Prison Ship

Prison Ship
Directed by	Fred Olen Ray
Produced by	Fred Olen Ray Jack H. Harris
Release date	1986
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$175,000

Prison Ship, also known as Star Slammer, is a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Fred Olen Ray.

Plot

On the planet Arous, the miner Taura is forced to defend herself against the marauding starship captain, Bantor. During their struggle, Taura causes Bantor to lose his hand in a volcanic acid plume. Taura is subsequently sentenced to a term aboard the prisonship, Vehemence, under the sadistic female warden, Exene. She finds life amid the other female inmates tough, but soon, gains their respect. Bantor then comes aboard Vehemence, now deranged as a result of losing his hand, seeking to obtain a mind control process that reduces the prisoners to zombies. His arrival proves to be Taura’s chance to escape the prison ship or "star slammer" and return to home planet of Arous.

Cast

• Sandy Brooke as Taura
• Susan Stokey as Mike
• Marya Gant as Warden Exene
• Ross Hagen as Bantor
• Dawn Wildsmith as Muffin
• Richard Alan Hench as Garth
• Michael D. Sonye as Krago
• Mimi Monaco as Squeeker
• Jade Barrett as Dr Po
• Lindy Skyles as The Sovereign
• Johnny Legend as Zaal
• Aldo Ray as The Inquisitor
• John Carradine as The Judge

Production

The film was shot at Roger Corman's New World studio on Main Street in Venice. Fred Olen Ray rented the studio for two weekends (four days). One day he spent shooting scenes for his film Biohazard. The other three days were spent filming footage for Prison Ship. Ray says he was inspired by Roger Corman making The Terror using left over sets from The Raven. Aldo Ray was hired for one day's work. Ray then used this footage to raise money to complete the picture. Funds were raised from Jack H. Harris.

External links

• Prison Ship at IMDb
• Review of film at Moria