Fighting Mad (1976)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Produced by Roger Corman

Starring Peter Fonda, Gino Franco and Harry Northup

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Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)

Directed by Fred Williamson

Starring Fred Williamson, Roddy McDowall, Elliott Gould, R.G. Armstrong and Stuart Whitman

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Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) aka Holy Terror aka Communion

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Directed by Alfred Sole

Starring Brooke Shields, Linda Miller and Paula E. Sheppard

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Strange Shadows In An Empty Room (1976) aka Blazing Magnum

Clip: Tranny Fight


Also known as Special Magnum. This Italian production was filmed in my hometown of Ottawa the year I was born, and just down the highway in Montreal. A strange mix of Euro Crime and Giallo elements, it has rarely been seen by the genre fans who would appreciate it. But I may be a little biased... seeing shots of Ottawa in an Italian police film is about as good as it gets for me.

Directed by Alberto De Martino

Starring Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Tisa Farrow and Martin Landau.

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Devil's Express (1976) aka Gang Wars

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Directed by Barry Rosen

Starring Warhawk Tanzania and Wilfredo Roldan

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Gone with the Pope (1976 - 2010)

**NOTE: This film was in an incomplete stage after Duke Mitchell passed away in 1981. It was re-discovered by Grindhouse Releasing and was edited together by Bob Murawski and Sage Stallone who completed their cut in 2009, to be distributed in 2010.

Directed by Duke Mitchell

Starring Duke Mitchell and Lorenzo Dardado

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Ape (1976)

Directed by Paul Leder

Starring Rod Arrants and Joanna Kerns

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The .44 Specialist (1976)

Directed by Stelvio Massi.

Starring Franco Gasparri, John Saxon and John Steiner.

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Death Machines (1976)

Dixie Dynamite (1976)

Directed by Lee Frost.

Starring Warren Oates, Jane Anne Johnstone and Christopher George.

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This one stars two my favourite actors in Warren Oates (Race With The Devil) and Christopher George (City Of The Living Dead).

Lee Frost has many trailers on this site already such as "Policewomen" (1974) and "The Thing With Two Heads" (1972).

Pretty good 70's road fare, especially if you like Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Vanishing Point, Smokey and the Bandit, Race With The Devil etc.

Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)

Directed by William Dear and Thomas L. Dyke.

Starring David Hyry and Craig Collicut.

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If you're thinking that 1976 is a little late for a biker film, this was actually shot in 1972 (on 16mm film) and therefore is still steeped in that 60's counterculture vibe, much like Easy Rider, Vanishing Point etc.

Similar to those two aforementioned films, your sympathies are with the bikers which was a bit of a break from the usual motif in late 60's biker films. In fact, I would compare this more with something like Penelope Spheeris' 1984 film "Suburbia" which takes the viewpoint of punk rockers living in the barren wastelands of downtown L.A. during the peak of 80's hardcore. Just the very existence of the bikers (and in Suburbia, the punks) is enough to generate a small war from the cops and the rednecks looking to pin bogus crimes on them.

The trailer itself is decieving, basically reversing the sympathies and making it look like the town is defending itself against crazed bikers. But that's to be expected. It's easier to get butts in the seats for a classic vigilante style film.

But you don't have to be looking for political subtext to enjoy this film. At heart, it's still a fast moving and entertaining exploitation flick well worth tracking down. It's available from VCI on DVD in it's original full-frame (due to being filmed on 16mm) format.

Black Shampoo (1976)

Directed by Greydon Clark.

Starring Gary Allen, Kelly Beau and Jack Meoff!!!

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This was Greydon Clark's first movie and it comes a bit late in the blaxploitation cycle and is largely forgotten nowadays. Clark would go on to direct the awesome 80's videogame movie called Joysticks in 1983.

Black Shampoo is definitely in the "Shaft" and "Slaughter" school of blaxploitation movies but it sort of veers into Jack Hill-esque ridiculousness. Highly recommended. It's available from VCI Video on DVD.

Massacre at Central High (1976)

Believe it or not, this is the best looking video I can find on the net of this trailer.

A great film with an overwhelming Southern California vibe that you can watch over and over again. Forget Heathers. This is the craziest High School movie ever made. Check out the "Craig" character sporting an early John Tesh look. You just know this guy is going to meet a gruesome end.

There are some extremely inventive kills (handglider electrocution!!) and it's all harmless 70's fun, perfect for a Saturday afternoon. This gets played quite a bit here in Canada on the Scream and Drive-In digital channels. Definitely a must-see.

Directed by Rene Daalder.

Starring Derrel Maury and Robert Carradine.

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Grizzly (1976)

Directed by William Girdler.

Starring Christopher George and Andrew Prine.

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Satan's Slave (1976)

Directed by Norman J. Warren.

Starring Michael Gough and Candace Glendenning.

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To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Directed by Peter Sykes. Starring Christopher Lee and Richard Widmark.

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Directed by Charles B. Pierce. Starring Ben Johnson.

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The Bodyguard (aka Karate Kiba) (1976)

Directed by Simon Nuchtern. Starring Sonny Chiba.

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Squirm (1976)

Directed by Jeff Lieberman.

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