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Alien Space Avenger

1989 · 80 min

A scrappy, silly B-movie romp that lurches between cheap gore and goofy jokes, best enjoyed with low expectations.

Directed by
Richard W. Haines
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Robert Prichard, Michael McCleery, Charity Staley
Tagline
They can run, they can hide, they can kill, but will they die?
Overview
In 1939 a spaceship carrying four alien escaped prisoners crash-lands on Earth and the aliens take over the bodies of four locals. Fifty years later the aliens find out that an artist has written a comic book called "Space Avenger," which they believe is about them. They go to New York to try to kill the artist.

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Directed by
Richard W. Haines
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Robert Prichard, Michael McCleery, Charity Staley
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • obsession
    • violence
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Action5
    Horror5
    Humour6
    Realism3
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction, horror, comedy
    Directed by
    Richard W. Haines
    Written by
    Richard W. Haines, Leslie Delano, Brad Dunker, Kay Gelfman
    Starring
    Robert Prichard, Michael McCleery, Charity Staley, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Angela Nicholas, Kirk Fogg, Marty Roberts, Jamie Gillis
    Music
    Richard Fiocca
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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