The Ice Pirates
| The Ice Pirates | |
|---|---|
 The Ice Pirates theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Stewart Raffill |
| Written by | Stewart Raffill, Stanford Sherman |
| Produced by | John Foreman |
| Starring | Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, Bruce Vilanch Michael D. Roberts, John Carradine |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Tom Walls |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | March 16, 1984 |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9,000,000 (estimated) |
The Ice Pirates is a 1984 comedy/science-fiction film. It was directed by Stewart Raffill (previously the director of the Wilderness Family films), who co-wrote the screenplay with Krull author Stanford Sherman. The movie stars Robert Urich and Mary Crosby. Other notable featured actors are Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, Bruce Vilanch, John Carradine and football great John Matuszak.
Tagline
- A totally SPACED adventure! ...You have to be there to see it.
Plot
The film takes place in a future where water is an immensely valuable substance, both as a commodity and as a currency. Princess Karina (Crosby) is a spoiled princess who purchases captured space pirates Jason (Urich) and Roscoe (Michael D. Roberts). They then proceed to locate a "lost" planet that contains massive amounts of water. The planet must be approached on a specific course or the ship will be suspended in time forever. The course apparently contains some sort of real or illusory time distortion (resulting in both the heroes and the villains reaching old age during the "climactic" battle).
Reception
The film is, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, often compared to Star Wars. Upon its release, the New York Times described it as a "busy, bewildering, exceedingly jokey science-fiction film that looks like a Star Wars spin-off made in an underdeveloped galaxy."[1]
It is considered to be a cult classic by many science fiction and B-movie fans.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "'Ice Pirates' in Space," Vincent Canby, The New York Times, March 16, 1984
External links
- The Ice Pirates at IMDb
- The Ice Pirates at AllMovie
- The Ice Pirates at Rotten Tomatoes
- Badmovies.org reader review
- Sound samples of the film score
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