
An American satellite with a new biological weapon gets out of control and crashes onto US territory. A slimy monster emerges and manages to escape, killing everyone who crosses his path. Police Lieutenant McLemore gets the job to stop the killing machine.... (Full plot summary below)
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An American satellite with a new biological weapon gets out of control and crashes onto US territory. A slimy monster emerges and manages to escape, killing everyone who crosses his path. Police Lieutenant McLemore gets the job to stop the killing machine.
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| User ReviewBlais EOne of the plethora of "Alien" imitators that glutted the 80's, although this is actually one of the better of the group, successfully melding horror & sci-fi into an interesting & effective hodge-podge of genres. Featuring a big, spiny, tentacled, sociopathic cousin to the Nostromo's xenomorph, decently-executed special effects, and earnest acting played straight by the well-seasoned cast. Beefy, jut-jawed, perennial Russ Meyer fave Charles Napier stars as the world-weary cop out to stop the rampaging beastie, with assist from leggy & beauteous Ann Turkel of "Humanoids From the Deep" fame. With lots of recognizable, mostly TV faces, and "Batman"'s Catwoman (Julie Newmar) in a thankless role she could have phoned in! |
| User ReviewAllan CObvious "Alien" ripoff has a meteor crashing near Los Angeles and a small crab-like creature emerging, which later in the film turns into a much larger Alien creature. Director Fred Olen Ray (a talented director of schlock) brings a more style than you get in most rip-off films, even if he's simply aping better directors, even going so far as to try to copy the strobe light effect when showing the larger alien creature. However, the film's main asset is that you do get character actor Charles Napier in the lead as an LA police detective hot on the trail of the alien, along with help from his sexy partner Ann Turkel (you may remember her from 1980s poster racks as a bikini pin-up model). Besides the charms of Napier, which really do go a long way, this film doesn't actually offer anything worth going out of your way to see here. This one is for Napier fans only (which I count myself among). |
| User ReviewWes S"It looks like a giant cockroach egg." Schlocky horror with ALIEN-esque monster. The monster is so bad they used a strobe light to make it appear alive lol. With popular 80's skank, Ann Turkel (who was married to Richard Harris.... o Dumbledore lol.) |
| User ReviewRobert BWhat they did wrong here was cut away just before the violence happened, only to show us a quick blood splatter. A movie like this needs to show us more. And why is the guy from Rambo 2 in this? Did he run out of Megavixens money? |
| User ReviewCaleb MCharles Napier is a complete badass. You've seen him in Silence of the Lambs (he was one of the cops in the scene where Lector escapes from his makeshift cell) and other big productions, but you probably don't know who he is, and you've never seen him in a starring role. Deep Space is an Earthbound Alien knockoff, but it's an entertainingly bad one, and for something only available on VHS, it's a great late-night trashfest. |
| User ReviewJohn GBad. Bad movie. Bad doggie...lay down. The only part to recommend are the actors. Svenson, Napier, Turkel, teh always photgenic Julie Newmar et al. all had solid credentials before and after this dreck, but cannot by themselves lift a big dead elephant carcass. There's just nowhere to begin. Bad story, mediocre script, awful sfx even for '87, thin reedy music best heard with headphones (shooter's headphones), and myopic 'dark' lighting often used to give cheap movies an aura hallmark this butter-churning exercise. The movie's best moments are when the actors cashed their paychecks. Skip it. You'll be making popcorn during an action scene because you just don't care, and that's the first half-hour. |
| User ReviewTeresa SFor an Alien rip off this isn't very entertaining though I love the idea of putting cliche semi-buddy cop characters into the mix of an alien threat on earth and the occasional cheese one liner and that's the problem: occasional. From the humor, to the alien, to everything else we get too many bit parts that aren't enough |