Ivan Reitman produced this slick, early star (star-space, get it) laden, future apocalyptic story...and surprisingly, it ain't bad.
Plot: Spacehunter- Wolff (Peter Strauss) and his pretty android receive a mayday bounty to rescue three women- victims of a vacation ship's explosion, who have crash landed on a planet infected by a plague and run by an evil dictator (Michael Ironside-Total Recall) and his maniacal doctor buddy (think Hitler/Mengele, but Hitler has pincers for hands, is bald and has no 'stache). Needing some help, Wolff enlists the help of a scavenger with a disliking to bathing (Molly Ringwald- The Breakfast Club) to find the forbidden zone and save the day. Along the way, he also meets a former colleague- Ernie Hudson (The Crow, Ghostbusters II), does battle with giant saggy babies, dodges Molotov cocktails hurled by pre-pubescent/mutant children, shoots a water dragon and narrowly avoids capture and 'mating' by Amazonian-type women.
Budget: $14,400,400 (a little more than I would have guessed, but about right)
Gross: $16,500,000
Line of the film: "Emergency repair procedure #1"
"You kicked it?!"
Fun Fact: This film was screened in 3D. Although, having seen it, I'm not entirely sure I missed anything for the lack of that extra Dimension. Do not expect a Blue Ray/3D edition any time soon.
Plot: Spacehunter- Wolff (Peter Strauss) and his pretty android receive a mayday bounty to rescue three women- victims of a vacation ship's explosion, who have crash landed on a planet infected by a plague and run by an evil dictator (Michael Ironside-Total Recall) and his maniacal doctor buddy (think Hitler/Mengele, but Hitler has pincers for hands, is bald and has no 'stache). Needing some help, Wolff enlists the help of a scavenger with a disliking to bathing (Molly Ringwald- The Breakfast Club) to find the forbidden zone and save the day. Along the way, he also meets a former colleague- Ernie Hudson (The Crow, Ghostbusters II), does battle with giant saggy babies, dodges Molotov cocktails hurled by pre-pubescent/mutant children, shoots a water dragon and narrowly avoids capture and 'mating' by Amazonian-type women.
Budget: $14,400,400 (a little more than I would have guessed, but about right)
Gross: $16,500,000
Line of the film: "Emergency repair procedure #1"
"You kicked it?!"
Fun Fact: This film was screened in 3D. Although, having seen it, I'm not entirely sure I missed anything for the lack of that extra Dimension. Do not expect a Blue Ray/3D edition any time soon.
I remember going to see this - in 3D - when it was released at the cinema!!! Showing my age here! All I remember of it is the spaceship flying out of an explosion (stock 3D effect no 243!)
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine the glory that was 80's 3D! Friday the 13th in 3D at the Cameo was pretty badass though.
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