# Help me Name this Movie from the 80's **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668 "2003-07-24T17:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kneekettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@kneekettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kneekettle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/1 "2003-07-24T17:55:33Z")
Ok… I saw this movie at a double feature w/ “Troll”. I don’t remember the name but I think it started w/ an “M”. I will vaguely describe some of the characters but I don’t recall much plot. This has been bugging me for over 10 years (seriouly). Lets see… basically the movie (if i recall correctly) was sort of a Dirty Dozen/Seven Samurai/Bugs Life thing with a motley crue of individualy coming together for a mission. THe characters I remember are: Hot blonde chick, asian Ninja dude, some kind of mercenary Snake from “Escape from New York” type, and this mech dude… this guy should hopefully make someone remember the movie. He was like a Cyborg-Centaur in that his torso was human but below the torso, where his legs would be, were these badass big ole tank tracks… I remember that he had some really cool guns. Ok, so far has this clicked for anyone? I remember one scene where they were trying to infiltrate a building. They were going in through the ventilation shaft and they were stopped by a big indusrial fan. The Ninja dude was able to jump and somersault through the fan and the whole scene was played in slow motion…as if that was how the ninja was seeing it. He successfully jumped through the fan (of course) and was able to disable it from the other side to let the others through. Ok, please tell me that SOMEONE out there rememebrs this movie. I don’t remember what year Troll came out (1986?) but this movie was out about the same time. Thanks in advance!!! ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/2 "2003-07-24T18:16:28Z")
Gremlins? Ghoulies? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/3 "2003-07-24T18:22:09Z")
“Eliminators” (1986) [http://www.imdb.com/Details?0091003](http://www.imdb.com/Details?0091003) ---
**Author:** ![kneekettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@kneekettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kneekettle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/4 "2003-07-24T18:47:03Z")
YES!!! Thank you SO much. _crosses off one item on my “things to do before I die list”_ Now my life is almost complete. Now the question is, can I find a copy anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/5 "2003-07-24T18:55:44Z")
There are numerous copies on Ebay at this moment, some with no bids. ---
**Author:** ![kneekettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@kneekettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kneekettle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-this-movie-from-the-80s/190668/6 "2003-07-24T19:38:38Z")
well… one has a bid now. 🙂 I can’t wait to cross nostalgia w/ utter disgust at what my taste in movies was like when I was younger… It’ll be great.