Alien Dead 1980  R, 71 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: It Fell from the Sky
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Mike Bonavia, John Leinier, Buster Crabbe, Raymond Roberts, Linda Lewis, George Kelsey, Dennis Underwood, Rich Vogan, Martin Nicholas, Norman Riggins, Fred Olen Ray, Nancy Kranz
Meteor showers in the Florida swamps bring aliens, which, in turn, turn people on a houseboat into zombies that feast on alligators and locals. Low, low budget that features 72-year-old Buster Crabbe–in his final film role–as the sheriff.
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Armed Response 1986  R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako, Lois Hamilton, Ross Hagen, Brent Huff, Laurene Landon, Dick Miller, Michael Berryman, David Goss
Family revenge is the name of the game in this cheapie with a good cast that could have been much better with decent writing and support acting. When a man and his sleazy partner are hired to regain a statuette for a Japanese leader (Mako), things go awry and the man is killed. The man's dad (Lee Van Cleef) and ex-cop and Vietnam vet brother (David Carradine) set out to get those responsible.
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Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold 1995  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: J.J. North, Raelyn Saalman, Ted Monte, Tammy Parks, Tim Abell, Jay Richardson, John Lazar, Michelle Bauer, George Stover, Nikki Fritz
It's time to select the "Centerfold of the Year" for the "Plaything" magazine, and there are three finalists. One of the finalists, Angel (J.J. North), has been taking a potion invented by a mad doctor to improve her measurements. Well, she ODs on it and grows to gigantic size. Rival Betty (Tammy Parks), not to be outdone, drinks some of the potion and also grows. Now, the battle is on for Centerfold of the Year as they duke it out on Hollywood Boulevard. This spoof had potential, but it fizzled.
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Biohazard 1984 R, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Angelique Pettyjohn, Aldo Ray, William Fair, Carroll Borland, Richard Alan Hench, Christopher Ray, Fred Olen Ray, George Randall, Loren Crabtree, Robin Schurtz, Frank(2) McDonald
Psychic Lisa (Angelique Pettyjohn) is able to pull objects from one dimension into another. One object is a box that holds a small, VERY nasty alien, which goes on a killing spree. Typical Fred Olen Ray low-budget film. The alien in that suit is Fred's son, Christopher.
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Evil Toons 1990 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: David Carradine, Arte Johnson, Dick Miller, Monique Gabrielle, Suzanne Ager, Madison Stone, Barbara Dare, Don Dowe, Michelle Bauer
Four sexy, young women are hired to clean up an old house and they set loose a demon–a cartoon demon at that. The demon lusts for young women's blood in this cheapie.
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Haunting Fear 1991 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Brinke Stevens, Jan-Michael Vincent, Karen Black, Jay Richardson, Delia Sheppard, Michael Berryman, Robert Clark, Robert Quarry, Hoke Howell, Greta Carlson
Victoria (Brinke Stevens) suffers nightmares about being buried alive and seeks help from a therapist, Dr. Julia Harcourt (Karen Black). Meanwhile, Victoria's husband, Terry (Jay Richardson), is having an affair with his secretary, Lisa (Delia Sheppard), and is plotting Victoria's murder–a bad move because it will drive Victoria completely insane–running off, wielding a knife, and disappearing into the night.
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Hybrid 1997 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: John Blyth Barrymore, Brinke Stevens, J.J. North, Nikki Fritz, Tim Abell, Ted Monte, Peter Spellos, Bob Bragg, Robert Connell, Christopher Ray
Set in the future, after the Earth has been destroyed, this is the story of a hardy group of military survivors whose search for shelter leads them to an abandoned military facility. They move in and only then discover that the building is already inhabited by an evil, bloodthirsty alien.
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Inferno 1997 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Operation Cobra
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Tane McClure, Rick Hill, Evan Lurie, Dipti Bhatnagar, Michael Cavanaugh, Jillian Kesner, Russel Stevenage, Kim Read, Gary Graver, Madhavan, Fred Olen Ray, Neil Huhta, Ashok Kumar, Aylwin David
Another "classic" loser from Fred Olen Ray might be an apt description of this Don "The Dragon" Wilson kick-boxing action flick. Kyle Connors (Wilson) takes off for India to find the bad guy who killed his Interpol partner. While there, he cleans up India's criminal underworld problems.
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Invisible Dad 1997 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: William Meyers, Daran Norris, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Steve Scionti, Robert Donovan, Ross Hagen, Charles Dierkop, Karen Black, Nicholas Dunn, Shayna Ryan, Hoke Howell, Gary Graver
While exploring the house that Doug (William Meyers) and his workaholic dad (Daran Norris) just moved into after the latest of several moves, Doug finds a machine left behind by an eccentric inventor. The machine makes wishes come true, and Doug has fun with it until Dad finds it and orders Doug to destroy it. While doing so, the unhappy youth utters that he wished his dad would disappear–and dad becomes invisible. While Dad tries to cope with that, Doug tries to fix the machine. Yuk.
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The Phantom Empire 1986 R, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Sybil Danning, Susan Stokey, Michelle Bauer, Tricia Brown, Ross Hagen, Russ Tamblyn, William Smith, Dawn Wildsmith, Robert Quarry, Michael Sonye, Victoria Alexander
This low budget film finds our hero, Andrew (Jeffrey Combs), and his fellow adventurers looking for lost diamonds. But, instead, they find a new world headed by a queen (Sybil Danning) and chock full of monsters. A fun take-off on old sci-fi serials.
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Scalps 1983 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Jo-Ann Robinson, Richard Alan Hench, Roger Maycock, Kirk Alyn, Carroll Borland, Barbara Magnusson, Frank(2) McDonald, Carol Sue Flockhart, George Randall, Forrest J Ackerman
In search of Indian relics, college students dig at an ancient burial ground. An evil spirit possesses one of the group, and before you know it scalps are flying everywhere. Another real cheapie from Fred Olen Ray, a master of such films.
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Spirits 1992 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Erik Estrada, Carol Lynley, Robert Quarry, Brinke Stevens, Oliver Darrow, Kaitlin Hopkins, Kathrin Lautner, Sandra Margot, Michelle Bauer, Thomas Bentley
In an attempt to regain his standing with his Church, fallen priest Father Anthony Vicci (Erik Estrada) enters a spooky haunted house. Joining in on the adventure are ESP experts–Dr. Richard Wicks, Harry, Amy, and Beth (Robert Quarry, Oliver Darrow, Brinke Stevens, and Kathrin Lautner)–who want to investigate rumors of restless spirits haunting the house.
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Star Slammer 1984 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Prison Ship
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Sandy Brooke, Susan Stokey, Ross Hagen, Marya Gant, Aldo Ray, Dawn Wildsmith, Richard Alan Hench, Michael Sonye, Lindy Skyles, Bobbie Bresee
So it's cheap sci-fi for laughs, so it's full of near-nudity, so...what–but there is a little fun in it. It's all about Taura (Sandy Brooke), from the planet Arous (!), who has made the local magistrate mad when she fought him and his men after they killed a monk. Now she's on a prison spaceship where life gets tough for our perky heroine.
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Wizards of the Demon Sword 1991 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Lyle Waggoner, Russ Tamblyn, Blake Bahner, Heidi Paine, Jay Richardson, Dawn Wildsmith, Dan Speaker, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Berryman, Hoke Howell, Dan Golden
The evil Lord Khoura (Lyle Waggoner) grabs possession of the Knife of Actar and, in the process, kidnaps the sword's keeper, Ulric (Russ Tamblyn). Ulric's daughter, Melina (Heidi Paine), recruits swordsman Thane (Blake Bahner) to help free her father, regain the sword, and save the world.
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| 1. Alien Dead (1980)
aka: It Fell from the Sky
2. Armed Response (1986)
3. Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold (1995)
4. Biohazard (1984)
5. Cyclone (1987)
6. Evil Toons (1990)
7. Haunting Fear (1991)
8. Hybrid (1997)
9. Inferno (1997)
aka: Operation Cobra
10. Invisible Dad (1997)
11. The Phantom Empire (1986)
12. Scalps (1983)
13. Spirits (1992)
14. Star Slammer (1984)
aka: Prison Ship
15. Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
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