| “ | When it gets both treads on that grid - Wham! We fry it like bacon. | ” |
| - Lloyd Kelly |
- For the Movie Jo Night presentation, see MJN - Killdozer.
Killdozer is a 1974 made-for-TV movie based on a short story by Theodore Sturgeon.
Plot[]
A construction crew on an island off the coast of Africa are terrorized by a bulldozer that is possessed by a mysterious entity from space.
Cast[]
- Clint Walker - Lloyd Kelly
- Carl Betz - Dennis Holvig
- Neville Brand - 'Chub' Foster
- James Wainwright - Jules 'Dutch' Krasner
- James A. Watson Jr. - Al Beltran
- Robert Urich - 'Mack' McCarthy
Notes[]
- Some promotional material identifies the film as Killdozer! but the exclamation point does not appear on the film's title card.
- Later in 1974, Marvel Comics released a comicbook adaptation of Killdozer.
- Carl Betz had previously played the suburban husband and father Dr. Alex Stone on the popular TV sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
- Robert Urich would go on to star in several TV series, most successfully as the leads on Vega$ and Spenser For Hire.
Riffed Versions[]
- Movie Jo Night, 2024
MST3K Connections[]
- Neville Brand also portrayed Miller in Angels Revenge.
- Composer Gil Mellé was also composer for The Last Chase.
- Editor Bud Hoffman was also editor for The Hellcats.
- Post production operations head Charles Clement was also music editor for Earth vs the Spider, Teenage Cave Man and War of the Colossal Beast, as well as post-production operations head for San Francisco International and Riding with Death.
- Second assistant director Craig Huston was also first assistant director for Master Ninja I.
- Stunt coordinator Carey Loftin was also a stuntman in Radar Men from the Moon (in which he also portrayed a motorist) and The Rebel Set (in which he also had an unspecified role).
- Editorial supervisor Richard Belding was also editorial supervisor for San Francisco International.