Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990)

Director:

Damian Lee

Writer:

Damian Lee (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1991 (Canada)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Action

Plot:

An alien "policeman" (Abraxas) arrives on Earth to apprehend a renegade of his own race who impregnates...

Plot Keywords:

Policeman | Alien | Mother Son Relationship | Strip Club | Sheriff

Cast

Jesse Ventura	...	Abraxas
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Secundus (as Sven Ole-Thorsen)
Damian Lee	...	Dar
Jerry Levitan	...	Hite
Marjorie Bransfield	...	Sonia Murray
Ken Quinn	...	Carl
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Abraxas' Answer Box (voice)
Moses Znaimer	...	Secundus' Answer Box (voice)
Robert Nasmith	...	Sonia's Father
Kris Michaels	...	Sonia's Mother
Layne Coleman	...	Registry Clerk
Francis Mitchell	...	Tommy Murray
Sonja Belliveau	...	Doctor
James Belushi	...	Principal Latimer (as Jim Belushi)
Erica Heenan	...	School Secretary

Also Known As:

Abraxas

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Thornbury, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Phoenix Entertainment Group (PEG)

Trivia:

Originally rated R by the MPAA, but changed to PG-13 after a topless scene was cut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sonia gives birth to Tommy, she is wearing pants.

Quotes:

Secundus: I'm looking for a man. A wo-man.
Cocky Youth: Women. Ah, you're looking for women. Like exotic dancers.
Secundus: I'm not familiar with the term ?exotic dancer?.
Secundas' Answer Box: Exotic dancers are birthing members of this species performing contemporary fertility rites.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Planet X: (#2.4)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Deck The Halls

Alien cop in pursuit of alien ex-cop turned villain

I liked this movie because of it's simplicity. The performance by Marjorie Bransfield is what actually made the movie. Her expression of character was realistically natural and her interaction with the little boy was touching.

The DVD jacket implies an outer space setting, although this is not really what the movie is about. In that sense it was a little disappointing but the old style of stunting and graphic art was both nostalgic and entertaining.

This is certainly not a serious kind of movie but the light comedy throughout kept me in a mild state of anticipation. I think I will likely watch it again sometime in the distant future. It does present some scientific inaccuracies, but nothing too serious. After all, it's just fantasy anyway!