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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Peter Strauss | ... | Wolff | |
| Molly Ringwald | ... | Niki | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Washington | |
| Andrea Marcovicci | ... | Chalmers | |
| Michael Ironside | ... | Overdog | |
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Beeson Carroll | ... | Grandman Patterson |
| Hrant Alianak | ... | Chemist | |
| Deborah Pratt | ... | Meagan | |
| Aleisa Shirley | ... | Reena | |
| Cali Timmins | ... | Nova | |
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Paul Boretski | ... | Jarrett |
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Patrick Rowe | ... | Duster |
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Reggie Bennett | ... | Barracuda Leader |
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Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to rescue the women. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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dictator | sword and planet | space travel | outer space | obstacle course |Taglines:
The first movie that puts you in outer space. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 May 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$14,400,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,053,016, 22 May 1983Gross USA:
$16,478,265Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Chalmers: That's because we need a new auto-correlation spectometer... not to mention a new drive systems regulator, a freon activator and, of course, a complete scan systems overhaul.
Wolff: [Looks Chalmers over with a lustful gaze] I'm still glad I bought you the nightshirt instead!
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The "tape machines" were on loan from Brainstorm (1983), which was being filmed on an adjacent set. See more »Goofs
"Studio carpark visible when the ship first lands on the planet". The most commonly stated goof, but the error only ever featured in an unfinished workprint of this shot. It occurred because the wrong camera frame type was used for the size of the set. A local news agency obtained a copy of the workprint and incorrectly reported this as an error. The shot was corrected before the film's theatrical release and does not appear on VHS or DVD releases. See more »Quotes
Wolff: [Having just kicked and further broken an already malfunctioning comms computer] The communicator is out again.Chalmers: That's because we need a new auto-correlation spectometer... not to mention a new drive systems regulator, a freon activator and, of course, a complete scan systems overhaul.
Wolff: [Looks Chalmers over with a lustful gaze] I'm still glad I bought you the nightshirt instead!
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Spacehunter is a film I saw as a child, which has remained at the back of my mind for years. Around the same time, I was watching things like Ghostbusters and Star Trek (The Wrath of Khan), and knew nothing about special effects, budgets or story lines. All I knew was that I liked these films. Having recently obtained a copy of Spacehunter, I was pleasantly surprised at how well it holds up, compared to other classics. Yes, a lot of it is hokey nonsense, but in a GOOD way.
Strauss makes a likable rogue, obviously straight from the Han Solo mold, and Molly Ringwald is her usual early eighties cutie. The special effects are fair for the time (though the title sequence leaves something to be desired), and the futuristic 'Mad Max' style vehicles could easily be from a more recent movie.
Michael Ironside is almost unrecogniseable underneath prosthetics, but offers a great performance, hampered only by his lack of mobility in costume. I was especially surprised to recognise Ernie Hudson as a supporting character, playing Strauss' ex-buddy.
In all, a great film with a few minor flaws. I'm amazed this got no further than it did at the time. One of the few post-Star Wars movies that deserves a sequel (which i'm tempted to have a bash at myself).