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Tim Curry plays a horny space computer and that's the LEAST weird thing here.
TMDB
50

Super Nova (1997)

trashy sci-fi fever dreamCanadian tax write-off2000s CGI nightmare

Overview

Science Fiction

As things settle down on the Lexx, the crew realizes Kai needs a constant supply of proto-blood to continue to function in the real world. Stanley and the others undertake a desperate mission to Kai's wrecked home world in search of a way to extend Kai's existence.

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Content warning
mortality and artificial existencefound family in absurd circumstancesdehumanization through technologydesire vs. programming

Standout Aspects

Acting

Tim Curry's unhinged vocal performance as a lustful AI poet.

Visual Effects

Lexx itself: a genuinely impressive practical/CGI hybrid spaceship.

Costume

Zev's barely-there outfits defying physics and dignity simultaneously.

Best for:Friends: Group roast mandatory. Silence is criminal.·Rewatch: Lexx stans only. You've been warned.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Sentient robot head obsessed with protagonist's body. Constant.·Gore: Kai's dead assassin backstory includes graphic violence.
Ron Oliver

Director

Ron Oliver

ReleasedMay 11, 1997
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Eva Habermann

Eva Habermann

Zev Bellringer

Tom Gallant

Tom Gallant

The Lexx (voice)

Michael McManus

Michael McManus

Kai

Jeffrey Hirschfield

Jeffrey Hirschfield

790 (voice)

Brian Downey

Brian Downey

Stanley Tweedle

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Poet Man

Ellen Dubin

Ellen Dubin

Giggerota

Rainer Matsutani

Rainer Matsutani

Brunnen-G General

John Dunsworth

John Dunsworth

Divine Predecessor (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Lexx was the most expensive TV production in Canadian history at the time, funded by multiple European networks desperate for weird sci-fi content.

Cultural

This film/episode exemplifies '90s Euro-Canadian co-production weirdness—think Highlander: The Series meets Farscape's rejected cousin.

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