B Movie Title Generator – Action International Pictures Version

If you’re a B movie fan like me, you’ve probably heard of American International Pictures. It gave us such classic titles as The She-Creature, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Invasion of the Saucer Men & Hot Rod Girl. It was home to such luminaries as Roger Corman, Bert I Gordon & Edward L Cahn.

Hard to believe that someone would try and rip them off, but there is another AIP out there – Action International Pictures. It’s one of those straight-to-video companies from the 80s. 

No great movies here (exactly the opposite, actually), but plenty of risible titles. Indeed, they seem to follow a basic formula of two juicy key words, and nothing else:

• Space Mutiny
• Future Force
• Teenage Exorcist
• Death Chase
• Jungle Assault

• Eternal Fist
• Project Vampire
• Operation Warzone
• Final Sanction
• Maximum Breakout
• Brutal Fury

They’re funny enough as is, but I noticed they seemed to all run together in my mind, making even funnier combinations. Jungle Fury, anyone? How about Teenage Warzone? Space Exorcist?

I wasn’t expecting that

Here, try it for yourself… I’ve taken all the titles I could find under AIP, split them into their 2 components, then broken them into groups of 10:

• 0 action assault
• 1 alien avenger
• 2 blood breakout
• 3 brutal chase
• 4 battleground cops
• 5 deadly fire
• 6 death fist
• 7 double force
• 8 eternal fury
• 9 fatal hit

• 0 final house
• 1 future island
• 2 invasion kill
• 3 jungle manor
• 4 last mutiny
• 5 lost nerve
• 6 maximum platoon
• 7 miami prey
• 8 hell reactor
• 9 mission ride

• 0 night sanction
• 1 project seed
• 2 rapid skies
• 3 raw threat
• 4 space thunder
• 5 street vampire
• 6 sudden vengeance
• 7 teenage wars
• 8 unknown zone
• 9 cyber hunter

Now, all you have to do is:

1. Think of a 2-digit number (your age, birth date, birth month, address, favorite jersey number – you name it)
2. Look it up in one or more of the tables

For example, my age (63) gives me:

• Death Chase
• Maximum Manor
• Sudden Threat

A book instead of a movie

Not so sure about that second one, so let’s try my favorite jersey number (21):

• Blood Avenger
• Invasion Island
• Rapid Seed

Rapid Seed? Once again, I’m not sure that’s gonna make the cut.

One final try – the year of my birth (59):

• Deadly Hit
• Lost Ride
• Street Hunter

It’s a winner, folks!

Anyway, give it a try yourself. See what you come up with.

By the way, if this sounds familiar, I actually did something like this before, though much more broadly.

Top NFL Draft Pick … Names

I follow the draft somewhat closely. There’s always a hope that the loser teams I follow will catch lightning in a bottle somehow.

Part of the fun, though, are the great names that pop up. I mean, there’s 259 picks, so there’s bound to be some good ones.

This year was just okay, Last time I did this, they were a lot better.

#15 – Ameer Speed
Pick – 214
By – New England
From – Michigan State
Plays – CB
Note – He does run a 4.34 40-yard-dash

#14 – Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Pick – 31
By – KC
From – KSU
Plays – DE
Note – Several good Scrabble racks here

The press pic as mug shot

#13 – Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
Pick – 199
By – Baltimore
From – Oregon
Plays – OT
Note – Good luck, announcers!

If the Wolf Man played football

#12 – Zay Flowers
Pick – 22
By – Baltimore
From – Boston College
Plays – WR
Note – Zay is short for Zavien

#11 – SirVocea Dennis
Pick – 153
By – Tampa Bay
From – Pitt
Plays – LB
Note – Father’s name is SirVantis

I dunno – looks more like a stockbroker to me

#10 – Adetomiwa Adebawore
Pick – 100
By – Indianapolis 
From – Northwestern
Plays – DT
Note – “add-E-TOMMY-wah add-E-BAR-eh” (thanks, Wikipedia)

Showing off his dance moves

#9 – Juice Scruggs
Pick – 62
By – Houston 
From – Penn State
Plays – C
Note – No relation to Earl (or OJ Simpson, for that matter)

“So, what ya doing after the game?”

#8 – Henry To’oTo’o
Pick – 167
By – Houston 
From – Alabama
Plays – LB
Note – C’mon, who names their kid Henry, right?

I have no idea what that thing is around his neck, but it looks serious

#7 – Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Pick – 20
By – Seattle 
From – Ohio St
Plays – WR
Note – How’d the Smith get in there?

#6 – Kyu Blu Kelly
Pick – 156
By – LA Chargers 
From – Clemson
Plays – G
Note – Dad Brian (c’mon, Brian?) played in the NFL
 

#5 – YaYa Diaby
Pick – 82
By – Tampa Bay 
From – Louisville
Plays – TE
Note – He’s a Greek grandmother?

#4 – Rashee Rice
Pick – 54
By – Kansas City 
From – SMU
Plays – WR
Note – Is your rice rashy? Then try new RashOff!

Do!

#3 – O’Cyrus Torrence
Pick – 59
By – Buffalo 
From – Florida
Plays – G
Note – Begora, a lad from the Old Sod

Obviously adopted

#2 – DeMarvion Overshown
Pick – 90
By – Dallas 
From – Texas
Plays – LB
Note – As if Overshown wasn’t weird enough

What are those things on his arms?

#1 – Sidy Sow
Pick – 117
By – New England 
From – Eastern Michigan
Plays – G
Note – He’s from Quebec, but I don’t think that explains it

Wishing he could move like Adetomiwa Adebawore