The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions. STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 4TH.
Special Features: New video Interview with Bruce Campbell and Walter Koenig New video interview with director Robert Dyke and writer Tex Ragsdale Audio commentary by Robert Dyke and Tex Ragsdale
The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions. STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 4TH.
Special Features: New video Interview with Bruce Campbell and Walter Koenig New video interview with director Robert Dyke and writer Tex Ragsdale Audio commentary by Robert Dyke and Tex Ragsdale
My teacher (who was really into collecting posters) had the one-sheet for this film hanging on his wall. I remember looking at it the whole year... and then promptly forgot the title until last year, when a night of insomnia and google eventually lead me back to it.
Never saw the movie but man, it looks like one of those things thats AMAZING when you're drunk at 2 am.
Back in my video store days, I remember seeing the trailer on other VHS tapes and getting excited for it. In those days I was constantly hunting for DTV gems.
Then the tape finally arrived at the store. I tore the plastic off it, shoved it in the VCR... and it sucked.
Ah Moontrap - if ever evidence was needed that Walter Koenig. is a hysterically bad actor, this is it.
Great Joel Goldsmith score though.
Was there someone from the UK distributors at one of the Trek cons trying push the film?
Yes, I seem to recall that too.
They missed a trick; if they promised that Koenig would never appear in another movie if Moontrap broke even, loads of people would have seen the movie.
Back in my video store days, I remember seeing the trailer on other VHS tapes and getting excited for it. In those days I was constantly hunting for DTV gems.
Then the tape finally arrived at the store. I tore the plastic off it, shoved it in the VCR... and it sucked.
I appreciated its low-budget ambitions, and that they were using Apollo hardware.
I actually worked for the director of this film on a drug store commercial here in Michigan. While at the studio (an abandoned high school) I was shown the outline and breakdowns for Moon Trap II. It was even cheesier. I think many would be shocked to learn just how low budget the first film really was. I learned a lot about the effects in the movie and it's amazing how much of it was just forced perspective.
I really do love the film. It's wonderfully cheese-tastic!
