Laserblast is a low-budget 1978 science fiction film. It stars Kim Milford as "Billy Duncan" and Cheryl Smith as "Kathy Farley." This film is notable for Eddie Deezen's debut (as "Froggy") and for a four-minute cameo by Roddy McDowall as "Doctor Mellon". The plot involves a constantly put-upon young man's discovery of a laser cannon, his ensuing rampage after continual exposure to the weapon's radiation mutates him into a wild, destructive lifefo...
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Laserblast is a low-budget 1978 science fiction film. It stars Kim Milford as "Billy Duncan" and Cheryl Smith as "Kathy Farley." This film is notable for Eddie Deezen's debut (as "Froggy") and for a four-minute cameo by Roddy McDowall as "Doctor Mellon". The plot involves a constantly put-upon young man's discovery of a laser cannon, his ensuing rampage after continual exposure to the weapon's radiation mutates him into a wild, destructive lifeform, and his eventual death at the hands of the aliens who left the cannon behind on Earth in the first place.
Loner teenager Billy Duncan (Kim Milford) stumbles across a lost alien ray gun while wandering the desert one day. Billy uses the destructive weapon to get revenge on his enemies, but quickly finds himself beginning to turn into a violent, alien creature who destroys anyone who offends him.
In May 1996, it was featured in episode 6 of the 7th season of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). The...
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