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Escape Velocity

1999 · 100 min

A confined, low-budget space siege that trades wonder for creeping dread and claustrophobic standoffs.

Directed by: Lloyd A. Simandl
Genres: Action, Science fiction
Starring: Wendy Crewson, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Beaudoin

Tagline: In Deep Space, There's Lots of Time to Kill.
Overview: A psychotic spaceman takes over a deep-space observatory manned by a scientist, his wife, and their teenage daughter.

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Directed by: Lloyd A. Simandl
Genres: Action, Science fiction
Starring: Wendy Crewson, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Beaudoin

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
family
violence
madness
Places: space
single country house
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, science fiction
Directed by: Lloyd A. Simandl
Written by: Paul A. Birkett
Starring: Wendy Crewson, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Beaudoin, Patrick Bergin, David Nykl, Patrik Staněk, Pavel Bezděk, Emil Linka
Music: Peter Allen
Cinematography: Vladimír Kolář
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Canada, Czech Republic
Languages: English

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