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Director:

Jeffrey Melman

Writers:

Linwood Boomer (screenplay)
Rob Grant (creator)
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Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi more

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Awful American remake of a brilliant original more (24 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Red Dwarf USA (USA) (complete title)
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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Two versions of this pilot film were produced. The second version cast Terry Farrell as the Cat. The show's failure to become a series freed her to join the cast of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) later that year, as well as allowing Jane Leeves to become part of the cast of "Frasier" (1993). more

Quotes:

[Kryten has asked where he might find the captain]
Dave Lister: Your'e a robot, right?
Kryten: Does it show?
Dave Lister: Only to a trained eye!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red Dwarf: Dwarfing USA (2004) (V) more


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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Awful American remake of a brilliant original, 4 March 2004
1/10
Author: edamb from New York

I saw a pretty poor copy of this but the bottom line is that it lacks the punch, clarity and humor of the original series.

The characters are thin, unbelievable, two dimensional copies of the flawed but warm and likeable characters in the original series. The only actor who came from the original series is Robert Llewellyn who tries hard but is let down by the rest of the cast and the direction.

There's something seriously wrong with the timing of the humor. It's set up as if it was a sitcom not a comedy. The timing should be quite different however the canned laughter track is timed for a sitcom not for a comedy show and thus makes all of the comedy fall totally flat.

If you like Red Dwarf, give this a miss. If you haven't seen the original Red Dwarf then beg, borrow, steal or buy the original (or look for re-runs on PBS) but give this remake a wide, wide berth.

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