Andy Colby's Incredibly Awesome Adventure (1989)
Directed by Deborah Brock
Genres - Action, Adventure, Children's/Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Family-Oriented Adventure, Fantasy Adventure |
Release Date - Jan 1, 1988 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This crazy-quilt melange was originally released as Andy Colby's Incredibly Awesome Adventure; apparently it was retitled to avoid confusion with the very similar Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Randy Josselyn plays Andy Colby, a 12-year-old videotape addict. Making a visit to the local rental store, Andy comes across a cassette titled "Incredible Video Adventure". A weird-looking video clerk (isn't that a bit redundant) warns Andy in Gremlins fashion that he must not sit too close to the TV while watching the tape, and he must never, ever let loose of the remote control. Alas, Andy breaks both those rules-whereupon he and his little sister Bonnie (Jessica Puscas) are sucked into a maelstrom of thrills and adventure. Most of the highlights are culled from previous Roger Corman productions like Space Raiders, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Deathsport, Chopping Mall and Wheels of Fire. In other words, it's a feature-length "cheater," a hodgepodge of past cinematic glories. The young stars perform as well as possible under the circumstances (it's hard to be convincing while reacting to stock footage), but the film's acting honors go to Chuck Kovacic as the wigged-out villain.
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fantasy-world, video-tape, barbarian, robot, video-store, villain