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Old 08-07-2013, 01:38 PM
 
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How about the Initiation of Sarah (1978)? Sorority girls do battle with each other, and one girl has psychic powers she employs in this battle. I think it was Morgan Brittany and Morgan Fairchild, but I forget which Morgan was the good one and which was evil.

 
Old 08-11-2013, 06:54 PM
 
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How about the Initiation of Sarah (1978)? Sorority girls do battle with each other, and one girl has psychic powers she employs in this battle. I think it was Morgan Brittany and Morgan Fairchild, but I forget which Morgan was the good one and which was evil.

I remember that one. I believe Morgan Fairchild becomes ugly at the end thru an accident or something.
 
Old 08-11-2013, 07:06 PM
 
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How about The Screaming Woman? I remember seeing that as a kid, and it stuck with me.

And there was a movie - I think a TV movie - about subterranean beetles that made a spark. They came out after an earthquake, and starting burning up people, houses, and car. One memorable scene was someone who picked up a phone that happened to have one of the Zippo bugs on it, and it burned their ear, apparently killing them. Cannot remember the name, though!
 
Old 08-12-2013, 09:06 AM
 
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And there was a movie - I think a TV movie - about subterranean beetles that made a spark. They came out after an earthquake, and starting burning up people, houses, and car. One memorable scene was someone who picked up a phone that happened to have one of the Zippo bugs on it, and it burned their ear, apparently killing them. Cannot remember the name, though!

This one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(1975_film)

Made for the "big screen" but shown on TV quite a bit "back in the day".
 
Old 08-12-2013, 12:46 PM
 
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How about the Initiation of Sarah (1978)? Sorority girls do battle with each other, and one girl has psychic powers she employs in this battle. I think it was Morgan Brittany and Morgan Fairchild, but I forget which Morgan was the good one and which was evil.
Morgan Brittany was the good one (and beautiful), and Sarah's sister. Morgan Fairchild was the mean one. Her face got scarred in the end (forgot how).
 
Old 08-12-2013, 05:07 PM
 
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This one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(1975_film)

Made for the "big screen" but shown on TV quite a bit "back in the day".
That looks like the one! I saw it on TV as a young teen in the 70's, had no idea of its big-screen origins. Even as a teen, I laughed at the premise.
 
Old 08-16-2013, 06:30 PM
 
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I don't think that they were either horrible or schlocky for their time.

They were pretty progressive and spoke about some interesting issues.

Liked them a whole lot mote than I do reality TV. Not a fan.
Agree, a lot of made for TV movies were pretty good.

Duel (1971) Dennis Weaver

The Neon Ceiling (1971) Gig Young, Lee Grant

Skyway to Death (1974) Stefanie Powers

Baxter (1972) Scott Jacoby

Sky Heist (1975) starring Don Meredith , a very good movie I haven't seen since, I'd love to see it again.

Rolling Man (1972) Dennis Weaver

The Love War (1970) Angie Dickinson

The Thief (1971) Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna

The City (1971) Anthony Quinn , shot in Albuquerque, luckily I have it on tape.

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1970) Sally Field

Bad Ronald (1974) Scott Jacoby

Truth About Spring (1972) shot in NYC, haven't seen it in years, rarely shown.
 
Old 08-16-2013, 08:16 PM
 
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I forgot all about that movie, Maybe I'll be Home in the Spring. I didn't remember the title, but I remember that movie. That one and Go Ask Alice for some reason stayed with me. It seemed like such a hip and groovy TV show at the time.


Alice's hippie man was played by Robert Carradine of Nerds fame.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 08:55 AM
 
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Couple of the ones that I recall:

"The Disappearance of Flight 412" - Glenn Ford and Bradford Dillman. A Military/CIA/UFO story

"The Day The Earth Moved" - Jackie Cooper, Stella Stevens, Cleavon Little. A contract pilot discovers that his equipment can predict earthquakes.

All enjoyable, especially if one is 14 years old.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 09:02 AM
 
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One good thing about movies made for television in the 1970s is that they often cast veteran actors and actresses who began working in Hollywood in the 1930s or earlier. You could see Ray Milland, Joan Blondell, Myrna Loy, Barbara Stanwyck, Lew Ayres, etc. in the twilight of their careers. Unless you watch a lot of "classic" movies, these names may not be familiar to you. You also saw actors who were "hot properties" on television then (James Franciscus, Roy Thinnes, David Janssen, etc.) but are now unknown to most people.
You can also dig the cool threads and hair!

Death Cruise (1974) Full - YouTube
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