Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman (1975)

Director:

William A. Levey

Writer:

Shomo D. Weinstein (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

...He's a UFO Romeo...!

Plot:

Two aliens from a dying planet are on a mission to impregnate Earth women. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Copulation | Scantily Clad Female | Grindhouse | Tied Up

Cast

Jay Rasumny	...	Spaceman
Samual Mann	...	Spaceman
John Ireland		(as John Ireland Jr.)
Dyanne Thorne	...	Hooker (as Rosalee Stein)
Mendel Pincus	...	Mr. Smith
Robert George	...	Harnell
Anne Gaybis	...	Billie Jo
Marius Mazmanian	...	Marvin (as Pepi La Rue)
Maria Arnold	...	Shirley (as Tina La Wise)
Bo Tackman	...	Mark
April Grant	...	Jane
Tallie Cochrane	...	Rhonda (as Talie Wright)
Jerry Mills	...	Oliver (as Jerry Wander)
Valda Hansen	...	Gloria (as Zelda)
Sandy Carey	...	Suzette (as Sandra Carey)
Charles Orlando	...	Terrance
David Dover	...	Rapist
Gayna Shireen	...	Rape Victim
Ray Myles	...	Shiek (as Ray Miles)
Joyce Mandel	...	Slave Girl (as Joyce Gibson)
Anisa Guzman	...	Belly Dancer
Valerie Niccore	...	Shiek's Slave
A.P. Schwab	...	Swish
Irv. H. Berlin	...	Old Hebrew
Pierre Vert	...	Un-employed Actor
Jay Goldner	...	Drunk in Alley
Theodore Levey	...	Slave Master
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Haji	...	Slave Girl (uncredited)
Janice Karman	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Howard Maurer	...	Charlie (uncredited)

Directed by
William A. Levey

Writing credits
Shomo D. Weinstein		(screenplay)

Produced by
William A. Levey	....	producer
Harry H. Novak	....	executive producer
Nancy Youngblood	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Miles Goodman
David White

Cinematography by
David Platnik		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bill Casper

Art Direction by
Anthony Dinsberg

Costume Design by
Frances Dennis		(as Francis Dennis)

Makeup Department
Marvin Mantoff	....	makeup artist
Peter Melcher	....	prosthetic makeup

Production Management
George Lasky	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Hansen	....	second assistant director
Michael J. Slattery	....	assistant director

Art Department
Stephen Denoff	....	set designer
Pearl Mastein	....	property master

Sound Department
Bill Allen	....	sound editor
Gene Branum	....	boom operator
Peter Sarnoff	....	production sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Benton Brunstein	....	best boy
Arthur Cranz	....	assistant camera
Elmore Luz	....	gaffer
Dusty Stackman	....	key grip
Tar Webster	....	camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Willhemina Mench	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Charles M. Moore	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Willie Dante	....	music editor
Kay Dennis	....	performer: title song

Other crew
Janice Karman	....	assistant to producer
Rex Pounder	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Sambrano	....	production secretary
Nat Suplestein	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Distributors

• Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP) (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• TCX Premium Video (1981) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2001) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Pathfinder Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• MRA Entertainment Group (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Video Universal Holland (VUH) BV (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS) (as VUH Video Holland B.V.)

Other Companies

• Cinefx  titles
• Ryder Sound Services  re-recording by (as Ryder Sound)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Walk of Fame - Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the spacemen transport to the brothel, the man at the desk gives a "key" to a customer. First, the key is a subway token, and second it's a key to the NYC subway, not usually found in Hollywood.

Movie Connections:

References Tobacco Roody (1972)

Even by the standards of 70s soft-core, this is absolutely moronic

"Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman" is the most retarded thing I've seen in a long while. Its a soft-core "comedy" from the 70s about two space aliens who travel to Earth to procreate with female specimens, adding "humorous" and crude observations that resemble bad Burlesque filler comedians except with a high abundance of offensive four letter words. This film kills more brain cells than any drug out there. Its dumber than "Flesh Gordan". Hell, its even dumber than either "Space-Thing" or "Nudes on the Moon". Its possibly the most mentally delayed thing ever caught on celluloid. As a comedy, its a complete failure. As soft-core porn, its a complete failure, despite the presence of many attractive performers from the day (Dyanne Thorne and especially Sandy Carey in a maid outfit). However, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the screen because I kept wondering how this crap could ever get made.

There's several reasons why I was fascinated throughout, in addition to the absolute stupidity of the project which I'm sure you're sick of hearing about by this point in the review (you'll be more sympathetic once you actually sit through this). The so-called comedy isn't funny in the traditional sense, but is rather amusing in the "Dolemite" sense of you're laughing at it, not with it. Also, the film is extremely politically incorrect, peppered with liberal doses of sexism, awkward descriptions of genitalia, and even a "humorous" rape sequence. I'm shocked they could get away with all this even in the 70s!

There's two versions of "Wham Bam" available. One is from Something Weird Video and is purely soft-core. There's also a hardcore version available, but like most hardcore porn of the day, I found it rather uncomfortable. Hey, I'm not a prude, its just the performers in the day were often gross and unattractive. Stick with the Something Weird version. "Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman" is the kind of ineptitude best viewed after five or so beers. (5/10)