Fade To Black, 1980

 

Fade To Black is a 1980s American satirical comedy horror slasher thriller film; about a chain-smoking film addict who becomes a serial killer after a Marilyn Monroe lookalike snubs him; while killing bullies, he dresses in costume to reenact film scenes (Dracula, The Mummy, cowboy Hopalong Cassidy, Norman Bates/Psycho, Tommy Udo/Kiss Of Death, gangster Cody Jarrett/White Heat, The Prince And The Showgirl); the finale fittingly occurs at the cinema Grauman's/Mann's Chinese Theatre on the historic Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Los Angeles, California

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!
You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Classification: M; Recommended for mature audiences

Director/Writer: Vernon Zimmerman

Producers: George G. Braunstein, Ron Hamady

Actors: Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Linda Kerridge, Morgan Paull, Eve Brent Ashe, Mickey Rourke

Composer: Craig Safan

The Runaways, 2010

 
The Runaways is a 2010s American teen coming-of-age biographical drama film; about a bisexual/lesbian tomboy musician (Joan Jett) who starts a 1970s post-glam pre-punk all-girl hard rock band with the aid of a manipulative but insightful manager/record producer (Kim Fowley); the drug addiction and mental breakdown of their lead singer (Cherie Currie) splits the band; set in Los Angeles, California and Tokyo, Japan; based on a true story

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!

You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Classification: MA 15+; Strong drug use, sex scenes and coarse language

Director/Writer: Floria Sigismondi (from the biography Neon Angel: A Memoir Of A Runaway by Cherie Currie)

Producers: John Linson, Art Linson, Bill Pohlad

Actors: Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart, Michael Shannon

Composer: Lillian Berlin

Related: Edgeplay: A film About The Runaways, 2005 documentary film

Soylent Green, 1973

Soylent Green is a 1970s American dystopian science fiction police procedural film; about a detective, a concubine, a bodyguard, environmental disaster, euthanasia, overpopulation, food rations, riots and cannibalism in New York City in the future (2020s)

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!

You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Poster: Movieposter.com

Classification: M; Low level violence

Director: Richard Fleischer

Producers: Walter Seltzer, Russell Thacher

Writer: Stanley R. Greenberg (from the novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison)

Actors: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Edward G. Robinson

Composer: Fred Myrow

Lords Of Dogtown, 2005

Lords Of Dogtown is a 2000s American English/Spanish-language biographical teen drama sports film; about a group of 1970s skaters/surfers, skateboarding on the streets and in swimming pools (emptied by a drought) and surfing near a derelict pier/defunct amusement park (Pacific Ocean Park) in Santa Monica, California; a surf shop manager starts the Zephyr skateboard team, and they win many competitions, revolutionising the sport with surfing-inspired moves (made possible by the invention of polyurethane wheels); one appears on the Charlie's Angels TV show, but fame and fortune threaten their friendship; based on a true story (Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, Skip Engblom)

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!

You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Poster: Movieposter.com

Classification: M; Moderate violence; Moderate sexual references; Moderate coarse language; Drug use

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Producer: John Linson

Writer: Stacy Peralta

Actors: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk, Michael Angarano, Nikki Reed, Rebecca De Mornay, William Mapother

Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

Related: Dogtown And Z-Boys, 2001 documentary film

Satan's Sadists, 1969

 

Satan's Sadists is a 1960s American action biker film; about an outlaw motorcycle gang who rape, murder and play Russian Roulette in the deserts of the American Southwest; they harass a Vietnam veteran hitchhiker, a waitress (who drives a dune buggy) and other people at a diner and party with female campers

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!

You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Classification: M; Recommended for mature audiences

Alternate title: Nightmare Bloodbath

Director: Al Adamson

Producers: Al Adamson, Samuel M. Sherman

Writer: Dennis Wayne

Actors: Russ Tamblyn, Kent Taylor, Scott Brady, Regina Carrol, Robert Dix, Greydon Clark

Composer: Harley Hatcher

Earn commissions online DVD rental

You can now loan your old DVDs and Blu-ray discs to Shockadelic, helping to build the library, and earn a 50% commission on any of your discs included in paid rentals.
See here for more details.

The Brain From Planet Arous, 1957

The Brain From Planet Arous is a 1950s American science fiction film; about a scientist who appears mad following possession by a criminal alien monster (a giant disembodied brain); another good alien possesses a dog; so-bad-it's-good/worst film/camp classic

Rent this movie from Shockadelic? Not yet. Someone please donate!

You get 5 free rentals for every DVD/Blu-ray donated!

Poster: Movieposter.com

Classification: PG; Parental guidance recommended

Director: Nathan H. Juran

Producer: Jacques R. Marquette

Writer: Ray Buffum

Actors: John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller

Composer: Walter Greene