Fire (1977)

Fire (1977)

[6] Producer Irwin Allen continued his string of successful disaster films (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) with this TV movie that aired the month Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty) headlines the ensemble this time around,…
Slap Shot (1977)

Slap Shot (1977)

[7] Paul Newman stars as an aging ice hockey coach and player who tries to salvage his team's careers by leaning into on-ice violence and wrestling-like theatrics, what the players call 'goonery'. The effort works, leading to a winning streak, publicity, and…
Another Son of Sam (1977)

Another Son of Sam (1977)

[1] A patient escapes a mental institution and starts killing people on a nearby campus in this ultra-low-budget, supremely bad movie that has nothing to do with 'Son of Sam'. The film is so poorly made that you'll likely be shaking your…
Snowbeast (1977)

Snowbeast (1977)

[3] An abominable snowman terrorizes a Montana ski resort in this made-for-TV movie from the late '70s. Since Snowbeast was made for a television audience, you get no gore and very little in terms of viscera or genuine scares. The monster's presence…
Prey (1977)

Prey (1977)

[6] A deadly alien lands in the English countryside and assumes the form of a human male. Two lesbians living in a large manor invite him for dinner, and then to stay the night. He studies them with great curiosity... but he's…
Alucarda (1977)

Alucarda (1977)

[6] In this dream-like film from director Juan López Moctezuma, a teenaged girl named Justine goes to live at a convent after the death of her parents. Unfortunately, her nun roommate, Alucarda, turns out to be a satanic lesbian with slightly vampiric…
The Hobbit (1977)

The Hobbit (1977)

[7] This American/Japanese animated venture would be the first feature-length movie journey into J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. Produced by Rankin/Bass (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Last Unicorn) and animated by the studio that would later become Studio Ghibli, The Hobbit is a…
Demon Seed (1977)

Demon Seed (1977)

[7] Julie Christie is trapped inside a house run by a super-computer called Proteus IV that wants to have a baby with her. Yep, you heard me. Demon Seed, based on the book by Dean Koontz, is mostly a one-woman show, with…
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

[6] Lethal tarantulas take over an Arizona town in this remarkably well-paced, well-put-together little B-movie. And William Shatner is the star! How frickin' cool is that? He actually delivers a decent performance. And Shatner fans will be happy to know that old…
A Bridge Too Far (1977)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

[6] Richard Attenborough (Gandhi, Chaplin) reenacts the elaborate but doomed Operation Market Garden, a World War II strategy the Allied Forces valiantly attempted to execute in order to defeat German Forces in the Netherlands. A Bridge Too Far is a three-hour Cliffs…