Friends of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (by StuOz)
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- CreatorLarry CohenStarsRoy ThinnesKent SmithMax KlevenThe Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.VTTBOTS also had aliens that took over humans. Both shows also had the same grim faced determination in the lead actors.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyIn the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.VTTBOTS had a touch of Star Trek (Alexander Courage music, "red shirts" who get killed by creatures, danger, adventure, explosions, blinking light computer banks on the ship, time travel, military talk, etc)
- CreatorLeslie StevensStarsBob JohnsonBen WrightWilliam DouglasAn anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.VTTBOTS pinched some of the OL crew and was also a "monster-of-the-week" show.
- CreatorLorenzo Semple Jr.William DozierStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.VTTBOTS was also a 20th Century Fox series that had many batcave props on the Seaview. VTTBOTS also had a new special guest villain each week (be it be a Russian spy, Vincent Price, Frost Men, Rock Men, etc)
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Joker pulls off a string of key-related pranks throughout Gotham City, then with his magic box, proceeds to snatch a priceless jeweled key right under the noses of Batman and Robin. The Dynamic Duo wise up to his ways and thwart him at their next encounter. However, the Joker has more devious plans to do away with them both before his final caper.VTTBOTS had Mr Pem instead of The Joker.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierAfter a reworking, the Joker's magic box holds the power to alter time forward and backward. Batman and Robin learn of his plans to pollute the city water supply, and butler Alfred is sent to take over as security guard at the water works. Alfred nabs the box upon the villain's arrival, freezing him and his cronies in time, but unwittingly commits a dangerous error when he removes the box's key.VTTBOTS had Mr Pem instead of The Joker.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee MeriwetherThe Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.Submarine (the inside of it is in fact the Seaview!).
- DirectorAlex MarchPaul StaderStarsJosé FerrerBurgess MeredithMel FerrerAfter a century of being in suspended animation, the mysterious submarine commander is revived in modern times for new adventures.Submarine. Irwin Allen. Captain Nemo. Despite lasting just three episodes, this is my second favourite submarine show/movie ever made!
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsRichard BasehartDavid HedisonRobert DowdellThe submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGuy WilliamsJune LockhartMark GoddardA space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.VTTBOTS used all the monsters and computer banks. The Lydecker effects for the FS1 and J2 crash landings looked alike. Both shows had a pirate played by the same actor. The Terrible Toys spaceship also appeared in LIS. The Mullendore & Leith Stevens scores in both shows sounded alike. And so it goes - I think you get the idea!
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsJames DarrenRobert ColbertWhit BissellTwo scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.Irwin Allen's sister series to VTTBOTS - I sort of view Whit Bissell (Kirk) as another Nelson. Both shows have that same grim faced determination in the lead actors.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGary ConwayDon MathesonStefan ArngrimA spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.Irwin Allen. The flying sub and spaceship Spindrift look alike. VTTBOTS had many episodes about "giant" sea creatures, giant dinosaurs and even a giant man in one episode.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene HackmanErnest BorgnineShelley WintersA group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.Irwin Allen at sea. The footage of flooded ship corridors does indeed bring back memories of VTTBOTS.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineSally FieldTelly SavalasAn extension of the previous film, wherein a group of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.Irwin Allen at sea - a ten out of ten movie! Every single cast member is outstanding. How often can you say that about a disaster movie or any movie? This is also one of the most amusing disaster movies ever made - more amusing than the first Poseidon flick.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineKatharine RossRichard WidmarkA huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.Irwin Allen with monsters (aka bees). A good part of this movie is Michael Caine yelling at Richard Widmark but what the hell. Some of the acting is a bit average. I like the action scenes, the Irwin Allen quirks and the wonderfully LOUD Jerry Goldsmith score.
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierWhen the Dynamic Duo realizes Ma Parker has seized control of the Gotham Penitentiary, they must get in to stop her."Sparks" makes an uncredited appearance at the very end as a prison guard. He only says about four words.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsStuart WhitmanRosemary ForsythRobert ColbertA group of 21st-century colonists inhabit the underwater city called Pacifica. They find they must defend the city against hostile alien forces.A movie that has casted a lifetime spell over me. See also the 1969 mini-version which is available on Youtube.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsWalter PidgeonJoan FontaineBarbara EdenWhen the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.Starring the submarine Seaview not the human cast. This was Irwin's first GREAT movie! Before this we got things like The Story of Mankind and The Lost World. The Paul Sawtell score is very good - and I even like the Frankie song at the start! This started the 60s, or my take on the 60s. See below for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) for more VTTBOTS related comments.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsGeorge D. WallaceAline TowneRoy BarcroftStrategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon.VTTBOTS also had Howard Lydecker flying craft effects (FS1).
- DirectorPaul StanleyStarsVince EdwardsRichard BasehartWilliam ShatnerThis story is loosely based on the discovery of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber the "Lady Be Good" that was found in the Libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to Italy.Basehart really got a chance to show his vast acting talents in this film where he plays a General with a troubled past. In 2023 I made a Youtube video about this movie and it was/is a surprise hit.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsJudd HoldrenAline TowneWilson WoodThe invaders come to Earth to create an H-bomb to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can take its place.VTTBOTS had these sort of Howard Lydecker flying craft effects. The colorized version is shorter and better.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsStephen BoydRaquel WelchEdmond O'BrienWhen a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.20th Century Fox full-scale submarine. Something needs to be cleared here! VTTBOTS had a whale set seen in Jonah And The Whale. It has often been reported that Irwin pinched the set from FV. However, after looking at every frame of FV it is clear to me that the set was NOT seen in FV. It is possible the set was made for the flick but never used (this often happens in massive budget flicks like FV).
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul LukasA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.Before VTTBOTS came this! This was the first GOOD sub production ever put on film! The sub miniature effects very much resemble the FX for the Seaview. "Leagues" is related to VTTBOTS in a few ways as it used the massive Fox tank for some of the Nautilus scenes. IMDb reports that Howard Lydecker was an uncredited consultant on the film however no other website seems to confirm this??
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsMichael CraigJoan GreenwoodMichael CallanDuring the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.Submarine. Captain Nemo. Bernard Herrmann music.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsLloyd BochnerJames BrolinGlenn CorbettFailed pilot for a show that was meant to replace Star Trek after it got canceled. In the future, humans and humanoid amphibians live in cities beneath the sea. Matthews and the crew of his sub Titan must save their city from a saboteur.Submarine (the flying sub re-used in fact!).
- DirectorDick PowellStarsRobert MitchumCurd JürgensDavid HedisonDuring WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.Submarine. VTTBOTS music cues.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaJoseph CottenCesar RomeroA journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200-year-old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. That's when monsters and mutants sent by the captain's rival, a 200-year-old scientist, attack.Submarine. The early sections of this film are very VTTBOTS-ish with a diving bell, a submarine with blinking light panels, etc.
- StarsMarvin MillerTed KnightJane WebbThe government employs a team of experts who are shrunken to microscopic size to infiltrate and combat otherwise impenetrable threats.Submarine (animated).
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsRay BarrettDavid GrahamRobert EastonFollows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, particularly the crew of its most advanced combat submarine called Stingray.Submarine. My view of this series keeps changing?? There was a time in about 2003 when I thought it was one of the true TV classics! I am less interesting today. The puppets are the main issue.
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsKelsey GrammerLauren HollyRob SchneiderLt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days.Submarine. And a COMICAL sub show - we don't get that too often!
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsMatthew McConaugheyBill PaxtonHarvey KeitelA German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.Submarine. Great looking movie.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsCharlton HestonDavid CarradineStacy KeachA Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.Submarine. Heston.
- DirectorJack DonohueStarsFrank SinatraVirna LisiAnthony FranciosaA motley crew of treasure hunters plan to rob the cruise-liner RMS Queen Mary, using a recovered WW2 German submarine.Submarine.
- StarsDiana MaddoxPat Harrington Jr.Ted KnightThe adventures of the aquatic superhero and his friends.Submarines and fantastic sea creatures (animated).
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsJoseph CottenLloyd HaynesDewey MartinDuring the Cold War, enemy agents, posing as U.S. Navy crew, plan to sabotage a nuclear submarine and steal its anti-ballistic missile guidance system.Submarine. Leith Stevens.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsJohn NewlandWerner KlempererEric FeldaryDuring World War II a German U-boat is apparently haunted by a repetitive banging on the hull which only occurs when it is submerged. Eventually the noise so frightens the captain and crew that they bring the submarine to the surface and surrender. It would appear to be haunted by the ghost of a worker who died on board during its construction.Submarine.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsSal PontiJoyce TaylorJohn DallWelcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.Submarine.
- DirectorKevin BurnsStarsJune LockhartBill MumyIrwin AllenAn overview of the career of producer/director Irwiln Allen, using footage from his films and interviews with those who worked with and for him.The life of Irwin Allen.
- DirectorWalter GraumanStarsNatalie WoodRobert FoxworthRoddy McDowallA young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a cruise ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of her mother's death 30 years previously, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman.Irwin Allen at sea.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael RennieJill St. JohnDavid HedisonProfessor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.VTTBOTS did this tale (it even pinched the footage).
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsRobert CulpMartin MilnerBarbara HersheyAfter several weeks of heavy rainfall, the dam above Brownsville is ready to burst. But the town's mayor refuses to open its gates - paving the way for disaster.Irwin Allen in hot water.
- DirectorAndrew J. KuehnStarsTim McIntyreMichael CaineShirley JonesA behind-the-scenes/Making-of Mini documentary about Irwin Allen's all-star sequel, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure.Irwin Allen talks, talks and talks.
- DirectorAndrew J. KuehnStarsTim McIntireIrwin AllenMichael CaineA behind-the-scenes/Making of documentary short focused on Irwin Allen's all-star disaster flick The Swarm.Irwin Allen talks, talks and talks.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsRod SerlingNehemiah PersoffDeirdre OwensIt's 1942, and a man finds himself on a ship in the Atlantic, not knowing who he is, nor how he got there. He does know the ship will soon be attacked by a German U-boat.VTTBOTS also did supernatural stuff at sea.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsRod SerlingOrson BeanHenry JonesAfter losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his guardian angel, but there is a price for keeping it.VTTBOTS had Henry Jones act a bit like this, however this TZ episode is mostly average.
- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsRod SerlingAnne FrancisElizabeth AllenA woman is treated badly by some odd salespeople on an otherwise empty department store floor.VTTBOTS had The Deadly Dolls that act a bit like this.
- DirectorJustus AddissStarsJohn AndersonPaul ComiSandy KenyonPassing through the sound barrier, a commercial airliner inadvertently travels back in time.VTTBOTS had a craft go through time.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsLarry GatesJoseph BernardJack AlbertsonA suburban dinner party is interrupted by a bulletin warning of an impending nuclear attack. As the neighbors scramble to prepare themselves, they turn against the one family that installed a permanent bomb shelter.VTTBOTS did this sort of cold-war plot.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsGladys CooperWilfrid Hyde-WhiteCecil KellawayA young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic cruise liner. But other passengers try to persuade them to disembark immediately.VTTBOTS had supernatural sea stories.
- DirectorPerry LaffertyStarsMike KellinSimon OaklandDavid SheinerAs a U.S. Navy destroyer cruises near Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, its sonar detects muted but constant hammering on metal undersea. The eerie sounds emanate from a submarine on the ocean floor, apparently there since World War II. The ship's chief boatswain's mate becomes very nervous, having served aboard that sub - and he was its sole survivor.VTTBOTS had weird stuff at the bottom.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsLee KinsolvingShelley FabaresMichael ForestThree leather-jacket-wearing, motorcycle-riding men invade a peaceful neighborhood.VTTBOTS had aliens who remind me of the alien leader in Black Leather Jackets.
- DirectorFrancis D. LyonStarsScott BradySheree NorthGary MerrillA group of scientists working in a deep-sea research station discovers a strange craft of extraterrestrial origin.VTTBOTS had a creature that resembles this guy.
- DirectorPhilip FordStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillPirates kidnap Jimmy, Lois and Clark and hide on a remote island the U.S. Navy is about to destroy.Mild shades of the VTTBOTS episode: Dead Men's Doubloons.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsRobert HortonLuciana PaluzziRichard JaeckelAfter destroying a giant asteroid heading towards Earth, a group of scientists unknowingly bring back a strange green substance that soon mutates into a monster.Retro monster in confined area.
- DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsRoy ScheiderStephanie BeachamStacy HaidukCaptain Nathan Bridger is hauled out of retirement to command the new submarine SeaQuest, under the authority of the United Earth/Oceans Organization. His ship goes up against pirate forces commanded by Marilyn Stark, a former SeaQuest captain who tried to instigate a war.The Pilot. Just like the VTTBOTS pilot - Eleven Days To Zero - this has a Captain who settles into the job in a bumpy fashion.
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsRoy ScheiderStacy HaidukDon FranklinBridger is instructed to go after someone who is sinking whaling ships. He refuses because he doesn't support whaling so he resigns. But he later finds out who is doing it; an old friend, so he returns and goes after him.Whales. Enemy submarine. The military. Okay but just okay.
- DirectorLes SheldonStarsRoy ScheiderStacy HaidukDon FranklinWhile testing a new deep-sea dive suit, Commander Ford sees a mermaid. This leads him to a recluse scientist. Meanwhile, Lucas has his first date.Shades of VTTBOTS episodes The Mermaid and The Menfish.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsRoy ScheiderJonathan BrandisDon FranklinSeaquest gets called to a normally peaceful colony that is now experiencing mass hysteria and violence. Once Seaquest arrives, the same thing starts happening to the crew.The mighty climax almost captures the magic of VTTBOTS.
- DirectorBurt BrinckerhoffStarsRoy ScheiderJonathan BrandisDon FranklinSeaquest receives a mayday from an underwater agricultural station. Upon arrival they find the station empty of the crew. Once back on board the flowers Henderson picked suddenly grow and begin attacking the ship.Shades of the VTTBOTS episode The Savage Jungle. Okay but just okay.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsRoy ScheiderJonathan BrandisDon FranklinThe Seaquest finds an ancient helmet which seems to be from the lost city of Atlantis. A professor arrives to debunk this theory. However, the helmet starts warping the minds of the captain and some of his men.The Captain of the submarine is not himself and turns into a complete bastard. Enough said.
- DirectorCasey O. RohrsStarsRoy ScheiderJonathan BrandisDon FranklinWhile en-route to a USO concert with a singer on board the crew encounters some strange mythological spirits. Once they arrive at the island, they discover it to be a very large pyramid. Within the pyramid they find the spirit of Neptune.See my IMDb review of this okay but not great episode.
- CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsJonathan BrandisDon FranklinTed RaimiIn the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.Loved in the 90s but this submarine series has not stood the test of time too well. The CGI effects now look terrible and we are now reminded that the youthful star (Brandis) took his own life in a very ugly way. However, the pilot, Abalon and "Sympathy" are must see episodes.
- DirectorOscar L. CostoStarsMichael IronsideJonathan BrandisDon FranklinMax Scully returns, this time as a leader of an underwater colony, but his intentions are far from noble. With the help of Elaine Morse, Seaquest tries to stop Scully from detonating a large nuclear waste dump.Shades of VTTBOTS episode Submarine Sunk Here.
- DirectorJames SheldonStarsMartin MilnerGlenn CorbettDiane BakerA mysterious show swimmer (Diane Baker) falls for Tod, but as she's reluctant to talk about her past Tod can't believe some of what she does reveal.Route 66 does the Mermaid story and VTTBOTS composer Nelson Riddle does the music. This plot line is totally out of place in Route 66 just as it was in VTTBOTS - but I love it both times anyway!
- DirectorHollingsworth MorseStarsTerry LesterJean Marie HonJosé FloresRed balloons bring word of an epidemic sweeping an isolated community, but its xenophobic leader is resistant to allowing the Ark to enter with a vaccine.Del Monroe as a masked character.
- DirectorAllen ReisnerStarsHugh O'BrianDoug McClureAnthony FranciosaBackup Probe C.R. Grover, with the help of daughter Lelia Mowen, must stop mad scientist and Probe Control designer Dr. Carl Mowen, and prevent Probe Control from being destroyed.The first five minutes of this Search episode used stock footage from VTTBOTS! On the viewing screen the gang watched a fireworks display in the Seaview control room.
- DirectorJohn FloreaStarsLorne GreenePernell RobertsDan BlockerLittle Joe is attacked by outlaws, but finds that his biggest challenge is fighting his way through the secrets of a town shrouded in mystery.Twilight Zone? VTTBOTS also had supernatural events. A Bonanza episode that does not feel like a Bonanza episode. Little Joe and guest stars. The regulars are mostly missing.
- DirectorJohn FloreaStarsLorne GreenePernell RobertsDan BlockerHoss scares a bear that has treed a green-clad little man, subsequently finds a buried strongbox filled with bags of gold dust and, when both the treasure and its owner disappear, unsuccessfully tries to convince his skeptical family that he'd discovered a leprechaun's hoard. But the whole town goes searching for the mythical men after a newly arrived Irish professor confirms the presence of multiple leprechauns...and their gold!Yes, VTTBOTS was not the only 60s adventure series with Leprechauns. With this talk about Bonanza you might be inspired to track down the series. I should warn you that I have singled out two unusual and special episodes. 95% of "normal" Bonanza will bore the crap out of you!
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsGeorge MaharisRichard BasehartAnne FrancisA germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.Basehart in a cold war film about a bug about to cause disaster in the USA. Great Jerry Goldsmith opening title music but a so, so flick!
- DirectorArthur C. PierceStarsWendell CoreyKeith LarsenJohn AgarA spaceship crashes upon an unexplored planet, and the rescuers sent to search for survivors discover that decades have passed due to time dilation.Resembles some of those lost island episodes of VTTBOTS.
- DirectorDon BartonArnold StevensStarsMarshall GrauerWade PopwellPaul GallowayA mad scientist transforms himself into an aquatic killer.The creature has shades of VTTBOTS.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarry SullivanNorma BengellÁngel ArandaAfter landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.Shades of Journey With Fear. POTV is a visual delight but is missing a great musical score.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJoan CrawfordMichael GoughBernard KayA sympathetic anthropologist uses drugs and surgery to try to communicate with a primitive troglodyte who is found living in a local cave.Shades of Fatal Cargo with a deadly ape man killing people. Only about 20 minutes of footage has been seen so far. Joan Crawford is the star of this!
- CreatorMichael BerkGregory J. BonannDouglas SchwartzStarsDavid HasselhoffPamela AndersonYasmine BleethAt a Los Angeles beach, a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis.One early first episode about an earthquake in LA mentions VTTBOTS. One trapped guy says to another trapped guy: "VTTBOTS had everything...a mermaid...monsters...I loved it".
- DirectorMichael O'HerlihyStarsJack LordJames MacArthurKam FongMorwood, a high school official, has organized a smuggling ring. His confederates are forced to toss a drug shipment overboard as the Coast Guard is ready to close in. Morwood's group knows the approximate position but can't make a move because Five-O and the authorities have the heat on. But when Morwood spots a mini-submarine he gets the idea the the vessel could snatch the drugs out from under the nose of the police.Jack Lord turns into some sort of Navy commander and drops bombs on a criminal submarine down below?? No I am not joking. In fact, this is one of my favourite episodes of the series.
- DirectorPeter ManoogianStarsTracy ScogginsBentley MitchumDaniel CernyA pregnant policewoman, her quarry, and an innocent delivery boy become trapped in a haunted toy warehouse.Terrible Toys 2? Have not seen the film in full. Some guy on Youtube made a very detailed retrospective of the flick. Obviously more violent than VTTBOTS.
- DirectorRodman FlenderStarsWarwick DavisCharlie HeathShevonne DurkinOn his one thousandth birthday, an evil leprechaun selects the descendant of one of his slaves to have as his bride, leaving it up to the girl's boyfriend to save her.VTTBOTS covered this theme. Youtubers have made retrospectives of the whole movie series so I feel like I know it. However, at this stage, Leprechaun 2 is the only flick in the series I have seen from beginning to end. Verdict? I liked it but VTTBOTS did it better.
- DirectorGene KellyStarsWalter MatthauInger StevensSue Ane LangdonA man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on his wife without being caught.The Abominable Snowman is briefly seen as an extra at a dinner table party scene.
- StarsFrank AletterKim KahanaVictor EbergThe live action adventure story of Archaeologist, Dr Haydn, his lovely daughter, Leslie and his assistant Link Simmons who arrive in an uncharted portion of the South Pacific to uncover proof that the Ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians are actually related to the Aztecs. His expedition encounters a band of pirates and a remote island where the scientist and his company meet a unique collection of jungle characters.Dead Men's Doubloons, The Return of Blackbeard, but told in a very silly way.
- DirectorDennis DonnellyStarsJack LordJames MacArthurHerman WedemeyerMcGarrett tries to thwart a plot by Neo-Nazis to assassinate a popular political candidate.VTTBOTS had a couple of old Germany in today episodes - Hawaii Five-0 did it here!
- DirectorReza BadiyiStarsJack LordJames MacArthurZuluA group of revolutionaries from a Latin American country have entered Hawaii illegally, raided an armory and stolen weapons and ammunition. Their leader is wounded and captured by McGarrett but his men manage to whisk him away from the hospital where he is being held. However, the leader, who has lost a lot of blood, will die without further medical attention. Five-O attempts to recapture the leader and stop the weapons from leaving Hawaii.Latin American thugs (one played by a VTTBOTS guest) want guns from Hawaii. This is perhaps my favourite episode of 5-0 as it contains a very energetic 60s musical score. Shades of VTTBOTS season one.
- DirectorAndré De TothStarsVincent PriceFrank LovejoyPhyllis KirkAn associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.VTTBOTS had a submarine of dolls (The Deady Dolls).
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsJames CoburnLee J. CobbGila GolanWhen scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.This film used the Seaview.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerFloyd LevineThe living brain of a dead billionaire seeks to have itself transplanted into the perfect physical specimen.VTTBOTS had a talking blob in a cage (The Monster From The Inferno).
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweAn alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.VTTBOTS used this spaceship (The Sky Is Falling).
- StarsJudd HoldrenAline TowneGregory GayeDangerous climate changes are ravaging Earth and the U.S. government requests an investigation by masked super-scientist Commando Cody. He discovers that the disasters are being caused by space-alien forces from unknown planetary origins.VTTBOTS had these sort of Howard Lydecker flying craft effects.
- 1987–19941h 32mTV-PG6.9 (7.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorCorey AllenStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.VTTBOTS had Mr Pem who resembles "Q".
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsDoug McClurePeter GilmoreShane RimmerTwo deep-sea explorers and their crew must survive a master race of beings and monstrous creatures when they discover the fabled city of Atlantis.VTTBOTS had sea creatures and a diving bell.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsLee MajorsRichard AndersonJohn SaxonTo steal a top-secret anti-missile device a Major is kidnapped and replaced with a robot, prompting Steve to discover the impostor and keep the device from being stolen and sold to the highest bidder.VTTBOTS had a robot episode called: The Cyborg.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRex HarrisonSamantha EggarAnthony NewleyAfter the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.The VTTBOTS effects department got a chance to shine on the big screen in this 20th Century Fox fantasy.
- 1974–197848mTV-PG7.7 (161)TV EpisodeDirectorPhil BondelliStarsLee MajorsRichard AndersonHenry JonesDr. Chester Dolenz replaces Oscar Goldman with a new and improved robot. The impostor sends Steve Austin on a suicide mission to brave the defenses of the new Brahmin Institute. Austin decides to take along some new gadgets invented by fellow OSI agent and part time inventor Barney Barnes.VTTBOTS had a robot-maker in The Cyborg.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsGregory PeckRichard BasehartLeo GennThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.VTTBOTS had a Moby Dick tale in season one.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRod TaylorAlan YoungYvette MimieuxA man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.VTTBOTS had time travel plots in season four.
- 1987–19941h 45mTV-PG9.1 (9.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCapt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.VTTBOTS had Mr Pem instead of "Q".
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsJack LemmonLee GrantJoseph CottenArt thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.VTTBOTS had season one's Submarine Sunk Here.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsJason RobardsRichard JordanDavid SelbyOnce they said God himself couldn't sink her. Then they said no man on Earth could reach her. But an underwater research agency, headed by Admiral James Sandecker, is assigned the job of finding the doomed ship in her North Atlantic grave.VTTBOTS had a lost ship stuck at the bottom.
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsJohn AgarLori NelsonJohn BromfieldMen capture the Creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.VTTBOTS had 100 sea creatures.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaWalter MatthauFritz WeaverA technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?VTTBOTS did this plot.
- CreatorDi McElroyHal McElroyStarsJohn BatchelorMatthew HolmesLisa McCuneFollowing the crew of the patrol boat HMAS Hammersley, as they patrol the northern sea border of Australia. They have to deal with foreign fishermen poaching fish, smugglers and with political unrest in a neighbouring island state.VTTBOTS had a very mild touch of this Australian sea drama. Watched during the original run and again in 2023 (but only season three).
- CreatorBruce GellerStarsPeter GravesBarbara BainGreg MorrisAn elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.VTTBOTS writers worked on this spy series.