Star Odyssey (1979)
"Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio" (original title)

Earth is attacked by an intergalactic villain and his army of robotic androids.

Director:

Alfonso Brescia

Writers:

Alfonso Brescia, Massimo Lo Jacono (screenplay),

Stars:

Yanti Somer, Gianni Garko, Malisa Longo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yanti Somer	...	Irene
Gianni Garko	...	Dirk Laramie
Malisa Longo	...	Bridget
Chris Avram	...	Shawn
Ennio Balbo
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	Norman
Aldo Amoroso Pioso
Nino Castelnuovo
Gianfranca Dionisi
Pino Ferrara
Aldo Funari
Cesare Gelli
Claudio Undari	...	(as Robert Hundar)
Filippo Perrone
Franco Ressel	...	Commander Barr

Storyline

Earth is attacked by an intergalactic villain and his army of robotic androids.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | boxing match | b movie | sword fight | robot | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

26 October 1979 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Space Odyssey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nais Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

Early in the film, several gamblers attack Dirk after one of them reveals Dirk has the ability to read through cards; later we see these same gamblers playing cards with Dirk, apparently having totally forgotten his hypnotic cheating power!

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Quotes

Tilk (Male Robot): Listen Tilly, I've written a poem for you. Wanna hear it? It's called Passion in a Printed Circuit.

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Connections

Edited into Muchachada nui: Episode #2.13 (2008)

User Reviews

Galactic Hero Sandwich

"A race of aliens is en route to Earth with the intent of enslaving the human race. The world turns to a top scientist in the hopes that he, and the team he pits together, can come up with a plan to drive off the extraterrestrial invaders. Is there enough time for our hero and his companions to prepare for a fight the will decide the fate of the entire planet?" asks the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

Man's first contact with an alien race turns sour when they want to take over the planet, and make us futuristic slaves. "Star Odyssey" (in English) is a another cheap attempt to cash-in on the "Star Wars" success; although it doesn't really steal much story, and attempts some of its own cheesy style. The title and advertising graphics must have lured fewer victims this time around, as there was no follow-up.

Gianni Garko (as Dirk) and Yanti Somer (as Irene) manage to keep straight hero and heroine faces. This had to be difficult with lovesick robots "Tilt" and "Tilly" wandering around. The promise to alter their parts, so the mechanical couple would be able to consummate their relationship, is never shown on screen. Alas, it might have made the movie more than a complete waste of resources.

* Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio (10/26/79) Alfonso Brescia ~ Gianni Garko, Yanti Somer, Malisa Longo