The Joe Bob Report

FIND THAT FLICK ARCHIVE - 2003-2004

Week 1 - (from March 1, 2003) K.M. Rose of Boston, MA writes: I woke up in the wee hours of the morning with the TV on, and caught part of a movie with a wealthy businessman type who has underlings trapped in their chairs in his office and gruesomely killed, keeps a slutty female rock band imprisoned in a cage, and who reveals that some of his evilness is due to the fact that he wears a sort of false head because, alas, his own head is way too tiny for his body. Was I actually dreaming, or does anyone know what this is??? Thanks!

Answer: We received 20 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Keith Craker of Mesquite, TX writes: "Hey, in case the form didn't work that second time, the flick in question from Week 1 030103 is called "Blood Dolls" and came out in 1999 from Full Moon, who were basically ripping off their own "Puppet Master" series. Weird, goofy flick."

Also answering correctly were Timothy Coleman of Zebulon, NC, Monty Schulman of Fishkill, NY, Paula Powers of Grand Rapids, MI, Rob Chamberlain of Emory, VA, Ellen Groves of Bedford, MA, Kevin Matthews of Mission Viejo, CA, Kevin Kluender of Ambler, PA, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX , Miah Thompson of Manhattan, KS, Rich Stahnke of Indian Trail, NC, Chris Santos of Manassas, VA, Stephanie Reeves of Plano, TX, Steven Ronquillo of Pennington Gap, VA, Justin Warner of Springfield MO, Kevin Kluender, of PA, Tim Daniels Waterloo, of IA, Eric Harvey of Atlanta, GA, Ambler of Rockford, IL and Brent Wilkins of Odin, IL.

Week 2 - (from March 9, 2003) Justin Kurian of Dobbs Ferry, NY writes: Dear Joe Bob, I really hope you read this mail. I have a question for you that I have been wanting to ask you for many years, and hopefully this is my chance. You used to have that show Drive In Theater on the Movie Channel in the 1980s. I would always look forward to watching it myself or with my brother. There was a movie on it you showed I always wanted to get the name of and find. I wonder if you remember it. Here it goes: It was a story of an American couple I believe, who go to Europe and get caught up in the beach and party life in Europe. They become friends with this strange partying group in Europe, and start sleeping around with them. There was also a gay character, and he lived in a little hut on the beach. The music was extra corny and some scenes were in slow motion, and I remember you said you liked it in the review you did of this film. What movie is this Joe Bob? Please help me! I know it has been years, but this has been bothering me for years, and I was a big fan of your Movie Channel show. Do you remember the name, or know a way I can find it? It has tormented me for years. Thank you so much Joe Bob, and I hope to hear from you.

Answer: We received 2 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Douglas Griffith of Beaverton, OR writes: "'Summer Lovers.'" Mmmm... 22 yr old Darryl Hannah."

Also answering correctly was Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX.

Week 3 - (from March 16, 2003) Mike Wallace of Anderson, CA writes: Dear Joe Bob, Finally dawned on me that you would be on the web someplace-after my pinko newspaper dropped your column. The movie I am trying to find had a scene where this monster that looked sort of like the creature from the Black Lagoon was doing her monster thing and a sheriff asked his deputy, "What is that thing?" and his deputy answered "I don't know but it has tits and a ray gun." Any idea? Thanks!

Answer: We haven't gotten an answer to this one yet! If you think you know it, fill out the form on the regular FTF page and be sure to include the correct week number on your entry.

Week 4 - (from April 21, 2003) Ryan A. Wooley writes: "I was hoping that you could help me out with something. I'm trying to remember the name of this movie that I saw about 8 years ago. It was pretty low-budget but I thought it had a pretty neat story to it. All I can remember though is that this woman gets pregnant and her baby is going to be a demon of some kind. She talks to it while it's in her stomach and I think it tells her to do stuff for it. Then there's a scene where she's having sex with some guy and her baby tugs at him while he's inside her. Any ideas? I'm also thinking that Ricki Lake made a small appearance in it. But I even checked her filmography and couldn't find it. Can you help me out? thanks."

Answer : We received eight correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Tyler Durden of Pennington Gap, VA. writes: "Baby Blood aka The Demon Within. This is a wierd movie, Gary Oldman does the demons voice."

Also answering correctly were: The Reverend Shayne Dark of Gloucester, Ontario, Bryan Clark of Plymouth, IA, Chad Castagana of Woodland Hills CA, Saul Fischer of New York, NY, Jason Burchfield of Harriman, TN, Corey Hall of Ft. Collins, CO and Eric Harvey of Atlanta, GA.

Week 5 - (from April 28, 2003) Ken Schaefer writes: "This has bugged me for years, ever since I started collective bad movies. In the mid to late sixties, I saw a preview at a drive in (I believe the feature was either Hey There Its Yogi Bear or The Glass Bottomed Boat) for a horror movie that scared me and stuck with me ever since. The scene I can still see has a skeleton arm and hand coming down from the ceiling, and strangling someone. Unfortunately, that's all I've got. Slim I know, but I'd still love to find that flick!"

We received 2 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Michael Gurwitz of Silver Spring, MD writes: "House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price version)"

Also answering correctly was Kevin Matthews of Mission Viejo, CA.

Week 6 - (from May 5, 2003) Jason Smith of Antelope, CA writes: The movie I'm thinking of was shown on TV around 1978 or 1979. I believe the central character where two parents, two children, and possibly one grandparent(?). The family had bought a two or three story house out in the country, and the house was white/tan in color. The house was evil, and it would not let them move out of the house once some creepy and contrived haunted troubles began. The scene that sticks in my mind was at the end, where one of the parents was thrown out of the front window and landed on the family car, and then almost immediately afterward the chimney crushes the other parent at the side of the house. The movie came out about the same time as "The Amityville Horror".

We received 19 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

William E. Krauss of Newport, RI writes: " 'Burnt Offerings.' Oliver Reed was the father and Karen Black was the mother. The house feeds off of the inhabitants and in the last scene the house looks almost brand new with a beautiful yard and flowers. The kids are the new "Caretakers". This was a really creepy movie that actually got some very good reviews when it came out."

Also answering correctly were: Michael Morgan of Fuquay-Varina NC, Michael Gurwitz of Silver Spring, MD, Bill Donohue of Brisbane, CA, Mark "Apostic" Hurst of Chula Vista, CA, Andy Austin of Lansing, MI, Durinda Mullins of Columbia, IL, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX, R. Bruce Kitchen II of Lincoln, NE, Chris of The Colony, TX, Jason Murphy of Austin, TX, Christoper Hasler of Brooklyn, New York, Bill Casey of Bloomingdale NJ, Edward Brock of Edinburg, VA, Tom Piccirilli of Loveland CO, Mike Shields of Hayward, CA, Richard Brandt of Colorado Springs CO, Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN and Larry Vedder of Lansing, MI.

Week 7 - (from May 12, 2003) Michael Gurwitz of Silver Spring, MD writes: Dear Joe Bob, I would be very grateful if you or your minions can identify this movie: This movie takes place in, I think, Victorian times. The hero accepts a wager: if he manages to spend the entire night in a haunted mansion (and survive) he wins the money. The mansion is filled with murderous ghosts. Our hero manages to evade them and, in the morning, runs out the front "driveway" entrance. It's a sunny morning, and he's survived. He is exhausted and giddy. Suddenly the gate behind him swings shut, impaling him on a spike. A short time later the man who made the bet approaches in his carriage and is surprised to see our hero standing by the gate waiting for him. He thinks he's lost the bet, until he gets close enough to see that our hero is, alas, dead. I remember my childhood self thinking, great damn movie! But now, I can't remember its name. Thanks for your help.

We received 17 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Glenn Gillis of San Antonio, TX writes: "Web of the Spider. A 1970 Italian remake of a 1964 Italian film by the same director! The 1964 version was "Castle of Blood" (aka Castele of Terror) with the beguiling Barbara Steele. This one has the star power of Anthony Franciosa! With the great Klaus Kinski as none other than Edgar Allan Poe! Enough!"

Also answering correctly were: Ron Miller of Dallas, TX, Rob Chamberlain of Emory, VA, Tom Piccirilli of Loveland CO, Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV, Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, Ami M. Echeverri of Newark, CA, Erik Nielsen of Oakland, CA, Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, Jason Burchfield of Harriman, TN, Jeff Leggiero of Erie, PA, Matt Bradshaw of Manchester, NH, Mike Mueller of Clemmons NC, Mark "Apostic" Hurst of Chula Vista, CA, Saul "Happy Wedding Anniversary!" Fischer of NY, NY, Timothy (timbobb) Addison of Martin, TN, and Eric Hodges of Plano, TX.

Week 8 - (from May 19, 2003) Steve Crawford of Columbus, OH writes: Joe Bob: If anyone can help me, you can (scary preamble eh?). Somewhere in the mid-to-late 70's I saw a heist movie on the late show, and I'd love to see it again. Unfortunately, I can't remember the title or anyone that was in it. It was in color, British I think, about a group of guys planning and robbing an ultra-secure Fort Knox like facility called "Hermetico" (spelling may not be right, but the name is - like "hermetically sealed," get it? yuk yuk). It was an old castle that had been converted into a fortress. All I can remember is the name of the place. Not much to go on, I know. Sorry.

We received 6 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. K. McCormack of New Castle, NH writes: "The 'Fiction Makers,' also called 'The Saint and the Fiction Makers.' "

Also answering correctly were: Mark "Apostic" Hurst of Chula Vista, CA, Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, and Saul "I Don't Have A Halo" Fischer of New York, NY, Robert Stoll of New York, NY and Frank Traba of Sylmar, CA.

Week 9 - (from May 26, 2003) Pia Garber of Staten Island NY writes: When I was about 7 or 8 (around 1990) i watched a movie on TV that I swear has the rapper Humpty Hump in it. What I remember is that there was some kind of horrible psycho living in a house or sumthin' and I think I remember monsters in it. The only scene i can really remember is the main characters find newspaper clippings in a room in the attic and they realize the guy who's house they're in is psycho. I think I remember they're trying to figure out a way out of the house too. Help me.

We recieved 34 correct answers, so the winner was chosen by drawing. Elizabeth Kallquist of San Leandro, CA writes: "Nothing But Trouble," starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Akroyd, John Candy, etc.

Also answering correctly were: Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX, Josh Lagle of Cambridge, OH, Melissa Winkler of Indianapolis, IN, Robert Stoll of New York, NY, Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, Michael Gurwitz of Silver Spring, MD, Rich Stahnke of Indian Trail, NC, Zack Smith of Pleasant Valley, NY, John Sparkman of Hartselle, AL, Adam Cutler of Philadelphia, PA, Michael Tillman of Wilmington, NC, Jason Burchfield of Harriman,TN, Frank Traba of Sylmar,CA, Miah Thompson of Wamego, KS, Everett Douglas of Brunswick, ME, Chris Conner of The Colony, TX, Michael D Morgan of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN, Doctor Muerte of Brooklyn, NY, Kenneth Bates of Lewes, Delaware, K McCormack, New Castle, NH, Rick DeSantis, College Station, TX, Eric Harvey, Decatur, GA, Johnny Wise, Austin, TX, Adam Mason, West Des Moines, IA, Robin Bullock, Colorado Springs, CO, Gary Henault, Bath, ME, Eric Houston, Mishawaka, IN, Corey Hall, Ft Collins, CO, R. Bruce Kitchen II, Lincoln, NE, Samuel Greet, Trooper, PA and Larry Vedder, Lansing, MI

Week 10 - (from June 2, 2003) Lon Schiffbauer of Sandy, UT writes: Hi Joe Bob, There was a movie that I saw some time back (probably in the late 70's or early 80's) that pops in my head a lot but for the life of me I cannot remember. It was a scifi flick in which these three guys are floating aimlessly around in space. Here are the two things that I remember: When one of the three men dies the second man asks the third what the guy's first name was (they were so used to calling each other by their last name that they had forgotten his first name). The guy pauses a while, thinks, and then asks, "What's MY first name?" The other scene I remember is the ending in which the ship's orbit is decaying, assuring the death of the crew. One of the guys decides to take a piece of the wrecked ship and surf into the earth's atmosphere. The last scene of the movie is the guy, now a tiny dot, burning up in the atmosphere. Any thoughts?

We received 65 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. Shane Dixon of Lexington KY writes: "This vague description sounds like John Carpenter's DARK STAR, the first movie to have an alien played by a beach ball."

Also answering correctly were: Larry Vedder of Lansing, MI, Carl Lewis Nanoff of Minneapolis, MN, Gordon Vincent of Austin TX, Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, Matt Bradshaw of Manchester, NH, David Lee Ingersoll of Seattle, WA, Timothy John Bowen of Niles, OH, Jason Burchfield of Harriman, TN, K. McCormack of New Castle, NH, Eric Harvey of Decatur GA, John Bullard of Helotes, TX, Cathi Kurvink of Huntington Beach, CA, Michael Hill of Springfield, MO, Jeffrey A. Johnson of Madison, AL, Todd White of Newport News, VA, Bryan Clark of Plymouth, IA, Michael D Morgan of Fuquay-Varina NC, Tom Piccirilli of Loveland, CO, Chris Engle, Melissa Winkler of Indianapolis, IN, Clay Jones, Richard Brandt, The Reverend Shayne Dark of Gloucester, ON Canada, Chris Conner of The Colony, TX, Steve Schafer of Maybee, MI, Corey Hall of Ft Collins, CO, Timothy Coleman of Zebulon, NC, Mitch Lovell of Berlin, MD, Thomas Clark of Aberdeen WA, Stuart Jones of Garland, TX, Robert Stoll of New York, NY, Stephen M. St. Onge of Minneapolis, MN, Saul "Math Missions!" Fischer of New York, NY, Ellis Goodson of Simi Valley, CA, John Weston of Colorado Springs, CO, Doctor Muerte of Brooklyn, NY, Freeman Williams of Stafford, TX, Robert S. Pratt of Edmonton, Canada, Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV, Edward Smith of Prince Rupert, B.C., John AuCoin of Houston, TX, Roger Hamilton of Austin, TX, Christopher Parker Tillman of Raleigh, NC, R. Bruce Kitchen II of Lincoln, NE, Scott Trent of Greensboro, NC, Lawrence Czekaj of College Park, MD, Steve Crawford of Columbus, OH, Matthew Crouch of Glendale, CO, Rod Coty of Las Vegas, NV, Mike Mueller of Clemmons, NC, Nicholas Ruroede of Kennesaw, GA, Dredd Littlefield of Fort Wayne, IN, Ronald Miller of Dallas, TX, Steve Crawford of Columbus, OH, Steven Kral of Virginia Beach, VA, Josh Lagle of Camridge, OH, Todd Breedlove of Houston, TX, Ken Pollock of San Diego, CA, Ken Bawcom of Ann Arbor, MI, Daniel J. Gerth of St. Louis, MO, Kevin Matsumoto of Waipahu, HI, Kristopher Anderson of Springvale, ME Dave Swint of Dallas, TX and Steve Crawford of Columbus, OH.

Week 11 - (from June 9, 2003) Stuart Jones of Garland, TX writes: Hey Joe Bob! Back around 1973 B.V. (Before Video-recorders) I was attending college in Jacksonville, Texas where the only thing to do on a Saturday night was to either sit on your car hood in the parking lot of the big red-topped Dairy Queen or go to the Chief Drive-In Theater. One weekend the movie title took up the whole sign out front... "When Men Fought with Clubs and Women Made Ding-Dong". It looked like it was a foreign flick that had been dubbed into English (although it might had just been the drive-in speaker boxes) and the plot was about two prehistoric tribes, one from the hills and one from the lake whose men folk were always fighting with each other so often that they were too tired to roll around on a bear skin rug with their women and make a little "Ding-Dong". The women of both tribes weren't too wild about this arrangement so they all got together and pulled a sex strike, purhaps the beginning of the phrase "Make Love, Not War!" Anyway, I have searched high and low for this bit of Dive-In nostalgia, but to no avail. Did I really see this movie back then or was it just a weird hallucination from drinking too much Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill wine? Are there any copies of this masterpiece left for future generations to view and ask,"You used to sit in your car and watch this?" If so, where can I find one. Thanks Joe Bob.

We received 34 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Benjamin Lamb of Crozet, VA writes: " 'When Women Played The Ding-Dong.' This title is, of course, the American title of an Italian movie. God only knows what it is in Italian." This movie is available from Something Weird Video on DVD via Amazon.

Also answering correctly were: Timothy John Bowen of Niles, OH, John Ford of Reno, NV, John Porter of Richmond, VA, Craig J. Clark of Haddonfield, NJ, Ellen Groves of Bedford, MA, David Cohen of Tolica Lake, CA, Doug Smetzer of Allen, TX, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX, Doctor Muerte of Brooklyn, NY, Robert Stoll of New York, NY, Dredd Littlefield of Fort Wayne, IN, Saul Fischer of New York, NY Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN, K McCormack of New Castle NH, Gary Loffler of Denver, CO, Chris Santos of Manassas, VA, Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, Jason Burchfield of Oliver Springs, TN, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX, Corey Hall of Ft Collins, CO, Annie Roewe of Houston, TX, Johnny Wise of Austin, TX, Ken Pollock of San Diego, CA, John AuCoin of Houston, TX, Todd Breedlove of Houston, TX, Brian Kelley of Leesburg, VA, Robin Shurtz of Eugene, OR, Dan Cziraky of Gastonia, NC, Edward Smith of Prince Rupert, B.C., Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV, Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, Kevin Matsumoto of Waipahu, HI, and Lynn Sieland of Powder Springs, GA.

Week 12 (from June 16, 2003) Thomas Burr of Davis, CA writes: I don't know if you also do TV shows. When I was eight years old or so, therefore around 1970, I saw a TV show that scared the hell out of me. The TV show portrayed a group of people giving a number of seances to terrorize a woman who lived in the home they were staying in. She'd had a daughter who drowned as a teenager, and through the seances they induced visions (nightmares?) in the woman's imagination of her drowned daughter, who had wet, bedraggled hair, sunken eyes, and a dreamy, horrible look. The daughter was saying something like, "Save me, save me, Mommy," as she came toward her mother (in the vision). This got the woman's asthma going, and the group was trying, in fact, to kill her by giving her asthma attacks.

We received 4 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Tom Piccirilli of Loveland, CO writes: "This is an episode from 1972's THE SIXTH SENSE, starring Gary Collins as "Dr. Michael Rhodes," a psychic investigator. Packaged in a much edited version with THE NIGHT GALLERY, the episode starred Joan Crawford as the woman attacked by a group of evil hippie psychics. In the uncut video, Ms. Crawford appears in an epilogue alongside Gary, where she admits to her own experience with psychic phenomenon, taking the form of a premonition about her poodle. Fun stuff."

Also answering correctly were: Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX and Holly R. Steed of West Palm Beach, FL.

Week 13 (from June 23, 2003) Robin Shurtz of Eugene, OR writes: "Okay, here's a stumper...and one that I've asked several notable "experts" (hah!) This is probably more oriented to Baby Boomers who might remember that Drive-In Double Features (usually in the South) would usually have a "family" movie first, followed by a more er...Adult offering (the illogic being that kiddos would probably be asleep by the second feature). I remember awakening in the back seat of my parent's car to the blaring sound of a transistor radio that the on-screen (caped?) villain had turned-on to muffle the screams of his victim who he was trying to drown in a bathtub! I remember the movie was in color--and even as a kid I remember it being flat, oversaturated color--and was immediately told by my parents to go back to the sleep; the result being, of course, that this brief segment would be forever emblazoned on my subconscious. Because of the "quality" of the image, I might guess that this might be a Nudie-Roughie. Any Guesses?"

We received 2 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jeff Leggiero of Erie, PA writes: "I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with latent drive-in images that resurface years later. You might want to try renting a seventies psycho killer flick called "The Toolbox Murders," starring Cameron Mitchell. Even if this isn't the movie you remember, it's still an enjoyable way to kill two hours and a six pack. Good luck. "

Also answering correctly was Doctor Muerte of Brooklyn, NY.

Week 14 (from June 30, 2003) Brian Adams of Mobile, AL writes: Hey, Joe Bob. There is this movie I remember from late 70's/early 80's that I saw on HBO in the early 80's when I was a wee lad. It was a comedy where there were there was a contest to go around a city and try and find different clues and beat the other teams to win a prize. Very vague, I know, but I was a wee lad, as I said. One thing in particular I remember is one of the teams was a fraternity or something, they wore blue t-shirts, and as they were looking for a clue they came across the Pabst Blue Ribbon brewery and stood in awe as a Pabst Blue Ribbon song played, then they all entered the brewery and proceeded to get snookered, one of the dudes actually swimming in a vat of beer. Other teams had other t-shirt colors, one team being geeky guys, one team bimbos, etc. For some reason, I remember the movie being highly entertaining, but as I said, I was a wee lad. I would love to see this movie again, for kicks, and to see how evolved i was as a wee lad. Thanks.

We received 44 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Timothy Coleman of Zebulon, NC writes: The movie is "Midnight Madness." The video box trumpets the appearance of Michael J. Fox as the loveable delinquent sidekick. But then again, the movie seems to think that all of it's characters are lovable."

Also answering correctly were: Johnny Wise of Austin, TX, Andy Lalino of Clearwater, FL, Diana Small of Coram, NY, John AuCoin of Houston, TX, Stephanie Reeves of Plano, TX, Chris Hammock of San Marcos, TX, Scott Graves of Coram, NY, Robert Hubbard of Topeka, KS, Corey Hall of Ft Collins, CO, Adam Hulin of Asheboro, NC, Eric Harvey of Decatur, GA, Brian Kaiser of Muncie, IN, Gilbert Roberts, Jr., Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, Annie Roewe of Houston, TX, Robert Stoll of New York, NY, John Dycus of Kirkland, WA, Eric Dycus of Redmond, WA, Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN, Mark "Apostic" Hurst of Chula Vista, CA, Sean Whitley of Dallas, TX, Damon Hardin Brazzell of Murray, KY, The Reverend Shayne Dark of Gloucester, ON, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX Saul "I SPY" Fischer of New York, NY, Joe Littrell of Amherst, MA, John Ford Jr. of Reno, NV, Mike O'Leary of Bayville, NJ, Kevin Matthews of Mission Viejo, CA, Richard Doyle of Winnipeg, Canada, Leigh Little of Brockport, NY, Brendan Blake of Lynn, MA, Kevin Matsumoto of Waipahu, HI, Douglas Hutton of Rotonda West, FL, David Cohen of Toluca Lake, CA, Jeff Kuykendall of Madison, WI, Thomas Clark of Aberdeen WA, Steve Lee of Columbia SC, Paul Michael Devlin of Quincy, MA, DC Morris of Phoenix, AZ, John R. Bales of Sunnyvale, CA, Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV, and Dredd Littlefield of Fort Wayne, IN.

Week 15 (from July 6, 2003) John J. Bishop of Holbrook MA writes: "Hi...I grew up watching a matinee called creature double feature here in Boston, where I could catch all the Godzilla films, and many of the classic monster movies.... There was one that I am looking for the title of which was a giant clay (stone) giant that someone would bring to life by changing an inscription on his forehead... This reminds me of the 'Golem'... but the early "Golem" movie was silent... Might you be familiar with it? I hope in your infinite wisdom you may be familiar with this movie. I miss your 'drive in' escapades..."

We received 22 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jeff Leggiero of Erie, PA writes: John, I remember a little British gem (circa 1971) entitled, simply, "It." The plot involves a put-upon mama's boy, played by the (sadly) late Roddy McDowall. He stumbles upon a scroll that, when placed in the monster's mouth, allows Roddy to use Der Golem as his vengeful right hand in the Willard tradition. This movie creeped me out as a youngster. I hope it's the one you seek. Good luck.

Also answering correctly were: Rob Chamberlain of Emory, VA, Diana Small of Coram, NY, Robert Stoll of New York, NY, Glen Davis of Yuba City, CA, Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, Jeff Kuykendall of Madison, WI, Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN, John FW Richards of Doncaster South Yorkshire, Gordon Vincent of Austin, TX, Dan Cziraky of Gastonia, NC, Steven Doyle of Atlanta, GA, Robert Stanfield of Dover DE, Scott Graves of Coram, NY, Holly R. Steed of West Palm Beach, Florida, Larry Vedder of Lansing, MI, Joshua London of Washington, DC, Thomas Newcomb of Strasburg, VA, Jason Burchfield of Oliver Springs, TN, Jeffrey David Yeatter of Rexmont, PA, Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV and Terry Kennedy of Mt Vernon, MO.

Week 16 (from July 13, 2003) Margo Koller of Tucson, AZ writes: I have been searching the internet in vain, mainly because I don't know the name of the movie I am looking for -- I saw it once late at night about ten years ago, never saw it again, but loved it. I turned it on after the title was given. It is in color. A lone woman is driving her old car across Australia perhaps in a midlife crisis. As I recall she meets up toward the end with a guy her age driving a trailer. It was a very unique movie, and I would love to track it down if possible. Do you have any ideas? Thanks.

We received 2 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Enrique Rivero of Sherman Oaks CA. writes: "Could it be 'Over the Hill' (aka Round the Bend), with Olympia Dukakis and directed by George (not the Mad Max dude) Miller? I caught part of it once on cable several years ago; I tuned in just in time for a Dukakis topless scene."

Also answering correctly was Jeff Mensinger of Grabill, IN.

Week 17 (from July 20, 2003) Tamara of Windsor, Ont. writes: I have been trying to remember the name of this movie for years. It was a thriller about a detective that finds a little boys body in a cardboard box, the body is naked but very clean, like it was just washed, they make a plaster mask of the boys face which the detective carries around with him, in the end it turns out that the boy was in an iron lung and that's why he was so clean, and that he was killed. it was made in the 70's or very early 80's and i keep thinking it was called the mask or something like that. I know it was out in video because i rented it in the early 90's. Any help you could give me would be very appreciated, thanks for your time, Tamara

We received 6 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Scott Graves of Coram, NY writes: "This is Deathmask, from the mid-80s. The detective is played by Farley Granger, who was the nerve-wracked, chicken-strangling half of the murdering duo in Rope and the young escaped con in They Live By Night."

Also answering correctly was Steve Gaddis of Sparks, NV, Debi Dufala of Seymour, TN, Tom Doty of Paintsville, KY, John McDougal of Caribou, ME and Mark "Apostic" Hurst of Chula Vista, CA.

Week 18 (from July 27, 2003) Alan Dalton writes: Dear Joe Bob, When I was younger sitting in the living room full of drunken adults on a Friday night, I witnessed a women's in prison movie. I don't really remember any key events, but I do remember that one of the main characters was caught in a subway station (I think), they busted her with a bag and when questioned she said it was gospel tapes, but they were actually pornos. I also remember a cool scene I the end with a boat chase or something like that. Like I said I don't remember much but it aggravates me to no end to wonder what the movies title is.

We received 2 correct answers so the winner was chosen by a drawing>

Gary Loffler of Denver, CO writes: " 'Chained Heat II.' I think this is the movie you're looking for. Some girl sets herself up to be caught and sent to prison to save her sister. As hard as it is to get someone out of a prison like that from the outside, I would assume it is even tougher from the inside, but I only watch these movies not write them."

Also answering correctly was Nate Lowery of Nicholasville, KY

Week 19 (from August 3, 2003) Peter Whitney of Seattle, WA writes: There is a movie I'm trying to remember the title to but it's about a disease that wipes almost the entire population out and it started on the East Coast and it turned everyone to powder (kind of like Night of the Comet), and there are pockets of survivors here and there and the animals still lived. And there was one scene where the hero ran into several Dobermans in a public bathroom. I think it was made in the early 70s but it might have been the middle 70s.

We received 5 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing. George Clark of Reno, NV writes: " 'Where Have All The People Gone?' Some kind of radiation turns most of the population to powder--Peter Graves and family escape this fate as they were exploring some kind of cave at the time."

Also answering correctly were: Scott Graves of Atlanta, GA, Matt Crawford of Bristol, United Kingdom, Craig Blamer of Chico, CA, Amanda Gragg of Mansfield, OH and Corey Hall of Ft. Collins, CO.

Week 20 (from August 17, 2003) Jason William McNeil of Roanoke, Virginia writes: Allow me to set the stage. There's a group of guys who joust at one of those medieval times-themed restaurants or a renaissance festival or some such thing, except they're on motorcycles. Turns out, one of the jousters is taking the contest way too seriously, wearing real armor and hitting too hard. Any clue?

We received 89 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jenni Innes of Brooklyn, NY writes: " 'Knightriders.' Sounds like the Romero flick. Of course there are so many damn movies about jousting bikers that one can just never be sure..."

Also answering correctly were: Michael D Morgan, Lee Charles Welch, Michael Gurwitz, Steve Schafer, David Karbowsky, Matthew H Hilton, Anthony Gordon, Joe Littrell, Chris Conner, Trish Breshears, J. Blake Fichera, marion gary lindberg, Richard Doyle, Steven Kral, Steven Patrick Doyle, Gordon Vincent, C. Benjamin Staton, Sean Whitley, Dredd Littlefield, C. Steven Hager, Matt Thomas, Damon Brazzell, Victor C. Pelletier, Jr., Rich Stahnke, Matthew Joseph Venne, Edward Smith, Hayden Jackson, Rich Eldert, Donald H. Dailey, Richard Ragsdale, Steve Lee, John F W Richards, Gary Loffler, Bud Simmerman, Adam Hulin, Timothy John Bowen, Melissa Winkler, Dan Cziraky, Jeff Mensinger, Tom Piccirilli, Barton Kimball, Jennifer Marley, David Lee Ingersoll, John Ford Jr., Steve Sims, Robert B. Raymond II, Cathi Kurvink, Tamara Howard, Craig J. Clark, Rick Chancey, Jim Chappell, Rick DeSantis, Saul "I SPY" Fischer, Greg J. Johnson, Mark Nelson, Dixie Richardson, Thomas Clark, Josh Lagle, Steve Gaddis, Veronica Russell, Robert Stoll, Jim Erickson, Debi Dufala, Jack Lockhart, Joey Glover, Doug Bellak, Diana Small, Richard Brandt, Sara Elizabeth Browning, Robert S. Pratt, Kevin Matsumoto, John Mangrum, Paula Powers, Kevin Boury, Sean Daniel Cloran, Ronald Miller, Dana Lynn Estes, Sean J. Johnson, Tom Doty, Micahel Tillman, Rick Matthews, Rhias K. Hall, Adam Cutler, Jeff Leggiero, Ruth Spradlin, Kevin Matthews, steven ronquillo, Gerald Troutman, and Dennis Hughes.

Week 21 (from August 24, 2003) Carlos F. Acosta writes: JB: A strange scene from a strange movie that I came across as I turned the round tuner dial on my parents' TV when I was very young has never escaped my memory. I remember some men in a 1930s-1940s car opening what looks like a very large box for a floral arrangement. Out pops a little boy (5 or 6 years old?), who jumps merrily out of the car, and immediately gets hit by traffic. I think it was in B&W (or it could have just been my parents' TV?). Any ideas? Thanks!

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Week 22 (from August 31, 2003) Kellie Arrowood of Marion, North Carolina writes: Once upon a time, in a lifetime far, far away, I remember seeing a movie. The key point I remember is these people, (at least 2) are running from ghosts or demons or something. They are driving and I think an old Medicine Man is with them and he makes them stop the car. He gets out and puts some kind of powder across the road. I think he is chanting, not for sure, but when the car that is chasing after them gets to the powder line, it is like they have hit a wall head on. Maybe somebody can help. Thanks a million.

We received 6 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Anthony Austin of Lansing, MI writes: "'Shadow of the Hawk.' This was a cool movie with Jan Michael Vincent. I love the fight scene with the Hawk Guy on the cliffs ..."

Also answering correctly were: Jeff Mensinger, Thomas "Ratman" Swafford, Julie Metro, Leigh Little, and Jeffery Reynolds.

Week 23 (from September 7, 2003) Clint Kelly of Monroeville, PA writes: Joe Bob, When I was young, my father ran the movie projector at a local theater. The theater did not show B movies but one day when he was off we went to another theater so he could talk to another projectionist. Much to my surprise, I walked into the theater to watch a few minutes of the movie and saw a very large, disembodied breast bouncing through the woods and seemingly chasing people and destroying property. Was this a very strange dream that I had as a youth or was there actually a movie with a large breast as the, hard to say it, "monster"?

We received 95 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Brea Plum-Gomez writes: "'Woody Allen's "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. ' I remember seeing this movie at the drive-in, I think on a double-bill with "Young Frankenstein" when I was very young. My parents probably didn't think I understood even though I got more of the jokes than they did. I loved drive-in night -- me in my jammies, the backseat all to my self, Little Caesar's pizza and Orange Crush."

Also answering correctly were: Larry Ziegler, Gary Loffler, Anthony Bouton, The Reverend Shayne Dark, Timothy John Bowen, Tom Doty, Jeff Mensinger, Rob Chamberlain, Scott Graves, Anthony Gordon, Don Dailey, Jeff Jorgensen, Marian Bock, Pat Hurd, Steve Schafer, Bob Raymond, Kevin Hugus, Chris Engle, Rod Coty, Kevin Ryman, Marion Gary Lindberg, Robert Stoll, Jim Crosser, Eric Houston, Steven Doyle, Catherine Haniszewski Daniels, C. Benjamin Staton, Craig J. Clark, Saul "1,759 movies and still going strong" Fischer, Doug Bellak, Adam Hulin, K. McCormack, Hayden Jackson, Tom Piccirilli, Justin Case, Thomas Clark, Ralph Hornberger, Steve Gaddis, Corey Hall, Brian Kaiser, Terry Marc Lyman, Mark Nelson, Allen Fry, William E. Krauss, Ronald Miller, Melissa Winkler, Leslie Anne Russell, Matt Bradshaw, Ron Keillor, C. Griffin Mitchell, III, Jim Sizemore, Daniel C Cziraky, Julie Metro, Harold Wray, Robert Pratt, Jerod Anderson, Lori Marston, Michael Craig, Ian Whitney, Edward Smith, Michael Williams, Victoria Silverwolf, Bill Clark, Daniel Gerth, Alan H. Nadel, Deb Dufala,Darren Bullerwell, Andrew Solovay, Michael D Morgan, Floyd Canaday, John W. Coburn, Damon Brazzell, Jeffrey Albert Warme, Ralph Hornberger, Joshua London, Brian Francis, Trish Breshears, Joe Spampinato, Erich Hansen, Mark Johnson, Dave Bellmont, Gordon Vincent,Mike Konczewski,Rachel Lewis, Larry C. Cosgrove, Andrea Cleeton, David Karbowsky, Edward Martin III, Mike Mueller, John Mangrum, Barton Kimball, Bill Patterson, Dennis Bithoulkas, and Barton Kimball.

Week 24 (from September 14, 2003) Larry Ziegler of Minneapolis, MN writes: Hello Joe-Bob and fans! I have a movie that I hope someone can help me identify... It was on the fledgling HBO in the late 70s / early 80s, and it was on constantly. The movie was kind of a "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" adventure flick, complete with a giant octopus that puts the main characters in peril. The main characters used a diving bell for exploration - and the the scene I remember best has the lead guy taking a coffee cup, emptying it, and explaining to the frest of the crew how it would trap air in the cup. After the octopus attack they get pulled / thrown / etc. into a hole on the sea floor and surface in another world, with adventure and excitement and really wild things. They finally make it back - I believe with the requsite "princess" along for the ride. Help!

We received 22 correct answers to the winner was chosen by drawing.

Doug Bellak of Lewisburg, KY writes: "Warlords of Atlantis. Sounds like this Doug McClure flick, although it sounds like every other adventure flick he made in the 70s, too."

Also answering correctly were: Edward Smith, Sean Whitley, Gary Henault, Dave Bellmont, Jeff Mensinger, Tom Piccirilli, Bryan Clark, John AuCoin, Scott Graves, Dona Croston, John FW Richards, Allan Mott, Gordon Vincent, Hayden Jackson, Steve Gaddis, Jeffery Reynolds, Dan Logue, Jon Muggleton, Anthony Austin, Eric Pare, and Brian Escue.

Week 25 (from September 21, 2003) - Turbolaser4 of Chattanooga, TN writes: There was this movie 70's style film making. It was about this vampire hunter (blonde leading man type) who rode a horse into this town in some undefined time period to hunt vampires. He had an assistant who wore all black and had hunch back. anyone know this one?

We received 60 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jeff Kuykendall of Madison, WI writes: " 'Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter.' This movie has Horst Janson as Kronos and serious fanboy interest Caroline Munro as the woman with the nude scene. Lots of swordplay in the great finale. Some neat redefined rules about vampires. One of the best Hammer Horror films of the 1970's--sort of the last great Hammer film--and it's coming out on DVD in the U.S. October 21. Get it! It's fun!"

Also answering correctly were: Rob Chamberlain, Jamie Klein, The Reverend Shayne Dark, William E. Krauss, Matt Venne, Gary Henault, Jenni Innes, Anthony Austin, Mark Nelson, Steven Doyle, Amy Taylor, Bruce W. Cashman, Mike Konczewski, Tom Doty, Chris Santos, Jeff Mensinger, Brian Escue, Craig J. Clark, David Karbowsky, John FW Richards, Marian Bock, Scott Graves, Doña Croston, Jim Sizemore, Gary Loffler, Stephanie Reeves, Ted Elrick, Melissa Winkler, Mike Kalkwarf, Glen Davis, A. Bleyman, Rick DeSantis,Trisha Breshears, Joe Lewallen, Saul "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!" Fischer, Richard Brandt, Diana Small, John Hudson, Griffin Mitchell, Rich Eldert, William E. Krauss, Daniel Gerth, Corey Hall, C. Benjamin Staton, Lee Arnold, Ron Miller, Gordon Vincent, Stephanie Polovina, Jeff Leggiero, Joe Littrell, John Mangrum, Robin Shurtz, Richard Ragsdale, Wade Snider, Rick Chancey, Robin Shurtz, Dennis Hughes, Rich Stahnke, and Rick Matthews.

Week 26 (from September 28, 2003) - Earl Roesel of Newport, KY writes: Hi Joe Bob, I'm trying to remember the name of a movie I saw when I was about six years old in the mid-1980s. I think it involved something (demon or evil spirit maybe?) killing a group of people. In one scene, a fortune teller gives a woman a necklace with some kind of magic charm on it which is supposed to keep the whatever-it-is away. She's supposed to wear it at all times, but she takes it off when she takes a shower. That's about all I can remember about it. It was in color, and probably made in the seventies or early eighties.

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Week 27 (from October 12, 2003) - Jim White writes: Okay, I saw this movie on HBO in the late 70's when I was a wee lad. There is a man sleeping, when the camera shows the window in the room. This ghostly apparition floats up to the window and taps on it, waking him up. The ghostly figure smiles a menacing smile then pushes itself away from the window. This thing gave me nightmares for years, and I have no idea what it is. I know "Salem's Lot" had a vampire do something similar, but that was in no way near as freaky as this movie. Damn the vengeful spirits!

I hope you can help me out with this, as I am in desperate need to watch this movie to confront my childhood fears of menacing ghosts that scratch on peoples windows and then take off.

Barton Kimball of Arcadia, CA. writes: " 'The Boogeyman.' Pretty scary movie it gave me the same nightmares as a kid."

Week 28 (from October 19, 2003) - Paul Zdanowicz of Roselle Park, NJ writes: Hey Joe Bob and all fans, I need help finding a film that left such a strong impression on me from early childhood. The last scene gave me nightmares for years and I'm not even sure why. It ends with a delivery man arriving at the lead female's home with a long white box. Earlier in the film she received the same box with what I believe was her husband's arm in it. As she stares at the box a voice over comes on that says something like "If you believe in the good of mankind then the box only contains flowers. However, if you believe in evil..." That's really all I have to go on. Please help this has been bugging me for about twenty years now!

We had two correct answers so the winner was determined by a drawing.

Thomas "Ratman" Swafford of Soddy Daisy, TN writes: " 'Force of Evil.' This was actually the premier episode of "Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected" from 1977.This may be listed as "Tales of the Unexpected". This may have either been a pilot movie or a 60-minute episode. This episode starred veteran actors Lloyd Bridges and John Anderson. Although it only lasted one season, this was a genuinely suspenseful series with William Conrad as narrator. I wish Sci-Fi or some other network would rebroadcast this series. '

Also answering correctly was Alfred Guy of Cantonsville, MD who adds, " It was a TV movie from the U.S. based series Tale of the Unexpected. The arm was supposed to belong to the lady's son, it had his class ring on one of the fingers. It turns out that the villain got the arm from the hospital he worked in."

Week 29 - (from November 24, 2003) - Andy Mokler of Bakersfield, CA writes: Hey Joe Bob, I don't have much to go on as far as a description but here goes. I saw the movie I'm thinking of in 1985 or 1986 and it was on "The Movie Channel" (or was it "The Star Channel back then?). The movie was "modern" but was filmed in black and white. It was very surrealistic to me and seemed to involve dream sequences that may or may not have had animation mixed with live action. It wasn't an adult movie but it had a number of nude women mixed into what was going on. That's all I can remember. I'm hoping the fact that it was black and white makes it somewhat unique for an 80's movie.

We received 8 correct answers (man, you people are good) so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jack Spillum of NY, NY writes: " 'The Forbidden Zone' Produced and directed in 1980 by Richard Elfman, brother of maestro Danny Elfman, this bizarre cinematic experiment certainly will leave any innocent viewer wondering for years what they just saw. It was a cult favorite among animators in the mid 80s, what with the fantastic pre-Flash cartoons bopping to a nutty Oingo-inspired soundtrack. A friend recently told me that RE has been trying to get a DVD out for some time - you gotta settle with a soundtrack CD for now. Nevermind the nudity, watch Herve Villechaize is at his thespian best!"

Also answering correctly were Michael Courtois, Joel Minkin, Michael D Morgan, Timothy John Bowen, Jeff Mensinger, The Reverend Shayne Dark and Aaron P Deacon.

Week 30 - (from December 7, 2003) - David Zeigert writes: Hey Joe Bob, love your website. I was searching through your list of B-movies, and I loved those obscure titles. I'm sure you hear it all the time that you missed such-and-such movie, but I was shocked that Dead Alive didn't make your list. I'm sure you can't list them all, but any movie that has the line "I'm kicking ass for Jesus" has got to be a contender. I have been trying to remember the name of a horror flick I saw on HBO in the early eighties on Halloween night. It was about this alien that threw these living frisbees that bored into your flesh. Sound even vaguely familiar? Any help on finding the name of this flick would be much appreciated, because I have images of this movie stuck in my head like the theme to Sanford and Son.

We received 30 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jeffrey Green of Knoxville, TN writes: " ' Without Warning.' This stinker 'starred' Cameron Mitchell, Martin Landau, Jack Palance, Larry Storch (F-Troop), and a young David Caruso. Back in the early 80's, my neighborhood didn't have cable, so I went to my friend's house down the hill to watch it. Lucky for me, they had one of those huge satellite dish systems. I never really liked that guy anyway."

Also answering correctly were: Adam Hulin, Sean Whitley, Edward Pilszak, Tom Doty, Leigh Little, Robin Shurtz, Joe Markle, Chris Conner, Alfred Guy, Chris Brown, Marion Gary Lindberg, Tom Piccirilli, Thomas Clark, Michael Tillman, Edward Martin III, Chad D. Jones, Rich Eldert, Josh Lagle, Dredd Littlefield, Robert Cook, Victor C. Pelletier, Jr., Carman DiCicco, Saul Fischer, Monty Schulman, Guy Rusiski, George J. Hamilton, Richard Brandt, John W. Coburn, and Daniel Collinelli.

Week 31 - (from December 14, 2003) - John Feller writes: Alright folks, I need some fellow Joe Bob fans to help me out here. For years I've had these horrible frightening images in my mind of a movie I saw when I was a kid. I actually think I only saw a piece of it and then I had to change the channel because it really scared me. Ok, the scene I remember most vividly was this; A group of men were running through the woods with guns as if they were searching or hunting for something. They came to this big hole in the ground which apparently had no bottom. One guy volunteered to go down into it, so his friends tied a rope around him, gave him a lantern and lowered him down into the hole. He was down there for a while and then he started screaming. They pulled him out quickly and when got to the surface he was convulsing and looking like he was possessed. He was pale and his eyes were rolling around in his head and everybody was screaming and freaking out. Then the camera cuts quickly to a scene of the man's home, his wife was doing something like washing dishes or reading or something quiet like that. All of a sudden a framed picture of her husband flies off the shelf and shatters on the floor, and the wife starts screaming as if she knew that that meant something sinister. That's all I remember but let me tell you, it scared the hell out of me. The only other detail I can add is that I remember it being pretty low budget looking, grainy, almost documentary-like. Maybe even black and white, I'm not sure. All these years I've been wanting to find that movie, but nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. Maybe the Monstervision fans will come through for me.

Also, does anybody know what happened to Terri Susan Smith, the busty gal from Basket Case? The Internet Movie Data Base doesn't have anything on her other than her role as Sharon in the original Basket Case. I'd like to see some more of her.

We received 5 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Ed Hill of Greenfield, OH writes: "Hello folks, I believe the movie that John is looking for is called ''Encounter With The Unknown''. It was a documentary on the paranormal that was made in the mid-seventies. It was narrated by the off screen voice of the late, great, Rod Serling. The movie tells three separate stories involving regular folks that have had unsettling brushes with the supernatural. The stories are supposedly based on true events. I saw this movie myself on late night television several years ago. I can agree with Johns claim of having been haunted by this movie, as it is quite disturbing. The story that John mentioned is the most frightening of the three. I don't want to spoil anything for those who have not yet seen it, but suffice it to say that if you should hear what sounds like the anguished cries of countless people coming out of a deep, smoking hole in the ground, don't have yourself lowered down on a rope to check it out....as a matter of fact, just get away from it as fast as humanly possible!!! This movie was put out on DVD awhile back, but I'm not sure if it is still in print. You might be able to find a VHS copy at a flea market like I did, or possibly Ebay. I hope this helped solve the mystery. Stay Cool,- Ed Hill"

Also answering correctly were: Saul Fischer, Chris Conner, Marion Gary Lindberg and John W. Ford Jr

Week 32 - (from December 21, 2003) - Dale Cruthers writes: I was at a Halloween party and a woman there spoke of a movie that she wanted to find, but she couldn't remember the title. I thought my powers as a rookie librarian would guide me but I have found nothing. This is how she described the film. Post apocalyptic. Bikini-clad rollerskating babes roving in gangs. The leader of one of the gangs being confined to a wheelchair which did nothing to hinder her badassitude. The symbol of the gang was a giant happy face. That is all she could remember. If you have any info it would be appreciated. Thanks.

We received 21 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jenni Innes of Brooklyn, NY writes: " 'Roller Blade.' This movie was directed Donald G. Jackson, the Father of Zen Filmmaking. Sadly, I do not think anyone else adopted the concept of Zen Filmmaking so with the recent death of Mr. Jackson we may never see the likes of it again. Roller Skating butterfly knife toting nuns, thou shall be missed. Yea verily."

Also answering correctly were: H. Todd Boughn, Scott Graves, Evans Robicheaux, Chris Conner, Brian White, Matt Zinanni, Patrick Clark, Jeff Kuykendall, Jeff Mensinger, Roger Barron, Steve Gaddis, Debi Dufala, Robert Stoll, Barton Kimball, Mark "Apostic" Hurst, Dredd Littlefield, Frank Traba, Edward Pilszak, Mitch Lovell, and Geoff Mosher.

Week 33 - (From December 28, 2003) - David Robertson asks: "You're The Last, Best Hope. Yep, that's you, Joe Bob, because if you don't know the answer to this question, nobody west of the Nippon Greater Prosperity Sphere, or not still jailed under the War Crimes Commission, knows it. Here's what's lost: the name of a Japanese movie, made no later than the late 1950s, shown at least once on U.S. television through the 1970s, not exactly a martial arts or a "what if Japan won WWII" movie, because the producers and actors apparently really thought that Japan won the Second World War. You see, it's the story of a brave, Japanese soldier in occupied China outraged when he hears the news of his Emperor's surrender, who returns to Japan to find his sister has married a Korean. Nice patronizing racism caught on film here, the miserable little monkey doesn't even realize that he's inferior to any Japanese person, and that makes him even more absurd in the eyes of the main character and, presumably, the audience. There's thankfully no distancing "irony" here, we're supposed to identify with the ex-soldier when he basically writes off his sister for such a non-gene pool marriage. Our boy continues to have run-ins with the occupying GIs (the movie appears to have been shot in occupied Japan, and appears to have used real GIs, or at least real Occidentals. We're all grotesquely tall, sloppy dressers, and rely WAY too much on handguns and have not the slightest idea how to fight effectively with our hands and feet. Did I mention we're cowards, also?) Eventually our boy is overcome by sheer numbers in fight with the round-eyes, but not before a sublime, I willingly-charge-to-my-death decision shouting the holy name of Japan before we'uns gun him down. Got any idea the name of this bad boy? Sort of an alternate universe "Sands of Iwo Jima."

Anne Bleyman of Chapel Hill, NC writes: " "Nihon no ichiban nagai hi." With Toshiro Mifune and Seiji Miyaguchi, as well as others likely to show up in Godzilla-like monster movies or "Shogun". Like all Japanese films I couldn't translate on my own, it's also known as "Japan's Longest Day" and "The Emperor and a General."

Also answering correctly was Chris Conner.

Week 34 - (From January 11, 2004) - Vivian Leigh writes: I want to say it was made in the 70's but I'm not sure. Here's what I remember about the movie: An aging movie (I don't remember her name in the movie, so I'll call her Ava) gets her daughter (again, don't remember her name, so I'll use Sally) to pretend to be Ava when she was younger. Seems Ava had Sally in secret many years before and no one knows Ava even has a daughter. Ava was always obsessed with youth and beauty, and even though she was still relatively young she was horribly disfigured (due to some accident I think). Now it seems Ava was due to be given some award and wanted to accept it but due to her awful appearance would no longer go out in public. So Ava convinces Sally to go and receive the award for her, pretending to actually be Ava. And then somehow Ava gets Sally to pretend to be her for an extended period of time, in order to re-vitalize Ava's career. Sally falls in love (with either a reporter or her co-star, I don't remember), and when Ava tells Sally she will never be able to reveal her real identity to Sally's new love, Sally becomes desperate to end the charade and in the climatic scene at the end of the movie, Sally hurls herself under a passing train in the train station. Again, there are parts I don't remember, and I don't think any big actors starred in it, but I am dying to know what the name of the movie was! Oh, I think I remember Sally having a slightly French accent.

We received 4 correct answers, so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Rob Chamberlain of Emory, VA writes: "The movie in question is "Fedora" (1978), scripted by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, directed by Wilder, starring William Holden and Marthe Keller (very hot and a hot property in the 1970s), and featuring José Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Stephen Collins, Henry Fonda, and Michael York in supporting roles. "Fedora" is an interesting film, if only because it revisits the flip side of Wilder's better known (and better) classic "Sunset Boulevard." The movie is based on the first story from the book "Crowned Heads" (1976) by Thomas Tryon, a novel made up of four loosely interlinking stories. Supposedly, the other three tales were to be turned into movies as well, but I'm not sure "Fedora" was ever actually released to theatres; I saw it--once--on television in the early-1980s. Tryon, who >began his career as an actor (he starred in the classic "I Married a >Monster from Outer Space"), also wrote the novels "The Other" and "Harvest Home" (and several others as well). "The Other" ! was made into a creepy horror film in 1972; "Harvest Home" became the television miniseries "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home" in 1978 and starred Bette Davis, David Ackroyd, and Rosanna Arquette."

Also answering correctly were: Mark "Apostic" Hurst, Steve Schafer, and Diana Small.

Week 35 - (from January 17, 2004) - Adam Caldwell writes: Howdy Joe Bob... So I was small and living in Anaheim CA when I saw a preview for this movie at a drive-in. The monster was some kind of worm-like-thing, and it seemed to be chasing a young girl. I remember two scenes. One in which the worm-like-thing was in a dark hallway and had glowing red eyes, and another in which the girl was looking down into a coffin where the worm-like-thing was writhing around (I think it's raining, she's by a tree, and it's dark outside). Anyway, does anybody have any idea what this movie is called.

We received 2 correct answers, so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Steve Pearce of Mahopac, NY writes: "I'm not certain, but it kinda sounds like Lair of the White Worm."

Also answering correctly was Rick Matthews.

Week 36 - (from February 26, 2004) - Max Stirner writes: Howdy Joe Bob. This movie was about a female college student on a research trip to an old Italian monastery where a vampire like monster is entombed in the walls. I remember one scene in particular when the escaped monster possesses the student and she caresses a life sized statue of the crucified Jesus Christ in a very suggestive manner... Then she proceeds to lay waste the monks in a variety of grisly ways. There was a surprise ending involving flowers of some sort. I think Charles Band of Full Moon Entertainment may have been the producer and it was originally part of a series of movies perhaps the Blood Stone series? Although the plot departed from the storyline of the previous films. I'd appreciate any information about this film and if it was ever released on video or DVD. Thanks!

Week 37 - (from April 27, 2004) -Mice writes: I have a movie that eludes me. I would be very grateful if you or one of your many, many whip smart fans could pick this one out. I saw this movie on TV in a hotel. The year was 1972. The one scene I remember is a couple with fifties like clothes and car are parked for the purposes of making out. They may be watching a drive in movie or just watching the stars. A severed hand covered in some sort of glitter somehow gets into the car and crawls onto the girls shoulder. The girl protests, (or is she into it?) thinking that her date is getting fresh. But then the date says something to the effect of I wasn't touching you, or that's not my hand at which point they both scream. I remember there were two differently colored severed hands, walking around like that hand on the Addams Family or a phone book commercial. This movie seems much older than 1972. I want to say the fifties because of the car and the clothes, but it might have simply been set in the fifties. Thank you!

We received 15 correct answers, so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Joe Markle of Easton, PA writes: "This could be one of two movies, but it sounds like "The Eye Creatures" since it was made in color. This was a cheap TV remake of AIP's already cheapo "Invasion of the Saucer Men" from 1957. Either way you cut it, they're both shclockfests."

Also answering correctly were: Adam Hulin, Paula Powers, Torey Haas, Steven Doyle, Mike Mueller, Lawrence H. Czekaj, Bill Casey, Eric Houston, John W. Mangrum, Charles Grove, Kristi Walsh, Saul "SpongeBob!!!" Fischer, Clay Jones and Chris Hetherington.

Week 38 - (from May 4, 2004) - David Canja writes: Hello Joe-Bob! I lived on a military base during the mid-sixties, and dad used to drop us kids off at the matinee on Saturday afternoons. I have found every other movie I only "kinda" remembered from those matinee's (Lost Continent, Black Scorpion, etc.), but cannot find anything relating to SPHINX monsters! Here's what I remember: There were many sphinx's in the movie, they were kinda 'Harryhausen' in animation style, and there was some type of conflict between a few of these sphinx's - some may have been good, the others bad. I cannot even remember if there were humans interacting with the sphinxs, but I think there were... Any idea what-so-ever?

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Week 39 - (from July 3, 2004) - Jim Deneen writes: I've got one. My memory is pretty dusty on this and no one I know has seen this movie. All I remember of it is... Probably 60's or 70's flick. I think the movie takes place in the 1800's, not sure where. The main premise is a man who I think was a captured murderer was on a train traveling to probably prison with some police. He is handcuffed to a hand wheel on the back of the train for some reason. He grabs an axe and manages to work the wheel free. He then dives of the train and into water. where he uses the axe to cut off his hand. Later in the movie I think he is living somewhere as an artist or something, but he continues his murderous rampage only now equipped with an assortment of knives that he attaches to his stump. Weird huh. I do remember one thing about this movie. There was a gimmick where the announcer at the beginning warns the audience of the violence by saying just prior to the any bloodshed, The screen will flash red so you can cover your eyes. Probably a drive in style flick. Any ideas? I wouldn't mind seeing this one again if it out on video.

We received 10 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Daniel J. Gerth of St. Louis, MI writes: " 'CHAMBER OF HORRORS.' A few possible points of interest: 1. The movie has two gimmicks - the "fear flasher" and "horror horn" - introduced at the beginning. These will alert the faint of heart to avert their eyes during a gruesome scene (but the scenes aren't really very gruesome). 2. The story is pretty odd/creepy. The proprietors of a "chamber of horrors" are amateur detectives trying to track down the murderer who attaches weapons to his stump. It's actually a Mexican dwarf who solves the mystery. There's some weird necrophilia stuff too; the killer weds a dead woman and later pays prostitutes to pretend to be dead during sex. 3. Finally, Wayne Rogers (Trapper John on the TV show MASH) has a small part, and the film's director - Hy Averback - went on to direct many episodes of MASH."

Also answering correctly were:Saul "Babymaker!" Fischer, John FW Richards, Dean Vanderkolk, Dave Heldt, Richard Brandt, Glenn, Nichols Gillis, K McCormack, Steven Doyle and Kevin Ryman.

Week 40 - (From July 10, 2004) Mike Sheehan writes: Hi Joe Bob, This has been in the back of my mind for about 30 years. When I was a little kid in the early 70's, my parents went to a lot of drive-in movies, especially scary ones. I have vivid memories of particular scenes. I don't know if these are all from the save movie, or from different ones. First one: a guy gets crushed by the scoop of a bulldozer. Second: some older guy is in a darkened house and gets hit in the back of the head by some tiny figurine on a shelf that had come to life (note: I know it's not "Trilogy of Terror"). Third: another older man--for some reason I'm thinking it was Dick Van Dyke--is in a black jacket and armed with a gun, desperately searching for something in a kitchen; he's on the run from someone. I'm guessing the year I saw these scenes was around 1973. My parents can't remember the name(s) of the movie(s) these scenes were from. I did some fruitless searching around in Usenet and IMDb.com too. Can you and your readers help?

The question was a three part FTF, and since no one had any idea what the other two flicks were (including us) we went with people who knew the first one. We received 5 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Benjamin Nagy writes: " 'Killdozer.' The first movie sounds a lot like "Killdozer!," which is based on the classic science fiction story by Theodore Sturgeon that probably inspired Stephen King to write "Maximum Overdrive." The second one could be a TV show called "The Dark Room," which had a whole bunch of little Army men that came to life and attacked this old guy. The third one, I've no clue."

Also answering correctly were: Tom Doty, Lawrence Czekaj, Saul "Angela Bofill!" Fischer, and David Willoughby.

Week 41 (From August 6 , 2004) Kyle Tebbs writes: I remember seeing this movie about 1985 on TV .. But to estimate the time of its production could be anything after 1970. The plot of the movie was that they had moved with a 10 year old son into a large Amityville Horror-type house. The wife's mother or some woman lived in the attic and only the wife visited and tended to her. I do not believe the husband or son were permitted to go to the attic for any reason. As the movie progresses, weird things happened in the house like it was possessed or the woman in the attic was doing it .. the only particular event I recall is the husband and wife were in the pool and the husband became "frisky' and it started becoming abusive and ended abruptly .. it was like the house was possessing him.

I vaguely remember the conclusion of this movie, but these details should spurn someone's recollection of it. The house was destroying them so much they packed into the car to leave with there son ... the wife insisted to tend to the woman in the attic one last time... she was taking too long so the husband went up to the attack. When he got to the attack, there was a woman sitting in a chair facing the attic window. When he turned the chair around, it turned out to be his wife .. she attacked her shocked husband and was thrown from the attack window. He landed on the family car's windshield. The son inside freaked out and start running outside where for some reason, the 3 story chimney fell on him. That is how the movie ended.

We received 76 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Rudy Joggerst of Portland, Oregon writes: " 'BURNT OFFERINGS.' One of the first horror films I've seen. I was about 10 or 11 and I thought it was really scary back then."

Also answering correctly were: Steve Pearce, Allison Glandon, Jonathan Crimmins, Leslie A. Russell, Dan Rider, Benson Myers, Hilary Frush, Vince Cornelius, Stephen Denner, Steven Doyle, John AuCoin, Lawrence Czekaj, Kevin Ryman, Erik Schnatterly, Bailey Jones, Russell A. Etzel, Michael Burr, Gordon Vincent, Jon Scott Holt, Chuck Wynn, Jennifer Smith, Tracey Arredondo, Justin Case, Robert Allen, Richard Ragsdale, Holly R. Steed, Robin Shurtz, Jim Sizemore, Rich Stahnke, Michael Dillon, Morgan, Paige Kay Davis, Scott Graves, Tom Doty, Kevin Mellor, Jeff Leggiero, William E. Krauss, John F W Richards, Mindy Partain, Daniel Degraw, Mark Nelson, Thomas "Ratman" Swafford, Matthew Crouch, Tiffany Baker, Brandi Rose, Johnny Wise Harold Wray, Dan Cziraky, Thomas Clark, Patrick Burns, Jeff Mensinger, Charles Ray Meek, William Baskett, Mark "Apostic" Hurst, Chris Conner, Mandie Sabot, Paige Kay Davis, Melissa Winkler, Uri Lessing, Charles Edgar Quinn, Torey Haas, Geoff Sondergard, Bill Donohue, Tom Doty, ELIZABETH LESAUVAGE, Marcel Leroux, Amy Taylor, Susan Poston, Joe Robison, Debi Dufala, Christopher Brown, Diana Small, John Allen, Scott Standridge, Kevin Boury, Barry Meyer and Aaron P. Deacon.

Week 42 - (From August 22, 2004) - Paul Holbrook writes: "There's a scene from a sword and sandal movie, probably from the 1960s, which features a bizarre blade formed like a giant sliding board and used to kill people. The unlucky person would ascend to the top of it, then sit astraddle of the blade, then begin the descent. Of course, nobody ever made it to the bottom in one piece! The scene I remember was that as the queen was being given a demonstration of it, she asked one of her guards to climb up there. He at first balked, but some reassuring words from her made him stoically hand over his spear to a comrade and make the ascent. We were never shown the horrible mutilation, just the terrific scream as the victim made the descent! What movie was this from?"

We received 28 correct answers so the winner was chose by drawing.

Mark Jurecki writes: " ' The Long Ships. ' The gizmo was called something like 'the mare of death' and was ridden with entusiasm by one of the spear carriers who worked for Sidney Poitier. Mr. P was playing a Saladin-type princeling who joined forces with the venturesome Vikings (Richard Widmark and Russ Tamblyn) to search for a bell made of gold.

Also answering correctly were John F W Richards, Bill Donohue, Michael Burr, Steven Doyle, David Willoughby, Carman DiCicco, Steve Dufala, Bern Coan, Dan Rider, Tom Piccirilli, Mark "Apostic" Hurst, john allen, Craig Blamer, David Boston, Steve Gaddis, Mark "Apostic" Hurst, john allen, Craig Blamer, David Boston, Kevin Matsumoto, Steve Gaddis, Bruce W. Cashman, Rich Rostrom, Frank Traba, Bob Lewis, Warren Auyong and Thomas "Ratman" Swafford.

Week 43 - (From August 29, 2004) - Adam Cooley writes: Hey Joe Bob, my mom and her boyfriend took me to theaters about 10-12 years ago, and they watched this movie where these people sort of resembled camels or some other kind of weird animal and would suck souls out of people's faces. I remember the souls were blue, and I think that people looked like camels after getting their soul sucked out or something. Yeah, I dunno, I'm being vague, but it's been bugging me forever what the hell this movie is.

We received 13 correct answers so the winner was chose by drawing.

Jessica Smith of Binghamton, NY wrties: "I'm not sure, but by the description it could be Stephen King's 'Sleepwalkers.' The mother and son were actually cat-like people but the effects did resemble camels I guess. The mother needed to suck the soul out of the son's love interest to stay young. I'm a big Stephen King fan but this one didn't do it for me."

Also answering correctly were: Sean Whitley, Bernie Margolis, Justin Case, Richard Starks, Joe Markle, Melissa Winkler, Steve Pearce, Diana Small, Hilary Frush, Kellie Arrowood, Cory Enns, and Mark "Apostic" Hurst.

Week 44 - (From September 5, 2005) - Chuck Wynn writes: Dear Joe Bob, I remember as a kid growing up in the '70's watching the ABC "Movie of the Week" or something like that. Anyway, one particular time they showed a horror movie that had a giant turtle in it (not the Japanese Gamara). The plot revolved around a guy that lived near the ocean. There was a legend of a girl that committed suicide years (centuries?) before who acted kind of like a siren. And I believe the giant turtle was the result of some scientific experiment secretly performed in a cave (I vaguely remember the scientist getting munched).

Another key memory is that this boy (who I think is the guy that has returned to the town) and girl carved their initials on the shell of the turtle, now mutated into this giant monster. At the end of the movie the turtle rises up from the sea and destroys a helicopter.

I think the last scene is of the turtle swimming away and you see the carved initials of the boy and girl in his shell.

Pretty disjointed, I know. But I only saw it once in the late 70's/early 80's as a kid, but it's stuck with me.

If anybody else remembers this movie, I'd love to find out what the title of the movie is, and what the heck it was really all about!

We received 43 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Mark Nelson of Keene, NH writes: "That's the much-sought-after BERMUDA DEPTHS, starring Carl Weathers, Burl Ives, Leigh McCloskey, and glowing-green-eyed Connie Sellecca. Sadly never available on video...."

Also answering correctly were: Mark "Apostic" Hurst, Rich Stahnke, John F W Richards, Lawrence H. Czekaj, John Ford Jr., Marcel Leroux, Peter Gee, Chris Conner, Jason Burchfield, Thomas "Ratman" Swafford, Kevin Matsumoto, Craig Blamer, Marian Bock, Gary Henault, Bill Patterson, Bailey Jones, David Cohen, Cris George, Charles Edgar Quinn, Joe Littrell, Victor Cyr Pelletier, Jr., Gordon Vincent, Saul "DVD tester!" Fischer, Steve Gaddis, Joe Markle, Robin Shurtz, David Karbowsky, Jeff Mensinger, Jeffery Reynolds, Cathi Kurvink, Rudy Joggerst, Sean Whitley, Kevin Ryman and Debi Dufala, Dan Cziraky, William Baskett, John AuCoin, Larry Vedder, Steve Pearce, Rick Matthews, Patrick Clark and Dave Bellmont.

Week 45 - (From September 13, 2004) Andy Mokler writes: Hey Joe Bob, I've got another one for you. Over Halloween weekend a lot of the channels were having marathons related to the holiday. During the commercial breaks of the channel I was watching they would play memorable scenes from various horror movies. I was channel surfing and when I tuned back they were already in the middle of one of these scenes so I missed what movie it was from. Here's what I saw: There are two girls in a public bathroom, probably in a night club. One of them is asian the other is caucasion. The asian girl is continuously berating the white girl. "your hair looks awful", "those shoes look terrible with that outfit" and so on. Between each verbal assault, the asian girl sneezes (the sneezes sound like what Minnie Mouse might sound like sneezing). This continues through 3 or 4 insults until the asian girl quits talking and succombs to a sneezing attack. The sneezes become so bad that eventually the asian girl's head explodes, spraying blood all over the bathroom and the white girl. The white girl runs out of the bathroom screaming. I'm assuming the scene I saw was edited since it didn't actually show the head explode, just the headless body slump to the floor, so there may be more to the scene that was edited out but hopefully you get the idea. Thanks in advance.

We received 6 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Jeffrey Leggiero of Erie, AP writes" "AMC's Original Short Screamers.' Andy, What you saw was an installment of AMC's original Short Screamers a series of sixty-second vignettes by amateur filmmakers (with the emphasis on amateur). Most of them are lame, but a few are worth a look. The one you saw was decent and could've been made better by the shock value of some really choice splatter effects, maybe even some slow motion or multiple angles of the same shot. But alas, AMC has sold out in recent years, and the sponsors would never allow that. My advice? Switch to TCM for classic Halloween fare. No splatter, just good, hard-core atmospheric black-and-white

Also answering correctly were Richard Starks, Cris George, Daniel Degraw, Casey Corpier and Miah Thompson.

Week 46 - (From September 26, 2004) - Enrique Fernandez writes: Late 1970's or early 80's (I saw it on VCR around '82), the movie centers around this beautiful woman who scratches guys to death with her nails. The movie has a female detective in it and at one point she says something about the killer using "her long sharp nails". There is one scene with a guy on the side of the road who can't start his car. The woman walks up to him innocenty, then kills him. There is another scene with an intended victim who gets away. Any ideas?

NO WINNER THIS WEEK

Week 47 - (From November 1, 2004) - Lorraine of Flushing, NY writes: My friend states that if anyone will know just what this movie is it will be you, so I hope that he is right cause this is driving me nuts. I must warn you though I don't have too much to go on with this movie but I will tell you all that I do remember about it. Knowing who I went to see this movie with makes the time frame between 1970-1975. I believe that the movie was a mystery/suspense type of flick. Unfortunately I cannot remember any of the stars of the movie. I do recall that possibly all of the movie or at least some of it took place in London and it was present day. I know that there were scenes involving trains and of course the good guy chasing the bad guy along the top of the moving train and ducking down so that they did not get hit by anything. I am assuming that these train scenes took place in London since I do recall it being "The Tram" and I can clearly picture the train station. The only other scene that I do recall is one where the bad guy was being chased on a very slanted tile roof and he had a glass eye which came popping out and rolled down the roof to the street below. I am sorry that I cannot provide you with any more details and the funny thing is even if you can identify the movie I am afraid that I will not be able to know that it is indeed it until I see the movie. Another thing that could possibly help you out is that both my Mother and her Mother went to see this particular movie so it either had to have had an incredible write up or a very good name (meaning male actor) in it to make either one of them come with us. Thanks in advance if you can come up with the name to this movie which I would love to check out again to see if it was actually any good or not.

Week 48 - (From November 14, 2004) - Jan from Melbourne, Australia writes: Hello, Joebob, Help please I am tormented by a movie I saw on TV when I was a teenager (in the 70’s). It was a comedy where an American guy falls in love with a wealthy French girl. She has a pet poodle that is totally devoted to her but insanely jealous of the new boyfriend. The poodle is very clever ? can run her bath, fetch her things etc.. When He fakes a sore paw and is found out, the poodle resorts to trying to gas himself in the oven. I think her chef finds him and rescues him from the fumes. It was very funny but I have no idea of the actors or title. I have been trying to search for it on the internet but to no avail. Here’s hoping!!

We received 18 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Hilary Frush of Redford, MI writes: " 'WILD AND WONDERFUL.' The movie was made in 1964 and starred Tony Curtis. The poodles name was Cognac."

Also answering correctly were: Leslie Russell, The Reverend Shayne Dark, Mary Horst, Chris Conner, John Allen, Cat Vargas, Eric Pare, John Sparkman, John FW Richards, James Dover, Robert Cochrane, Debi Dufala, Gary Henault, John Ford Jr., Jeri Gugig, Dean Yankauskas and Brant Johnson.

Week 49 - (From December 31, 2004) Adam Beck writes: I'm wondering if anyone remembers the name of a horror flick from the mid-seventies that involved people watching a horror movie and actually dying in the theatre?...........at least I think that was the plot. All I remember is the marquis poster showing a theatre audience who were all dead, with at least one of them who's head was on a spring like a bobble-head figure. Please help so I can heal this disturbing childhood memory.

We received 11 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Kellie Arrowood writes: "DEMONS. This was the only movie I could think of that sounded close, but this one was from 1985. It was an Italian import and was about people being invited to see a new movie. A pimp and his "ho's" come in and one of the hookers puts on a mask and gets scratched. The scratch keeps getting worse until she turns into a demon and every one she scratches turns into a demon and every one they scratch or bite turns into a demon, etc. etc. Something I found interesting... It starred Urbano Barberini who is the older brother of Veronica Zinny (Lucy Baker) who was in Macabro or Frozen Terror in 1980, which is a movie that I asked help finding back in 2001."

Also answering correctly were: Robert Meeker, Carman DiCicco, Greg Johnson, Bill Mehilos, Tom Doty, John Morgan, Jon Kaulay, Lawrence Yoshida, Glen Davis and Andrea Irish.

Week 50 - (From January 16, 2005) Geoffrey Griffiths writes: Joe Bob, as a youngster in the late sixties or so, I saw my first monster movie. The crew of a spaceship landed on a planet (Mars I think) When they took of for the return to Earth, the discovered that a monster had snuck on board and was killing them one at a time...I think he drained their blood. The monster, which looked a little like the Creature From the Black Lagoon, forced the crew to the top of the rocket, and just as he broke into the control room, someone opened an airlock, killing the monster. For over thirty years, I have wondered what the name of this movie was, and I thought that you, with your encyclopedic knowledge of the genre, might actually know the title. Can you help me out?

We received 52 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Desiree Needham of Albertville, AL writes: " 'It! Terror From Beyond Space.' (release date- 1958) The first manned mission to Mars has been killed off by an alien, (all except for one man), so when the rescue party goes to pick up him up and take him home, the alien decides to tag along...."

Also answering correctly were: John Allen,Allan Mott, Rich Eldert, Robert Cochrane, Carman DiCicco, Mitch Lovell, Michael Stakely, Barton Kimball, Joe Robison, Don Dailey, Craig Blamer, Chris Conner, Jim Hutchinson, Alexander Daube Barri Martens, Bob Lewis, Gordon Vincent, Bob Lewis, Richard Cherry, Tom Doty, Richard Brandt, Bill Donohue, Sean Whitley, Paul O'Bar, Bailey Jones, Mandie Sabot, Jim Heath, Joe Markle, Saul Fischer, Steven Doyle, Adam Cutler, John AuCoin, Danny Runion, Charles Edgar Quinn, Dan Cziraky, Adam Hulin, John W. Ford Jr., Steven Clark, Jess M. Vargas, Jeff Leggiero, Roger Jackson, Timothy John Bowen, William E. Krauss, Don Dailey, Joe Robison, Jeff Weston, Jerry Forney Jr., david c thompson, David Lee Ingersoll, Sean Barish, Patrick Burns,and Mike Mueller.

Week 51 (From January 23, 2005) Alexander Daube writes: Dear Joe Bob, I would like to find a name to an old sci-fi movie, which I probably saw in the late 60s or early 70s, but I only remember 2 scenes, and I think it was in black & white. The first scene had children running/playing in a field, and a girl fell into a plant whose leaves then closed around her and the plant ate her. In the second scene people (in silver spacesuits?) were walking along a lake or river and tentacles came out of the water, grabbed a woman, and pulled her under the water. A man dived in and rescued her. That's not much to go on, so good luck.

We received 6 correct answers so the winner was chosen by drawing.

Robin Shurtz of Eugene, OR writes: "I think you are confusing two movies. The first was a shocking scene from the Boris Karloff fave, Voodoo Island, the the second may have been from either Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women or Planet of Prehistoric Women. In age, we blur realities..."

Week 52 (From February 23, 2005) Edward writes: Dear Joe Bob, When I was very small, I was terrified by a B&W movie only pieces of which I saw from around my Aunt's couch (because I was hiding-yet-fascinated). I recall that there were several people killed during it, and there seemed to be a black snaking rope sort of thing associated with the killing. One death in particular completely freaked me out and fried itself into my cerebellum -- a bunch of people are waiting at an underground train platform (commuters in a subway?) and just as the train pulls in, the black ropy thing whips out and shoves somebody off the platform and under the wheels! Squishy-squish-squish! Everybody screams! And -- to the amazement of my 6-year-old eyes -- the camera lingers tremendously long over the rolling, breaking body under the train. It is entirely possible that I have all sorts of details wrong, but this sucker STILL occasionally comes up in nightmares and I think I'm gonna be a MUCH happier monkey if I can finally figure out what it is, watch it, and get it the heck out of my brain!

No Winner this week.