A futuristic, sensitive tale of adventure and confrontation when a 10 year old boy is accidentally kidnapped by a spaceship filled with a motley crew of space pirates.
Practical Effects
Spaceship models that look like happy meal toys — charmingly janky
Production
Recycled Battle Beyond the Stars FX shots, because Corman economics
Director
Howard R. Cohen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Corman literally reused special effects shots from his own Battle Beyond the Stars to slash costs — this movie is basically a remix of itself.
Released during the post-Star Wars exploitation gold rush, this embodies the '80s direct-to-video aesthetic that birthed an entire generation of ironic cult fandom.
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