Transformers who? This 90s toy commercial disguised as cinema hits different.
As an Earthling crew of astronauts lose control, and crash land onto the warring planet of Skallor, housing alien races known as the "Protectons" and "Terracores." Huge war robots, the Robotix, are used to re-animate the souls of the deceased alien races. As several of the astronaut crew stray towards evil-doing, the good members use the help of the Robotix to help them get back to Earth.
Practical Effects
Stop-motion robot fights that aged like fine plastic.
Production
Direct-to-video budget, theatrical delusions, pure ambition.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Funded by Milton Bradley to sell the Robotix toy line; the entire plot is essentially playable diorama instructions with dialogue.
Michael Bell voiced roughly half the cast, creating an unintended 'one man arguing with himself' energy that defines the film's chaotic charm.
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