Galaxy Of Terror 1981 Sci-fi horror, Roger Corman,Erin Moran, Edward Albert Jr, Sid Haig, Grace Zabrinski, Zalman King,Robert England,Bernard Behrens,Ray Walston,Mary Ellen O Neill, Taafee O Connell and Jack Blessing."
2007-09-18 18:16:13 · 2 answers · asked by "Ronnie The Chosen" 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
...this one's been on my DVD want list forever; I have high hopes that since some surprisingly other rare and obscure horror films are finally seeing release on DVD ("Chosen Survivors", "Food of the Gods", "The Burning", "From Beyond", etc.), that "Galaxy of Terror" might just be around the corner...
...don't forget, now; an up & coming, little known filmmaker...oh, I think his name is...um, James Cameron (!!!) was one of the unit directors on this film...
...I truly think that Erin Moran's most excruciating and crushing death in this film, was far and above more satisfying and elating, than the similarly excruciating and crushing death of her career...in the advent of "Joanie Loves Chachi"...
...talk about a certain measure of irony, here!!! Genre actor Robert England's character in this film, was mercilessly plagued by his own fears and nightmares; yet, in just a few handful of years later, he would find himself instilling fear, and plaguing other people's nightmares...as a certain finger-bladed dream maniac...
...with this film being a definite nod to his classic T.V. sci-fi repetoire, veteran actor Ray Walston, would soon become much more identified, to a new generation of fans, as the strict, stern-faced and ever-suspiciously wary high school teacher named Mr. Hand...
Hey, you fine folks over at the MGM DVD distribution camp!!! You have been putting out all of these great 'Midnight Movies" double features, of late; how about a double feature of "Galaxy of Terror", coupled with Roger Corman's other equally gruesome space horror shocker, from 1982, entitled "Forbidden World"...?
2007-09-18 23:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Fright Film Fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I still have this one on the original videotape I used to record it off of Cable TV back in 1982. I'm surprised the tape hasn't fallen apart yet.
How can you not like a movie that shows a brain thrashing about in the first scene? It's an interesting collection of a space crews fears! Great stuff and some decent gore for a Sci-Fi/Horror film. It was definitely made to cash in on the Alien craze back in the early 1980's.
I snuck into a movie theater one day to see this flick as I was under 18 at the time and got to enjoy the whole thing, then I waited until it hit cable tv and recorded it. That tape looks terrible now but it still plays and from time to time I have to pull it out and watch it.
I better dub my copy to DVD before that thing doesn't play anymore. Heck, that's the first thing I'm going to do when I get home.
By the way, not all of the special effects are that great though, it is a really cheesy flick with some great unintentional laughs but it is true Corman! If you haven't seen it, it is definitely worth a watch!
2007-09-19 05:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by rnervous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋