Galaxy of Terror

R

Released Oct 23, 1981

1h 20m

Sci-Fi

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29%

14 Reviews

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28%

1,000+ Ratings

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Neurotic astronauts (Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston) face a giant worm and other monsters on a distant planet.

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I can honestly say without the slightest bit of artifice or exaggeration that there is not a single, solitary moment of this movie that makes any sense whatsoever. I didn't know who these people were, what their mission was, what they were trying to accomplish, who were the heroes and who were the villains... It is a series of clips strewn together without the slightest bit of cohesion. Truthfully, I wouldn't have given this turkey a second glance. But when I saw Erin Moran (Joanie from HAPPY DAYS) and neurotic astronaut mentioned in the first sentence of the description, I hit PLAY faster than you could say Where's Chachi?! And she is as bad as you would imagine - but then so is everyone else. The need to add a gratuitous scene of nudity is absolutely shameful and unnecessary. The special effects are on par with a Laser Cats skit on Saturday Night Live. The screenplay is filled with such witty repartee as: "Aren't you frightened?" "I'm too scared to be." How this missed out on an Original Screenplay Oscar is incomprehensible. I am giving this half of a star solely for some of the scattered moments and performances here and there that have a fun camp quality. Otherwise, it's not even enjoyable on a bad-movie-lover level. Look for Robert Englund just a few years shy of beginning his life as Freddy Krueger. - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Aldis H

There are some middling production values here, but man. The only value it has is how bad it is, and it is bad. The director didn't get a decent line out of any actor. Complete hack. Made it about two thirds of the way through. Absolute garbage.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Serge C

An 80's horror sci-fi B movie mash up of Star Wars + Alien with solid art direction by a young James Cameron. 🍿🍿1/2

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Jeffrey R

Better title: Galaxy of Terrible

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/19/23

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delysid d

i gave this movie a solid chance, it failed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/06/22

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robert p

Crown the king of B or C Movies and this one is for you!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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B.D. Clark

Director

Edward Albert

Cabren

Erin Moran

Alluma

Ray Walston

Kore

Bernard Behrens

Commander Ilvar

Zalman King

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Creature designs and copious amounts of goo look good (James Cameron served as a production designer), but they're unable to enhance a story this poorly arranged.

Rated: 2/10

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A rip-off of Alien, this Roger Corman production has plenty of gore and a mindless storyline.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 21, 2014

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Dennis Schwartz

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It's space trash but, I guess, you got to hand it to Corman for knowing how to make a film on a shoestring budget that turns a profit.

Rated: C+

Nov 18, 2010

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Scott Weinberg

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Good, dumb, gory fun. And the blu-ray is pretty amazing.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2010

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James O'Ehley

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A certain James Cameron (you may have heard of him) worked as production designer on this cheap 1981 Alien rip-off, now on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.

Aug 4, 2010

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James O'Ehley

SA Movie & DVD Magazine

A certain James Cameron (you may have heard of him) worked as production designer on this cheap 1981 Alien rip-off, now on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.

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Synopsis

Neurotic astronauts (Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston) face a giant worm and other monsters on a distant planet.

Director: B.D. Clark
Screenwriter: Marc Siegler
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 20m

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