Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure
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Andy Colby’s Incredible Adventure is a 1988
child’s
science fiction
film directed by Deborah Brock and written by Brock and Jed Horovitz about a boy who has to travel through several videos and static-filled channels in order to rescue his sister who was snatched into the television because she sat too close to it.
As it was thought the film's original release title would be confused with Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
, the name was changed to Andy and the Airwave Rangers for 1989 video release. The film is referred to as a full-length "cheater" in that it takes advantage of film highlights gleaned from previous Roger Corman
films Space Raiders
, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Deathsport
, Chopping Mall
and Wheels of Fire
.
) is a 12-year-old boy with too much time on his hands and an addiction to movies. He goes to a local video store looking for a movie he hasn’t seen and asks the crazy video store clerk (John Bluto), for a real adventure. He is given one he hasn’t seen which wasn’t on the shelves. Along with this video, he is given instructions to never let go of the remote and don’t sit too close to the television set. When his sister Bonnie (Jessica Puscas) is sucked into the TV, Andy has to rescue her, but he ends up by leting go of the remote and getting too close to the screen. With assistance from characters from past video glories, he has to face many trials in order to get his sister out of the grips of the extremely purple and attempting to be menacing villain, Lord Chroma (Chuck Kovacic
).
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1988 in film
-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...
child’s
Children's film
A children's film is a film aimed for children as its audience. As opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences. The film may or may not be about children. In Unshrinking the Kids: Children's Cinema and the Family Film which is a chapter in In...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
film directed by Deborah Brock and written by Brock and Jed Horovitz about a boy who has to travel through several videos and static-filled channels in order to rescue his sister who was snatched into the television because she sat too close to it.
As it was thought the film's original release title would be confused with Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction–comedy buddy film and the first film in the Bill & Ted franchise in which two metalhead slackers travel through time to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation.The film was written by...
, the name was changed to Andy and the Airwave Rangers for 1989 video release. The film is referred to as a full-length "cheater" in that it takes advantage of film highlights gleaned from previous Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
films Space Raiders
Space Raiders
Space Raiders are a cheap snack food, intended to fill the same niche market as crisps, and are sold in similar style packets. They are made from corn and wheat and available in several flavours. They are made by KP Snacks in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in the UK...
, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Deathsport
Deathsport
Deathsport is a 1978 science fiction B-movie produced by Roger Corman, directed by Allan Arkush and Nicholas Niciphor. The film stars David Carradine and Playboy Playmate Claudia Jennings.-Plot:...
, Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall is an American horror/science fiction film, produced by Julie Corman and originally released on March 21, 1986 under the title Killbots....
and Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. The release was largely successful, scoring the band a #3 peak in the United Kingdom and a #1 in the United States, and became the world's first platinum-selling double album....
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Plot
Andy Colby (Randy JosselynRandy Josselyn
Randy Josselyn is an American recurring character actor whose TV appearances include Undessed, 7th Heaven, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Picket Fences and Full House.-Early life and education:...
) is a 12-year-old boy with too much time on his hands and an addiction to movies. He goes to a local video store looking for a movie he hasn’t seen and asks the crazy video store clerk (John Bluto), for a real adventure. He is given one he hasn’t seen which wasn’t on the shelves. Along with this video, he is given instructions to never let go of the remote and don’t sit too close to the television set. When his sister Bonnie (Jessica Puscas) is sucked into the TV, Andy has to rescue her, but he ends up by leting go of the remote and getting too close to the screen. With assistance from characters from past video glories, he has to face many trials in order to get his sister out of the grips of the extremely purple and attempting to be menacing villain, Lord Chroma (Chuck Kovacic
Chuck Kovacic
-Live Action Roles:* Masked Rider - Revenator, Twister Bug * Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Jaws of Destruction * VR Troopers - Wolfbot -Movie Roles:* Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure - Lord Chroma...
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Cast
- Randy JosselynRandy JosselynRandy Josselyn is an American recurring character actor whose TV appearances include Undessed, 7th Heaven, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Picket Fences and Full House.-Early life and education:...
as Andy Colby - Dianne KayDianne KayDianne Kay is an American actress, best known for her role as Nancy Bradford on the ABC television show Eight is Enough ....
as Mrs. Colby - John Bluto as Video Store Clerk
- Chuck KovacicChuck Kovacic-Live Action Roles:* Masked Rider - Revenator, Twister Bug * Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Jaws of Destruction * VR Troopers - Wolfbot -Movie Roles:* Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure - Lord Chroma...
as Lord Chroma - Don Sparks as The Glitch
- John FranklinJohn FranklinRear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...
as The Gatekeeper - Lara Piper as Bionda
- Jessica Puscas as Bonnie Colby
- Vince EdwardsVince EdwardsVince Edwards was an American actor, director, and singer, best known for the roles of TV doctor "Ben Casey", and Maj. Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film The Devil's Brigade.-Early life:...
as Space Raider - Patsy PeasePatsy PeasePatricia Ann "Patsy" Pease is an American soap opera actress. She is most known for her role as Kimberly Brady on Days of our Lives ....
as Space Raider - Luca Bercovici as Space Raider
- Drew Snyder as Space Raider
- Thom ChristopherThom ChristopherThom Christopher is an American actor.He is best known for his portrayal of mob boss Carlo Hesser and Mortimer Bern on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live.Christopher has also had roles on soap operas such as Loving and Guiding Light...
as Space Raider - Don Washburn as Space Raider
- Bo SvensonBo SvensonBo Svenson is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
as Kor The Conqueror - Erik EstradaErik EstradaHenry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is an American police officer and actor, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 United States police television series CHiPs...
- Richard ThomasRichard Thomas (actor)Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor, best known for his role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons.- Early life :Thomas was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York,...
Release
After its limited 1988 theatrical release as Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure, the film was released in 1989 as Andy and the Airwave Rangers. Over its various video releases the film was also titled Andy Colby's Incredible Video Adventure and Andy Colby's Incredibly Awesome Adventure. This film had little impact on the market of the late 80s. It is a ‘B’ film and was considered so in its various straight to VHS releases. Though released in VHS in 1989 and DVD in 2006, the film can still be found theatrically at locations showing older films, such as The Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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Criticism
Allrovi wrote that with the film's "crazy-quilt melange", its "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." The film had DVD release on February 7, 2006 by Walt Disney Video.External links
- Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...