8. PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS



How a movie like 1990’s Prayer of the Rollerboys became lost to Hollywood history is beyond us. Dystopian future? Check. Rollerskating teens addicted to weird, sci-fi substances? Check. Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette? Check and check.

Look at those cute, little rollerboys in their identical uniforms with their matching blazers and their choreographed skate moves. You can practically hear the high-intensity power chords playing in the background. This movie is adorable.

Prayer of the Rollerboys follows the story of Haim’s Griffin, a teenager who goes undercover to investigate the crazy new substance sweeping the nation called Mist.

The substance is being peddled by a group of rollerblading teenagers, who are basically a super athletic cult.

It’s bizarre, but also kind of amazing in all its cheese-fest glory.

7. SPACE TRUCKERS



In the distant future, a group of cargo deliverymen is tasked with delivering a suspicious planet… and is forced to avoid an army of dangerous robots along the way.

No, this 1996 sci-fi comedy isn’t the hit animated series, Futurama. It’s Space Truckers, starring Dennis Hopper, Charles Dance, and the one-and-only Stephen Dorff. Futurama came a few years later in 1999, and kind of did it better (sorry).

This movie may not have made a lasting impression on pop culture, but its cast certainly has.

Dennis Hopper was already a huge star, appearing in many prominent titles such as Speed and Easy Rider. He then went on to appear in the action television series, 24.

Stephen Dorff was featured in Blade and True Detective, while Charles Dance went on to star in HBO’s Game of Thrones.

6. STARSHIP TROOPERS



The year 1997’s Starship Troopers told the tale of a dystopian future in which the human race is forced to face off against invading alien bug-like creatures.

The problem is that these bugs are just as determined to survive as the people are. Who will win this intergalactic battle royale?

The movie is often described as both totally hilarious and extremely violent.

The cast is made up of an impressive slate of actors, including Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough actress Denise Richards and The Wire and The Walking Dead actor Seth Gilliam.

However, that’s not all, one of the movie’s most prominent actors has a prolific and varied career that has made him basically a national treasure. Doogie Howser, M.D., A Series of Unfortunate Events, and How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris stars as the psychic/general/minister, Carl Jenkins.


You won’t be able to see Ron Perlman reprise his role of Hellboy in the similarly named reboot. His days of playing Clarence Morrow on the popular Sons of Anarchy are also long gone.

Thankfully, we can relive these iconic performances again and again with help from the magic of the internet. The next time you stream your favorite Perlman movies, though, make sure to check out 1995’s The City of Lost Children.

In a weird and creepy mix that’s basically Monsters Inc. meets A Nightmare On Elm Street, Lost Children tells the story of an old man who can’t dream anymore.

He thinks that if he can recapture that ability, he won’t pass away… somehow. So, he kidnaps children to steal their dreams.

Perlman plays a circus strongman (because, of course, he does) who teams up with a child to try to stop the kidnapper.

4. THE GUYVER



Obviously, Mark Hamill is an infamous name in the world of science fiction. That’s what happens when you star in the biggest sci-fi movie of all time. (Who are we kidding, the Star Wars franchise may just be the biggest franchise ever.)

Hamill has cemented himself firmly in the hearts of fans of all ages with his menacing performances in superhero fare like The Flash and Batman: The Animated Series.

Thank goodness for that, because his career could have just as easily faded away following 1991’s disasterpiece The Guyver.

Based on a manga, The Guyver tells the story of a futuristic suit of armor that fuses with its wearer, much like Venom.

Once this happens, the wearer of the suit becomes a formidable cyborg. In the movie, an evil corporation employs mutant aliens to retrieve the stolen suit.


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