| Deep Space | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Fred Olen Ray |
| Written by | Fred Olen Ray T.L. Lankford |
| Produced by | Alan Amiel |
| Starring | Charles Napier Ann Turkel Bo Svenson |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver |
| Edited by | Bruce Stubblefield Natan Zahavi |
| Music by | Alan Oldfield Robert O. Ragland |
| Distributed by | Trans World Entertainment |
Release date | April 14, 1988 (video) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
Deep Space is a 1988 sci-fi horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray[2] about a monster that terrorizes a city in the United States and the detective who must stop it.[3]
Plot
The United States military loses control of a secret satellite that contains a biological weapon. Upon crashing, the weapon escapes near Los Angeles and begins to terrorize the citizens. Police Lieutenant McLemore is given the job of trying to stop the monster before it kills more people and escapes into the surrounding area.
Cast
- Charles Napier as Det. Ian McLemore
- Ann Turkel as Carla Sandbourn
- Bo Svenson as Capt. Robertson
- Ron Glass as Jerry Merris
- Julie Newmar as Lady Elaine Wentworth
- James Booth as Dr. Forsyth
- Norman Burton as Gen. Randolph
- Jesse Dabson as Jason
- Elisabeth Brooks as Mrs. Ridley
- Anthony Eisley as Dr. Rogers
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it has 1 negative review as of April 2020.[4] Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, praising the cast and finding it better than Ray's other movies.[5]
A review at Horror Society stated "The story for this one is a cliched sci-fi and horror hybrid that follows the same song and dance that we’ve seen so many times from the 60s to even today. The genre mashing stories following something crashing to Earth only to kill and possibly eat humans is nothing new."[6]
References
- ↑ Gilpin, Kris (March 1988). "Chainsaw Hookers". Cinemafantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Deep Space at the TCM Movie Database. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Deep Space".
- ↑ Deep Space at Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature 3rd edition
- ↑ "Blu Review – Deep Space (Kino Lorber)". Horror Society. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
External links
- Deep Space at IMDb
- Deep Space - Rotten Tomatoes
- Deep Space Review - B Movies Review
- Deep Space at AllMovie