Space Raiders (1983)

Directed by

Howard R. Cohen

Genre

action film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy stows away on a spaceship after space pirates attack his ship. The pirates promise to take him home, but they run into trouble along the way.

fast-pacedlightheartedcheesynostalgicadventurouslow-budgetcampy

What happens

Space Raiders, also known as Star Child, is a 1983 American space Western film written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Roger Corman. The film was made during the time when many studios were releasing space opera films following the success of Star Wars. However, the film was panned by critics, especially for its reuse of special effects footage and music (composed by James Horner) taken from Corman's 1980 film Battle Beyond the Stars. The film follows a young boy who gets caught up with a group of space pirates after hiding from their attack on the space ship they came to steal. The group face challenges as the leader attempts to keep his promise to return him to his homeworld. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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