I don't remember when I first saw this movie --I'm sure it was late night HBO as a kid when I was not supposed to be watching. But it is one that just kind of grows on you. I own the DVD but just watched it On Demand through Comcast today and still saw something new.
Is it a "B" Movie? Absolutely. And they make no real pretense it's not low budget. However, I think some of their covers were pretty clever. An industrial hallway becomes the main corridor of the ship. 70's furniture is futuristic (this was 1980.) And of course the planet they visit will have an Old West/Biker Movie theme. The Tavern in the town is "Aliens Only" and they only serve humans on the menu. What a menu, part of the fun is in the reading - it is both gross and clever at the same time.
Watching this. I like to think Dorothy Stratten could have really done on to do more. While she is not the greatest and it's rather obvious she is a beginner, she showed potential. Avery Schreiber mostly steals the show -- especially the end credits.
Dialog is either very clever or very stupid. The spoof commercials are worth a chuckle. To paraphrase one: "Do you have a substance abuse problem? Great! We have locations all over the galaxy to serve you." The majority of the soundtrack is classical music -- which works (and was no doubt cheap). If you have watched any other films of the early 80's that disco crap quickly becomes annoying.
We had a lot of fun trying to place all the other shows and films, they shamelessly "borrowed" from. Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, 70's horror films, even the Batmobile makes an appearance.
If nothing else, a drinking game for every time they say the BLUE STAR (A-HA!) is definitely in order.
If you want to see serious scifi, this is not your film. If you want to take a bit of a mental break, enjoy the classical music, try to figure out where they stole material from, and see the very lovely Dorothy Stratten before she was murdered. This is a good movie.
Is it a "B" Movie? Absolutely. And they make no real pretense it's not low budget. However, I think some of their covers were pretty clever. An industrial hallway becomes the main corridor of the ship. 70's furniture is futuristic (this was 1980.) And of course the planet they visit will have an Old West/Biker Movie theme. The Tavern in the town is "Aliens Only" and they only serve humans on the menu. What a menu, part of the fun is in the reading - it is both gross and clever at the same time.
Watching this. I like to think Dorothy Stratten could have really done on to do more. While she is not the greatest and it's rather obvious she is a beginner, she showed potential. Avery Schreiber mostly steals the show -- especially the end credits.
Dialog is either very clever or very stupid. The spoof commercials are worth a chuckle. To paraphrase one: "Do you have a substance abuse problem? Great! We have locations all over the galaxy to serve you." The majority of the soundtrack is classical music -- which works (and was no doubt cheap). If you have watched any other films of the early 80's that disco crap quickly becomes annoying.
We had a lot of fun trying to place all the other shows and films, they shamelessly "borrowed" from. Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, 70's horror films, even the Batmobile makes an appearance.
If nothing else, a drinking game for every time they say the BLUE STAR (A-HA!) is definitely in order.
If you want to see serious scifi, this is not your film. If you want to take a bit of a mental break, enjoy the classical music, try to figure out where they stole material from, and see the very lovely Dorothy Stratten before she was murdered. This is a good movie.
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