I do favors for folks, and though it's unnecessary for them to reciprocate, they sometimes do. A recent case in point comes from a sweet gal who wishes to remain anonymous for her generosity. I'm appreciative of her kindness all the same. The item she gave me is uncommon yet ideal, based on one of my favorite flicks.
It's a Full Moon "Laserblast" alien action figure (a brown one that is), designed to reflect Dave Allen's famous, stop-motion creatures.
Produced by Charles "Puppetmaster" Band, directed by Michael Rae and scripted by Frank Ray Perilli and Franne Schacht, "Laserblast" hit the drive-in circuit in 1978 (with a sensible emphasis on its stars, Roddy McDowall, Kennan Wynn, Kim Milford and Rainbeaux Smith), but found greater exposure on UHF and VHS. Its cult status has grown through the decades, perhaps in no small part due to its offbeat plot, wherein a young man (Millford) discovers a lost laser gun, which upon touch changes his physiology, thus giving him the required ferocity to slay those who've irked him.
The extraterrestrials who track the lad (and how foolish of them to have left behind such a deadly device!) are delightful in expression and fulfill in a way that no CGI can.
Though the figure only measures 2.5", the detail (with all its ripe, reptilian ripples) is striking when compared to similar examples in this format. The packaging is nice, too. (Evidently, there's even a glow-in-the-dark variant available: see above. Yeah, mighty shades of Aurora!)
I'm touched to have this precious piece in my collection. Its existence confirms "Laserblast'"s durability and particularly that of its sensational saurians.
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