What strange and mysterious goodies lurk in a vault somewhere that's marked "made-for-TV movies from the "70s." For my money, these were some of the very best, from Go Ask Alice to Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. There was always something going on in that wacky and turbulent decade.

The Savages, a made-for-TV cheapie from "74, is now out on DVD from the fine people at Quality Video (along with the race-relations meditation The Klansman). I couldn't recommend this low-budget nuttiness more. Andy Griffith, able to play evil keenly even in a post-Mayberry world, is a lawyer who hires one young tour guide (Sam Bottoms) to lead him through the desert. After Griffith mistakenly shoots someone dead in a hunting accident, he tries to kill Bottoms, the only witness. The two then embark on a battle of wills and survival, as Bottoms is out-gunned by that sordid old man Griffith who wants to do him in. Buildups to obvious commercial breaks abound amid keen suspense and the DVD's extras, all explained for you in hilarious voiceover. » Matthew Hays