To escape his captors an industrial spy hijacks a space shuttle only to find the controls malfunctioning. Catapulting through outerspace, he sights alien battleships approaching earth. Many years later when the arc of his flight path returns him to earth, he discovers the planet is completely under alien domination, totally devastated by thermo-nuclear battles. Desperate and alone, he searches for any human existence. Finding a group of survivors, together they fight the aliens to save mankind.
Practical Effects
Charming handmade spaceship models that wobble with love.
Production
Thermo-nuclear devastation shot in somebody's gravel driveway.
Director
Brett Piper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Brett Piper built most effects himself using stop-motion and miniatures, often shooting in his own backyard.
This film belongs to a bizarre 1980s micro-genre of 'Alien rip-offs made for the price of a used car' that flourished in direct-to-video markets.
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