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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bad Channels<br />
| image = Bad Channels.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| director = [[Ted Nicolaou]]<br />
| writer = [[Charles Band]]<br />[[Jackson Barr]]<br />
| producer = Charles Band<br />[[Keith S. Payson]]<br />
| starring = <br />
| cinematography = [[Adolfo Bartoli]]<br />
| editing = [[Carol Oblath]]<br />
| music = <br />
| studio = [[Full Moon Entertainment]]<br />
| distributor = [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1992|6|25}}<br />
| runtime = 88 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bad Channels''''' is a 1992 American [[science fiction]] [[satire|spoof]] [[direct-to-video]] film, produced by [[Full Moon Features]] and released by [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]]. It is about two aliens (Cosmo and Lump) who invade a radio station with the intention of capturing female humans, by using radio broadcasts. The hero is a DJ forced to combat the aliens alone when listeners think he is joking about the invasion.<br />
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The film also has its [[Bad Channels (album)|own soundtrack]] composed and performed by [[Blue Öyster Cult]].<br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
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KDUL is a new radio station running a promotion where DJ Dangerous Dan is chained to a chair until a listener calls in and guesses the combination to the locks. When the correct combination is finally guessed, a TV journalist, Lisa, suspects the solution was faked and that the promotion was a fraud. On her way to the station to confront the DJ, she witnesses a UFO.<br />
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Two aliens invade the radio station, using a device to capture female listeners. As they are abducted, the women imagine themselves starring in a music video. Once the video is completed, the alien shrinks and imprisons the women in clear tubes. Among the captured are a nurse (Melissa Behr), a waitress, and a cheerleader.<br />
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Realizing what the aliens are planning, the DJ warns his listeners to turn off the radio. However, listeners assume it's just another promotion. The alien attempts to capture Lisa, the reporter, but instead shrinks a teenager named Bunny.<br />
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The DJ isn't taken seriously until more women go missing, drawing the attention of the military. Eventually, the DJ discovers that the aliens are vulnerable to common disinfectant and uses it to defeat them, rescuing the women. All of the women—except Bunny—are restored to their normal size.<br />
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The broadcast attracts 10,000 listeners.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 2003 |title=Bad Channels (1992) |url=https://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/bad-channels-1992.htm}}</ref><br />
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In a post-credit scene, a miniature man suggests that the shrunken woman, Bunny, might want a visit from [[Dollman (film)|Dollman]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Paul Hipp]] as Dan O'Dare<br />
*[[Martha Quinn]] as Lisa Cummings<br />
*[[Aaron Lustig]] as Vernon Locknut<br />
*[[Ian Patrick Williams]] as Dr. Payne<br />
*[[Charlie Spradling]] as Cookie<br />
*[[Melissa Behr]] as Nurse Ginger<br />
*[[Robert Factor]] as Willis<br />
*[[Roumel Reaux]] as Flip Humble <br />
*[[Rodney Ueno]] as Moon<br />
*[[Daryl Strauss]] as Bunny<br />
*[[Ron Keel]] as Grits/truck stop band singer<br />
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==Critical response==<br />
Cinemaphile gave it a bad review, 0/4 stars, calling it a "mess" and saying "I fear that the creators of this movie must have had brain tissue damaged sometime in their lifetimes."<ref>{{cite web|last=Keyes|first=David|title=Bad Channels (Review)|url=http://www.cinemaphile.org/reviews/1998/badchannels.html|work=Cinemaphile|accessdate=1 October 2013|year=1998}}</ref> The Film Fiend was more positive, calling it "hilariously cheesy".<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Bad Channels|url=http://www.thefilmfiend.com/2007/12/bad-channels.html|work=The Film Fiend|accessdate=1 October 2013|date=December 14, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215409/http://www.thefilmfiend.com/2007/12/bad-channels.html|archivedate=4 October 2013}}</ref> [[Classic Rock Magazine]] described the soundtrack as "a grotesque mistake".<ref>{{cite web|title=Bad Channels (Album review) |url=http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/september-2006/72/bad-channels |work=Classic Rock Magazine |accessdate=1 October 2013 |date=September 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220233/http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/september-2006/72/bad-channels |archivedate=4 October 2013 }}</ref><br />
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[[IMDb|IMDb.com]] has ''Bad Channels'' currently ranked 5.1/10 based on 980 ratings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bad Channels |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103757/ |website=IMDb.com |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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User Ochnop at [[Something Awful]] gave ''Bad Channels'' a -39 out of a -50 (being the worst) saying "Who could ask for anything more from a film besides a bag to throw up in? "Bad Channels" is truly something awful."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bad Channels |url=https://www.somethingawful.com/movie-reviews/bad-channels/ |website=Something Awful |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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Creature Feature liked the movie, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars. It found the movie to be one of the more inventive of those produced by [[Charles Band]] and enjoyed the cable news satire.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition</ref> However, Moira gave it one star, finding it ears out its premise and s padded. [[TV Guide]] agreed with Moria's review.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/bad-channels/review/2030347608/ | title=Bad Channels }}</ref><br />
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[[Entertainment Weekly]] gave the movie a D. While it found it to be cheerfully cheesy, it found that it needed to be funnier.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/1992/07/24/bad-channels/ | title=Bad Channels | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
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Director Nicolauo initially didn't want to be involved with the movie, finding its story too close to his other recent movie ''[[TerrorVision]]''. However, he was attracted to making the fake music videos. Pat Siciliano scouted bands for the movie and was instrumental in the final choice. The end credits crossover with [[Dollman (film)]] was shot in one day.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://videofugue.com/2017/09/01/ted-nicolaou-on-the-austin-diaspora-romanian-vampires-and-tv-terror-visions/ | title=Ted Nicolaou on the Austin diaspora, Romanian vampires and TV terror visions | date=September 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
''Bad Channels'' was released direct-to-video on VHS in 1992. It received a DVD release in 2013.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Bad-Channels-DVD/66669/</ref> A remastered Blu-ray was released on Jun 10, 2025.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bad-Channels-Blu-ray/332984/</ref><br />
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==Sequel==<br />
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A semi-sequel was released in the form of ''[[Dollman vs. Demonic Toys]]'', a crossover film featuring characters from ''[[Dollman (film)|Dollman]]'', ''[[Demonic Toys]]'' and ''Bad Channels''.<br />
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==Merchandising==<br />
A set of [[Trading card|collectible cards]].<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
''Bad Channel'' featured a soundtrack album entitled, [[Bad Channels (album)]] that was composed and performed by Blue [[Blue Öyster Cult]] and also had feature songs from a few other bands such as Sykotik Sinfoney, Joker, Fair Game, and DMT.<br />
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=== Feature Songs ===<br />
# [[Blue Öyster Cult]] - Demon's Kiss <br />
# [[Blue Öyster Cult]] - Out of the Darkness<br />
# Sykotik Sinfoney - Mr. Cool<br />
# Sykotik Sinfoney - Manic Depresso<br />
# D.M.T - Myth of Freedom<br />
# D.M.T - Touching Myself Again<br />
# Fair Game - Blind Faith<br />
# Fair Game - Somewhere in the Night<br />
# Joker - That's How It Is<br />
# Joker - Jane, Jane the Hurricane<br />
# [[Blue Öyster Cult]] - The Horsemen Arrive<br />
# F.U. 2 - Elegance<br />
# The Ukelaliens - Pig Pen Polka<br />
# The Ukelaliens - Little Old Lady<br />
# The Ukelaliens - Jumping Jack Polka<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The film was featured on an episode of Brandon's Movie Reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sdY31fDov4 | title=Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: BAD CHANNELS (RE-UPLOAD) | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0103757|Bad Channels}}<br />
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{{Ted Nicolaou}}<br />
{{Demonic Toys}}<br />
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