Space Truckers (1996)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

Ted Mann (screenplay)
Stuart Gordon (story) ...

Release Date:

April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Earth's Only Hope

Plot:

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry...

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Killer Robot | Spacewalk | Cult Comedy | Pirate

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tim Loane	...	Trooper Officer
Ian Beattie	...	Trooper
Olwen Fouere	...	Building Commander
Shane Rimmer	...	E. J. Saggs
Charles Dance	...	Nabel / Macanudo
Roger Gregg	...	Tank Patrol
Dennis Akayama	...	Tech Leader (as Denis Akiyama)
Seamus Flavin	...	Chopper 4
Jason O'Mara	...	Chopper 3
Dennis Hopper	...	John Canyon
Sandra Dickinson	...	Bitchin' Betty
George Wendt	...	Keller
Graeme Wilkinson	...	Jackie
Sean Lawlor	...	Mel
Debi Mazar	...	Cindy

Also Known As:

Star Truckers

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, sensuality and drug content, and for language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK | USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (No. 34627)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Goofs:

Factual errors: There's numerous events where laws of gravity and other physics are neglected, but the most notable is probably the upright flame of a lighter in a place where there's no air and no gravity.

Quotes:

Macanudo: I'm sorry you couldn't find it in your heart to give me a chance. You could have been my beloved concubine. Shared my position here.
Cindy: Well, I guess it wasn't in my fortune cookie.
Macanudo: Now, all you'll share is my crew. 312 of them in random order.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Space Truckers' (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

Cotton Eye Joe

A fine old adventure

I have to say I really liked this movie. It seemed almost like something simpler... from another time - a story, romance, adventure, characters... and most of the money spent on acting talent rather than special effects (although considering this was presumably a low-budget effort, and I believe went straight to video, the effects are... well effective - they work and do their job in the story, even if they're a ways from breath-taking by modern standards). It held my attention from the opening until the final credits... I was never even tempted to reach for the fast-forward button... and I enjoyed it! It made me feel almost like a kid again, reading a comic - rather a racy, violent comic though... it's definitely not a children's film. Recommended to anyone who can still enjoy an adventure told with humour and sincerity, without irony, and without any pretensions to being an "event movie".