...or am I just dreaming? I vaguely remember this movie from '77. I was 13 at the time, and I remember there were somekind of FIREBUGS, right? or was that another movie. The bugs would set stuff on fire and kill people.
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Sorry, but the Cockroach thing is an Urban Myth.
A. The Nuclear Blast heat wave is hot enough to boil steel & stone in an instant.
Cockroaches & Scorpions are Not tough enough to survive that.
B. Gamma and X-Ray Radiation would kill a cockroach faster than they would a Human due to the lower body mass.
Oh, and Radiation (Gamma, X-Ray, Beta or Alpha particles) Do Not, repeat DO NOT make Giant mutant animals, they make DEAD animals.
Sorry.. was just passing thru & thought that needed Said. :)
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yeah, they said in the movie "the day after" cockroaches are impervious to radiation. lucky cockroaches.
shareYou are thinking of "Bug," a 1975 film with Bradford Dillman. The basic plot is, there is an earthquake that releases giant bugs that set things on fire.
Easy mistake to make, though -- the "bugs" in both films are Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. Three inches long, and they don't set fires!
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The film you are thinking of is "Phase IV" from 1974. It is about intelligent ants. A well-made and disturbing film.
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You are most welcome my friend. I am glad I was able to help. If you get the opportunity, check the film out - it is certainly thought provoking. Even though I haven't seen it in years, it did leave an impression.
"Thus, we began our longest journey together."
Adult Scout, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
to Scruffy this is a long shot since this was posted so long ago but do you remember a film about men fighting in huge robots i think they were prototypes or something and the ending was a huge battle between the original robot and a more advanded one, sorry for such a bad description but i have been looking for this and had no luck
shareWhy yes, as a matter of fact, I do. I'm trying to think of the name - something like "Robowars" or the like. I will have to do a search on IMDb. If I find it, I will let you know! I think its from the early 80s.
"Thus, we began our longest journey together."
Adult Scout, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
i thik i found it, it may have been robot jox, just need to look it up, cheers for your help i'll look up robowars too
another thing are you anygood at 1980/90 fantasy films i have one i cannot remember and you seem to be the one to ask cheers for replying so soon
Hey, I think thats it. I just looked it up. I know it had 'Robo' in the title, but for some reason I thought it was from earlier like late 80's. Please feel free to ask me about fantasy films from that era; I just might be able to help you.
"Thus, we began our longest journey together."
Adult Scout, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
yeah it was Robo Jox, somehow it seemed so good back then
right onto the fantasy film, again its another film i loved as a kid but will most likely be awful now, all i seem to remember is a cyclops at some point dies opening a closing passage for the heroes, i also seem to remember some strange men with spiked clubs on thier arms for weapons, again this is a long shot i only remembercertain bits but has stayed in my head for the last 18 years or so since i watched it
if i remember the characters looked like a rip off of the He-man action figures if you remember them
cheers for any help at all, this is one of those things that will bug me until i find it
Hi Abe - thats "Krull" (1983), an odd mix of sci-fi and fantasy. It has some very good scenes in it, especially the Widow of the Web sequence and a terrific early score from James Horner.
"Thus, we began our longest journey together."
Adult Scout, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
bloody hell it was as well, thanks, honestly the desription i gave was awful, all i need to do now is find it on dvd
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