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Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990)

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe poster
Directed by
Damian Lee
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An alien policeman from a distant planet tries to protect a gifted child from his own father. The father is also an alien who had a virgin birth with a human woman so his son can solve an equation that gives unlimited power.

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What happens

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe is a 1991 science fiction film written and directed by Damian Lee, starring Jesse Ventura, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Marjorie Bransfield. Ventura plays an extraterrestrial cop seeking to protect a child prodigy from his father, a fellow alien who has virginally conceived him with a human woman to solve the advanced equation that will grant him absolute powers. Jim Belushi has a cameo in the film, reprising his role from The Principal (1987). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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