Galaxy of Terror (1981)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Bruce D. Clark

Writers:

Bruce D. Clark (writer)
Marc Siegler (writer)
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Release Date:

October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Mystery

Tagline:

Hell has just been relocated!

Plot:

SciFi suspense thriller in which a rescue space ship crew meets up with horrors projected by their own imaginations.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Gore | Monster | Female Nudity | Rape

Cast

Edward Albert	...	Cabren
Erin Moran	...	Alluma
Ray Walston	...	Kore
Bernard Behrens	...	Ilvar
Zalman King	...	Baelon
Robert Englund	...	Ranger
Taaffe O'Connell	...	Dameia
Sid Haig	...	Quuhod
Grace Zabriskie	...	Trantor
Jack Blessing	...	Cos
Mary Ellen O'Neill	...	Mitri

Directed by
Bruce D. Clark		(as B.D. Clark)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bruce D. Clark		writer
Marc Siegler		writer
William Stout		outline

Produced by
Roger Corman	....	producer
Mary Ann Fisher	....	producer

Original Music by
Barry Schrader

Cinematography by
Jacques Haitkin

Film Editing by
Larry Bock
R.J. Kizer
Barry Zetlin

Art Direction by
Steve Graziani
Alex Hajdu

Set Decoration by
Bill Paxton
K.C. Scheibel

Costume Design by
Timaree McCormick

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	special makeup effects artist
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Sue Dolph	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	special makeup department head
Thom Shouse	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Peter Tothpal	....	hair stylist
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist
Kevin Shanks	....	effects makeup assistant (uncredited)

Production Management
Bill Conway	....	unit production manager
William T. Conway	....	unit production manager
Ellen K. Hanson	....	post-production supervisor
Aaron Lipstadt	....	production manager
Charles Skouras III	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Manoogian	....	assistant director

Art Department
Francesca Bartoccini	....	property master
Rick Moore	....	graphic artist
Mark A. Shelton	....	art department electrician
Wayne Springfield	....	property maker
Brian Hanish	....	props: electronics (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ken Beauchene	....	sound (as Ken Beauchane)
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor
David E. Stone	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stephen Barncard	....	special effects electronics
Kevin Shanks	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tom Campbell	....	special visual effects supervisor
Sara Helson	....	special visual effects coordinator
Ron Lizarty	....	miniature suplptor
Austin McKinney	....	special visual effects cinematographer
Tony Randel	....	optical effects supervisor
Dennis Skotak	....	special visual effects photography supervisor
Robert Skotak	....	special visual effects
Joseph Yanuzzi	....	assistant effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Wagner	....	unit cinematographer

Animation Department
Brian Chin	....	stop motion animator

Editorial Department
Clark Henderson	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
James Cameron	....	unit director
Mike Chambers	....	production assistant
Ernest D. Farino	....	graphic animatiron designer
Michael Hoenig	....	synthesizer player
Whitney Scott Bain	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David DeCoteau	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Embassy Home Entertainment
• Nelson Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Nelson Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Also Known As:

Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
Planet of Horrors
Quest

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 (TV rating) | France:-16 (original rating) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

Unit director James Cameron got maggots to wriggle on a severed arm by passing an electric current through it, impressing a couple of producers and earning him his next job. And so a career was born.

Goofs:

Continuity: Quuhod drops his crystal throwing star to remove one of the broken points from his arm. When this proves futile, the throwing star reappears in his hand.

Quotes:

Alluma: Aren't you afraid?
Cabren: Too scared to be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chopping Mall (1986)

Great Old School Fun

This is a movie that a lot of us old time horror movie fans will love. You have got to love some of the films Roger Corman produced! This movie has just about all that I would love in a horror film. Disgusting slimy monsters, great sets, graphic gore, a creepy storyline, a great cast, and great atmosphere. For me, a lot of the crap coming out in today's theater can't compare to movies like this.

I am not sure whether this movie takes place in the distant future or in a far off galaxy, but, the story has to do with a space crew going to a planet to rescue another crew. When they get there it seems that the other crew is dead. Upon searching there grounds they discover an ancient pyramid. What they don't realize is this pyramid is an evil place causing there worst fears to come to life.

The cast includes Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian), Zalman King (Blue Sunshine), Robert England (A Nightmare on Elm St.), Grace Zabrinski (Servants of Twilight), Edward Albert (The Domino Principle), Erin Moran (Happy Days) and Sid Haig (The Devils Rejects). This is a great cast of (at the time) new and old faces.

The Special effects in the movie are excellent for a B film. If you have seen the awesome poster artwork for the movie then you should know what to expect! We get a giant maggot, a few demons, blood sucking pods, killer crystals, etc. And the gore effects were really well done. When I watched this I wasn't expecting it to be gory at all, but there are a few scenes that are rather surprising! This was such a fun movie. Unfortuantly the days of monster movies are over. Enjoy the great B classics! 9/10