Welcome back to the play-along game at Daily Grindhouse, where we invite you to identify 10 films, based on 10 screenshots.
WEEK ONE: VANITY PLATES
WEEK TWO: PUNKS!
The theme this week is spaceships: a necessary vehicle for science-fiction, cosmic fantasy, and space operas of big and small budgets.
If you can I.D. some of the shots, list them in the comments section. We’ll post the answers in 24 hours.
Ready? Here we go!
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Okay, remember: you’ve got 24 hours. Get going!
Kevin Maher is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and an award-winning filmmaker. He hosted AMC’s THE SCI-FI DEPT and currently hosts the live video-variety show KEVIN GEEKS OUT in Brooklyn. www.KevinGeeksOut.com
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1. District 9
2. Forbiden Planet
3. guardians of the galaxy
4. heavy metal
5. starcrash (has been used in another movie, can’t remember)
6. Life force
7. Starship Troopers
8. Barbarella
9. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
10. Flash gordon
was the STAR CRASH ship (#5) used in another movie?
I know Corman re-used the space scenes in BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS again and again. I didn’t realize STAR CRASH did that, too.
1. District 9
2. Forbidden Planet
3. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (?)
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5. Starcrash
6. Event Horizon
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8. Hercules (1984) (?)
9. Earth vs the Flying Saucers
10. Flash Gordon (1980)
ANSWERS:
1. DISTRICT 9 (2009)
2. FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)
3. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)
4. HEAVY METAL (1981)
5. STARCRASH (1978)
6. LIFEFORCE (1985)
7. STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997)
8. BARBARELLA (1968)
9. EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)
10. FLASH GORDON (1980)