Starship Invasions

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Starship Invasions
Directed by Ed Hunt
Produced by Ed Hunt
Written by Ed Hunt
Starring Robert Vaughn
Christopher Lee
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) 14 October 1977 (U.S.)
25 November 1977 (Toronto, Canada)[1]
Running time 89 minutes
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Language English
Budget $1 000 000[2]
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Starship Invasions is a 1977 Canadian science fiction film produced by Ed Hunt and filmed at Toronto, Ontario.

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[edit] Production and release

The film began production under the title Alien Encounters, and a previous working title was War of the Aliens. Hal Roach Studios producers Earl A. Glick and Norman Glick bankrolled the production with $1 million.[2] However, that title closely resembled the 1977 blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind, thus prompting the film to be retitled Starship Invasions for release.[3]

Starship Invasions was released in VHS format by Warner Home Video.[4] It was also released in 1987 on video in the United Kingdom by Krypton Force under the title Project Genocide.[5]

Its French-language title was L'invasion des soucoupes volantes.[6]

[edit] Synopsis

The plot concerns the Legion of the Winged Serpent, a rogue group of aliens led by Captain Rameses (Christopher Lee) who wish to invade Earth as life on their own planet becomes untenable. They plan to kill all humans on Earth through the use of an orbiting transmitter whose signals prompt people to commit suicide. Opposing this plan is the Intergalactic League of Races, another alien group based at a pyramid structure deep in an Earth ocean.

The League of Races seeks help from Professor Allan Duncan (Robert Vaughn) to save the Earth. Their efforts culminate in a battle between the League and Rameses' forces.

[edit] Critical reception

Toronto Globe and Mail reviewer Robert Martin panned Alien Invasions, likening the film to "those dubbed Japanese movies usually seen on Saturday afternoon television".[3]

[edit] Cast

  • Robert Vaughn as Professor Allan Duncan
  • Christopher Lee as Captain Rameses
  • Daniel Pilon as Anaxi
  • Tiiu Leek as Phi
  • Helen Shaver as Betty Duncan
  • Henry Ramer as Malcolm
  • Victoria Johnson as Gazeth
  • Doreen Lipson as Dorothy
  • Kate Parr as Diane Duncan
  • Sherri Ross as Sagnac
  • Linda Rennhofer as Joan
  • Richard Fitzpatrick as Joe
  • Ted Turner as Zhender
  • Sean McCann as Carl
  • Bob Warner as an Air Force General

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Globe and Mail, as per movie listings around this date.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Robert. "No more cheap sex films, Hunt is big budget now", The Globe and Mail, 10 December 1977, p. 34. 
  3. ^ a b "Alien futures market active", The Globe and Mail, 30 November 1977, p. F9. 
  4. ^ Starship Invasions (VHS) info on Amazon.com
  5. ^ Project Genocide at BBFC
  6. ^ L'invasion des soucoupes volantes (Starship Invasions) at Regie du Cinema Quebec

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