Laserkill - death rays from space

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Movie
German title Laserkill - death rays from space
Original title Laser blast
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1978
length 85 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Michael Rae
script Frank Ray Perilli ,
Franne Schacht
production Charles Band
music Richard Band ,
Joel Goldsmith
camera Terry Bowen
cut Jodie Copelan
occupation

Military - death rays from space (Original title: Laser Blast ) is an American low-budget - science fiction film by director Michael Rae from 1978. Listed is the film in the US came in Germany on 1 March 1978. the film did not hit theaters and was marketed on VHS in 1982 .

action

A humanoid figure is dragging its way through the desert, a gun-like weapon in hand. A UFO lands nearby, from which two reptile-like aliens rise. A short firefight ensues, in which the reptiles prevail and disintegrate the fugitive. When they fly away again, the weapon remains in the desert. Maverick Billy Duncan has previously been harassed by other teenagers and the police and drives to the nearby desert to distract himself. While resting, he notices a strange object that turns out to be a laser cannon . He now uses this to take revenge on his enemies; but the more he uses the laser weapon, he turns more and more into a psychotic mutant . His friend Kathy Farley tries to dissuade him and stands by him because of his physical changes.

Billy is finally enraged and kills indiscriminately. Kathy tries one more time to influence Billy, but before that he is killed by the reptiles. While Billy's friend Kathy mourns his body, the aliens leave; leave the weapon behind again.

Reviews

“Unoriginal, ridiculous science fiction film; Below average in all respects. "

- Lexicon of international film

“It is an incredibly badly made film on almost all counts. It is flatly shot and abysmally directed ... ”

“It's an incredibly badly made movie in almost every way. It's filmed flat and the direction is abysmal ... "

- www.moria.co.nz

Graeme Clark criticized the two-dimensionality of the characters and said the film would be derided as one of the worst science fiction films ever.

Awards

Trick specialist David Allen received the Silver Asteroid for his animations at the Festival internazionale del film di fantascienza di Trieste . (Hahn / Jansen, p. 314)

Trivia

  • The film budget was 280,000 US dollars .
  • In an early promotional article, the title Laserblast was mistakenly spelled Laser Blast, but it is spelled together as one word.
  • The alien design was created by Dave Allen, who based it on prehistoric turtles he saw as a child at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago .
  • The language of the aliens consists of a presidential address that was played backwards and at double speed.
  • On October 4, 2019, the film was shown as part of the Tele-5 series The Worst Films of All Time (SchleFaZ).
  • The age rating will be reduced to 12 years in January 2020.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laserkill - Death Rays from Space. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Laserblast ( English ) www.moria.co.nz. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2010.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.moria.co.nz
  3. ↑ Graeme Clark: Laserblast ( English ) www.thespinningimage.co.uk. Retrieved in 2010-0209.
  4. ↑ https://www.schnittberichte.com/ticker.php?ID=7179