Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary person into a perfect soldier. They test this chemical on the pilot Golob, turning the unsuspecting victim into a mindless but indestructible automaton possessing superhuman strength. The people of Metropolis must somehow outwit Graal before he can create an army of these soldiers, or their planet will be destroyed.
Practical Effects
Richard Kiel's silver spray-painted costume and that robot dog puppet.
Production
Shamelessly borrowed sets that scream 'we filmed in a mall at 3am.'
Director
Aldo Lado
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Kiel filmed this right after Moonraker, apparently unable to escape typecasting as 'large intimidating man in space.'
Released in Italy as 'L'umanoide,' this was part of a wave of 1979 Star Wars knockoffs that also gave us 'Starcrash' and 'Message from Space.'
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