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'''''Commando Cus''''' was a series of short, amateur films made in the 1970's by Bob Gale, co-writer and producer of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy, before he started his professional film career, along with his friend, Richard Rosenberg. Little is known about the films, other than they were shot on Super 8mm film, and they were parodies of the 1950's movie serial hero, Commando Cody. Although at least one was exhibited at MidAmeriCon, a science fiction convention in 1976, and Rosenberg had shown portions of another at several amateur filmmaker meetings, they haven't been shown or heard from in the years that followed.
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'''''Commando Cus''''' was a series of short, amateur films made in the 1970's by Richard Rosenberg and his friend Bob Gale, co-writer and producer of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy.<ref>https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/bob-gale-back-to-the-future-interview/</ref>


The shorts were as follows:
The shorts were shot on Super 8mm film, and they were parodies of the 1950's movie serial hero ''Commando Cody''.


*"Radar Towers on the Moon": A parody of the Commando Cody short "Radar Men from the Moon". Portions of this film were shot on the I-170 highway in St. Louis, Missouri before it was opened to traffic.
At least one was exhibited at MidAmeriCon, a science fiction convention in 1976, and Rosenberg has shown portions of another short at several amateur filmmaker meetings. They haven't been shown or mentioned otherwise.


*"Night of the Living Drazeehumps".
==List of Shorts==
*'''''Radar Towers on the Moon''''': A parody of the ''Commando Cody'' short ''Radar Men From the Moon''. Portions of this film were shot on the I-170 highway in St. Louis, Missouri before it was opened to traffic.
*'''''Night of the Living Drazeehumps'''''
*'''''Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers''''' (1973)
*'''''The 100% All-Beef Doom''''' (Unfinished)


*"Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers" (1973).
==External Links==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gale
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301826/
http://movies.ign.com/articles/380/380642p1.html


*"The 100% All-Beef Doom" (Unfinished).
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 17 May 2022

CommandoCus-BobGaleCommandoCody.jpg

Bob Gale, creator of the shorts, along with Commando Cody, the character who inspired them.

Status: Lost

Commando Cus was a series of short, amateur films made in the 1970's by Richard Rosenberg and his friend Bob Gale, co-writer and producer of the Back to the Future trilogy.[1]

The shorts were shot on Super 8mm film, and they were parodies of the 1950's movie serial hero Commando Cody.

At least one was exhibited at MidAmeriCon, a science fiction convention in 1976, and Rosenberg has shown portions of another short at several amateur filmmaker meetings. They haven't been shown or mentioned otherwise.

List of Shorts

  • Radar Towers on the Moon: A parody of the Commando Cody short Radar Men From the Moon. Portions of this film were shot on the I-170 highway in St. Louis, Missouri before it was opened to traffic.
  • Night of the Living Drazeehumps
  • Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers (1973)
  • The 100% All-Beef Doom (Unfinished)

External Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gale https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301826/ http://movies.ign.com/articles/380/380642p1.html

References