Delta III (1979)

In the future, human race sets up colonies on the Moon, when Earth becomes uninhabitable. A madman decides to destroy the Moon colonies with his robots and automated ships and only three people and their robot dog can stop him.

Director:

George McCowan

Writers:

Mike Cheda (adaptation), Joseph Glazner (adaptation)

Stars:

Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry Morse

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Palance	...	Omus
Carol Lynley	...	Niki
Barry Morse	...	Dr. John Caball
John Ireland	...	Sen. Smedley
Nicholas Campbell	...	Jason Caball
Anne-Marie Martin	...	Kim Smedley (as Eddie Benton)
Greg Swanson	...	Sparks (voice)
Mark Parr	...	Sparks
William Hutt	...	Lomax (voice)
Ardon Bess	...	Merrick
Lynda Mason Green	...	Lunar technician (as Lynn Green)
Albert Humphries	...	Robot technician
Bill Lake	...	Spacesuited man
Michael Klingbell	...	Robot
Jonathan Hartman	...	Robot

Storyline

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Omus wants to come to the Moon to rule and intends to attack it by ramming robot-controlled spaceships into the domes. Dr. John Caball, his son Jason, Jason's friend, Kim, and a robot named Sparks embark on Caball's space battlecruiser on an unauthorized mission to Delta Three to stop Omus.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | planet | mechanic | spaceship | robot dog | 

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Taglines:

Beyond the earth... Beyond the moon... Beyond your wildest imagination!

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come

Filming Locations:

Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 3,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CFI Investments, SOTTC Film Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Koo Stark was announced for this film but left the project.

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Goofs

When Omus is trying to kill Jason with the sonic device. Jason jumps on Omus and take him down. Look closely, Omus has kept his anti-sonic helmet on his head. On the next scene, Jason is taking the helmet, now lying a few feet from Omus.

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Connections

Referenced in Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks: The Antichrist (2014)

User Reviews

Brainless Dribble

I too, saw this excuse for a movie in theaters expecting it to be a remake of the 1936 classic. Talk about major lunch-bag let down! The only worth while event of sitting through this insult was listening to the wise-cracks and jocularities coming from the audience. Watching Barry Morse (a fine actor) humiliate himself with contortionistic facial expressions related to an attack of hemorrhoids was laughable! Jack Palance(another fine actor)didn't fair any better with his army of robots looking like walking garbage cans! All in all a complete waste of time. Possibly twenty years from now this might become a cult classic or mercifully disappear out of cinematic history!