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Space Mutiny | 
 enlarge | Director: David Winters
Actor: Reb Brown; James Ryan; John Phillip Law; Cameron Mitchell; Cissy Cameron
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 71885
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 5159
UPC: 096009515997
EAN: 0096009515997
ASIN: B000TESV6M
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
Release Date: September 4, 2007
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Product Description
It's Hilarious...But not on purpose. One of the funniest films featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the Emmy Award nominated show's 11-year run, Space Mutiny is a hilariously bad sci-fi epic that's guaranteed to have you in stitches. Combine a wardrobe of spandex and tinfoil; a set boasting AstroTurf and spray-painted floor buffers; and special effects that, well, aren't so special, and you've got one of the most hysterical cheeseball movies to ever come out of the '80s. Grab your friends and have a riot with this underground cult hit!
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 Battlestar: Galactica--the Next Generation? (Watch for the cameo appearance by Lorne Greene!) November 22, 2008
Sci-Fi Guy in the OC (Huntington Beach, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since the artwork on the DVD mocks this movie mercilessly (without giving a plot summary), I'll quote from the 1989 VHS tape release from A.I.P. Home Video: FRONT COVER: "There Is Nowhere To Hide From The Enemy Within!" BACK COVER: "Breathtaking Special Effects from the Team That Brought You 'STAR WARS'. Starring Reb Brown ("Uncommon Valor"), James Ryan ("Rage to Kill"), John Phillip Law ("Barbarella") and Cameron Mitchell ("My Favorite Year"), The enormous Southern Sun spacecraft faces destruction from within when the evil Kalgan (John Phillip Law) and his men take control through a violent and explosive mutiny. Kalgan's plan: scrap the ship and sell the passengers into slavery. Only one man, Reb Brown, has the strength and courage to lead the fight against Kalgan's rebels. Armed with laser cannons and neutron grenades, he leads the Commander's daughter and a handful of soldiers into a blasting battle against Kalgan and his powerful forces."--END QUOTE. THIS IS A VERY BAD MOVIE, very possibly the worst space/adventure movie ever filmed--yet it does have an oddball charm to it. Much has been made that this film uses special effects from the BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA TV series (1978-79). In a way, the overall plot of SPACE MUTINY--an earth space-ark on a centuries long voyage who are led by a Moses-like commander--almost seems like BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: The Next Generation. The one man attack craft flown by Reb Brown is even called a "Viper"--exactly like Battlestar Galactica! (If you look closely--watch for a cameo appearance by Lorne Greene in a scene featuring "Battlestar Galactica" stock footage F/X--the scene where the Bridge is attacked, Greene can be seen on the Bridge with his back to the camera in a distance shot.) I found the picture quality of the DVD to be very clear--roughly the equal of any other low-budget movie made in the 1980's. The sound was loud and clear as well (I'm MYSTIFIED by another Amazon reviewer who claims this DVD is a "bootleg"--this DVD is definitely NOT a "bootleg". The DVD is much, MUCH clearer than the VHS release!!!). Since this WAS an incredibly low-budget film, I'm convinced that it was filmed in Full Frame with an eye toward the home video market. I doubt this was made in Widescreen. One oddity though--the VHS release runs 91 minutes and 30 seconds, while the DVD runs 87 minutes--does anyone know what footage was cut for the DVD release? If you're a fan of the Original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, the camp-classic movie "Dark Star" (or space-adventure films and TV shows in general), this DVD is well-worth adding to your collection. I give it 2 Stars. P.S.--I also LOVED the SONG/MUSIC--"The Edge of a Dream" that is heard during the End Credits!
 DVD Is Just a Burned Copy of the VHS Version. Shame on Echo Bridge Entertainment. January 5, 2008
Marcus H. Smilfer (Chicagoland, USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
"Space Mutiny" is a classic of bad cinema. This movie gained fame as the basis of one of the best episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and you would think someone would have released the movie on its own long before now. Well, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment has rushed out this DVD and it is nothing more than the VHS version burned onto a DVD. The audio quality is poor: there are no audio options and I actually had a hard time getting the sound chanelled through my set! The video quality is awful: grainy and washed out...it looks like what it is: a cheap bootleg. In short, don't be seduced by the small pricetag and buy this garbage. I have many bootleg DVDs that are of much better quality than this. "Space Mutiny" deserves to finally be released in a Widescreen format, hopefully with the deleted scenes that are present on the cover of the VHS version. Until then, there is the VHS version and, of course, the MST3K version for you to purchase. Stay away from this poor quality DVD. It is just junk and Amazon should be ashamed of itself for continuing to stock it.
This can not be watched without MST3K commentary... December 28, 2007
Christopher Peruzzi (Freehold, NJ United States)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
In the same context that Plan 9 from Outer Space is bad and should be watched, Space Mutiny is a lesson of things NOT to do.
Rule Number 1
Do NOT cast your grandmother as the female romantic lead. It's just plain creepy.
Rule Number 2
Continuity is important. Do NOT show dead crew members on the bridge after you kill them off.
Rule Number 3
Should you feel that your man brute leading character has a need to yell, do NOT let him scream like a little girl. It just ruins the image.
Rule Number 4
If you want to show dance clubs in outer space. Do NOT use hula hoops and do NOT let your grandmother use one. She could dislocate her hip.
Rule Number 5
When people get shot, it is NOT necessary that they jump to their deaths over a railing. After the first 60 times, people start to expect it.
This movie is just awful. My guess is that they filmed half of it in an empty warehouse and the other half in a brewery. This film should not be viewed without chemical supplements. Should you find yourself lost in the plot of this flop, you could lose your mind.
This is best viewed with the commentary of the MST3k crew. You can watch it without it, but, like running with scissors, I recommend you don't.
 Big McLarge Hugh August 16, 2007
Robert W. Stoll (Whittier, CA USA)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wow! What a cast of characters first theres commander Santa Claus, his middle aged daughter (we are expected to disregard our eyes and believe that she's young & hot), A thick as a pot roast hero that screams like a little girl and a villain (we know this by his patented evil laugh and his fondness for ancient dentistry) named Kalgon.
Mystery Science Theater skewered this cinematic offal to uproarious effect. There's so many elements that leave you speechless; The space ship interior that looks suspiciously like a commercial warehouse and the exterior shots ripped off from the 70's Battlestar Galactica series. The crewmember that is killed and magically appears in the very next scene unharmed. There is so much cheese in this movie, you'll be visually constipated for several days.
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