Galaxy of Terror

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Galaxy of Terror

R

1981

1h 21m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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36%

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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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Stefan Birgir Stefans

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Feb 8, 2025

3.5/5

If you are going to watch one Alien homage, then I would recommend Galaxy of Terror.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 29, 2024

2/4

Some ripe performances and a thinly developed script kill this, but then again, where else can you find such an eclectic cast?

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 6, 2020

2/10

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.

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TV Guide

Oct 21, 2014

1/4

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

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Dennis Schwartz

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Nov 18, 2010

C+

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.

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Scott Weinberg

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Sep 17, 2010

3/5

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

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 6, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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James M

@jimmypage Aug 17, 2026

Laughably bad almost ridiculously funny the poor acting the poor special effects all the mumbo-jumbo with screens and monitors that make absolutely no sense flashing lights meaningless dialogue..The only thing that partly redeemed it is a few good kills. Most of this movie is one big joke, trying to be event horizon mixed with alien and it’s laughably Ludacris. It’s not aging well either. It looks even worse now.

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Craig B

@Boundsy Apr 10, 2026

Yet another one of these 'sci fi / horror gems' spruked by some guy with a deep voice in a YouTube video proclaiming here's 10 highly underrated classics... Absolute rubbish... I lasted 2 minutes, 1 minute and 59 seconds more than it deserved. How did this get 36% on RT🤷‍♂️? Absolutely baffling...

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Nick O

@Nicki1985 May 28, 2025

Corman monster sci-fi schlocker! It ain’t Alien…but does it really need to be?

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Rich C

@Cordu0702 Mar 9, 2025

solid film. A good watch.

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Todd M

@RT71252014 Mar 3, 2025

Y'all remember Alien (1979)? This is if that film had 10% of the budget and writers with the minds of uncreative idiots who think that plagiarism laws don't apply to them.

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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
Producer: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: Marc Siegler, Bruce D. Clark
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 21m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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