Horror Planet (1981) Inseminoid (original title)

Director:

Norman J. Warren

Writers:

Nick Maley (screenplay) and
Gloria Maley (screenplay)

Release Date:

November 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Somewhere in the Depth of Space ... A Horrific Nightmare is About to Become a Reality.

Plot:

A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.

Plot Keywords:

Creature | Crew | Alien | Murder | Blood

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Robin Clarke	...	Mark
Jennifer Ashley	...	Holly
Stephanie Beacham	...	Kate
Steven Grives	...	Gary
Barrie Houghton	...	Karl (as Barry Houghton)
Rosalind Lloyd	...	Gail
Victoria Tennant	...	Barbra
Trevor Thomas	...	Mitch
Heather Wright	...	Sharon
David Baxt	...	Ricky
Dominic Jephcott	...	Dean
John Segal	...	Jeff
Kevin O'Shea	...	Corin
Robert Pugh	...	Roy
Judy Geeson	...	Sandy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Maley	...	Alien Babies (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman J. Warren

Writing credits
Nick Maley		(screenplay) and
Gloria Maley		(screenplay)

Produced by
Richard Gordon	....	producer
Peter M. Schlesinger	....	executive producer
David Speechley	....	producer

Original Music by
John Scott

Cinematography by
John Metcalfe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Boyle

Casting by
Rose Tobias Shaw

Production Design by
Hayden Pearce

Makeup Department
Ross Carver	....	hairdresser
Jez Harris	....	special makeup effects lab assistant
Derry Haws	....	makeup assistant
Bob Keen	....	special makeup effects lab assistant (as Robert Keen)
Nick Maley	....	makeup supervisor
Nick Maley	....	special makeup effects: Make-Up Effects Ltd.
Sheila Thomas	....	makeup chief

Production Management
Ray Corbett	....	in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Harrington	....	third assistant director
Adrian Rawle	....	second assistant director
Gary White	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Alan Board	....	construction manager
Chris Jefferies	....	propman
Ian Watson	....	assistant art director
Brian Wells	....	props master
Brian Winterborn	....	props buyer

Sound Department
Paul Botham	....	sound boom operator
Roy Burge	....	footsteps editor
Jim Elderton	....	sound editor
Colin Martin	....	dubbing mixer
Simon Okin	....	sound recordist
Chris Reed	....	assistant sound editor
John Scarlett-Davis	....	sound maintenance

Special Effects by
Philip Sharpe	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gary Shaw	....	optical assistant cameraman: Geoff Axtell Associates (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Brayham	....	stunts arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
George Boner	....	gaffer
Dennis Lewis	....	camera grip
Mike Metcalfe	....	clapper loader
Barry Peake	....	still photographer
Dick Pope	....	camera operator
John Simmons	....	focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Veronica McAuliffe	....	wardrobe mistress
Olinkha	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Chris Blunden	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Otto Snel	....	music mixer
John Scott	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Martin Denning	....	video services supplier
Lorraine Goodman	....	production assistant
Patrick Isherwood	....	production accountant
Run Run Shaw	....	presenter (as Sir Run Run Shaw)
Alison Thorne	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Jupiter Film Productions

Distributors

• Butcher's Film Service (1982) (UK) (theatrical)
• Almi Cinema 5 (1982) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Almi Cinema 5 (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Almi Cinema 5 (1983) (USA) (theatrical) (retitled re-release)
• Allied Vision (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Elite Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Roadshow Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Sovereign Multi-Media (1999) (UK) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (1992) (UK) (VHS)
• Video Invest AB (????) (Sweden) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Camera Effects (special effects by)
• Make-Up Effects (special make-up effects by)
• Oxford Scientific Films (special effects by)

Other Companies

• Cine-Lingual Studios  post-production services by (as Cine-Lingual)
• Citadel Records  music soundtrack available on
• Geoff Axtell Associates Ltd.  titles and special optical effects by (as Geoff Axtell Associates)
• Joe Dunton & Company  cameras and lenses by (as Joe Dunton Cameras)
• Lee Electrics  lighting (as Lee Electric {Lighting})
• Urquhart Public Relations  publicity services by

Also Known As:

"Inseminoid" - UK (original title)
"Horrorplanet" - USA

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Finland:(Banned) (1985) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:18 (video rating) | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Iceland:(Banned) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2005) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Company:

Jupiter Film Productions

Trivia:

Originally Norman J. Warren wanted orchestral sound, but because of a lack of budget John Scott suggested electronic synthesizers.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When everyone has blocked themselves into a control room, Sandy decides to blow the door in with explosives near by. When the door flies off, it blows outwards towards her in the corridor, not inwards.

Quotes:

Gary:Damn you woman.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) (V)

Meatballs and green pea soup

Like a previous contributor, I saw Inseminoid on BBC 1 last Saturday too - but to my eternal shame, I must admit that I actually went out of my way to see it!

Y'see, when I was a spotty teenager way back in the early 80s, I was always intrigued by this movie's premise - aliens! horror! sex! YES!! YES!! YES!! - but was too young to rent it from my local video shop. So when I saw that it was on telly I was ecstatic - twenty years of waiting, over at last!

Well, you know what they say about being careful what you wish for... As everyone's already pointed out, it's sh*te of the highest ordure - 'nuff said.

In answer to the fellow country-man who also endured it on Saturday: as a first (and last) time viewer, obviously I've no idea if it got cut. I imagine the scene that the Beeb would (naturally) be most sensitive about is the 'xeno-rape' scene.

What was shown was a slightly confusing collage of bug-eyed alien leering down at parted thighs (as if seen from the viewpoint of the inseminee), intercut with shots of a crooked leg, behind which you could see a clear plastic tube - the alien's penis? - filled with what looked like meatballs floating in green pea soup. Presumably the tube was being used to penetrate and impregnate the alien's prey.

Does that sound much like the uncut version you saw way back when? As I say, it was pretty confusing and felt like it might have been cut, but given the generally shoddy state of the direction and editing it's hard to tell what's the director's original 'vision' and what's been snipped by the censor's scissors.

Pip-pip, The Hutt