...holy...crap.
If you love B movies then this puppy is about to become your new holy grail. Sitting through this film was a lot like watching a ten car pile up on the highway. You don't want to look but you just can't turn away. This is a movie that was clearly trying to ride the Star Wars sensation at the time and failing miserably. This film had a budget of about ten dollars and I think they spent it on a lite bright set. This movie is so bad it revels in how bad it is. To say that it bends believability is an understatement. It also features a too young to be believed David Hasselhoff as the son of the noble galactic emperor and the emperor is played by none other than Christopher Plummer. I'm telling you they must have been blackmailing him or something to be in this load of crap. Some of its highlights include:
Stars that are so colorful they could give a kid convulsions.
The lamest bad guy I've ever seen...ever.
A blatant lightsaber ripoff.
Space ships that were clearly constructed from plastic Toys R Us models.
Torpedoes that go through space station windows that do not cause everyone to get sucked out into space.
Soldiers hiding in said torpedoes.
A space station shaped like a frigging hand.
Jumping cavemen.
A planet of amazon women.
A hick robot.
Space swimming (don't ask).
A giant head with tentacles.
A 50 foot tall amazon woman robot complete with nipples.
A floating city being used as a battering ram.
As you can see Starcrash has something for everybody...if you happen to live in an insane asylum. If you can get your hands of this film watch it. It literally has to be seen to be believed. Although be warned, viewing it can result in permanent brain damage.
If you love B movies then this puppy is about to become your new holy grail. Sitting through this film was a lot like watching a ten car pile up on the highway. You don't want to look but you just can't turn away. This is a movie that was clearly trying to ride the Star Wars sensation at the time and failing miserably. This film had a budget of about ten dollars and I think they spent it on a lite bright set. This movie is so bad it revels in how bad it is. To say that it bends believability is an understatement. It also features a too young to be believed David Hasselhoff as the son of the noble galactic emperor and the emperor is played by none other than Christopher Plummer. I'm telling you they must have been blackmailing him or something to be in this load of crap. Some of its highlights include:
Stars that are so colorful they could give a kid convulsions.
The lamest bad guy I've ever seen...ever.
A blatant lightsaber ripoff.
Space ships that were clearly constructed from plastic Toys R Us models.
Torpedoes that go through space station windows that do not cause everyone to get sucked out into space.
Soldiers hiding in said torpedoes.
A space station shaped like a frigging hand.
Jumping cavemen.
A planet of amazon women.
A hick robot.
Space swimming (don't ask).
A giant head with tentacles.
A 50 foot tall amazon woman robot complete with nipples.
A floating city being used as a battering ram.
As you can see Starcrash has something for everybody...if you happen to live in an insane asylum. If you can get your hands of this film watch it. It literally has to be seen to be believed. Although be warned, viewing it can result in permanent brain damage.
