Star Runners (TV 2009)

Given a undercover government mission to retrieve a "crate" from a distant planet, TY JOHNS and LEI CHEN find that they must smuggle not a crate, but a woman off world -- and when their ... See full summary »

Director:

Mat King

Writer:

Rafael Jordan

Stars:

Connor Trinneer, James Kyson, Toni Trucks

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Connor Trinneer	...	Tycho 'Ty' Johns
James Kyson	...	Lei Chen (as James Kyson Lee)
Toni Trucks	...	Asta
Aja Evans	...	Jenessa
Michael Culkin	...	Bishop
Atanas Srebrev	...	Santen
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Hicks
Shelly Varod	...	Lyekka
Todd Jensen	...	Hudson
Mike Johnson	...	Kai
Velizar Binev	...	Bilal
Velislav Pavlov	...	Nikopol
George Zlatarev	...	Yuri Koralev
Yana Marinova	...	Stark
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Uncle (as Nicky Sotirov)

Storyline

Given a undercover government mission to retrieve a "crate" from a distant planet, TY JOHNS and LEI CHEN find that they must smuggle not a crate, but a woman off world -- and when their rocket-ship crash-lands on a planet packed with vicious giant alien bugs, they'll need all the cunning and ferocity they possess to stay alive...

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Plot Keywords:

spaceport | mutation | evil man | rebellion | friendship | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Termination Shock

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sci-Fi Channel, The, Celestial Production, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Connor Trinneer's character calls the a ship's computer "Daffy Bastard" during a ship damage scene. That is the exact name Bruce Willis' character Korben Dallas says to his flying taxi cab's computer after Leelo crashes through the roof of the cab in The Fifth Element.

User Reviews

Derivative

A TV movie that is a cross between PITCH BLACK and THE FIfTH ELEMENT, with a little SERENITY thrown in for good measure. A space crew is ferrying a crate that turns out to contain a female with extraordinary powers. Naturally, various bad guys are after her. The crew ends up stuck on a planet full of man-eating creatures. You can figure where it goes from there. Shot in Bulgaria with a no-name cast. Interestingly enough, perhaps out of political correctness, the female with the weird powers is played by a black woman. In ELEMENT and SERENITY, similar characters were played by white actresses. At best, RUNNERS is a time killer. Catchy title, though. Takes me back to the '70s and '80s and several kitschy sci-fi flicks that were all ripoffs of STAR WARS.