EDITOR’S NOTE: Parts the Clonus Horror was on the CBS Late Movie on January 15, April 9 and August 11, 1982.

Directed by Robert S. Fiveson and written by Bob Sullivan, Ron Smith, Myrl A. Schreibman and Robert S. Fiveson, this is about an island named Clonus. The clones there believe that they’re being educated and trained so that they can better fit into America; the truth is, they’re about to be stripped for parts. There’s a big party when people ship out for the U.S.A. And then, they’re frozen in bags and hung to wait for someone to need their body parts.

Richard (Tim Donnelly) is a clone of Richard Knight (David Hooks); his brother Jeffrey (Peter Graves) is soon to be President. What neither Richard knows is that Jeffrey commissioned this clone to be made. This is one dark movie, because they lobotomize Lena (Paulette Breen), Richard’s lover, and when he comes back for her, he learns that she’s already gone. He’s killed and used for parts, which is good news for Jeffrey, who ends up stabbing in the chest when government troops attack the home of his brother, killing his entire family as well as Jake Noble (Keenan Wynn) and his family.

Somehow, the press gets a tape, though, sent by Noble, who was a reporter. Richard has a massive hole in his chest when we see his body. Yes, this ends with the hero dead in a freezer.

If you’ve ever seen The Island and thought, “This is the same movie,” well, you’re right. Except Dreamworks never asked for the rights or even considered it. They did after they paid what was said to be a seven-figure settlement to the creators of Clonus.