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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> | |||
'''''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. | |||
The shorts were shot on Super 8mm film, and they were parodies of the 1950's movie serial hero ''Commando Cody''. | The shorts were shot on Super 8mm film, and they were parodies of the 1950's movie serial hero ''Commando Cody''. | ||
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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. | 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 | ==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. | *'''''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''''' | *'''''Night of the Living Drazeehumps''''' | ||
*'''''Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers''''' (1973) | *'''''Commando Cus vs. Kung Fu Killers''''' (1973) | ||
*'''''The 100% All-Beef Doom''''' (Unfinished) | *'''''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== | |||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] |
Latest revision as of 01:40, 17 May 2022
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