The Ice Pirates (1984)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 8
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Release Date: Mar 16, 1984 Wide
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In this undistinguished parody of the sci fi genre, Robert Urich is Jason who leads a band of pirates in redistributing the wealth of the few to the coffers of the needy. He also joins up with Princess Karina Mary Crosby in searching for her father and a possible source of water in the next galaxy. Meant to be a campy romp through the sci fi genre, the film stops short of achieving a goal that should have been effortless. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Mar 16, 1984 Wide
Feb 15, 2005
MGM/UA Entertainment Company
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Cast
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Robert Urich
Jason -
Mary Crosby
Princess Karina -
Michael D. Roberts
Roscoe -
Anjelica Huston
Maida -
John Matuszak
Killjoy -
Ron Perlman
Zeno -
John Carradine
Supreme Commander -
Ian Abercrombie
Hymie -
Todd Allen
Stunts -
Billy Bates
Stunts -
Gary Brockette
Percy the Robot -
Natalie Core
Nanny -
Carmen Filpi
Vendor -
John Gillespie
Dogbite -
Marcia Lewis
Frog Lady -
Patty Maloney
Waitress -
Myron Natwick
Karina's Father -
Bob Ozman
Stunts -
Daryl Roach
Fitzcairn -
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Robert Symonds
Lanky Nibs -
Rockne Tarkington
Patch -
Bruce Vilanch
Wendon -
Jeremy West
Zorn -
Hank Worden
Elderly Jason -
Steffen Zacharias
Prisoner -
Alan Caillou
Count Paisley -
Kenny Endoso
Stunts -
Alan R. Gibbs
Stunts -
Shane McCamey
Templar Crewman -
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Diana Webster
Seamstress -
Larry Charles White
Stunts -
Ric Young
Debs -
Raymond Skipp
Doper -
Debra Troyer
Blonde Girl -
Alan Jones
Stunts -
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (9) | DVD (5)
The robot pimp made me laugh, and that's it.
Stupid, stupid, stupid... but amusing.
...it all gets pretty crazy pretty fast in an attempt to inject as many dumb antics as possible into as many minutes as the movie's budget can afford.
Everything about The Ice Pirates is done in fun, of course; it's just that much of it is overdone.
A throwaway scifi comedy perfect for Saturday afternoon television matinees.
It'll really frost you
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The cast is epic (check an early Ron Perlman) but they are all let down by this weird plot that makes no real sense.
Its almost fun but a little too off the wall too I'm afraid, it tries to fit in way too much into one film and the effects are pretty dodgy as well, dodgy now and dodgy back then. I liked it as a kid but now it just seems rather stupid and cheesy, and shouldn't it be called 'The Water Pirates'?