Remote Control

Remote Control is a 1988 American science fiction/horror movie about a video store clerk (Kevin Dillon) who discovers an alien plot to destroy humanity using mind-controlling copies of a retro B-movie called "Remote Control." The movie also starred Deborah Goodrich, Christopher Wynne, and Frank Beddor.

Plot summary
Alan (Jerald Pearson) and Julia (Jennifer Buchanan) watch a science fiction movie called "Remote Control," in which a woman (Ann Walker) kills her husband (Dick Warlock) while under alien mind control. The video suddenly switches to a live feed of Alan and Julia sitting in their bedroom while a strange signal plays. Julia falls under the movie's control and kills Alan.

At a trendy video store, Cosmo (Dillon) and Georgie (Wynne) put together a new display for the "Remote Control" movie, which is being heavily promoted. Allegra (Jennifer Tilly) grabs the last available copy over the protests of the menacing Victor (Beddor). Victor follows Allegra to her home in order to take the video from her; they both fall under the movie's control and Victor kills her.

Dillon ends up as a suspect in Allegra's murder. When a police officer watches the movie, he tries to kill Cosmo, who is forced to shoot the officer in self-defense. Now a fugitive, Cosmo grabs Victor's girlfriend Belinda (Goodrich) before Victor can get to her. Belinda is ensnared by the movie and tries to kill Cosmo, but Georgie shuts off the VCR and she snaps out of it.

Cosmo, Georgie, and Belinda travel to the factory where the movie is being made and discover that aliens are behind the effort. They manage to destroy the factory, but Georgie is killed. Belinda and Cosmo try to track down the remaining tapes. Victor puts Belinda under the movie's control again, but Cosmo fights them off and kills Victor. The aliens use their power to take control of Cosmo, but he fights off their influence and smashes the TV.

Cosmo and Belinda burn all of the remaining tapes, but in the ruins of the factory, a surviving alien locates a surviving copy of the movie.