He wanted to make a documentary about the making of Megaforce, one of 1982’s biggest box office failures. But when he met his hero, Megaforce star Barry “Ace Hunter” Bostwick, things started to get really out of hand. Hal Needham’s big budget epic Megaforce was one of the undisputed worst movies of 1982, and beyond- a box office flop that time would like to forget. But there is one man who remembers …Bob Lindenmayer, and he’s on a quest to convince the rest of the world just how awesome this stunt-filled spectacle is. As Bob delves into the movie’s history with cast and crew, he drags his childhood hero Barry Bostwick into his mission to relive the past. It’s a touching and hilarious tribute to the power of heroes, friendship, and flying motorcycles.

Director Biography - Bob Lindenmayer

"Making Megaforce" director Bob Lindenmayer has over 20 years of graphic design experience creating game, web, video and merchandising projects. An avid film prop collector and cult cinema enthusiast, Bob owns the largest collection of vehicles from the 1982 film Megaforce, and he's restored several vehicles to their original working conditions. Bob enjoys spending time with his kids Calvin and Eleanor racing a vintage Datsun on the family rally racing team.

Director Statement

Forty-two years ago, I saw a movie that changed my life: Megaforce. I loved it, but not everyone felt the same way. I’ve been on a lifelong mission to restore the honor of this awesome, underappreciated film, which is why I’m making this documentary.

Have you ever been a fan of something (a band, a book, a team) that nobody liked? That’s Megaforce for me.

Making Megaforce documents the making of the movie that I love, my lifelong obsession with Megaforce, and my weird and wonderful friendship with Barry Bostwick. Yes, it’s about a forgotten cult movie that not a lot of people have seen – yet! But even if you haven’t seen Megaforce, I hope that it speaks to the fan you. Sometimes you just love what you love, no apologies.

SPECIAL GUEST - Meet Making Megaforce Composer James T. Sale In-Person for a LIVE Q&A Post-Screening.

Film starts 4PM, Friday September 12th, Monteabaro Hall, Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center

JAMES T. SALE BIOGRAPHY

Iranian-American James T. Sale was born in Washington D.C. to music-loving parents who introduced him to classical and modern orchestral music and film music.

James began writing music for feature films in 1995 with The Cheshire Cat and worked on his own until becoming Mark Mothersbaugh’s head writer, orchestrator and conductor after working with Mark on Herbie: Fully Loaded in 2005. James worked for Mothersbaugh for 12 years writing the vast majority of the scores for top-grossing films

such as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 1+2, The LEGO Movie, Hotel Transylvania 1&2, 21&22 Jumpstreet, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Chipwrecked and Road Chip, as well as SAFE with Jason Statham and Last Vegas. In 2014 James began a fruitful collaboration with director Sean Hanish with Return to Zero. He then scored Sister Cities

in 2016 continuing with Saint Judy in 2019. In 2024 James scored Just A Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Brewers for Hanish which led the Milwaukee Brewers

organization to recruit Hanish to create a memorial sequence for Bob Euker’s Memorial to be held at Brewers stadium August 24th with Bob Costas as the Emcee.

James also writes music for the concert hall including a concert piece called Dark Music for Bass Clarinet and Small Orchestra which is being promoted by Bass Clarinetist Mark O’Brien of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Mr. O’Brien is also premiering a new work with the British Clarinet Ensemble as soloist. The piece premiered in Dublin in August of 2024 and is called The Dublin Concerto. James has had chamber music performed in Los Angeles and Denmark. He has conducted orchestras in Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Salt Lake City and Seattle.

In 2022 James won a Gold Remi Award for Best Feature Score at the Houston WorldFest International Film Festival for his score for the coming-of-age hockey film Playing the

Crease. James is starting a new feature film about fans of the Green Bay Packers in September.

James has taught at USC, UCLA, and was the head of the Composing for Visual Media Department at Los Angeles College of Music before coming to The Peabody

Conservatory.