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1979 "A galactic adventure beyond your wildest dreams!"
4| 1h34m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 09 March 1979 Released
Producted By: New World Pictures
Country: United States of America
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A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.

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gavin6942 An outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn.This is one of those films you watch and wonder how it ever got made. Some decent casting, including Christopher Plummer, makes you expect something a little bit better than you get. In fact, this is a lesser film than similar themes that AIP was doing at the same time.Although it is interesting, and sort of enjoyable in a so-bad-it's-good kind of way, it never really rises above a strange curiosity. The appeal is quite limited, maybe something that fans of Italian B-movies would eat up. I don't know. The movie is as mysterious as the lead character's wardrobe choices.
boltar469 I was inspired to watch this by reading the various other reviews that describe this movie as so outrageously bad it provides a ROTFLMAO experience. Well, it does indeed live down to that assessment. I was tempted to abandon it early on for the sub original Flash Gordon effects, wooden acting (Christopher Plummer appeared to be asleep during all of his shots - HOW did they persuade him to appear?), amazingly stupid and poorly delivered dialog and grotesque scenery chewing by the villains - but I grimly hung in there till the very end.The leather bikini covered too much and got covered by other things during way too much screen time.All in all, a profoundly silly and grotesque little movie.
A Lazy Bear cons: Well, the plot is a huge mess and the character "Akton" destroys all possible chances to build any kind tension with his only character trait being: able to do anything (seriously, from turning a plot twist back around because he can see the future to masterful fighting and skin that blocks bullets, he can just do anything). The terrible stale acting doesn't help either.Pros: Now that the bad stuff is out of the way, lets focus on the good! The sets are colourful all around, the miniatures look both crappy and amazing at the same time (because they are so obviously miniatures). Also if you enjoy bad movies, you'll enjoy the nonsensical plot that is actually very hard to sum up without sounding dumb, because most things don't have any meaning in the end whatsoever.I loved this movie, it has all the good and the bad things you want to see in a Italian b-movie!
je2643 and it is Caroline Munro, who is spectacularly gorgeous and scantly clad throughout the entire movie. As long as you focus on her, and ignore every other aspect of the movie ->the awful and sometimes out of place dialogue, extremely cheesy special effects (if you can call them that), etc, you will be fine. But should your eyes stray for even a moment (other then perhaps to eyeball the Amazon Queen - yes, you read that correctly, the Amazon Queen) you are doomed.Its really that bad. In fact is it hilariously bad. Despite best efforts, I could not make it to the end. Caroline can justify many a fantasy, but the overall content of the movie is such that I suspect it will be impossible to sit through the whole movie unless you possess superhuman ability to absorb acoustic and visual punishment.I believe Marjoe Gortner might have been stoned throughout his entire performance, he certainly acts like it. I bet that were you to approach Christopher Plummer about his role in the movie he would likely slug you. David Hasslehoff is very young, and actually babyfaced - almost unrecognizable to the person he is today.I gave this a 2 vs a 0 only because of the breathtaking beauty of Caroline. I hope she aged gracefully.