A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
Directed by Luigi Cozzi
laser gun
beautiful woman
space
female protagonist
suspended animation
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Marjoe Gortner
Akton
Caroline Munro
Stella Star
Christopher Plummer
The Emperor
David Hasselhoff
Simon
Robert Tessier
Thor
Joe Spinell
Count Zartharn
Nadia Cassini
Corelia, Queen of the Amazons
Judd Hamilton
Elle / Jiakta
Dirce Funari
Amazon Woman (uncredited)
Cindy Leadbetter
Amazon Woman
Salvatore Baccaro
Neanderthal Man
Omero Capanna
Spaceship Guard
Crew
Luigi Cozzi
Director
Luigi Cozzi
Screenplay
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Director of Photography
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Designer
Massimo Anzellotti
Music Editor
Armando Valcauda
Animation
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Stunts
John Barry
Conductor
Armando Valcauda
Special Effects
Goffredo Unger
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Evmovies
The best worst space movie. Every scene brings such new exciting failure. Every character an “oh god what’s this freaks deal”
The best worst space movie. Every scene brings such new exciting failure. Every character an “oh god what’s this freaks deal”
Ben Quadrinaros
5.0★ · 11/27/24
This Star Wars rip-off has David Hasselhoff wielding a lightsaber,
This Star Wars rip-off has David Hasselhoff wielding a lightsaber,
Dog Man
There's something really comforting about Christopher Plummer's presence in Starcrash. It's like a wizened father playing along with his children's wild pretend story.
There's something really comforting about Christopher Plummer's presence in Starcrash. It's like a wizened father playing along with his children's wild pretend story.
Dog Man
4.0★ · 07/24/17
Starcrash seemingly flies by the seat of it's pants in that nearly every event is punctuated by some sort of deus ex machina ("stop the flow of time!"), unceremonious character death, or pointless twist. It'd be totally unremarkable if for not how decidedly weird and awkward it is and how it burns through each plot point as if it were a series of ten minute movies. Constant homages to the work of Ray Harryhausen (even has Caroline Munro in it!), an overly committed performance by Christopher Plummer, and inspired/bizarre production design accelerate Starcrash towards something gloriously shlocky, but it hits a major speed bump in the third act when it spends, what feels like an eternity, having the audience watch the protagonists watch a space battle.
Starcrash seemingly flies by the seat of it's pants in that nearly every event is punctuated by some sort of deus ex machina ("stop the flow of time!"), unceremonious character death, or pointless twist. It'd be totally unremarkable if for not how decidedly weird and awkward it is and how it burns through each plot point as if it were a series of ten minute movies. Constant homages to the work of Ray Harryhausen (even has Caroline Munro in it!), an overly committed performance by Christopher Plummer, and inspired/bizarre production design accelerate Starcrash towards something gloriously shlocky, but it hits a major speed bump in the third act when it spends, what feels like an eternity, having the audience watch the protagonists watch a space battle.
