10 Hidden Sci-fi B-Movie Gems That People Neglect Just Because They Had Low Budgets!

Lovely! Marve!ous is 1of the best sources 4 not a mainstream gems. Thanx a lot! *:)

When I was a little kid in the 80s I would pick out movies to rent basically from their cover art. Loved those days browsing the sci-fi and horror section.

The Blood Of Heroes was released in Australia as The Salute If The Jugger. I was lucky enough to be at the Premier of the movie in Sydney. I met Rutger after the film and He was an absolute delight. Engaging, interested and very polite. A true star through and through.

1:12 Nemesis 3:35 Split Second 5:43 Saturn 3 7:16 The Blood of Heroes 9:14 Slipstream 10:55 Trancers 13:00 No Escape 14:50 CrossWorlds 16:24 Nirvana 18:18 Brainstorm Not sure if the time codes work, but you get the picture.

Rutger Hauer was capable of transforming any film. He just adds life to any role that is put in front of him..from Blade Runner to Ladyhawke, going via Hobo with a Shotgun, and The Hitcher. He had such scope and range, I honestly cannot think of a bad film he was in. ( while there is a myriad of films that would have sucked without him )

0:57 Nemesis (1992) 3:23 Split Second (1992) 5:33 Saturn 3 (1980) 7:04 The Blood of Heroes (1989) 08:57 Slipstream (1989) 10:42 Trancers (1984) 12:42 No Escape (1994) 14:42 Crossworlds (1996) 16:14 Nirvana (1997) 18:04 Brainstorm (1983)

Rutger Hauer was perfect for movies like these, he is an immortal movie legend

Split second was one of my favourites. Put Rutger Hauer in any movie and it is a gem!

These movies were all regular rentals during my childhood. Anything with Rutger Hauer, anything with robots, dystopian cop sf all hit the spot for me as a kid. When RoboCop came out, it was like the pinnacle that 80s SF was building up to, but then it kept getting better and better with Escape from Absalom, Crosswords, and also the big budget stuff like Total Recall and the recut of Aliens. Just goes to show, great SF is about ideas and story, not effects and budgets.

I remember watching "Split Second" almost 20 years ago with my grandad on TV. It brings back good memories. He died in 2008. I miss him everyday. /: It's nice to see I'm not the only one who thinks that's a great movie and that it deserves some love. (:

Rutger Hauer was on a roll with sci-fi movies in the 90s and 80s. His work in Blade Runner made him one of the most desirable names in sci fi film making. It set him up to be the perfect person for bad guy roles. I had this on VHS and wore out that tape watching it. Brainstorm was awesome too.

There are two that I would like to add: John Carpenter's "The Philadelphia Experiment" (1984) and "The Thirteenth Floor" (1999). Both are mind-bending stories. "The Thirteenth Floor" was released as a competitor to "The Matrix", but has far-more profound implications. I'm glad to see "Brainstorm" get recognition. Until recently, it was nearly impossible to find on home media.

police chief: "here's your cannon back. why don't ya just carry around a bazooka?" hower: "I couldn't get a license." chief: "funny" hower: "I wasn't joking."

Split Second is a solid Film. Loving cool Rudger Hauer in this one.

Despite low budgets, Brainstorm, The Blood of Heroes, Split Second, Trancers, No Escape, Nirvana, Nemesis created very interesting and captivating atmospheres & great locations. I love those films so much. Thanks for mentioning them. I'd add Fortress (1992) too

A film that isn’t on here but fits with the list, that I absolutely love, is from 1992 and called “Fortress”. It stars Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith and Jeffery Combs (one of my personal heroes) as well as Clifton Collins jr. (if you don’t recognize the name you will assuredly remember the face). It’s a great great film. It spawned a sequel as well but it’s not nearly as good as the original. I’m really really surprised that this film never developed the “cult following” that it deserves. It’s better, in my opinion, than anything on this list with the exception of “No Escape” which totally kicks ass.

I am so glad you included Split Second ... it is one heck of a movie ... I watch it every once in a while because the interactions are just brilliant. And Alun Armstrong as the police Captain ...

Man I miss the '80s & '90s... 2 decades without a worry in the world as a child & teenager (I was born in the '70s). I was lucky enough to grow up next to a video rental store and I was also best friends with the owner's son. Growing up together we've seen countless movies. From Comedy, Thriller, Horror, B, to Sci-Fi films. Those were the good old days.

Fortress 1992 with Christopher Lambert

The Blood of Heroes is also known as Salute of the Jugger. Many of it's scenes were shot in and around the leavings piles outside the Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy.