trishaade I first saw this movie when it came out in the early to mid 70's. I remembered it although I didn't recall it making much of an impression like some other Movies of the Week did (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and The Night Stalker come to mind). I recently had the opportunity to watch it again and my opinion didn't change.The film is about a group of men doing construction on a remote island. It is hit by a meteor of some type that possesses (for lack of a better word) one of the bulldozers the men use. It goes on a killing rampage.I had a really hard time suspending disbelief for this one and thought the film was quite silly. Apparently, back in those days, grown men who did construction for a living couldn't get out of the way of a 1970's bulldozer. Their eyesight and hearing was also damaged it seems; the bulldozer's lights came on and it made a fair amount of noise when it was running all by itself.I didn't find it interesting enough to watch in one sitting either. It is a very slow mover and rather boring. The acting was so-so and characters had a tendency to be one dimensional which just added to my ennui. I guess they did the best they could with what they were given. They they took themselves incredibly seriously though which is almost comedic. The soundtrack is a little overdone as well, but works in parts. Some of the shots of the beach are quite nice.Would be able to recommend to a fan of heavy machinery/construction films possibly or fans of cheesy horror/sci fi movies, but outside of that, I'd give it a pass. For a serious horror fan, its a no go.

gavin6942 A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when some strange spirit-like being takes over a large bulldozer, and goes on a killing rampage.While this film is in many ways rather stupid, especially considering how little is actually explained, it also happens to be quite fun. I would also say it is time to be re-discovered, as it is clearly a precursor to "Christine" and "Maximum Overdrive". In a twisted way, it could even be seen as a slasher film -- despite its slow, lumbering nature, the killer still manages to catch up with his prey.I am curious to know if any additional footage exists. Because it is a TV movie, it has commercial break spots and is pretty short (around 75 minutes). Are there another 10 minutes of footage somewhere, or is this exactly what was intended to be seen?

MartinHafer During the course of the "ABC Movie of the Week" the series brought us alien impregnation ("The Stranger Within"), Witches reincarnated from the colonial period ("Crowhaven Farm"), Monsters living in the chimney ("Don't Be Afraid of the Dark") and Hauntings ("The House That Would Not Die")...among other weird topics. Sure, many of the films were more mundane...but the network has got to be commended for approving pretty much any strange idea the writers came up with during the course of the series! And, I would have to say that the strangest and silliest plot they ever came up with was in "Killdozer". And, when I describe the film to you, you might think I am making the whole thing up or I've suffered a psychotic episode!When the film begins, a meteorite lands on an island off the African coast. Some American workers are there building something and when their bulldozer hits this meteorite it begins to glow and somehow possesses this piece of equipment! Later, this bulldozer with a mind of its own begins killing and it's a contest between men and possessed machinery!! While the idea of this film is totally stupid, before you laugh remember that Stephen King made a fortune with his book "Christine" as well as the movie rights!!The film happens to have a pretty decent cast, so I can only assume that the network was holding the actors' families hostage to get them to make the film. Carl Betz, Clint Walker, Neville Brand and Robert Urich are there to become, or possibly become, bulldozer chow! As for the film itself...it's exactly what you expect...and that really isn't a good thing. Dumb, silly and a bit boring because how can you stretch all this out to full-length?!

Paul Andrews Killdozer is set on a six square mile island about two hundred miles off the African coast where a small six man construction team working for Warburton Oil Resources Company are using heavy machinery to dig roadways & access routes. Unknown to them a blue glowing metallic meteorite has landed there & when pushy site manager Lloyd Kelly (Clint Walker) drives a huge D( bulldozer straight at it the blue glowing energy from within the meteorite possess the D9 bulldozer & start to go on a rampage of destruction & murder as it destroy the workers camp & sets out to kill them all. With no radio to call for help & the supply boat days away they workers must find a way to stop the D9 bulldozer or whatever it is that is controlling it...Directed by Jerry London this totally bonkers yet deadly serious made-for-TV sci-fi thriller is hard to find but is rather enjoyable in a camp silly sort of fashion & has one of the coolest villains ever. The script by Theodore Sturgeon & Ed MacKillop was actually based on a novel by Sturgeon & one has to say that Killdozer is probably the greatest film ever made about an alien possessed killer bulldozer. Period. At only 70 odd minutes in length it's short & while one or two scenes feel a little padded there's little in the way of a story to slow things down, I mean we never find out what the men are doing on the island nor do we discover what is controlling the bulldozer or what it wants as the whole film is basically grown men putting themselves in situations where the bulldozer can kill them since the thing is so slow & has such a large turning circle that most normal people would just run or indeed jump on it as it can't run you over if your sitting on it which does make sense if you think about it. I liked the seriousness of the script, the character's & the whole situation compared to the absurdity & silliness of the basic premise as I thought the whole thing worked, don't ask me how but it did. The character's all have slightly clichéd personalities but serve their purpose well enough & I liked the idea of the bulldozer being smart & setting traps & counteracting traps laid for it although the script could have gone further & there's never any explanation as to why it never runs out of fuel.I will admit the huge 70's bright yellow D9 bulldozer is a fairly imposing & impressive looking beast, it certainly has power & could do some serious damage. The setting prevents any large scale destruction but it's still cool to see the thing drive around destroying everything it comes across although it doubt it could sneak up on anyone as it's probably a noisy bugger. There's a neat bit at the end when the two last survivors try to battle the D9 bulldozer with a large crane but this cool while it lasts scene is a little too short. There's no blood or gore & while there are death's none are graphic & all happen off-screen in somewhat clumsily edited set-pieces. The cinematography is quiet nice with some cool angles.The budget probably wasn't that big & despite being set on an island Killdozer was filmed on the Indian Dunes in California. The optical special effects look a little dated but that's to be expected & they don't distract from the film too much. The small cast do alright with likable character actor Neville Brand making a welcome appearance.Killdozer is a fun throwback to the 70's that is a product of it's time for sure but one that still holds up pretty well today in late 2009 some thirty fives years after is was made. That bulldozer is just damned cool as well, I would love to drive one & just run over lots of stuff, you know? I'm sure I can't be the only one, can I?