The Galaxy Invader (1985) (V)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Don Dohler

Writers:

Don Dohler (writer)
David W. Donoho (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

April 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It Came From A Galaxy Far, Far Away. An Alien Explorer -- It's Mission ... TO SURVIVE!

Plot:

An alien is hunted by a gang of drunken hillbillies who saw him crash-land his spaceship. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Hillbilly | Hunting | White Trash | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Richard Ruxton	...	Joe Montague
Faye Tilles	...	Carol Montague
George Stover	...	J.J. Montague
Greg Dohler	...	David Harmon
Anne Frith	...	Ethel Montague
Richard Dyszel	...	Dr. William Tracy
Kim Dohler	...	Anne Montague
Theresa Harold	...	Vickie Johnson
Don Leifert	...	Frank Custor
Glenn Barnes	...	Alien / Couple at Bar
Cliff Lambert	...	Michael Smith
Jerry Schuerholz	...	McGregor
Paul Wilson	...	Thompson
David W. Donoho	...	Giddings (as David Donoho)
Doug Moran	...	Turner

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Moviecraft Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: The length of Frank's cigar changes between shots the first time he visits Joe.

Quotes:

Anne Montague: I'll bet he came to see that thing from the green man.
Ethel Montague: Anne Montague, I've told you - there's no such thing as a green man!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los nuevos extraterrestres (1983)

Are all rednecks like that?

Galaxy Invader It's worth starting this review with a quick run down of the plot. A spaceship crash lands on Earth, and is relentlessly pursued by a gang of drunken rednecks, who want to catch it to sell to the highest bidder.

Well, what a movie this is, a perfect blend of stereotyped characters, awful acting and stupid SFX, it's hard to know where to start. How about the drunken rednecks? This rabble is about as stereotyped as you can get. One of the opening scenes involves our main redneck chasing after his mid twenties daughter with a shotgun because she called him something like a no good drunken bum. He also spends the entire movie wearing a badly ripped T-shirt. Most of the gang he collects to hunt the alien aren't much better, they seem to have cans of beer grafted to their hands, mostly wear the obligatory checked shirts, and run about whooping and hollering as they chase their prey in the dead of night. Nothing like a bit of night to give that 'element of surprise' edge when on a hunt eh? The alien itself is actually not that bad, but again, you can't help but feel like you've seen that costume in every other alien/swamp creature movie you've ever watched, although often a lot better quality than that one. He does, however carry around a glowing crystal ball, and gun that shoots fireworks, making for a great shoot out in the middle of the movie, it's like November the fifth has come early.

And finally, like any alien movie, there has to be some good guys on the aliens side, and yup, you guessed it, it's a kid! Along with his UFO obsessed teacher they attempt to free the alien save the day. You do have to hand it to the kid though, his commitment to this cause means he's quite happy to wait alone in a field in the dead of night for six hours whilst his teacher gets up and casually makes a couple of phone calls first.

I won't spoil the ending too much, but needless to say, after watching the rest of the movie, it lives up to the expectation that it'll make no sense and answer no questions Conclusion, One of those movies that grows on you every time you watch it. Like a mysterious rash. It'll have you laughing cringing and bored all at once.