10 Cult Sci-Fi Alternatives To Star Wars: The Force Awakens You Must Watch

4. The Being (1983)

At its core, Jackie Kong€™s debut (which she also wrote) is an old-fashioned sci-fi movie where teenagers make out at the Drive-in and the Sheriff is the hero, even if he is a putz. Souped up with decapitations, gratuitous nudity and a tongue-in-cheek attitude, The Being is no great masterpiece but it is a ton of schlocky fun, despite being set in Idaho. Toxic waste in the water supply causes a barely seen creature to run around killing folks, though to hear Dr Martin Landau tell it, TVs and wrist watches emit more radiation, words that return to haunt him when he comes face to face with what the contamination hath wrought. Meanwhile, Mayor Jose Ferrer, the cast€™s second Oscar winner, is more interested in leading an anti-pornography campaign, which, bizarrely, the townsfolk all support despite the recent slayings. Nephew George Clooney must be real proud. Thank goodness leading man €œRexx Coltrane€ (producer Bill Osco, who was also Kong€™s husband) is around to tie it all together, narrating his thoughts in a monotone while attempting to find the creature that€™s been decapitating teenagers. €œSomething€™s freaky around here,€ he babbles over one scene. €œWish I could put my finger on it.€ To give you a sense of what a putz this guy is, he says this after several headless bodies have shown up. And he€™s the Sheriff.