Hell Night (1981)

Directed by Tom DeSimone

Starring Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten and Suki Goodwin

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Nightforce (1987)

Directed by Lawrence D. Foldes

Starring Linda Blair, James Van Patten, Richard Lynch and Cameron Mitchell

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Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)

Directed by William A. Levy.

Starring Scott Baio, Patrick Swayze, Flip Wilson and Billy Barty.

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"Famous" mostly for being Patrick Swayze's film debut, Skatetown U.S.A. fits the term "exploitation" perfectly, as it was created solely as a way to cash in on the roller disco craze with a paint-by-the-numbers script to make it widely accessible. Another film that did the same thing was Roller Boogie starring the one and only queen of exploitation, Linda Blair.

It's the Saturday Night Fever formula. Take a popular culture trend and insert a young man (or woman) defying all the odds to conquer the form and get the girl at the end.

That's what "exploitation" is all about.

Witchery (1988)

Clip: Linda Blair vs David Hasselhoff



Directed by Fabrizio Laurenti.

Starring Linda Blair and David Hasselhoff.

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Linda Blair and the Hoff in an 80's Italian horror movie? That is the very definition of must-see.

In fact, director Laurenti even managed to convince Blair to do an Exorcist style possession scene which puts this film over the top. Witchery also recycles a few old Suspiria themes with the witch angle but also with the shimmering medallion that seems to hypnotize people. This trailer makes the film seem more brutal and violent than it really feels when you watch the full-length but it will definitely please gore hounds as well.

I recommend this film as the finale in an all-Linda Blair 80's weekend. Start with Hell Night, then Savage Streets and finally, the all-mighty Witchery.

Grotesque (1988)

Directed by Joe Tornatore.

Starring Linda Blair, Tab Hunter and Robert Z'Dar.

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Savage Streets (1984)

Soundtrack: Justice For One by John Farnham



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Directed by Danny Steinmann.

Starring Linda Blair and John Vernon.

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Roller Boogie (1979)

Directed by Mark L. Lester.

Starring Linda Blair.

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