Jerry LondonKilldozer

I saw this when it first aired back in early 1974 as a kid. With a plot about a bulldozer which becomes possessed by an alien intelligence the movie is kind of unforgettable. I think it was an ABC movie of the week. I later learned Marvel even did a comic book adaptation of it. I never got to see it again until it came to home video. I have both the Universal vault DVR and the Blu ray from Kino Lorber. The Universal DVR was watchable but the Blu ray is definitely an improvement in picture quality. The only complaint I have about it is about the package art. It makes the movie look like a straight to video movie from the 2000s. But unlike the universal artwork it's not kill loader

While this isn't one of the really great horror movies it certainly is good entertainment. I liked it enough that I recorded it from tv onto a vhs tape the last time I saw it (some 20-25 years ago). One added benefit to getting it from broadcast television is the inclusion of some classic commercials from the time including one by the 'California Raisins' and a potato chip commercial starring Justin Wilson. The premise of a bulldozer running amok and trying to kill people may sound squirrelly at first, but it really works in the movie. The movements of the blade almost convince you the machine is thinking and planning its moves. One last note of interest: this flick doesn't use cgi, it doesn't use 'claymation(tm)', it doesn't use anything other than actors and real machinery! The director did a bang-up job of creating an atmosphere of believability. If you can find this hidden gem, buy it.Note: Not related to this movie. In the mid-1070's I saw a flick about a black Camaro that chased some guys down after they caused it to run off the road. The owner of the Camaro was a girl who picked up a keychain with a troll on it from a flea market before the wreck, then ended up in the hospital as a result of the wreck. The keychain was still in the ignition and the troll commandeered the car and began seeking revenge. It was a lot like "The Car" in that nobody was driving the Camaro. I don't remember the name of the movie but am hoping somebody else will. Any replies will be appreciated.Update 11-7-13Thanks to some replies I found "Crash!", the movie I was searching for. Unfortunately, the transfer was horrible and much of the flick was difficult to watch. Maybe someday it will receive a decent treatment and release. Also, I bought the DVD release of "KillDozer" and just watched it last week. The transfer was adequate but not spectacular; a result, I suppose, of this being a made-for-tv movie with a limited market appeal. Still spooky the way they made that dozer blade move. My wife was unimpressed with the idea of a murdering machine, so I won't even try getting her to watch the Camaro going on a rampage - lol. I guess The Walking Dead has jaded her a bit and made her less susceptible to being scared, although The Exorcist will do it every time.

BOTTOM LINE: Bloodless and yet still tense & entertaining (in a minimalist way), KILLDOZER is silly sci-fi nonsense and a fun guilty pleasure flick. Originally being a TV movie-of-the-week also means that it's safe viewing for every member of the family. 4 STARSSTORY: A meteorite hits the earth, conveniently, right next to a huge Caterpillar D9 bulldozer. The blue crackly "energy" given off brings the dozer to "life" and turns it into a killing machine! This all takes place on a remote island being turned into a resort of sorts, so of course the small crew of workers is cut off from civilization and any chance of help or rescue. That keeps things simple (and the budget low) and ratchets up the tension a few notches.THOUGHTS: This is one of those made-for-TV movie of the week Boomer kids remember seeing on TV back in the 1970's. The film has gone on to earn a cult status over the years and was almost impossible to find, except in grainy bootleg copies. The film is a quick watch, moving along at breakneck speed. Clint Walker is the imposing leader of the small construction crew while the other actors, (many of whom you'll probably recognize), are just fodder for the D9 to flatten. (The film is based on a 1944 novella by renowned science fiction & fantasy scribe Theodore Sturgeon.) Watching this again after so many years, I got the feeling that this movie must have been responsible, at least in part, for inspiring Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.THE DVD: An on-demand DVD-r release from Universal's 'Vault Series' - which means zero extras. Picture & sound are fair but routine. No bonus features of any kind. Kind of a bummer they didn't round up any of the cast or crew for interviews or a commentary, but that's okay... I mean hey! It's KILLDOZER! On DVD! Isn't that enough!?

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Remembered this from way back. It's based on a story from the old Si-FI mag and predates Maximum Overdrive. Simple story about alien possession of equipment. Video quality is a decent transfer and story isn't too bad. Good trip down memory lane if you have seen the movie and like seeing these old stars.

I was really looking forward to watching this movie and when it arrived I was excited to watch it. Unfortunately it won't play, I tried it on two universal (ignores region restrictions) DVD players and it didn't work on them. I tried out other DVD's and they played them just fine. I don't see any scratches on the DVD so I am confused as to why it won't play... It is the first DVD that I own that has a blue shiny part instead of a white/gray/silver shiny part.

1970's PG horror movie

I remember seeing this on the late show when I was a teenager.