I’ll also throw in my votes for Dark Star, Buckaroo Bonzai, and Dr. Who. (Does Star Trek count as low-budget?)
It flopped, but I don’t know if it was low-budget - Saturn V, with Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett running from a deranged cyborg (voiced by Harvey Keitel?). And for some reason, I actually own a copy of and like Millenium, with Cheryl Ladd and Kris Kristofferson. Don’t ask me why, I don’t understand it myself…
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The original version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Still one of my all-time favorites.
The original Night of the Living Dead. If you want a low-budget film that creeps you out, rent this first.
And the original Little Shop of Horrors. Very clever. (The remake was pretty good, too.) They’re trying to promote the video by pushing Jack Nicholson as the star. look fast, he’s only in there for one scene.
Tarantula–loved Leo G. Carroll’s mutant makeup.
I Married a Monster From Outer Space–a stupid title, but really a very scary flick.
It Came From Outer Space–I got a chance to see it in the theatre-in 3D! Some corny bits, but good atmosphere, plus you never really see the montster. Ray Bradbury worked on the script.
X: The Man with X-Ray–wow, what a creepy movie! Tim Burton has been trying to remake it for years; I’d go see it.
Conquest of Space–what an odd movie. Strong religious subtext, racial stereotypes, a shocking death by meteor, and the guy that would eventually play Laverne’s dad on “Laverne and Shirley.”
Crack in the World–the ultimate disaster movie! Pretty cool special effects for 1965.
Journey to the Seventh Planet–utterly plotless, cheap but scary effects, dubbed from Danish (!), and a bizarre lounge singer style theme song. And John (I Can’t Act) Agar!
You mean the Millenium based on John Varley’s book? Haven’t seen it but the book is a fine read.