10 Movie Rip-offs From The '70s-'90s That Were Too Good For Hollywood To Bury

Hollywood is built on stolen ideas, however the studio system only tolerates it when it owns it. These are 10 forgotten movie ripoffs that survived being buried by the industry to become cult masterpieces. Whether they were ripping off Star Wars, The Terminator, Jaws, or Alien, these deep-cut exploitation films proved you don't need a massive studio budget to make awesome cinema. TIMESTAMPS  0:00 - Hollywood's Stolen Masterpieces 0:30 - 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982 1:47 - Trancers (1984) 2:59 - Message from Space (1978) 4:14 - Xtro (1982) 5:23 - Lady Terminator (1988) 6:42 - Nemesis (1992) 8:00 - Orca (1977) 9:19 - Leviathan (1989) 10:40 - Hardware (1990) 12:14 - Abby (1974)