Nightflyers (1987)

Professor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one of the female passengers and it gets homicidal.

Director:

Robert Collector (as T.C. Blake)

Writers:

George R.R. Martin (novel), Robert Jaffe (screenplay)

Stars:

Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, John Standing

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Catherine Mary Stewart	...	Miranda Dorlac
Michael Praed	...	Royd Eris
John Standing	...	Michael D'Brannin
Lisa Blount	...	Audrey
Glenn Withrow	...	Keelor
James Avery	...	Darryl
Helene Udy	...	Lilly (as Hélène Udy)
Annabel Brooks	...	Eliza
Michael Des Barres	...	Jon Winderman

Storyline

A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.

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Plot Keywords:

possessive mother | killer computer | insane computer | man versus machine | stabbed in the back | 

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Taglines:

Where they're headed isn't the mystery. What's taking them there is.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1988 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Gyilkos űrhajó

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,149,470

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vista Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annabel Brooks replaced Bianca Jagger for the character of Eliza after one day.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

User Reviews

Mist. More mist. Even more mist. My contacts are fogged!

Why the heck are high-tech spacecraft so misty in the interior!? Apparently, the humidity controls on the ship's air conditioning system were set up to maximum; either that or the filmmakers were trying to rip off Alien. Other than the spectre of mist, the action and the acting was pretty lacking and even grinded down to a halt at times. From the laser beam shooting out the side of the gun (bad, bad editing) to the cornball scenes of the headless, decapitated body choking someone, this movie is filled with flaws, but the worst flaw was the awful mist which seems to condense on my television.