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The Ice Pirates (1984) -- In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess...

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Writers:
Stewart Raffill (writer) and
Stanford Sherman (writer)
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Release Date:
16 March 1984 (USA) more
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In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Robert Urich ... Jason
Mary Crosby ... Princess Karina

Michael D. Roberts ... Roscoe

Anjelica Huston ... Maida
John Matuszak ... Killjoy

Ron Perlman ... Zeno
John Carradine ... Supreme Commander
Natalie Core ... Nanny
Jeremy West ... Zorn

Bruce Vilanch ... Wendon
Alan Caillou ... Count Paisley
Marcia Lewis ... Frog Lady

Daryl Keith Roach ... Fitzcairn / Prisoner (as Daryl Roach)
Robert Symonds ... Lanky Nibs
Gary Brockette ... Percy the Robot
Rockne Tarkington ... Patch

Ian Abercrombie ... Hymie
Dolores Albin ... Old Karina

Hank Worden ... Elderly Jason
Bonnie Campbell-Britton ... Dara
Carmen Filpi ... Vendor
John Gillespie ... Dogbite
Patty Maloney ... Waitress
Shane McCamey ... Templar Crewman
Ralph Meyering Jr. ... Templar Crewman (as Ralph Meyerling Jr.)
Myron Natwick ... Karina's Father
Raymond Skipp ... Doper
Debra Troyer ... Blonde Girl
Diana Webster ... Seamstress
Richard Young ... Debs
Sander Johnson ... Political Prisoner
Steffen Zacharias ... Prisoner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Max von Sydow
Ira S. Rosenstein ... The Monk (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stewart Raffill 
 
Writing credits
Stewart Raffill (writer) and
Stanford Sherman (writer)

Produced by
John Foreman .... producer
Dennis Lasker .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Bruce Broughton 
 
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti 
 
Film Editing by
Tom Walls 
 
Casting by
Paul Bengston 
 
Art Direction by
Ron Foreman  (as Ronald Kent Foreman)
David M. Haber 
 
Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer 
 
Costume Design by
Daniel Paredes 
 
Makeup Department
Don Angier .... makeup assistant (as Donald J. Angier)
Curry Bushnell .... assistant makeup artist
Candida Conery .... hair stylist (as Candida R. Conery)
Steve LaPorte .... special makeup effects
Michael McCracken .... special makeup effects
Lola 'Skip' McNalley .... hair stylist
Jim Nielsen .... makeup assistant
Rick Provenzano .... hair stylist
Maurice Stein .... makeup supervisor (as Maurice D. Stein)
 
Production Management
Fred Slark .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max W. Anderson .... second unit director
Bill Carroll .... first assistant director
Venita Ozols .... second assistant director
Christopher Ryan .... additional second assistant director (as Chris Ryan)
 
Art Department
Christopher Gilman .... props
Steve Koch .... props
Sam Moore .... property master
Mark Poll .... set designer
William Ladd Skinner .... set designer (as Bill Skinner)
Robert Van Dyke .... propmaker gangboss
Mark Shostrom .... special props (uncredited)
John Sweeney .... assistant propmaster (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Carlos Delarios .... sound re-recording mixer (as Carlos deLarios)
Ken Dufva .... foley artist
Morris Harris .... sound mixer
Paul Hochman .... sound effects editor
Dean Hodges .... sound mixer
Michael J. Kohut .... sound re-recording mixer
John Riordan .... sound editor
Aaron Rochin .... sound re-recording mixer
Frank Serafine .... sound designer
Bill Voigtlander .... adr editor
Arnie Anderson .... sound (uncredited)
Duncan McEwan .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Dan Yale .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Gary Brockette .... robot choreographer
Gene Grigg .... set operation: special effects
Russel Hessey .... set operation: special effects (as Russ Hessey)
Steve LaPorte .... robot contractor
Michael McCracken Jr. .... robot designer (as Michael Shawn McCracken)
Michael McCracken Jr. .... robot manufacturer (as Michael Shawn McCracken)
Michael John McCracken .... robot designer
Michael John McCracken .... robot manufacturer
Ray Raymond .... family robots
Ray Raymond .... garbage creature
Ray Raymond .... inspector robot
Jonathan Seay .... coordinator: special photographic effects
John R. Shourt .... effects junior illustrator (as John Shourt)
Bill Cobb .... special effects electronics foreman (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Max W. Anderson .... special visual effects
Linda Fleisher .... coordinator: computer and video graphics (as Linda Fleischer Blaine)
Judith Herman .... consultant: computer graphics design
Paula A. Lumbard .... coordinator: special visual effects
Chris Regan .... optical supervisor
Louis Schwartzberg .... time lapse photography
Jonathan Seay .... coordinator: motion control
David Stipes .... visual effects matte paintings: David Stipes Productions
Christopher Dusendschon .... in-show optical compositor: Praxis Filmworks (uncredited)
David Emerson .... optical camera (uncredited)
Gordon Garb .... hyperspace effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Todd Allen .... stunts
Johnny Atkinson .... stunts
Billy Bates .... stunts
Fernando Celis .... stunt coordinator
Monty Cox .... stunts
James I. Davis .... stunts (as Jimmy Davis)
Gary DePew .... stunts
Gardner Doolittle .... stunt performer
Gardner Doolittle .... stunts
Kenny Endoso .... stunts
Richard Epper .... stunts
Jonathan Epstein .... stunts
Jon H. Epstein .... stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini .... stunts (as Dean Ferrandini)
Alan Gibbs .... stunts
John Gillespie .... assistant stunt coordinator
Marian Green .... stunt performer
Al Jones .... stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw .... stunts
Lane Leavitt .... stunts
Kent Maurer .... stunts
Don McGovern .... stunt double
Bob Ozman .... stunts
Eddie Paul .... stunts
Larry Charles White .... stunts
Jonathan Yarbrough .... stunts (as Jonathan Yarborough)
Ray Saniger .... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Stunts .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Birmelin .... still photographer
Pat Blymyer .... gaffer (as Pat Blymyer R.)
John J. Linder .... key grip (as John J. Linder Jr.)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dennis Fill .... costumer: men
Barbara Lee Maccarone .... costumer: women
 
Editorial Department
William Hoy .... assistant editor
Dennis McNeill .... color timer
 
Music Department
Harry V. Lojewski .... music supervisor
Bruce Miller .... conductor
Bruce Miller .... music arranger
Don Nemitz .... orchestrator
Aaron Rochin .... music mixer
Aaron Rochin .... music recordist
William Saracino .... music editor
 
Other crew
Mike Berro .... video displays
Lloyd Gordon .... dancer
Carol Green .... unit publicist
Louise Jaffe .... script supervisor
Eric Johnson .... production associate
Carole A. Kenneally .... production associate (as Carole Kenneally)
Kevin King .... payroll accountant
Mark Knowles .... choreographer
Brandon Pender .... sword fighting choreographer
Brandon Pender .... sword master
Ira S. Rosenstein .... location manager
Pilar Stallworth .... production associate
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:14 | Australia:PG | USA:PG | UK:PG (theatrical release, cut) | UK:15 (video rating)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to a crew member, the entire sound team was fired mid-production and replaced without explanation. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Princess Karina is at the Amazon women's ice castle, Roscoe is holding the head for Jason to tickle his nose. You can see the actor's shoulders, in a grey jumper. more
Quotes:
Jason: I don't mean anything by this but is there any particularly reason that he is black.
Roscoe: [smiling] Sure, I wanted him to be perfect.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Alien (1979) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Crud, 22 June 2008
4/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

Awful Star Wars knock-off with a slightly more comic tinge. Robert Urich stars as the leader of a group of ice pirates, who steal ice because water is the most valuable substance in the universe now (how all the poor people stay alive is a mystery). He hooks up with Mary Crosby (Bing's daughter, around 25 and a total cutie), a princess looking for her missing father. Also in the cast are an embarrassed-looking Anjelica Huston in some hilarious sci-fi get-ups and a pudgy, short-ish Ron Perlman (whom I thought was seven feet tall from his other roles!). And John Carradine, who looks days from death and Hollywood Squares funnyman (relative term) Bruce Vilanch. If you ever wanted to see Bruce Vilanch get decapitated, here's your film. But, then again, even that's not worth seeing, as it doesn't shut him up at all (think he might have been a robot, but I nodded off a couple of times).

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