Space Raiders (1983) - Because You Watched Starcrash
Episode description
“We never do laundry.”
The distinguished professors discuss Space Raiders, another Roger Corman production that rips off space footage (and theme music) from the apparently immortal Battle Beyond the Stars. Topics include the failure of the space sex worker sight gag, the space western as a genre, viewer identification with the kid and this movie’s intended audience, comparisons to Cloak and Dagger, the need for more set-up, the acid-spewing bug gag’s violation of the Prime Directive, the crew’s boobtacular ship stolen from BBtS, lots of dramatic shooting and dramatic dying, the kid’s beer, the jokey announcements before the opening bloodbath, missed opportunities for railing kills, Raising Arizona meets Home Alone in space, the pointlessness of the crews’ deaths, that heroic extra trying to build a house of cards, the awesomeness of Thom Christopher/Flightplan, flashing lights and toggle switches, and why you should always go with strangers from space.
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Music credits:
"Laser Groove" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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