Movie

Beast in Space

1980 · 86 min

A cheap, sleazy space romp that drifts between dull and absurd, best enjoyed with friends who like to mock.

Overview: In the future the struggle for space superiority has forced humanity to search the cosmos for a rare element called Antallum that is the key ingredient for the construction of neutron bombs. Starship captain Larry Madison and his crew are assigned to retrieve Antallum from the remote planet Lorigon. However, Madison and crew find themselves under the control of a powerful computer on Lorigon that incites everyone to have sex. Some versions feature brief adult scenes shot with body doubles.
How it feels: Campy, absurd, eerie and cynical. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Technology, power, obsession, survival
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
power
obsession
survival
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong