Does anyone remember TERROR IN THE AISLES, the horror clip anthology film released by Universal in 1984?

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Donald Pleasance and Nancy Allen sit in a movie theater ominously introducing clips from horror films ranging from classics (Psycho, Halloween) to schlock (The Thing With Two Heads, Food of the Gods) to...huh (To Catch a Thief)? Somehow released in theaters in 1984 despite feeling made for VHS, where I watched the hell out of it as a kid, often as a substitute for actually watching things like The Exorcist and Marathon Man, which I never actually saw in their entirety until I was quite a bit older . Also, the reason I knew Hitchcock's famous "baseball" speech at such a young age and why, thanks to the clips from Vice Squad that are included, Wings Hauser has always scared the everloving shit out of me (I kept waiting for him to go psycho when he played the neighbour on Roseanne).

A possibly complete list of movies featured in the film is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_in_the_Aisles#Films_shown

the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Saturday, 12 October 2013 18:05 (twelve years ago)

i remember it.

scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 19:17 (twelve years ago)

I saw it in the theater!

My question is primarily riparian (Phil D.), Saturday, 12 October 2013 19:52 (twelve years ago)

yes indeed! loved it, isn't there a similar anthology movie hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis?

combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 October 2013 22:45 (twelve years ago)

the reason I knew Hitchcock's famous "baseball" speech at such a young age

what the hell is this?

eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 12 October 2013 22:51 (twelve years ago)

Maybe not so famous! Seen this clip anthologized several places before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPFsuc_M_3E

the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Saturday, 12 October 2013 23:49 (twelve years ago)

i loved this. it introduced me to *that* bit in Body Snatchers with the dog/man combo. brr. the fella in the video shop says "you do realise it's just clips right? we've had people bringing it back complaining"!

piscesx, Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:09 (twelve years ago)

No, it's pretty famous all right but never heard of it referred to as "baseball speech"

Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:12 (twelve years ago)

I mean I guess he does mention baseball but that never seemed to be the most memorable part.

Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:17 (twelve years ago)

True enough. I will stop talking about baseball.

the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:20 (twelve years ago)

And well you should because "There is a BOMB under the table, DO U SEE!?!"

Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:35 (twelve years ago)


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