Product Details

• Actors: Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo, Ron Masak, Dennis Burkley
• Directors: Michael Rae
• Writers: Frank Ray Perilli, Franne Schacht
• Producers: Charles Band
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: CULT VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 1999
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305490074
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,728 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Billys never been able to fit in where he lives suddenly thats not a problem anymore. A desert exploration leads to an explosive discovery for billy his own personal laser gun. Each time billy fires the laser he begins to mutate little by little into an alien. Studio: Koch International Release Date: 01/18/2000 Starring: Kim Milford Gianni Russo Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Michael Rae

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Bad It's Beautiful!, November 11, 2004

By	K. Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!" (Walnut, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The funny thing about B-Movies is that they become campy classics only when they were made with somewhat serious intentions. We crack up over "Plan 9 From Outer Space," but when they crank out contrived spoofs like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," we grow bored.

Laserblast is one of those classics in the spirit of Ed Wood Jr. Released in 1978, it stars the late Kim Milford (best known for popularizing the role of Rocky Horror in the Roxy version of "The Rocky Horror Show") as Billy, a handsome but shy and dysfunctional young man who comes across this groovy space gun that blows people & things to smithereens. There is a catch to this magical zapping-machine: with each blast, poor Billy gradually turns from the sweet & shy guy to a physically grotesque and murderous creature who begins taking out his enemies (not to mention a few innocent bystanders). Being that the film takes place the year after "Star Wars" was released, Billy even takes his aggression out on a small billboard advertising the film!

All this time these Claymation Space Creatures are cruising about in a spaceship, monitoring the earthly activity of their potent zapping machine, speaking in a way-out tongue that is never revealed.

As one who enjoys spotting familiar celeb faces in B-Movies, I had a field day with this film as the cast includes Roddy Mc Dowell (it always interested me how he appeared in as many campy films as he did quality films), Keenan Wynn, Gianni Russo (best known as Carlo in "The Godfather"), Eddie Deezen (character actor known for his ultra-nerd roles in movies like "Wargames," and most recently in "Polar Express"), and the late Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, who appeared in scores of B-Movies throughout the 1970s. The movie was directed by Michael Rae, who went on to direct.....uh, nothing else ever again.

On a "bad movie scale" of 1 through 10 (1 being SO bad that it doesn't even pass as a fun B-Movie experience, 10 being a wonderful viewing experience because it's so bad!) I give Laserblast a 10+!!! You can pick up this DVD for a very reasonable price, so check out these Clay Creatures and their Monster-Making Laser Gun!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE GREATEST BAD MOVIE OF ALL TIME?? PERHAPS!, September 6, 2005

By	Kolchak the Night Stalker (California) - See all my reviews

I can remember my mom having this movie on during "Action Theatre" local channel at 12 in the afternoon when I was a kid. Why? She liked to put on lame movies to get her sleepy and help her take a good solid nap after church.
Well, I couldn't help but watch this little gem of a ludicrous sci fi laugh fest. Turtle aliens leave a LAWN MOWER GUN in the desert that can only be activated if you strap a glowing grenade necklace around your neck!!
Enter Billy the disenfranchised stereotypical 70's dude. He's mad at everyone kicking him around so he puts two and two together with the lawn mower shaped tube gun and the grenade and WHHHAMO!! Laserblast!! He is transformed into a green alien with pointed teeth, roars like a mountain lion, and leaps through the air in his Robert Plant outfit....
Billy quickly takes revenge on all who pick on him...

Blows away the deputy sheriff while the deputy's unloading in the outhouse

Shoots two punks in an old Chevy driving down the highway

Kills another hippy who picks Billy up while hitchhiking

Blows away multiple mailboxes

Shoots the newstands

Blasts an airplane after getting shot full of M-16 bullets

Engages turtle aliens at the end....

If you like movies like Plan Nine From Outer Space, Dracula Vs. Frankenstein, and other psychotronic cheesy yet fun movies, you MUST BUY THIS SUCKER and have a belly laugh. It's awesome. My wife HATES it when I put this movie on but I just can't help my guilty pleasure, watching good bad movies!! This is the cream of the crop!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Strange, campy '70s sci-fi, February 3, 2000

By	Alex Dunne (Mill Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I can't recommend this movie. I saw it when I was 10 years old, and even at that age (and a sci-fi freak) I thought it was bad. Let me put it this way: I saw it as part of a double feature with Disney's "The Cat From Outer Space", and it made that poor excuse for entertainment shine in comparison. (Then again, there are a bunch of people that gave TCFOS 5 stars on Amazon, so maybe I'm off base? Whatever.)

Think "Corvette Summer" with cheesy special effects. Only for the avid collector of bad '70s sci-fi.