Alien Space Avenger

"They can run, they can hide, they can kill, but will they die?"

1989 1h 20m EN

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4.3

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★4.3TMDB · 15

Science FictionHorrorComedy

Synopsis

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In 1939 a spaceship carrying four alien escaped prisoners crash-lands on Earth and the aliens take over the bodies of four locals. Fifty years later the aliens find out that an artist has written a comic book called "Space Avenger," which they believe is about them. They go to New York to try to kill the artist.

“They can run, they can hide, they can kill, but will they die?”

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Cast

Robert Prichard
Rex
Michael McCleery
Derek (as Mike McClerie)
Charity Staley
Karen
Gina Mastrogiacomo
Ginny
Angela Nicholas
Doris
Kirk Fogg
Matt
Marty Roberts
Mr. Green
Jamie Gillis
Business Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard W. Haines
Writers: Richard W. Haines, Leslie Delano, Brad Dunker
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Fiocca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Robert Prichard and Michael McCleery and Charity Staley carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They can run, they can hide, they can kill, but will they die?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Richard W. Haines directs. Richard Fiocca scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Richard Fiocca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Robert Prichard and Michael McCleery and Charity Staley carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They can run, they can hide, they can kill, but will they die?".
7IMDB entry: tt0101296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.