Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.10pm Strategic Command (Movies4Men +1)
Rick Harding (action star Micharl Dudikoff) is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.
9.00pm The Lost Boys (Sky Movies SciFi & Horror)
Unmissable classic ’80s movie starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Keifer Sutherland. Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire.
10.00pm Different Strokes (Movies4Men)
Jill Martin, a New York art director, arrives in Los Angeles to supervise a photo shoot with local photographer Jack who’s involved with another woman named Jill. Jill Martin becomes involved with the relationship problems facing Jack and Jill as well as helping Jill deal with her sexual awakening to her repressed lesbianism and dealing with a jealous Jack when he finds out about Jill and Jill being together. Originally titled Jack and Jill, the film stars Dana Plato of the classic sitcom Diff’rent Strokes – hence the title change.
11.00pm Komodo vs. Cobra (Zone Horror)
Environmental reporters travels to a tropical island where they discover illegal scientific experiments have resulted in the creation of super-sized reptiles with insatiable blood-lusts.
12.25am Stryker (Movies4Men)
The world’s water supply has dried up due to an apocalypse, and only a beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs of water resides – a spring which is being guarded by a group of Amazons. When the woman is captured by your typical post-apocalyptic group of villains, our hero Stryker must team with the Amazons to rescue her. Mad Max style adventure starring Steve Sandor.
12.55am Monster Man (Zone Horror)
While driving in a highway to the wedding of his beloved Betty-Ann, Adam is surprised by his former schoolmate Harley on the backseat of his car. Adam has broken off with the inconvenient and moron Harley because of Betty-Ann. Along their road trip, Harley makes fun of some rednecks in a bar and later their car is chased by a giant monster truck on the road. After some incidents, they give a lift to the hitchhiker Sarah and sooner the trio is terrorized by a scary monster driving the monster truck.
