Space Mutiny
Space Mutiny
| 01 August 1988 (USA)
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A pilot is the only hope to stop the mutiny of a spacecraft by its security crew, who plot to sell the crew of the ship into slavery.

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Idiot-Deluxe

I find this Sci-Fi/Action turd to not only be in violation of Intergalatic Law, but also a violation of all things decent and in good taste.Space Mutiny. A righteously-ridiculous-B-grade-Sci-Fi-crapfest: Starring Reb Brown as Dave Ryder, a swaggering tough-guy and an ace "Sting-Ray Viper" pilot, who crash-lands onto the Southern Sun, a spaceship that's rife with murder, mutiny and sabotage. Ryder finds himself pitted against "The Enforcers" (who I surmise are essentially the space-police and are the law aboard the Southern Sun) and their leader, the villainous and vengeful Kalgan (played by John Philip Law). Cutting right to it this movie is just plain terrible, the handiwork of the ever awful David Winters (a short n' portly old schlockmeister from the UK), who not only produced this ridiculous movie, but also co-directed (so if you were looking to blame any one person for this existence of this movie, well, just point your finger at Winters). But keeping mind, at the same time this movie can be a hell of lot of fun - as long as you approach it as an accidental comedy.As mentioned above the plot revolves around a massive space ship called the Southern Sun, which is home to thousands of people, who are space traveler's enroute to another planet many light-years away. However there is mutiny in the air (hence the title) as discontentment grows strong among certain rebel factions of the crew and their leader Kalgan. In the opening minutes of the movie the great Dave Ryder makes an emergency landing and finds himself thrust right into the thick of things - it's Reb Brown so expect a tall, square-jarred, meat-headed hero type. Whereas Kalgan is played by John Philip Law, who evidently borrowed Pat Riley's greasy hair for the role and at the same time he seems to be having a blast in playing the villain in this crappy movie. Because he's literally full of laughs - even when there's absolutely nothing remotely funny happening, but that won't stop Kalgan from indulging in his many fits of self-congratulatory laughter.On a purely visual basis Space Mutiny is all over the place and is aesthetically-speaking one of the worst looking Sci-Fi movies ever made. The movie unfolds in a series of ham-handed scenes which are often incoherent and frequently shift back and forth from scenes that were filmed on cheap and brightly-lit "spaceship sets" or the dark, grimy interiors of an old brick-walled factory (which as you'll notice they made no effort to black out it's several large windows) that's loaded with a forest of corroded pipes, crisscrossed with catwalks and an endless amount of railing. The look of the film is further juxtaposed by the inclusion of a liberal amount footage which was clearly taken from the TV show "Battlestar Galactica" (which, not surprisingly, looks much better than any of the footage that was filmed by David Winters), which only adds to the movies overwhelming sense of feeling like that of a cinematic jig-saw puzzle, one that's been very crudely cut n' pasted together.Then there's the costumes to speak of and there just as bad and as tacky as the sets, especially in the case of the good guys. Another highlight of Space Mutiny are the "Enforcer Cars", that you often see humming along the corridors of the Southern Sun, which are essentially nothing more than glorified golf-carts. These cars are typically pussy-footed along at speeds no faster than if you were walking on foot - say at the sedate speed of 3. But fasten your seat-belts! For Space Mutiny's thrilling climax, we not only get a low-speed chase, but also a duel to the death between two of these motorized bad-boy's. Their official designations are "Enforcer 1" that's Kalgan's ride -vs- "Enforcer 6" which obviously is Dave's wheels. During the course of this flagrantly and embarrassingly ridiculous scene, the action is punctuated by the sounds of the Enforcer Car's electric motors, Kalgan's trademark laughter and the part where Dave yells like a woman.In light of that fact that Space Mutiny is such a terrible and crudely put together production, it should come as little surprise, that this film contains one of cinemas most glaring and super-obvious continuities. One where you'll no doubt be hearing yourself say "Hey, wait a second! Wasn't she killed a few minutes ago???!!!" and you'd be entirely correct in that assertion. But if you haven't noticed, logic has very little relevance in the world of Dave Ryder and Kalgan. As I said earlier Space Mutiny easily and resoundingly qualifies as one of the worst Sci-Fi movies ever produced, in spite of it's competition - i.e. several decades worth of terrible and laughably-dated Sci-Fi films. I would recommend that you track down a copy of the MST3K version, not only is it more readily available, but surprise-surprise, it's even funnier than the original version; and take it from somebody who knows - The Rhino Home Video release of Space Mutiny is the best copy on the market.

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JesussPrincessss

I watched Space Mutiny Regular Version & MST3K version. It was unbearable. I usually enjoy these failures for a good laugh but it was so bad that Not even MST3K version could save this movie. The character development was nil, the plot was superficial and from beginning to end it was completely & painfully predictable & the "love scenes" were like a bad high school play! This review is a gesture of kindness to warn people before they see it because in my estimation it is not worth even thinking about seeing this movie!I wish I could rate this movie -1000 stars!

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doomchild-635-982234

I know that not many people like this movie, but I have to say that i love this films. Sure, it is not a good movie, but a movie does not have to be good, in order to be awesome, and this movie is just absolutely awesome. Now what makes this film so enjoyable is the man himself, Reb Brown, not many people know who this man is, but he is one of the coolest actors ever, and that is because he is the greatest over actors ever! I can safely say, that if Reb Brown was not in this film, I would not have enjoyed it, as much as i did. Everything about this movie is completely over the top, the story, the acting, everything, it is just absolutely pure entertainment, and not many movies have the entertainment value that this film has, films like the Godfather, or Goodfellas are considered some of the best films ever made, but neither of them, or films that are considered the best films ever made, are as entertaining as this film. If you are a person who loves these bad movies, the you should buy it, it is just awesome!

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uuill

Mutiny-zamboni bumper cars, fire, plasma orbs, space discos, and fire.Lots-o-stolen-footage from Battlestar '78, some more fire. Toilet paper roll bazookas that kill the enemy two-by-two, and some fire./Not/ Lorne Greene. Babes in Brazilian cuts on the bridge, and fire. Ships that run on 5.25" floppies and sleeveless flared shiny jackets.Space dentistry. Hula hoops, and let's not forget the fire.Telepathic performance artists, and a /really/ cool dude who freezes folks and drinks tea.What more could one desire, but maybe more fire.Absolutely awesome!

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