Deep Space

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Movie Info

A surprisingly slick flick from Emperor of Exploitation Fred Olen Ray, the story (which Ray co-wrote with T.L. Lankford, borrowing heavily from the director's earlier Biohazard) begins when a satellite carrying top-secret bio-engineered mutants plummets to Earth and disgorges its slavering contents in a scrap-yard outside Los Angeles. Hot on the beast's slimy trail are a pair of L.A. cops (Russ Meyer-veteran Charles Napier and the miscast Ann Turkel), who butt heads with their chief (Bo Svenson), the military, and the scientists who bred the monster -- until the inevitable confrontation, which features a no-holds-barred grudge match between the toothy slime-demon and a chainsaw-wielding Napier. Campy, fun performances by the talented leads (especially Julie Newmar as a psychic who assists the investigation) elevate this material far beyond the limitations of its hoary premise and Alien-esque monster.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

Fred Olen Ray
Written By:

Fred Olen Ray, T.L. Lankford
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 14, 1988
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

Trans World Entertainment

Cast

Charles Napier
as Det. Ian McLemore

Ron Glass
as Jerry Merris

Bo Svenson
as Capt. Robertson

Ann Turkel
as Carla Sandbourn

Julie Newmar
as Lady Elaine Wentworth

James Booth
as Dr. Forsyth

Norman Burton
as Gen. Randolph

Jesse Dabson
as Jason

Elisabeth Brooks
as Mrs. Ridley

Anthony Eisley
as Dr. Rogers

Peter Palmer

Fox Harris

Michael Forest
as Hawkins

William Fair

Richard Wiley

Mohamed Najjar

Dawn Wildsmith

Sandy Brooke

Susan Stokey

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Fred Olen Ray strikes again. You've been warned.

Nov 4, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Deep Space

Mar 21, 2010

(1988 Director: Fred Olen Ray) Loved this very B movie...starring Charles Napier as a detective who has amazing dumb luck! While others surrounding him,including James Booth (Barney Miller) are picked off one by one by the gooey tentacled mysterious "monster" which is actually a biological weapon loossed as the satellite containing it unexpectedly crashes to earth. Fun role of an elderly ho bo who is the sole surviro among his band of ho bo's played by Norman Burton. Watch it for the melodramatic fun AND to see Julie Newmar as a psychic who is trying to warn the police about this otherwordly menace!

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