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Star Slammer (1986)
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
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Overview
Two women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape, all the while having to put up with unhinged guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.
Rated R | Length 86 minutes
Actors
Sandy Brooke | Susan Stokey | Ross Hagen | Marya Gant | Aldo Ray | Dawn Wildsmith | Richard Hench | Michael Sonye | Lindy Skyles | Bobbie Bresee | Danita Aljuwani | Dori Renee Crofts | Liat Mathias | Mimi Monaco | Vivian Schilling | Karen Stanton | Gwen Perlman | Jade Barrett | Johnny Legend | Christopher Ray | John Carradine | Lee Forbes | Jerome L. Dennae | Sandra Church | Joseph A. Lepera | Robert Tinnell | Stephen Carter | Bob Ivy | Eric Caidin | Jimmy Skakel | Martin Nicholas | Frank Bresee | Jack H. Harris | Fred Olen Ray
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
It’s Fred Olen Ray, so you pretty much know what you’re in for. Actually, to be honest, this has higher production values than the typical Fred Olen Ray effort. The male guard costumes are actually kinda cool, and there are some decently passable creature effects in this.
Since most of the action takes place on a prison ship in space, you’re also not subjected to as much of the “L.A. hills as stand-in for anywhere else” scenery, which is a relief.
The best thing though, is probably the awesome poster art. It’s the kind of stuff that made you grab this VHS off the shelf at your local video store back in the day.
Strangely enough, this was the second half of an unintentional Aldo Ray double feature for me (the first movie I watched earlier in the day was Kill A Dragon from 1967). Ray plays the Inquisitor here. Funny seeing him by accident in two movies decades apart. I’m sure he’d have liked that.
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