Cosmic Princess (1982) (TV)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Directors:

Charles Crichton
Peter Medak

Writers:

Johnny Byrne (writer)
Fred Freiberger (writer)

Release Date:

December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An Alien Beauty... Hiding A Beast Within!

Plot:

Earth's Moon is ripped from orbit by a massive nuclear explosion and cast adrift in deep space. It is...

Plot Keywords:

Edited From TV Series | MST3K

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain	...	Dr. Helena Russell
Catherine Schell	...	Maya
Tony Anholt	...	Tony Verdeschi
Nick Tate	...	Alan Carter
Zienia Merton	...	Sandra Benes
Brian Blessed	...	Mentor
Anouska Hempel	...	Annette Fraser
Jeffery Kissoon	...	Dr. Ben Vincent
Peter Porteous	...	Petrov
Tony Osoba	...	1st Security Guard
John Judd	...	2nd Security Guard
Trevor Thomas	...	Refuel Eagle Pilot
Andrew Lodge	...	Grasshopper
John Hug	...	Bill Fraser

Runtime:

91 min | Brazil:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Group 3

Trivia:

This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("The Metamorph" and "Space Warp") of the TV series "Space: 1999" (1975).

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cosmic Princess (#1.10)" (1989)

Roddenberry's twisted future on acid

Ah, I was so fortunate enough to see this on a KTMA MST episode. I can see why it is a made for TV movie which really should have been a made for compost heap. Really cheesy special effects, groovy 70's space clothing, mindless action which gradually distracts the viewer from realizing the mind numbingly stupid plot can all be found in this crossbreed of Star Trek and c**p.

Even a less wrinkly Martin Landau couldn't produce any enjoyment from this. The first half deals with some alien with a really bad hairstylist kidnapping Landau and crew while planning for ruling the universe. Here, we meet Maya (also has bad tastes in salons) who has the ability to change forms through crappy 70's style scene cutting. In the second half of this torture, Landau is separated from the moon base and must figure out how to get back there. Also, to figure out if anyone has been following the storyline. A real hilarious part is when Maya starts tripping out and tearing up the moon base after changing into what looks like a giant mop monster. Lots of bodies flying, slow motion body slams, and crappy studio space sets still cannot save this film. But, to cope with these types of movies, MST3K always helps the easen the pain. Best watched with chips and booze.