Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam AKA Turkish Star Wars
After Saturday’s final performance of Action Philosophers, those crazy cats at The Overtime Theater will be showing a pair of rare cheesy movies that you don’t want to miss.
We’re talking about two gloriously weird, stupendously bad flicks. First up is Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World), better known as ”Turkish Star Wars.” This 1982 film is infamous for its illegal use of Star Wars footage. In Turkey at the time, American films were difficult to come by so many were remade with a Turkish cast and setting. Other notable films to get this treatment were The Wizard of Oz, The Exorcist and E.T.
This film is Mystery Science Theatre bad. It currently rates number 62 on the IMDb Bottom 100 list of all-time worst films!
The second fromage feature is the 1997 TV movie Justice League of America. While the Justice League is currently riding high, this film is a TV pilot produced by CBS that was never made into a series and the reasons are obvious. It features DC Comics superheroes Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Ice, Fire and Atom versus The Weatherman. I’m sure David Ogden Stiers (Martian Manhunter) and Miguel Ferrer (The Weatherman) aren’t putting this one at the top of their résumés.
You won’t find these flicks showing anywhere else in town! You could certainly try to scrounge up these cinematic oddities yourself, but watching them at home by yourself on a Saturday night would be pathetic. Watching them with friends at The Overtime is sure to be a blast.
The Saturday September 19th screenings are FREE, but donations are gladly accepted. And, you can BYOB! The Overtime Theater is at 1216 West Avenue. You can call them at (210) 380-0326.
While on the subject of The Overtime Theater it is worth noting that they will have one last performance of their summer hit BUDDHA SWINGS. The popular swingtime musical about the life and teachings of Buddha returns for one more show. If you missed the sold-out summer run, make reservations now to see it! One show only, September 24, at 7:30 pm. Seating is limited, so please call 210-380-0326 or email them for reservations.
I took a date to see this show and it was a swingin’ good time. It’s highly recommended…and remember, you have to accentuate the positive!
I’ve seen that Justice League thing. It’s delightfully awful.