365 days of Sci-Fi
“From the mind behind the mega-hit Syfy show you’ve probably never heard of (EUREKA)
comes a tribute to all those no-budget Syfy original movies and the “so
bad, they’re good” films that inspired them. Move over Roger Corman,
step back Ed Wood, make way on your weekend programming schedule Mr.
Stern, because here comes Andrew Cosby’s 365 DAYS OF SCI-FI.
And it’s all happening here! Each day, your friends at CHUD will
bring you a brand new bad movie pitch — the best of the worst title
Cosby can come up with, no matter where he’s at or what he’s doing, rain
or shine, drunk or sober. That’s a whole year of the quality concepts
you’ve come to expect from the network that brought you MANSQUITO and SHARKTOPUS.”
And now… DAY THREE:
I don’t know about you, but I love me some Lucha Libre and am especially fond of the old masked Mexican wrestler pictures (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula & the Wolfman being a particular favorite). The production value was virtually non-existent, as were the plot lines, which were usually utter nonsense. In fact, you were just as likely to find the heroes fighting gangsters as you were to see them battling vampires, werewolves, the occasional mummy, or any number of other supernatural beasties. We’re talking total insanity… which I guess is why I love them so much. So, in homage to all those masked crusaders of yesteryear keeping us safe from the things going bump in the night, I proudly present to you…
– Andy Cosby
“And you thought only the bad guys wore masks.”
Pitch:
Mexploitation meets grindhouse horror when a Day of the Dead celebration takes a dark turn, forcing former Luchador turned priest, Ramon “The Savage” Sanchez, out of retirement, donning the mask one last time to combat demons both figurative and literal. Embarking on a perilous journey through Mexico’s occult underworld, Ramon searches for the evil Bruja that stole his sister’s soul, desperately hoping to find the witch before she can complete an ancient Aztec ritual designed to bring about the end of the world. Once again, the forces of evil have Ramon up against the ropes, but with a little luck and a lot of ass-kicking, perhaps this time it will be The Savage who soothes the beast.
Nick Says: Can you imagine the amazing shenanigans that would unfold here? No offense to Machete , but this is the kind of flick that unite humanity into a focused and rapt group of low budget amazingness. The fantastic Emilio Rivera can finally have his franchise. .
This article series is in no way affiliated with SyFy. This is a
creative experiment and ongoing test of nerves that is perpetrated by a
few insane people and should be construed as such. If for some reason
these people actually make one of these as a feature it must be chalked
up to their own lunacy. These are the intellectual property of Mr.
Andrew Cosby and not the property of CHUD.com or SyFy.
12 comments
I love these. I only wish they were actual films.
"Once again, the forces of evil have Ramon up against the ropes." Beautiful.
My GOD. It's like a wondrous modern-day SANTO! Sciy-Fyie NEEDS to greenlight this.
This is an okay feature, but like others I really wish it was what the name made me think – a review of an older SciFi movie every day.
Why not start a weekly SyFy series based on this premise, only the luchador would be dealing with different craziness every week? He could wear the mask ALL the time, and it would be great, because no one would find it the least bit unusual. Take advantage of the relationship with the WWE and borrow Alberto del Rio for the lead. That guy is fucking GOLD, and making him a TV/movie star would play into his already-established "Mexican aristocrat" gimmick.
You guys could quit here and I'd still be satisfied. So great.
I would rent the living heck out of this. Redbox, but still…
Cutting it kinda close with this "Day 3" post. I'm sure the remaining 362 posts will be entered in a more timely fashion (cough).
These will ALL be arriving in the latter part of the day.
Bravo! Lucas should option this for adaptation into the next Indiana Jones movie, as it's at least a thousand times better than any idea he's had in the last twenty years. Obviously there will need to be a few changes: the sister will become Marion and all the wrestling will be passed over to Mutt, leaving Indy to be the brains of the outfit, his knowledge of the Olmec civilization rescuing the gang from scrape after scrape and ultimately allowing him to decode characters from an image carved into a wall which help to prevent automated submissions and prevent then end of the world and shit.
Vaya…con dios!
Brings to mind the grainy, grungy photos of Santos in his mask and cape that cropped up in Famous Monsters every so often.
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