Space Mutiny (1988)

A pilot is the only hope to stop the mutiny of a spacecraft by its security crew, who plot to sell the crew of the ship into slavery.

Directors:

David Winters, Neal Sundstrom (co-director)

Writer:

David Winters (as Maria Danté)

Stars:

Reb Brown, John Phillip Law, James Ryan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reb Brown	...	Dave Ryder
John Phillip Law	...	Elijah Kalgan
James Ryan	...	MacPhearson
Cameron Mitchell	...	Alex Jansen
Cisse Cameron	...	Lea Jansen
Graham Clarke	...	Scott Devers (as Graham Clark)
Billy Second	...	Lt. Lemont
Rufus Swart	...	Steve Codell
Arthur Hall	...	Mortuary Keeper
Norman Anstey	...	Joseph Enforcer
Rick Skidmore	...	Chief Engineer
Guy Pringle	...	Kalgan's Bodyguard
Claudia Jacobs	...	Female Lieutenant
Evan J. Klisser	...	Mohawk (as Even Klisser)
Cameron Mitchell Jr.	...	Blake (as Chip Mitchell)

Storyline

One of the funniest films featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the Emmy® Award nominated show's 11-year run, Space Mutiny is a hilariously bad sci-fi epic that's guaranteed to have you in stitches. Combine a wardrobe of spandex and tinfoil; a set boasting AstroTurf® and spray-painted floor buffers; and special effects that, well, aren't so special, and you've got one of the most hysterical cheeseball movies to ever come out of the '80s. Grab your friends and have a riot with this underground cult hit!

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Plot Keywords:

unintentional humor | beard | psychotronic | cult film | mutiny | 

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Taglines:

There is nowhere to hide from the enemy within!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

South Africa USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mutiny in Space

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action International Pictures (AIP), Gad Films, Unital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reb Brown and Cisse Cameron are married in real life.

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Goofs

During the first chase scene with the "Enforcer" vehicles, the number on the side of Dave Ryder's Enforcer changes from 7 to 4 then back to 7.

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Quotes

Lea Jansen: [Lea and Ryder quarrel after surviving a shootout in the Southern Sun's engine room] ... I thought you'd be happy to see me.
Ryder: Of course I am. But that's not the issue. Your father should have stopped you.
Lea Jansen: My father stopped interfering with my life when I was fifteen years old.
Ryder: I have every respect for your father. He's a good man. I just wish he could control you as well as he does this ship.
Lea Jansen: Control me? If I hadn't saved you in that engine room...
Ryder: Oh come on, I could have gotten out of that ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

In the UK rental release (at least), when the credit for 'Post Production Supervisor' scrolls onto the screen in the end credits the camera seems to zoom in, and then when the credit is leaving the screen it zooms out again.

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Alternate Versions

UK versions are cut by 4s for a '15' rating.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Dancin' It's On (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Edge of a Dream
Written by Steve McClintock & Tim James
Vocals by Steve McClintock
Courtesy of McJames Music

User Reviews

Lost in "Space"....

Flint IronStag, Bulk VanderHuge, Thick McRunFast...

How bad does a movie have to be when it can't even afford special FX, so it has to borrow visuals from a TV series like "Battlestar: Galactica"?

As bad as "Space Mutiny".

Blast HardCheese, Punch RockGroin, Buck PlankChest...

And this one is really bad. Scratch that: really really really REALLY bad. Bad like a room full of dirty socks. Bad like listening to Yanni music for the rest of your life. Bad like a prison haircut. Bad like that tux you wore to the prom.

Stump JunkMan, Dirk HardPec, Rip SteakFace...

The story might have worked (members of expedition to new planet revolt against captain, crew), but they blew it from the moment they used old Commodore graphics for the starting credits and an old Casio keyboard for the theme music.

Slate SlabRock, Crud BoneMeal, Brick HardMeat...

The cast helps nothing by containing the likes of such once-respected actors as Cameron Mitchell, James Ryan and John Phillip Law (yes, he was respected once) in the cast. The sight of Mitchell in his bushy white beard makes it look like he should be handing out toys to the cast and inviting them to sit on his lap.

Rip SlagCheek, Punch SideIron, Gristle McThornBody...

Has anyone seen Cisse Cameron in anything other than this movie? No? Probably a good thing, especially after watching her "seduction" scene with that bald guy and trying to dance seductively with a hula hoop. It's like watching your grandma in a strip club. Ewww....

Slate FistCrunch, Buff HardBack, Blast ThickNeck...

But the worst offenses are committed by "hero" Reb Brown, all beefed-up and steroid-enhanced as a space jock who screams, shouts, whines and will make no one forget Sam Jones when he played "Flash Gordon" so many years back.

Crunch ButtSteak, Slab SquatThrust, Lump BeefBroth...

And has anyone ever seen a spaceship with brick walls, warehouse windows and cement floors? Me neither. Jeez, even the old Roger Corman sci-fi flicks had better set design than this.

Touch Rustrod, Brief Blastbody, Big McLargeHuge...

And as if you haven't guessed, the only (and I mean ONLY) way you'll ever get any enjoyment out of this mess is by watching the MST3K version with Mike and the Robots throwing every last bit of pretension this flick had over one of its innumerable rails to the floor far below.

Smoke ManMuscle, Feet PunchBeef...

Two stars for "Space Mutiny", ten stars for the MST3K version (plus five special stars for all the superlatives for Brown).

...Bob Johnson?