Laboratory...
Years ago, I saw a movie about aliens dressed in shiny outfits performing experiments on humans in what appeared to be a cheap motel. After poking around in the depths of the internet for a while, I came up with: Laboratory...
Circa 1980, Laboratory, not to be confused with the Bollywood title of the same name from 2010, was part of a series of space-themed movies from the early '80s including The Killings at Outpost Zeta and Captive that had rather frequent rotation in the Philadelphia area back in the days when local stations ran all sorts of obscure movies instead of infomercials. Laboratory was as bargain basement, as low-budget films come, but, what stood out -- even today -- was the design choice to dress the aliens in a glittery fabric that ultimately, made them look like walking disco balls.
Laboratory was not quite the worst thing that ever happened on TV, but, still managed to be reasonably entertaining on a lazy Saturday afternoon many years ago. There was a VHS release at one time, but, it appears to be out of print at this time. Laboratory is a rather obscure movie and is never going to be confused with a beloved cinematic masterpiece, but, YouTube came to the rescue once again. Of course, I had to add this item to the archive. By the way, the cover art is from the VHS cover.
From Robert Emenegger (The Killings at Outpost Zeta), comes a tale of alien abduction. Six strangers from all walks of life are abducted from their homes by aliens and brought to a mysterious LABORATORY to be the subjects of gruesome alien experiments.
Circa 1980, Laboratory, not to be confused with the Bollywood title of the same name from 2010, was part of a series of space-themed movies from the early '80s including The Killings at Outpost Zeta and Captive that had rather frequent rotation in the Philadelphia area back in the days when local stations ran all sorts of obscure movies instead of infomercials. Laboratory was as bargain basement, as low-budget films come, but, what stood out -- even today -- was the design choice to dress the aliens in a glittery fabric that ultimately, made them look like walking disco balls.Laboratory was not quite the worst thing that ever happened on TV, but, still managed to be reasonably entertaining on a lazy Saturday afternoon many years ago. There was a VHS release at one time, but, it appears to be out of print at this time. Laboratory is a rather obscure movie and is never going to be confused with a beloved cinematic masterpiece, but, YouTube came to the rescue once again. Of course, I had to add this item to the archive. By the way, the cover art is from the VHS cover.
