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 | Blood | Planet | Alien | Murder

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

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

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 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:(Banned) (1985) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:18 (video rating) | Portugal:M/18

Filming Locations:

Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Company:

Jupiter Film Productions

Trivia:

The script was written in four days because the director had financial backers and no screenplay. The film was shot in four weeks.

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:

Featured in Judy Geeson: Inseminoid Girl (2004) (V)

Mindless entertainment

The title caught our attention in the same way as Revenge of The Space-Hitlers, it's a title that says "this could be so bad that it would be entertaining". This is what we found. Low production values, low production costs, bad acting, bad dialogue, bad special effects - we found it hilarious (unlike Boggy Creek II, which was just plain awful)

After the prologue, the opening line is "Hey wait a minute!" as in "what's this strange thing I've found on this strange alien world" - get the idea? It's a classic demonic possession plot, where a nice girl is turned nasty by an alien intelligence, and then people get 'hurt'. This means that there is plenty of blood and pain, and some cracking screaming from Geeson. If Oscars were awarded for screaming, we're of the opinion she should have got a nomination at the very least.

To exemplify the bad dialogue: Woman in peril: "I can't do it!". Man trying to save woman with motivational words: "Can't is a word I don't understand! Come on, you can't give up!"

Also "Unknown energy fields are beyond the reach of this team."

Overall I'd describe this as a poor vehicle for nasty, bloody violence and a bit of sex, which made little sense. However, there is much entertainment in it's dire naffness.