Her ticket to Mars got stolen by her pageant-obsessed sister. Small town hell just got intergalactic.
Space Case follows Bobbie Almond, a social outcast who has dreams to escape her small town life. She has a ticket to Mars! But when Bobbie's ticket to a new life gets stolen by her super Preppy sister, she's forced down a road of conformity, to be a part of the town's Beauty pageant! Will she conform? Or will she bail and follow her dreams!
Practical Effects
DIY Mars aesthetic that somehow works beautifully
Costume
Preppy sister's pageant looks vs. Bobbie's space gear
Writing
Bites off more satire than most features dare
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Noble (Moon Sand Man) is better known as Denethor in Lord of the Rings — this is his weirdest cameo by miles.
The film satirizes both 1950s space race optimism and contemporary teen pageant docs like 'Toddlers & Tiaras' simultaneously.
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