Dead Space

1991
R
1h 12m

IMDb RATING

3.5/10

1.7K

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A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station.

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A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station.A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station.A deadly virus attacks the crew of a Saturn space station.

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IMDb RATING

3.5/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

The filmmakers apparently had enough money to be able to afford decent makeup effects, but not enough for a creature that would move around and attack convincingly. We never get a chance to see the "monster" move from one place to another - whenever that happens (supposedly), the camera focuses on the "terrified" reactions of the humans that are nearby. And when a man is attacked by it, he simply seems to be holding an inanimate object against himself so that it won't fall to the ground. This is still not the worst "Alien" rip-off around (the two "Xtro" films are even worse, for example); it's actually sufficiently entertaining if you've got 68 (!!) minutes to spare. (*1/2)

gridoon
Dec 31, 2002
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Trivia
Director Fred Gallo didn't see the script until the first day of shooting.

Goofs
At 44:58, there are cars in a parking lot visible, at the top, center of the screen. This happens when he is hunting the monster, on the deserted alien planet.

Alternate versions
Released on Blu Ray from Shout Factory on September 8 2021. This disc contains an Extended Cut (79 Mins) in HD. The original theatrical is also on the disc but only in SD and Full Frame.