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The Ice Pirates (1984)

The Ice Pirates poster
Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Genre
adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, pirate film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 216 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where water is scarce and valuable, a group of space pirates steals ice from a corrupt government. They get caught up in a mission to find a legendary planet with plenty of water.

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What happens

The Ice Pirates is a 1984 American comic science fiction film directed by Stewart Raffill, who co-wrote the screenplay with Krull writer Stanford Sherman. The film stars Robert Urich, Mary Crosby and Michael D. Roberts; other notable featured actors are Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, Bruce Vilanch, John Carradine and former football player John Matuszak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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