Alienator (1990)

Kol is an evil guy about to be executed on a distant spaceship. He manages to escape on a shuttle and make his way to some woods in America. The commander of the spaceship decides to send ... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writer:

Paul Garson (screenplay)

Stars:

Jan-Michael Vincent, John Phillip Law, Ross Hagen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Commander
John Phillip Law	...	Ward Armstrong
Ross Hagen	...	Kol
Dyana Ortelli	...	Orrie
Jesse Dabson	...	Benny
Dawn Wildsmith	...	Caroline
P.J. Soles	...	Tara
Robert Clarke	...	Lund
Richard Wiley	...	Rick
Leo Gordon	...	Col. Coburn
Robert Quarry	...	Doc Burnside
Fox Harris	...	Burt
Hoke Howell	...	Harley
John Henry Richardson	...	Prison Sgt. Major (as Jay Richardson)
Dan Golden	...	Electrocuted Prisoner

Storyline

Kol is an evil guy about to be executed on a distant spaceship. He manages to escape on a shuttle and make his way to some woods in America. The commander of the spaceship decides to send out The Alienator to execute Kol at all costs. Kol meets up with some teens and Ward Armstrong and together they all try not to get killed by the pursuing Woman of Death - The Alienator.

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Plot Keywords:

low budget film | spaceship | alien fugitive | forest | b movie | 

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Taglines:

In deep space, the deadliest animal is still woman.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alienator - Der Vollstrecker aus dem All

Filming Locations:

Topanga Canyon, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazing Movies, American Independent Productions, Majestic International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is a "semi-remake" of The Astounding She-Monster (1957).

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Goofs

During the Alienator's gunfight with forest ranger Ward Armstrong, some of the laser 'shots' have no visual laser light even though the Alienator's laser cannon recoils along with the sound effects of a laser shot.

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Blood Debts, the Tomb, and Undefeatable (2015)

User Reviews

Some tacky charm here and there

I never imagined that this cheapie effort made by the legendary Fred Olen Ray (usually legendary for the wrong reasons) would ever get a DVD release, but it did indeed get one a couple of years ago. So I decided to give it another look. Actually "cheapie" is a kind adjective to give this movie. It looks like most of the VERY limited budget went to securing that legendary B movie cast for a few days of shooting. (Though as it turns out, the cast doesn't exactly give good performances.) With the limited amount of money left over, Ray ended up making a curious hybrid - a movie that feels both made in the 1950s and the 1980s. The plot is clearly inspired by the 1984 movie "The Terminator", though the production values are right out of a low budget Roger Corman movie from decades back. I admit that the tacky production values actually have a little charm, namely because Ray keeps the tone pretty serious and does not seem to find the low rent atmosphere one to be mocked. The photography and lighting are acceptable as well. And there's an interesting twist in the plot towards the end. But ultimately the movie doesn't work because not only is the plot pretty slow-moving for the most part, the action sequences are lacking passion and grit. If Ray had kept things swiftly moving and exciting with both plot and action, I think I could have overlooked all the cheapness and the other flaws in the movie and had some serious fun. But as it is, for the most part it's only worth a look if you have a perverse pleasure of seeing a legendary cast of actors clearly knowing their better days are behind them.