Star Hunter
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| Directed by | Cole S. McKay Fred Olen Ray |
| Screenplay by | M.B. Dick Mark Litton R.J. Robertson |
| Produced by | Sam Newfield Raymond Reynolds |
| Starring | Roddy McDowell Stella Stevens |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver Mark Melville |
| Edited by | Robert L. Goodman Vaniak Monadian |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Star Hunter is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Cole S. McKay and Fred Olen Ray and starring Roddy McDowell, and Stella Stevens. The eponymous character is an alien who travels through space seeking species to hunt for pleasure. He arrives on Earth, landing in Los Angeles, and is soon in pursuit of a teacher and her students, whose bus broke down on the way home from a football game.
Plot
Two aliens escape from prison and travel the universe hunting species throughout the galaxy on different planets for fun. The hunters set up on Earth and begin terrorizing a group of high school students whose bus has broken down after a high school football game. The aliens set up a force field around the area to prevent the students and their chaperon (Stella Stevens) from receiving any outside aid.
The students seek safety in the house of a blind man (Roddy McDowell), who, unknown to them , is actually one of the hunters.
The students are forced to defeat a robot, Star Hunter, by the aliens. However, they weapons they have acquired prove ineffective.
Officers from the prison, known as trackers, are in pursuit of the escapees and attempt to help the students by taking control of one of them. The tracker's effectiveness is reduced as he is unaware of how to deal with human emotions. [1]
Cast
Roddy McDowall ... Riecher
Stella Stevens ... Mrs. March
Rebecca Budig ... Carrie
Kenn Scott ... Pichel
Zack Ward ... Cooper
Sean P. Donahue ... Spivak (as Sean Donahue)
Alexander Keith ... Leslie (as Wendy Schumacher)
Gregg Brazzel ... Star Hunter
Fred Olen Ray ... Tracker
Steve Barkett ... Street Bum
Tripp Reed ... Junkie
Ted Monte ... Kyle
Bob Bragg ... Cop
John Brandon ... John Taylor
Hoke Howell ... Jack Turner
Production
Fred Olen Ray reshot half an hour of the film for $11,000.[2] Stella Stevens was proud that she worked with Roddy McDowell. [3]
Reception
This movie has a one star rating on IMDB and no score on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received one star from Creature Feature, which while it liked the idea of the movie, the execution was said to be hokey and amateurish. Moria gave the movie a zero. [4]
Home Release
As of November 2020, the movie as available as part of Amazon Prime [5]
References
- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
- ^ "Fred Olen Ray Interview". The Spoiler Room Podcast (Podcast). 21 April 2015.
- ^ Weaver, T. (February 1996) Purdy Lady Starlog #223 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114529/externalsites?ref_=tt_ql_rel_2
- ^ http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/star-hunter-1995.htm
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Star-Hunter-Roddy-McDowall/dp/B07JHNJV1B
External links
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