Galaxina
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 theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | William Sachs |
| Produced by | Marilyn Jacobs Tenser |
| Written by | William Sachs |
| Starring | Stephen Macht Avery Schreiber James David Hinton Dorothy Stratten |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Editing by | George Berndt, George Bowers |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 6, 1980 (US) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Galaxina is a low-budget 1980 American comedy/science fiction film, best remembered for its lead actress, Playboy Playmate of the Year for 1980 Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered shortly after the movie's release.[1] Besides its homages to and parodies of science fiction mainstays Star Wars, Star Trek, and Alien,[2] this film also pokes fun at western movies. It won the Audience Award at the 1983 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.[3]
The showed film-in-film is a sample from the 1960 Eastern bloc movie First Spaceship on Venus.
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[edit] Plot
Stratten played a lifelike, voluptuous android named Galaxina who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt (Avery Schreiber). When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor (Stephen Macht), as he and the other crew sleep.
[edit] Cast
- Stephen Macht as Sgt. Thor
- Avery Schreiber as Captain Cornelius Butt
- James David Hinton as Buzz
- Dorothy Stratten as Galaxina
- Lionel Smith as Maurice
- Tad Horino as Sam Wo
- Ronald J. Knight as Ordric
- Percy Rodrigues as Ordric's voice
- Herb Kaplowitz as Rock Eater / Kitty / Ugly Alien Woman
- Nancy McCauley as Elexia
- Fred D. Scott as Commander Garrity
- George Mather as Horn Man
- Susan Kiger as Blue Girl
- Rhonda Shear as Mime / Robot
[edit] Film Rating
The film is rated M in New Zealand and contains offensive language and sexual themes.
[edit] References
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Galaxina (1980)". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/19111/Galaxina/overview. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Schwartz, Carol et al (1997). VideoHound's Sci-Fi Experience. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 0-7876-0615-4.
- ^ IMDB "Awards"
[edit] External links
- Galaxina at the Internet Movie Database
- Galaxina at the TCM Movie Database
- Galaxina at AllRovi
- Movie Trailer for TV
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