Underplayed Gems

The Psychotronic Man (1980)

The Psychotronic Man poster
Directed by
Jack M. Sell
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This movie is about a man who develops the ability to kill people with his mind. It was a low-budget independent film from the 1970s that later became a cult favorite.

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What happens

The Psychotronic Man (also spelled The Psycho-Tronic Man) is a 1979 American independent science fiction cult film directed, shot and edited by Jack M. Sell, and written, produced and starred Peter G. Spelson. The film opened in Chicago at the Carnegie Theatre on April 23, 1980. It is based on the obscure concept of psychotronics, which gained some prominence in the 1970s due to Cold War paranoia over mind control. The film inspired Michael J. Weldon to publish Psychotronic Video magazine, covering obscure films that he felt were under-appreciated by the mainstream. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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