World Northal BLACK BELT THEATER Videography??

[QueenBlast]

Does anyone have a link to the full World Northal BLACK BELT THEATER videography showing which movies were available in each package? Or if it is no longer archived in these forums could someone repost them?

Lynn

[teako170]

Here's a few links that might interest you...

http://dvddrive-in.com/TV%20Guide/driveinmovie5.htm
http://www.projectaka.com/drive_in_movie.html

[QueenBlast]

Here's a few links that might interest you...

http://dvddrive-in.com/TV%20Guide/driveinmovie5.htm
http://www.projectaka.com/drive_in_movie.html

Seen them, read them, old news.

Projectaka gets its list from the Drive In Movie article and the DRIVE IN MOVIE article mentions that it got it's informatio from the Kung Fu Fandom message board. But when KFF became Kung Fu Cinema the old message boards were lost and I can not find the BLACK BELT THEATER videography on this site. I am not looking for the films that aired in New York City, I am looking for the complete list of films that World Northal syndicated, seperated by packages if possible. I am also curious about the movies that did not have any martial arts that would occasionally show up during BBT.

Also, they did not have Black Belt Theater in NYC. My cousin there said they took some of the BBT films and aired them during Fox's DRIVE IN MOVIE, Fox also showed movies that were not part of the BBT such as the Bruce Lee movies, DYNASTY and THE NINJA MISSION.

Lynn

[teako170]

But when KFF became Kung Fu Cinema the old message boards were lost and I can not find the BLACK BELT THEATER videography on this site.

Nothing is ever lost. Sounds like you referring to the thread sevenhooks created. I might have it on my hardrive.

Also, they did not have Black Belt Theater in NYC.

Could you clarify this? I grew up in NYC in the 70s/ early 80s and I'm not sure what you mean. BBT, Kung Fu Theater, etc. were featured in various cities. Philly had BBT on WTAF Channel 29 for example.

[QueenBlast]

Where I live we had BLACK BELT THEATER. It had its own music and intro. Whenever I would visit my cousin they had a different show with the same movies called DRIVE IN MOVIE. It opened with 50's music and had it's own logo. I was visiting once and they aired THE NINJA MISSION on DRIVE IN MOVIE which was not one of the World Northal movies. My Cousin would tell me that they also showed Bruce Lee movies. The only Bruce Lee movie I remember was a biography. They also showed the movie DYNASTY in 3D one week which is something that never happened on the BBT where I live.

[jhayden]

Seen them, read them, old news.


Also, they did not have Black Belt Theater in NYC. My cousin there said they took some of the BBT films and aired them during Fox's DRIVE IN MOVIE, Fox also showed movies that were not part of the BBT such as the Bruce Lee movies, DYNASTY and THE NINJA MISSION.

Lynn


The vast majority of kung fu movies shown on NY's Drive In Movie were indeed culled from Black Belt Theater.
WNEW/Channel 5 simply didn't use the Black Belt intros that World Northal provided to stations they sold their packages to (as some other syndicated channels around the country preferred to do as well).
But make no mistake, Channel 5 in NY were not only purchasing BBT packages from WN, they also brought in some of the strongest ratings for the films in the country.

[jiujitsu77]

great thread. wish people from chicago or NWI would remember samurai sunday. im sure they do, but not to this detail!

[ThunderScore]

Is this any help? Here's a list of World Northal Black Belt Theater titles that may or may not be complete:

THE FOUR ASSASSINS - With Richard Harrison (!)
THE TATTOOED DRAGON
10 TIGERS OF KWANGTUNG
DEATH CHAMBER
THE UNBEATABLE DRAGON
CHALLENGE OF THE NINJA
ROOTS OF EVIL with Christian Anders, who also wrote & directed.
THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
THE MASTER OF KUNG FU
THE DEADLY ANGELS with Evelyne Kraft (!!)
HANDLOCK
STONER

[ThunderScore]

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/df4361484c5871c92026ea8bae0b7e90b826da2c.jpg


Has anyone seen this?

[teako170]

Has anyone seen this?

No doubt, the long lost classic collaboration of Chang Cheh & Lee Tso Nam.
:angel:

I was kind of expecting to see Godfrey Ho's name attached to this.
:p

[ThunderScore]

Here are a couple of lesser known (I think) TV packages from back in the day...

This one has a lot of Asso Asia titles:

http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=167&pictureid=4997

This one appears to consist of Best Film & Video titles:

http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=167&pictureid=4999http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=167&pictureid=5000

[mantis FIST]

I remember BBT. I grew up in portland oregon. I think It was on the USA channel. Anyone remember that channel? They would have these adds for ninja outfits and ninja weapons during the commercial breaks. Didn't Sho Kosugi hose BBT? I wish I would have taped those shows, or could get access to them...

[ThunderScore]

Didn't Sho Kosugi hose BBT?

I know that Sho hosted the "Ninja Theater" titles that Transworld Entertainment (TWE) distributed on VHS in the 80s-90s...

[mantis FIST]

I know that Sho hosted the "Ninja Theater" titles that Transworld Entertainment (TWE) distributed on VHS in the 80s-90s...

Ok. I guess I was confusing Ninja Theater with BBT. Anyone have a list of the Ninja Theater titles?

Cheers!

[ThunderScore]

Not a complete list, but confirmed Ninja Theater titles:

CHAMP AGAINST CHAMP
CHALLENGE THE NINJA
DIAMOND NINJA FORCE
THE DRAGON, THE ODDS
EAGLE CLAWS CHAMPION
FLASH CHALLENGER
GOLDEN DESTROYERS
GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR
LITTLE HEROES OF SHAOLIN TEMPLE
NINJA CHAMPION
NINJA THE PROTECTOR
NINJA TERMINATOR
PHOENIX THE NINJA
SHADOW KILLER
SHAOLIN DRUNK FIGHTER
SHAOLIN TEMPLE STRIKES BACK
VENUS THE NINJA
WOLFEN NINJA
YOUNG HERO

This is from a list of TWE titles that were released in the U.S. - it doesn't specify Ninja Theater. Hope that helps.

[mantis FIST]

thanks thuderscore! Man those were the days!

[ThunderScore]

Glad to help. I would love to get all of the Sho Kosugi Ninja Theater segments - they were awesome. IIRC, they were also generic, so they could've been re-used for other titles...

[mantis FIST]

Glad to help. I would love to get all of the Sho Kosugi Ninja Theater segments - they were awesome. IIRC, they were also generic, so they could've been re-used for other titles...

Yeah that would be cool. I know I have a few of those titles, but without Sho Kosugi bits.

I have:

NINJA TERMINATOR
SHAOLIN TEMPLE STRIKES BACK
YOUNG HERO (wasn't this released by Ocean Shores?)

[ThunderScore]

Not sure about YOUNG HERO. I only know about the TWE releases...