Strange Horizons (1993)

The story of a war between men and women in the 23rd century.

Director:

Philip Jackson

Writers:

Philip Jackson, Brian Goldman (additional dialogue),

Stars:

David Ferry, Olga Prokhorova, Ken Lemaire

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Ferry	...	Pascal
Olga Prokhorova	...	Alien Woman
Ken Lemaire	...	Admiral Hardman (as Ken LeMaire)
Robert Russell	...	Shorty
Denise McLeod	...	Captain XAXX
Angela Terry	...	Adrian Flowers
Mark Ciale	...	First Mate
Mark Terry	...	Bridge Officer
Mary Anne Transylvania Terry	...	Child
Dirk McLean	...	Bridge Officer
Kyra Harper	...	Major Charlie Vault

Storyline

The story of a war between men and women in the 23rd century.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Project: Genesis

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 210,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lightscape Motion Picture Company Ltd., Super Écran, Téléfilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The crew credits for Heinz Gloss spell his first name correctly under the model department, but "Hienz" for his grip credit.

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Soundtracks

"SHE'S GONE"
Written and Performed by Paul-Henry Dallaire

User Reviews

Don't even bother...

Don't even bother watching this movie. It is a complete and utter waste of time. Here are my comments:

The plot: There isn't one, or at least I couldn't figure it out. Over half of the movie consists of a drunk guy babbling to the camera about... who knows. Apparently, this guy's "spaceship" crashes on a planet. Some people in another "spaceship" are doing something and at one point go and look for him. Meanwhile, the guy is on the planet doing nothing. A woman who is supposed to be an "alien" (but looks exactly like a human) suddenly shows up. An "alien", according to the movie, is a descendant of humans who uses a drug called horizon. For some reason, whenever she takes the drug, she starts doing tai chi. After a while it seemed like everyone in the movie was on horizon.

The acting: I've seen pre-school children do better. It was kind of funny watching the Admiral talk; the only thing missing was the set of cue cards he must have been reading.

The scenery: Probably filmed in an abandoned warehouse. The spaceship and computers were just sad -- the computer keyboard looked like a piece of cardboard with marbles glued on it.

The nudity: Often, with a bad sci-fi movie, the only reason you would watch it is for the nudity. Well, this movie even fails in that category. You see a whole five seconds of it, which is five seconds too much once you see what the woman looks like.

Summary: This movie seemed like an extremely bad episode of Red Dwarf, except Red Dwarf can actually be funny at times. At one point in the movie, the so-called Admiral asks someone, "Doesn't the music of the universe ever tire your brain?" I don't know about the universe, but the only way to watch this movie is to let your brain fall asleep.

Rating: 1 / 10