“When spaceship Remus crash-lands on planet Morganthus, the Planet Master of Xerces sends the spacecraft Quest to rescue them, but it crash-lands, too. Baelon leads the away team, comprising himself, his rival Cabren, psi-sensitive Alluma, medic Dameia, martial arts fighter Quuhod and jittery rookie Cos. Finding only brutally murdered bodies aboard the Remus, Quest personal start getting brutally slaughtered, one-by-one, themselves. With their ship still damaged, the team investigates a nearby, lifeless alien pyramid, not realizing its using their own personal fears to hunt them down and kill them.”

I think I heard the production designer went on to do some stuff…

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082431/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Link to watch. https://tubitv.com/movies/465015/galaxy-of-terror

  • Stan Dingovation@retro.social
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    1 year ago

    @Anorack So yes, this is a cash grab piggybacking off Alien (and maybe a bit of Battlestar Galactica), but IMO it’s a pretty respectable pulp sci-fi film that transcends its limitations and is enjoyable on its own terms. Sid Haig turns in a respectable performance, Ray Walston is terrific, and the ending is pretty great.

    Also, James Cameron (yes, THAT James Cameron) was production designer and second unit director.

    And: what an amazing poster.