Commander USA
(Jim Hendricks)
Commander USA - "Soaring super hero.
Legion of Decency...retired" - was the wacky host of 'Commander USA's
Groovie Movies' on the USA cable network from 1985 through 1989. A
chummy, cigar-chompin' slightly seedy comic book hero, Commander USA
beamed his show from a secret headquarters located under a shopping
mall. The Commander was unfailingly enthusiastic about the films he
showed, be it INFRAMAN, BLOOD BEAST HORROR, LAND OF THE MINOTAUR or any
other number of low-to-no-rent celluloid oddities. The Commander was
joined in his campaign to present head-scratching entertainment by
Lefty, a hand puppet created by drawing a face on his right hand.
Following the run of the show, the creative and personable Hendricks
continued to perform, mostly on stage. His credits include
TONY 'N TINA'S WEDDING and THE BIG VIG.
