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Deep Space

1988 · 90 min

A scrappy, tongue-in-cheek creature feature that lurches from cheap scares to deadpan cop banter, best enjoyed with low expectations and a love of B-movie chaos.

Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson
Tagline
They created a monster over lunch. Now it's back for dinner...
Overview
Secretly engineered and blasted into space by government scientists, a vile monster crash-lands back on Earth and begins killing everyone it encounters. As the death toll rises, veteran cop McLemore bravely steps forward to crush the scary creature.

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Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • violence
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Written by
T.L. Lankford, Fred Olen Ray
Starring
Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, Ron Glass, Julie Newmar, James Booth, Norman Burton, Jesse Dabson
Music
Robert O. Ragland
Cinematography
Gary Graver
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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