Review of Starcrash (1978) by David P — 10 Sep 2008

Grade-Z "Star Wars" rip-off is one of the most apologetically brain-dead films I've ever seen. "Highlights" include a "Lite-Bright" star backdrop for the space battles, packs of rampaging cave men (?), a robot who resembles a cross between Darth Vader and Slim Pickens, Christopher Plummer delivering his lines like a Shakespearean actor on quaaludes, David Hasselhoff wielding a lightsaber and an evil space station that looks like it was built by an eight year old with an erector set and a handful of acid.

Although blissfully rock bottom in the area of sets, makeup, costumes, and featuring special effects that are neither special nor effective, this crap fest does have a certain twisted charm. By far my favorite element of the non-existent story line is the inclusion of a jedi-esque character with an afro who keeps saving the day because he can predict the future, i.

E. what happens on the next page of the script. No, wait! I'm wrong, my favorite element is actually Caroline Munroe's costume, then it's the jedi guy with the afro. Oh, well, at least the dialogue is still better than anything in the "Star Wars" prequels.

Tilt: down.