Starship Invasions (1977)

An advance team from a dying, far-off civilization seeks a new world to conquer and inhabit -- Earth!

Director:

Ed Hunt

Writer:

Ed Hunt

Stars:

Robert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel Pilon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Vaughn	...	Prof. Allan Duncan
Christopher Lee	...	Captain Rameses
Daniel Pilon	...	Anaxi
Tiiu Leek	...	Phi
Helen Shaver	...	Betty Duncan
Henry Ramer	...	Malcolm
Victoria Johnson	...	Gazeth
Doreen Lipson	...	Dorothy
Kate Parr	...	Diane Duncan
Sherri Ross	...	Sagnac
Linda Rennhofer	...	Joan
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Joe
Ted Turner	...	Zhender
Sean McCann	...	Carl
Bob Warner	...	Air Force General

Storyline

Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol located in the Bermuda Triangle, the League of Races. LOR leaders warn Rameses that he's breaking galactic treaty rules. The alien villain responds by launching an invasion which telepathically drives Earthlings to suicide. The LOR implore UFO expert Professor Duncan to help them. Eventually, the two alien forces battle. Will the Earth be saved?

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Plot Keywords:

alien | suicide | bermuda triangle | ufo | sex with an alien woman | 

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Taglines:

We know they are there - advanced beyond our imagination. Why have they come?

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alien Encounter

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,150,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The full size saucer was actually an inflatable prop.

User Reviews

attempt at realism, so to speak

HI,

Practically every thing in the movie was taken from UFO encounters of some sort reported through the previous years.

Whether it was the type of uniform, the insignia, the concept of guardians, the type and location (somewhat) of the base, etc. you get the idea, was made to resemble UFO contact reported information.

For me the most catching part of the movie was when one of the robots said "I think I can." when responding to a request for assistance from a guardian vessel under attack.

It came out shortly after one of the star wars movies and was labeled in the press as a "star wars" ripoff wannabe.