Galaxy of Terror (1981)

Science fiction suspense thriller, in which a rescue space ship crew meets up with horrors projected by their own imaginations.

Director:

Bruce D. Clark (as B.D. Clark)

Writers:

Marc Siegler, Bruce D. Clark (as B.D. Clark)

Stars:

Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward Albert	...	Cabren
Erin Moran	...	Alluma
Ray Walston	...	Kore
Bernard Behrens	...	Commander Ilvar
Zalman King	...	Baelon
Robert Englund	...	Ranger
Taaffe O'Connell	...	Dameia
Sid Haig	...	Quuhod
Grace Zabriskie	...	Captain Trantor
Jack Blessing	...	Cos
Mary Ellen O'Neill	...	Mitri

Storyline

A spacecraft travels to a distant planet to rescue the crew of another spaceship that crashed, but their own craft, damaged in the landing, needs repair. Baelon commands the rescue team formed of his rival Cabren, Alluma, Dameia, Quuhod and the rookie Cos. While looking for but not finding survivors from the former expedition, Cos is murdered; however, they cannot leave the planet due to a projected electromagnetic field. Commander Ilvar joins the team to search for the cause of the interference, while Captain Trantor, technician Ranger and cook Kore stay in the craft. One by one, rescue team members are killed in weird situations materialized from their own fears by an ancient alien pyramid.

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Plot Keywords:

killer worm | spaceship | stripped naked | graphic violence | chased by unseen thing | 

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Taglines:

Where death is only a nightmare away!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film went into production in the spring of 1981 at the Hammond Lumber Company lot in Venice, California, where New World's studio facilities were located. Additional sets, including the surface of the planet and the exterior of the pyramid, were built at a soon-to-be demolished Bekins Storage facility.

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Goofs

Quuhod drops his crystal throwing star to remove one of the broken points from his arm. When this proves futile, the throwing star reappears in his hand.

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Quotes

Captain Trantor: Hesperus... Yes, everyone's forgotten now. Yeah, if I hadn't, uh, kept on the move after that, I'd be an oxer in a breather bar by now.

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Crazy Credits

End credits roll over the pyramid which glows blue as the wind can be heard blowing.

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Alternate Versions

The 1986 UK Warner video release was cut by 14 secs by the BBFC to reduce the rape of Dameia by a giant maggot. The cuts were fully waived for the 2002 ILC DVD.

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Connections

Edited into Vampirella (1996)

User Reviews

best of the alien rip offs

When i saw the trailer for galaxy of terror i knew it was going to be good,as a roger Corman produced b-movie it is a wild ride.sort of like alien on a lower budget.it stars Eddie Albert Jr.zalman king,Sid haig, ray walston(my favorite martian)Robert englund(nightmare on elm street) Erin Moran(Joanie on TV's happy days)and grace zabriskie(twin peaks) its bizarre science fiction horror about a group of space travelers on a rescue mission encountering terrors of all sorts,a women is raped by a giant worm,now thats bizarre.James Cameron was involved in the production.critics bashed this and it was one of the movies on the DVD 50 worst movies of all time,sorry i don't agree.its the best of the alien rip offs.7 out of 10