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I need more trivia about this amazing B movie


I don't know how I missed this gem but I finally caught it on bluray and R.O.T.O.R is amazing in a terrible 80's B movie way. I had to come to IMDB for the full scoop.

I'm surprised that nobody has done an interview with Cullen Blaine yet. Is there anything out there?

Trivia I learned so far:

1. According to a comment on IMDB by the editor Doug Bryan, Dr Coldyron was played by Richard Gesswein because he was one of the movie's producers and investors. Gesswein had a high pitched nasal voice, which is why his voice was dubbed (poorly) in post. That explains a lot of the long vanity shots with Coldyron that look more like a dating video than a movie.

2. Director Cullen Blaine was credited in his first movies as Cullen Houghtaling, and the character played by Stan Moore in R.O.T.O.R is also named Houghtaling.

3. Coldyron's boss, Buglar, was played by Michael Hunter who was actually in Robocop (a bit part, for sure, but still he was in it!).

4. David Adam Newman's 80's synth score kicks ass. It appears this is his only credit on IMDB and he is not related to the famous composer David Louis Newman. I would pay for this soundtrack. Where are you David?

(BTW, if you like retro 80's synth music, check out Carpenter Brut's album Trilogy.)

5. The nervous scientist who plays with his glasses when he interrupts Coldyron in the boardroom meeting scene (which is one long Beach Boys pun) is none other than Budd Lewis, the genius who wrote this gem, as well as doing production design, effects and more. Sadly, Mr Lewis left us in 2014.

6. Cinematographer Glenn Roland also shot exploitation classic, Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS. I was actually surprised how good R.O.T.O.R looked on Bluray - most 80's films have not fared this well.

What trivia have I missed?

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