Space Rage

Space Rage
Space Rage
Directed by	Conrad E. Palmisano
Screenplay by	Jim Lenahan
Story by	Morton Reed
Produced by	Morton Reed
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Tom Richmond; Tim Suhrstedt;
Edited by	Arthur J. Bressan Jr.; W. Peter Miller;
Music by	Billy Ferrick; Zander Schloss;
Release date	December 25, 1985
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Space Rage is a 1985 American space Western film directed by .^[1]

Premise[]

Two centuries in the future, a dangerous lunatic named Grange (Paré) is sentenced to a penal colony, Botany Bay, on the planet Proxima Centauri 3. There, a bounty hunter (Laughlin) and an ex-policeman (Farnsworth) team up to prevent him from escaping.^[2]

Cast[]

Richard Farnsworth as Colonel
Michael Paré as Grange
John Laughlin as Walker
Lee Purcell as Maggie
Lewis Van Bergen as Drago
William Windom as Gov. Tovah
Frank Doubleday as Brain Surgeon
as Quinn
Harold Sylvester as Max Bryson
Wolfe Perry as Billy Boy
as Kirk
as Carny
as Nose
as Mean guard
Paul Linke as Duffy
as Bubba
Allan Graf as Tiny
as Dr. Wehiberg
as Tallahassee
Jim Bentley as Bob Smith
as Mary Smith
William Cowley as Charlie
John Foscone as Waiter at party

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack includes The Spikes, The Screaming Believers, Exploding White Mice, Dream Syndicate, and Blood money.

Release[]

The film is also known as A Dollar a Day, Breakout on Prison Planet, Trackers 2180, Trackers, and The Last Frontier.^[3]

Reception[]

Leonard Maltin wrote that Farnsworth "should've turned [his laser-beam six-shooter] on the negative of this bomb."^[4] TV Guide rated it two out of four stars and called it "an uneasy blend of science fiction and western", though it praised the unconventional casting of Paré as a villain.^[5]

References[]

^ Green, Paul (2016). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns. McFarland & Company. p. 227. ISBN 9781476662572.
^ Brennan, Sandra (2007). "Space Rage (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
^ "Space Rage (1985)". British Film Institute. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780698183612.
^ "Space Rage". TV Guide. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

External links[]

Space Rage at IMDb

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[1] Green, Paul (2016). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns. McFarland & Company. p. 227. ISBN 9781476662572.

[2] Brennan, Sandra (2007). "Space Rage (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

[3] "Space Rage (1985)". British Film Institute. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[4] Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780698183612.

[5] "Space Rage". TV Guide. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

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