A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Directed by Ken Finkleman
space marine
moon
space travel
coffee
sequel
spoof
bomb planting
aftercreditsstinger
anarchic comedy
Rank
#46 in 1982·#6985 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
Raymond Burr
Judge D.C. Simonton
Chuck Connors
The Sarge
Rip Torn
Bud Kruger / President Reagan
John Dehner
The Commissioner
Chad Everett
Simon Kurtz
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Kent McCord
Dave Unger
James A. Watson, Jr
First Officer Dunn
William Shatner
Cdr. Buck Murdock
Crew
Ken Finkleman
Director
Ken Finkleman
Screenplay
Al Jean
Writer
Mike Reiss
Writer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Tina Hirsch
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Howard W. Koch
Producer
Robert Gould
Set Decoration
Rosanna Norton
Costume Design
David R. Ellis
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
157 reviews
Zora palPRO
5.0★ · 05/05/26
Nowhere near as charming, just copied the same format and cheesy one-liners.
Nowhere near as charming, just copied the same format and cheesy one-liners.
JacobPRO
5.0★ · 04/26/26
A lot of the same jokes but worse somehow
A lot of the same jokes but worse somehow
Zach
7.0★ · 03/11/26
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March 11, 2026
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6.0★ · 01/09/26
sort of js slightly worse
sort of js slightly worse
Farley Flavors II
8.0★ · 11/14/25
I can't believe they made a remake only 2 years after the first
I can't believe they made a remake only 2 years after the first