dinah Shore's daytime variety show.


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Mrs. Columbo Open


Kate Mulgrew (later to star in Star Trek: Voyager) played the wife of Peter Falk's Lt. Columbo in NBC's ill-conceived mystery series Mrs. Columbo, which was later retitled Kate Columbo and then Kate Loves A Mystery.


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Kojak Season 2 Open


Opening titles to Kojak's Season 2 episode "A Very Deadly Game" starring Telly Savalas, Kevin Dobson and Roger Robinson.


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Spies Like Us TV spot


1985 TV trailer for this comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase


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Henry Silva as a killer on The Streets of San Francisco


Henry Silva plays a particularly venal villain on a second-season episode of The Streets of San Francisco titled The Victims.


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The Trouble With Tracy Open


This Canadian situation comedy is notorious for being one of the worst television series ever produced. 130 episodes were made very cheaply for daily afternoon airings on CTV during the early 1970s.


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Streets of San Francisco Season 4 Open


Opening titles for The Streets of San Francisco's Season 4 episode "Murder By Proxy" starring Karl Malden, Michael Douglas and John Ritter.


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Hello, Larry Season 1 Open


Opening titles for Season 1 of the NBC comedy Hello, Larry starring McLean Stevenson


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Rocky IV TV spot (1985)


"I must break you." Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren star in Rocky IV, along with Burt Young.


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Mission: Impossible Season 5 Open


Opening titles to Mission: Impossible's Season 5 episode "Flight" starring Peter Graves.


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Bad TV Theater presents The French Atlantic Affair


Chad Everett's mustache competes for screen time with Telly Savalas' monstrous medallion in the 1979 miniseries The French Atlantic Affair.


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Jack Nicholson on The Andy Griffith Show


Is Jack Nicholson a thief? It's up to Aunt Bee and the jury to decide on this episode of The Andy Griffith Show.


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Dick Tracy TV series open


Opening and closing titles to Dick Tracy, a 1967 pilot based on the Chester Gould comic strip. It did not become a series. Awesome theme performed by The Ventures.


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Runaway trailer (1985)


Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons and Cynthia Rhodes star in Michael Crichton's Runaway.


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The Turtles perform the theme to It's Garry Shandling's Show


I guess it's technically Flo & Eddie performing the opening theme song to It's Garry Shandling's Show in this episode of the great Fox sitcom.


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Poor White Trash--opening titles


Opening title sequence to the 1961 melodrama Poor White Trash features a nifty banjo theme song.


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Barnaby Jones Season 4 Open


Opening titles to Barnaby Jones' Season 4 episode "Fatal Witness" guest-starring Larry Hagman.


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Velvet--the inspiration for Fox Force Five?


Incomplete opening titles (the beginning is cut off) to Velvet, the 1984 made-for-TV movie that may have influenced Quentin Tarantino's fictional Fox Force Five movie in Pulp Fiction. Laugh hysterically at the cheesy pop ballad.


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Karen Sisco Open


Opening titles to the 2003 TV series Karen Sisco starring Carla Gugino, Robert Forster and Bill Duke.


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Hello, Larry Season 2 Open


Opening titles for Season 2 of the NBC comedy Hello, Larry starring McLean Stevenson


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King Solomon's Mines (1985)


2 TV spots for Cannon's King Solomon's Mines starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone


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Killdozer--How Do You Kill A Machine?


How do you escape from a rampaging bulldozer possessed by an evil space alien? That's what Carl Betz and Clint Walker discuss in this clip from the cult 1974 TV-movie. Hint: not the gas chamber.


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Nightmare on Elm Street 2 TV spot


1985 TV trailer for this New Line horror sequel.


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ABC Saturday Night Lineup Promo for December 25, 1976


ABC's Saturday night offerings included the "Little Girl Lost" episode of Starsky & Hutch and the "The Ten-Percenter" episode of Most Wanted. Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.


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Jewel of the Nile TV spot


1985 TV trailer features exclusive footage of Danny DeVito shot for the trailer. Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner star in the Lewis Teague film.


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Lee Majors IS The Norseman


Lee Majors as a Viking? Oh, yes. In 1979's The Norseman with Cornel Wilde. Acting doesn't get much funnier than this.


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Dave Thomas Comedy Show


Opening titles to CBS' half-hour special The Dave Thomas Comedy Show from 1988. SCTV's Thomas starred with guests Chevy Chase and Martin Short.


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