Weekend Double Feature, Part 1

Since I didn't post last weekend on a cheesy movie of the week, I'll post a double feature.

You ever have a film that has a song that just sticks in your mind. One that has stuck with me is an odd movie from 1968 called "The Green Slime". Sadly, the only thing that I could remember about the film was the cheesy and very funky song and that it involved some green ooze that changed into monsters. But I didn't have to look far to find a copy of the movie on youtube. Here's the skinny. Giant asteroid is going to crash into earth. Space troopers are sent to go investigate it and blow it to kingdom come. Only problem is that they go to the asteroid and there is this green slime. They think it's harmless. They're wrong. It turns into aliens. They fight the aliens. Lots of people and aliens die. In the end, they have to abandon the space station and nuke it to save the planet. Sounds pretty simple, right? Wrong. All the while, there is a love triangle swirling through the film between the space hottie and two men, the general and the grunt commando. And the best thing about the movie, they play that wonderful song again to close out the final scene. Here's the trailer for a taste of cheesy sci-fi that will stick with you for years to come.



And for those who haven't seen enough, here is the music video that was released with the film.