Directed by:
Luigi CozziCinematography:
Giuseppe PinoriCast:
Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Siegfried Rauch, Gisela Hahn, Al Cliver, Marino Masé, Larry Dolgin, Carlo De Mejo, Carlo Monni, Angelo Ragusa, Martin SorrentinoVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Following the surprising success of his cheapjack Star Wars knockoff, Star Crash, Italian director Luigi Cozzi was given the helm of this cheapjack Alien knockoff. An alien cyclops causes a man to cover the Earth with nasty eggs (sometimes made of silicone, sometimes close-ups of common olives). The eggs release gelatinous gunk which makes people explode, and it's all part of the alien's plan to take over the world. Cozzi, a less-talented protégé of Dario Argento, at least gets a good soundtrack by using his mentor's house band, Goblin, but delivers a bad film nonetheless. The director admits that the ludicrous monster was made of badly painted papier-mache, requiring 96 separate cuts to look convincing in its big scene. It didn't work. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ian McCulloch
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Louise Marleau
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Siegfried Rauch
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