Murdercycle
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| Directed by | Thomas L. Callaway (as Tom Callaway) |
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| Cinematography | Thomas L. Callaway (as Tom Callaway) |
| Edited by | Gregory Sanders |
| Music by | David Arkenstone |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murdercycle is a 1999 American action science fiction horror film directed by Thomas L. Callaway.
Plot
[edit]An alien being is on a mission to destroy the one person on earth that prevents its immortality.
Cast
[edit]- Charles Wesley
- Cassandra Ellis
- Robert Donavan
Reception
[edit]Retrospective critical assessment insisted on the poor filmic qualities of the production.[1][2] According to Mutant Reviewers, the film "belongs to a category of B-movies that invest in many time-wasting and pointless scenes because there's no budget for anything else."[3] Moria called it "a modestly interesting little B film. The central idea of an alien-possessed motorcycle is rather silly but the film carries it off surprisingly well."[4] Collider considers the film is "so-bad-it's-good" and "with awesome costume designs reminiscent of the '90s Power Rangers, it's hard to decide who to root for."[5] Senseless Cinema wrote that "[a]s a lighthearted, high-concept film with some budgetary limitations, Murdercycle excels, and it is unfortunate the potential sequel set up by the finale never materialized," adding that "[n]evertheless, the film is a gem that wears its identity as light fantasy entertainment on its sleeve," and concludes saying, in reference to various characters being named after comic book writers, that "given the sometimes troubled history of Marvel Comics it can only be considered uplifting to have characters named Lee, Kirby, and Ditko riding off together happily into the sunset."[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Raab, Lawrence (2009-05-26). The History of Forgetting. Penguin. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-101-05718-6.
- ↑ Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society (2012-06-01). Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Hollywood. Simon and Schuster. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-60710-659-3.
- ↑ "Murdercycle (1999) — Alien biker slo-mo jumps a lot". Mutant Reviewers. 2024-05-15.
- ↑ "Murdercycle (1998)". Moria.
- ↑ Wooden, Hunter (2023-07-16). "The Best So-Bad-They're-Good Movies on Roku Right Now". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ ""Three Words: C-I-A" - Murdercycle (1999)". Senseless Cinema. 2024-04-22.
External links
[edit]- Murdercycle at IMDb
- Trailer at YouTube