Author Archive: Retro

Nishko is a chief’s son in the Great Plains, before Europeans arrive. During his rite of passage, he’s determined to tame a painted pony. He approaches manhood while his peaceful clan is set upon by a nearby tribe willing to break a treaty. He must also contend with the kidnapping of three young women from his village, his pony’s illness behind enemy lines, his mother’s coma after a rattlesnake bite, the medicine man’s urging that he sacrifice what he loves best, the attack of a cougar and of wolves, and his own injury while alone in the woods. His kindness, bravery, and quick thinking serve him well, but rescue come from an unexpected source.

A Hollywood film company wants to make a movie about country music and sends Doodles Weaver to round up talent to appear. A host of then-current country stars perform their hits.

In his first movie role, Hoffman plays an inept Treasury agent sent to Italy to recover a fortune stolen from a murdered gangster.

An actress leaves a TV show to marry the sponsor, jeopardizing the careers of everyone on the show. The show’s writer devises a plot for the show involving a kidnapping, then turns it from fiction to fact.

A committee investigating TV’s first uncensored network examines a typical day’s programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.

An evening in a haunted house proves horrifying.

Aliens visit the solar-powered house of a middle-class family, and the house is suddenly sucked into a time warp that transports it back to prehistoric times.

A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they discover the existence of a sinister group called The People Who Own The Dark.

Delightful Gallic wit runs rampant in this spy story played strictly for laughs. A harmless violinist, mistaken for a superspy, becomes the target of rival spies and hit men who try to set him up for his final bow. Lots of laughs, many chases and some tastefully naughty adult situations.