... from movies you've never seen. Unfortunately, I didn't find certain ones I was looking for. However, finding some of these was worth the whole expedition, and you are in for a real treat.
And I regret to say the various uploaded trailers for "It's Alive" (1975 version) are not nearly as funny as I remember.
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A forgotten movie of the 70s, almost qualifies as cinéma vérité. The two leads seem not to be "acting" at all.
I suppose it also matters that these are my favorite actors. :)
Scarecrow (1973)
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This is an old-school trailer for one of the best B-movies of all time.
The movie had a famous fake-out ending, which catapulted director Jonathan Demme to the top. (He later went on to fame and fortune as director of "Silence of the Lambs.") And B-movie queen Barbara Steele takes center stage, which makes us wonder how this proper British lady ended up as warden of a nasty American women's prison.
The right woman for the job!
Caged Heat (1974) (caution: nudity, NSFW, sexism, violence, etc)
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Brian DePalma's horror movie about conjoined twins, which simply defies rational description. Margot Kidder was stunningly beautiful!
Sisters (1973)
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Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist go to the drive-in, starring Juliet Mills, who played Nanny in "Nanny and the Professor." (really) This trailer was shown for weeks on late-night TV, and was very popular with 70s potheads.
Beyond the Door (1974)
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In this movie, a nice middle-class white couple go broke and decide to go into robbery to make ends meet. (Why don't they make heartwarming family tales like this any more?)
Jane was heavily into her JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT phase, and she looks mah-velous!
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
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I guess you didn't know that the infamous Gates of Hell have to be guarded? And how exactly would one audition for THAT job?
Well, it probably won't surprise you to learn that you get DRAFTED for the position, and you have no say in it at all. (screams)
The Sentinel (1977)
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Before Terry O'Quinn got mega-famous on LOST, he was a very believable serial killer.
The Stepfather (1987)
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O'Quinn reprised his bang-up role in the rather cheesy and predictable Stepfather 2. This movie came out the same year John List was arrested. It is widely assumed the first movie was inspired by John List, but in fact, List was still at large in 1987. By 1989, the "List story" had entered the national consciousness and you can clearly see the influence of List on the narrative.
Stepfather 2 (1989)
