Hyperspace (film)
| Hyperspace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Todd Durham |
| Produced by | Earl Owensby |
| Written by | Todd Durham |
| Starring |
Chris Elliott Paula Poundstone Alan Marx Robert Bloodworth |
| Music by | Don Davis |
| Cinematography | Irl Dixon |
| Edited by | Bruce Stubblefield |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hyperspace also known as Gremloids, and Gremlords is a 1984 3D science fiction comedy film starring Chris Elliott and Paula Poundstone, written and directed by Todd Durham and filmed in Shelby, North Carolina.
Plot
A Star Wars-style text crawl explains how a resistance force, led by Princess Serina has stolen vital radio transmissions from an evil Galactic Alliance. The Darth Vader-like villain, Lord Buckethead (named only in the closing credits), pursues Serina, but, due to an error in navigation on his part unbeknownst to him, instead lands on Earth.
Lord Buckethead then leads his Jawa-like minions into the nearby suburban town while still none the wiser of his blunder. He immediately mistakes town folk such as Chester, the local baker, for a galactic hero called Captain Starfighter; and again later he mistakes Karen, an employee at a local transmission repair shop, for Princess Serina, whom he promptly abducts for interrogation.
Max, a timid exterminator with sights on passing an upcoming exam and being promoted to an executive, unintentionally arrives on the scene and helps Karen escape. The two flee into the woods, but are soon captured and taken back to the aliens' ship.
While there, the minions eventually discover they are on the wrong planet. But due to Lord Buckethead's arrogance, any attempt to inform him is viewed as insubordination and dealt with harshly by execution.
Max and Karen soon escape again and, after a run around in a Super Store, finally arrive just in time for him to take his big exam. Lord Buckethead then arrives, takes Karen captive and demands the radio transmissions he still seeks be handed over. Otherwise the town will be destroyed.
The military arrives but is easily pushed back by the spaceship's superior defenses. Max meanwhile takes the opportunity to sneak aboard and rescue Karen. The two make it off just as the ship is preparing for lift-off. Lord Buckethead's minions meanwhile have had all they can take from his arrogance and bullying abuse, and literally kick him off ship as he stands on the main boarding ramp, marooning him on Earth.
Lord Buckethead pursues and corners Max and Karen, and is about to break Max's neck when he is suddenly spared in a surprise ending. The film finally ends with the alien spaceship flying away from Earth.
Cast
- Chris Elliott - Hopper
- Paula Poundstone - Karen
- Alan Marx - Max
- Robert Bloodworth - Lord Buckethead
- R.C. Nanney - Chester