Webb Wilder And The Saucer's Reign!

Here's an outstanding bit of pseudo-noir, sci-fi-lite with a Southern drawl from the mid 80's. The Saucer's Reign is the debut vehicle for Webb Wilder and began as a collaboration between Webb his partner songwriter R.S. Field and movie-maker Steve Mims. This midget masterpiece of a movie ran repeatedly on USA's Night Flight, making Webb's detecting adventures familiar to thousands.

Here it is thanks to YouTube. 

Webb himself has gone on to have a vital career in music having been inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame some years ago. The detective character is used again, with longer length and more music but lesser effect in a little flicker called Horror Hayride which you can see at this link. The small movies and a lot more is available on the DVD Webb Wilder's Amazing B Picture Shorts which I'm not sure you can buy anymore. 

The Saucer's Reign is where I first learned of Webb Wilder, but eventually I gathered up the available cassettes (and later CDs) and began a lifelong appreciation for his offbeat but significant musical talents. For a time "Wilderians" gather in Bowling Green, Kentucky to celebrate the music of "The Last Full Grown Man". He gave a concert in Bowling Green early this year. It was a blast to hear him and the "Beatnecks" one more time. 

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