TCM Underground is a late-night Turner Classic Movies series that features cult films hosted by industrial rock/heavy metal musician and independent filmmaker Rob Zombie. TCM Underground began airing Friday the 13th of October 2006 with Plan 9 from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster.[1] It has been confirmed that the series would continue through to 2007.[2] The promotional material was created by Raygun.[3]
The series was launched in an attempt to attact more young viewers to Turner's older-skewing audience.[4]
List of films
Film | Day | Airing | Year Released |
---|---|---|---|
Plan 9 from Outer Space Bride of the Monster |
October 13 | 2:00 AM 3:30 AM |
1959 1953 |
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Mudhoney |
October 20 | 2:00 AM 3:30 AM |
1965 1965 |
Night of the Living Dead The Crazies |
October 27 | 2:00 AM 3:45 AM |
1968 1973 |
Sisters | November 3 | 2:00 AM | 1973 |
Electra Glide in Blue | November 10 | 2:00 AM | 1973 |
Freaks Mark of the Vampire |
November 17 | 2:00 AM 3:15 AM |
1932 1935 |
The Sadist Wild Guitar |
November 24 | 2:00 AM 3:45 AM |
1963 1962 |
The Conqueror Worm | December 1 | 2:00 AM | 1968 |
The Honeymoon Killers | December 8 | 2:00 AM | 1970 |
The Unholy Three West of Zanzibar |
December 15 | 2:00 AM 3:30 AM |
1925 1928 |
Dementia 13 | December 22 | 2:00 AM | 1963 |
Madhouse The Last Man on Earth |
December 29 | 2:00 AM 3:30 AM |
1974 1964 |
References
- ^ "TCM Welcomes Auteur Filmmaker and Music Artist Rob Zombie as Host Of New Cult Movie Showcase on TCM". TCM Movie News. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "TCM 2006-2007 Programming Slate". TCM Movie News. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
- ^ "Raygun Goes Underground With Turner Classic Movies (TCM)". Yahoo! Finance. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ Dempsey, John. "TCM digs deep for database". Variety. 2005-10-23. URL retrieved 2006-12-02.