Dead Space (1991)A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station. Director:Fred GalloWriter:Catherine Cyran (screenplay) |
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Dead Space (1991)A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station. Director:Fred GalloWriter:Catherine Cyran (screenplay) |
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Commander Steve Krieger
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Laura Mae Tate | ... |
Dr. Marissa Salinger
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| Bryan Cranston | ... |
Dr. Frank Darden
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| Judith Chapman | ... |
Dr. Emily Stote
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Randy Reinholz | ... |
Tim
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Frank Roman | ... |
Sal Dickens
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Jill Tollman
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Greg Blanchard | ... |
Joe
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| Rodger Halston | ... |
Tinpan
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Liz Rogers | ... |
Devon Latham
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Phaebon had been thought to be a safe and controlled research facility until a distress signal calls for Commander Kreiger and his robot Tinpan. Together, they try to save the planet from a spreading virus and an odd and growing cocoon. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
The filmmakers apparently had enough money to be able to afford decent makeup effects, but not enough for a creature that would move around and attack convincingly. We never get a chance to see the "monster" move from one place to another - whenever that happens (supposedly), the camera focuses on the "terrified" reactions of the humans that are nearby. And when a man is attacked by it, he simply seems to be holding an inanimate object against himself so that it won't fall to the ground. This is still not the worst "Alien" rip-off around (the two "Xtro" films are even worse, for example); it's actually sufficiently entertaining if you've got 68 (!!) minutes to spare. (*1/2)