''Deep Space'' is a 1988
sci-fi
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universe ...
horror film directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter of more than 200 low-to-medium-budget feature films in many genres, including Horror film, horror, science fiction, action film, action/adventure f ...
about a monster that terrorizes a city in the United States and the detective who must stop it.
Plot
The United States military loses control of a secret satellite that contains a biological weapon. Upon crashing, the weapon escapes near Los Angeles and begins to terrorize the citizens. Police Lieutenant McLemore is given the job of trying to stop the monster before it kills more people and escapes into the surrounding area.
Cast
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Charles Napier as Det. Ian McLemore
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Ann Turkel as Carla Sandbourn
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Bo Svenson as Capt. Robertson
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Ron Glass
Ronald Earle Glass (July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as literary Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), and as the spiritual shepherd, Shepherd Book, in the ...
as Jerry Merris
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Julie Newmar
Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer, August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. She won the Tony ...
as Lady Elaine Wentworth
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James Booth
James Booth (born David Noel Geeves; 19 December 1927 – 11 August 2005) was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. Though considered handsome enough to play leading roles, and versatile enough to play a wide variety ...
as Dr. Forsyth
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Norman Burton
Norman Burton (December 5, 1923 – November 29, 2003) was an American actor. He was occasionally credited as Normann Burton.
Early life
Born in New York City, Burton was a student of the Actors Studio. After early work on stage, he broke in ...
as Gen. Randolph
* Jesse Dabson as Jason
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Elisabeth Brooks as Mrs. Ridley
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Anthony Eisley
Anthony Eisley (January 19, 1925 – January 29, 2003) was an American actor best known as one of the detective leads, Tracy Steele, in the ABC/Warner Brothers television series '' Hawaiian Eye''. Early in his career, he was credited as Fred Eis ...
as Dr. Rogers
Reception
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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it has 1 negative review as of April 2020. Creature Feature gave the movie 3 our of 5 stars, praising the cast and finding it better than Ray's other movies.
[Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature 3rf dition]
References
External links
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Deep Space- Rotten Tomatoes
Deep Space Review- B Movies Review
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1988 films
1988 horror films
1980s English-language films
1980s science fiction horror films
American science fiction horror films
Films directed by Fred Olen Ray
Films scored by Robert O. Ragland
1980s American films
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