Another STAR WARS RIP-OFF???

[@philiphunn194]

Let's face it, if your crew is entirely made up of robots with He-Man haircuts, being a Master of the Universe is a logical career progression.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Bingo! You have the power....too see truth & better screenplays.

[@nozoto]

Too bad there was nobody with a skull mask among the villain, it would have perfectly added up

[@donaldporr9682]

He-Man was better than this.

[@fordshojoe8080]

Glad I'm not the only need that put those 2 together like that lol.

[@johnnycash2581]

Or those aliens are the ones that got pregnant the ladies from the village of the damned HHHMMMM 🤔

[@37view37]

“It feels like the mood has changed. What’s happening here?” Mark, you are incredibly gifted with comedic writing, acting, and timing. This extended skit becomes one of my favorites. Always happy to get notifications of your work. Hilarious stuff.

[@roccov1972]

Agreed! And I love when Mark is talking to the actors who just look at him with disbelief. Very funny! Great work as always, Mark!

[@fordshojoe8080]

"It's like somebody died in here or something I'm not talking about the aliens I mean someone who mattered" haha loved it

[@jackblair5776]

An hour and forty minutes???!!! That must have been the time it took to write the movie too (or less). I keep thinking of you having to spend the time watching this one, then going back to figure out how you will take it apart, and then the whole process of creating and editing the video, all to save us from two hours+ that we could never get back! You really deserve a medal. You are the best movie "cliff notes" timesaver! Thank you so much for the time and the laughs!

[@sowder]

You are clearly one of the robots...

[@YouTube-SUCKS-69]

Clearly, Mark deserves a "METAL". Not a Medal, but a MeTal!! Seems our educational system in this country has been incredibly astonishing.

[@favoritemustard3542]

"Medal" as in "medallion". Hope this helped you out. 🏅👄🏅

[@Xiy114]

Nice insight

[@berlinkozyreva]

I wrote it. And it took me 30 minutes thankyou

[@MyPhobo]

I work in IT at a university, and I can tell you, professors keeping their passwords on a file on a usb drive is very accurate.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Ugh...Boomers. 🙄

[@thesame4076]

The best place is on a post-it on the side of the monitor.

[@richarddoyle3420]

Mark is truly upping his game! That wig. That beard. Color coordination perfection!!!

[@defnotanny]

God I just love the sketches where Mark puts himself into the movies! Thank you so much for blessing us with another episode Mark!

[@redjed100]

Apparently, this was one of four “Star Wars” ripoff movies that its director (Alfonso Brescia) made in the same year, the others being “Cosmos: War of the Planets,” “Battle of the Stars” and “Star Odyssey.” On another note, you’re the second KZbinr to cover this movie I’ve seen, the first being Brandon Tenold of Brandon’s Cult Movie Reviews fame, and Brandon has said that this is the worst movie he’s ever reviewed in two separate lists of his worst movies.

[@bradencampbell464]

The cinema snob also did star odyssey many years ago. The highlight of that one being the robots that tried to commit suicide because they couldn't have sex with each other.

[@dubuyajay9964]

​@@bradencampbell464Ah yes...the "Duck" Bots. They really did predict Disney buying Lucasfilm.

[@bradencampbell464]

@dubuyajay9964 in some ways, yes. But Disney also had similar issues around the same time. Remember the robots from "the black hole"? That should have been a sign of things to come.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@bradencampbell464 Yup. If only Disney collapsed in the 80's. I could make do without the Disney Renaissance if it would stop the horrors we deal with now.

[@bradencampbell464]

@dubuyajay9964 I had the typical argument the other day about which of the new Star Wars trilogy was the worst of the franchise. Keeping in mind the ewoks movies from the 80s were also on the table as possibilities. Although the holiday special might have given the new trilogy a run for its money if any of us considered it cannon.

[@heeeeeresrossy]

The Jimmy Savile clones are terrifying. Not as terrifying as he was, but it's pretty close.

[@Macephtopheles]

Th' name of th' ship is Shaa-Woh-deh-Woh-dee.

[@heeeeeresrossy]

@@Macephtopheles now then now then, how's about that

[@redswastedtalents4671]

@@Macephtopheles "Shaa-Woh-dee-Woh-deh" I fixed it for you

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

As it 'appens!

[@hankw69]

This was on TV one Sunday afternoon when visiting my cousins in the early 80's. We were all Star Wars/Trek crazy and thought it might be good. Less than half way thru it was decided to go out in the chilly autumn air and play football instead. Good times...

[@bradencampbell464]

Ah, Alfonso Bracia. We were gifted by him with a total of four movies that were pretty much the same thing. But for some reason, this is the movie that gets the most hate. Beats me as to why. Star odyssey had a pair of suicidal robots who entered a suicide pact because they couldn't have sex with each other. I would have thought that would be something people would are more fuss about.

[@Vrikrar]

It's such a wild choice to make your enemy army all have matching haircuts, and then just be like eh whatever, some of the good guys have them too.

[@planescaped]

Lol, serously. Real wtf moment.

[@dubuyajay9964]

#NotAllPageCuts

[@toweypat]

Well if you built a robot, what kind of haircut would YOU give it? Hm?

[@Vrikrar]

Hey listen, I don't have any issues with the haircut, I have issues with the members of the crew who decided the earth destroying organ harvesting space kidnappers were the look they wanted to fit in with.@@toweypat

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

@@toweypata mullet. Obviously. That way it’s already built for both formal and informal purposes. 🤷‍♀️

[@ianitor]

I think that one crew member who died's haircut looked too much like the aliens so they just assumed she was.

[@triggerfingerstudios]

I saw part of this movie on TV when I was a kid, and that cave massacre really made an impression on me, and it took forever for me to track this movie down. It didn't help that I assumed it was a Japanese movie.

[@dubuyajay9964]

05:21. The shirtless bald guy with a cape didn't scream "Italian" to you? 😂🤣

[@drewgeraci8434]

WOW - This IS bad! When Mark explains the plot in a straight manner, around 2 minutes in, my mind started to wander. I salute you, Mark the Brave, for you've had the fortitude to watch this entire movie!

[@planescaped]

This is the case with a lot of these Italian movies. Just non-nonsensical plots full of moon logic and ridiculous dialog and preposterous character behavior.

[@Blueskybuffalo]

The wig is on point and video filter matches the source pretty well. Best one so far.

[@ptonpc]

Thanks for taking one for the team. The most interesting bits of the film were the alien guns (Looks like they used flash bulbs in the housing with light tubes.) and your inserts.

[@scionixx9568]

Every video, Mark uploads is absolute gold. Especially when he green screens himself in for funny edits lol

[@ryanbarker5217]

this sounds like a story i wrote when i was 7. so, you know, i'm interested in seeing how my little kid ideas would have played out on the big screen. it also explains why i'm not a screenwriter.

[@WebWheeler]

I just recently discovered your channel and love it! Thanks for all the content. I have a few movies to add to your watchlist if I may (both free on Tubi currently.) "Robowar" (not Robot Wars, which is the video that brought me to the channel) is a poor-man's mix of Predator, Terminator, and Robocop but is an entertaining bad movIe. Also, "Hell comes to Frogtown" which stars Rowdy Roddy Piper and came out the same year that he starred in "They Live." It's bad, but good, but weird... Don't want to spoil anything but I think you'd have some fun covering both of those- definitely more entertainment thank 100 minutes of this... Thanks again for the great channel!

[@TemperedMedia]

My favorite way to unwind after work: pop some popcorn and play the new WMWM video. Always loosens me up and brightens my evening. Excellent work all around as usual, Mark!

[@davidjune4737]

"Edgar Winter aliens" this is why we love you Mark!

[@LABOUMDECADANCE]

Mark, you deserve more than a million subscribers. I just love your humor and the hard work you put in your videos, including yourself. 😅

[@TeatroGrotesco]

The Italians were warning us about Saville since the 70's. Is all Italian cinema an attempt to overcome the language barrier and give us cryptic warnings thru strange films? Edit: corrected spelling per rip van winkle's correction.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

Seville= cadillac Saville= nonce

[@GoADHDGo]

It’s great to see the Roller Boogie wig back in action. Satisf-action.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I actually own a copy of this movie on it's original VHS release. I bought it along with a bunch of other random B-movie science fiction and fantasy films, from a video store when it closed down and was selling it's tapes. The movie IS boring, but it DOES have it's moments. The death scenes of the alien robot guys with the silly wigs are amazingly funny. None of them knew how to pretend to be shot. I remember at least one grabbing near his crotch and dying. The thing that always had me in stitches was the crew member with the cowboy boots. I wasn't prepared for seeing him wearing the boots with his space suit. And then... there's every damn time he speaks. This movie was definitely dubbed into English by Italian voice actors. Listening to the guy doing that crew member's voice just tripping and falling over that accent is hilarious. It was an Italian voice actor, who was trying to speak English, and on top of that was trying really hard to do a thick Southern drawl, and failing at both. Every time he talked he had me laughing.

[@dubuyajay9964]

I think he did an ok job...all things considered.

[@idahomike4254]

7:02 "The Edgar Winter aliens"! I laughed so hard I had to go back because I missed a few minutes! Classic, Mark. Classic.

[@claybadger]

I love you bro. I literally laughed out loud hard when you talked about how it was the future and we STILL haven’t learned to get along with aliens.❤ 👍

[@MisterBrimm]

There will be no shortage of movies like this to suffer through lol, thanks again Mark!

[@pommie5093]

The bad guys are wearing Jackie Rogers Jr. wigs, LOL By the way, Mark-I hope you keep all your costumes and wigs in a shrine somewhere. Hard to say which wig I like the best, but the one you're wearing here has to be in the top 5! Awesome, as always!

[@AmyWebster-u6l]

I can't imagine how you sat through this movie. Thank you, Mark!!

[@ZorValachan]

Probably the first time Prince Adam and He-Man are seen at the same time.

[@galloe8933]

Anyone who has a hair cut like that, is clearly a space golem. Edit. I stand by what I said, as a joke, though when I found out they’re robots, I actually wonder if it was a nod to that movie. You know, because why not?

[@Galantski]

More sound effects? Yes, I'm with you on that, but as long as we're looking for ways to enhance the movie's watchability, I would also recommend a laugh track! 😄

[@AquarianNomadic]

The Edgar Winter reference is totally chef's kiss. ❤

[@nickdirienzo2849]

"I never dance or space travel without my silver cowboy boots!".🤣

[@jenh101]

It never fails to amaze me how entertaining you make these absolute snooze fest movies seem! It’s genuinely impressive. Am delighted to see you cover another Star Wars rip off. I’ve watched the other one countless times. There’s something special about the way you cover these ridiculous sci-fi movies. I love it!

[@requinremembers]

I really thought Mark would come on wearing a wig like those alien robots. Disappointed he didn't but not disappointed in how he *did* show up, lol.

[@DariaMorgandoffer]

The day just got better... lmao...love how you always pop in disrupting the scene 😅😅😅

[@mgratk]

Typically he makes it the best scene of the movie, by far. This one was extra hilarious!

[@chefmagneto]

That is the all time greatest wig in Fanboy Flicks history. Instead of a jump scare it was a jump laugh.

[@DiGiTyDarKMaN]

Thanks for another Saturday afternoon boost. Your videos are always a stop what I'm doing and watch event.

[@cellshade87]

The robots look like Prince Valium from Spaceballs. "To join Princess Vespa and Princess Vallum... I'm sorry, it's the hair." 🤣

[@bustercaps]

I recently found your channel, thank you for all the content! Im a big fan Mark keep them coming please!

[@nargris4048]

7:35 Aliens have found a way to live forever... until their organs seemingly inevitably fail and they die... This is obviously some strange usage of the word 'Forever' that I wasn't previously aware of.

[@TheRogueWolf]

8:39- The black-haired dude in the back must be a long-distant descendant of the detective from _Plan 9 From Outer Space._ Great idea, looking right down the dangerous end of a deadly weapon to figure out why it's not being deadly anymore.

[@peoplewhoplaygames]

Its crazy to me how ahead of its time Star Wars was. Like the Death Star battle holds up even today, they you have movies like this where they do their best to replicate it, but they don't come even remotely close.

[@michaelthomas5433]

Star Crash apparently really raised the bar on Star Wars rip-offs.

[@OzgurNevres]

When I was in university, I took a cinema course as an elective. Our professor was someone who, among other things, worked as a voice actor. For some reason, Indian movies had become very popular in our country in the 1980s, but strangely, everything about them seemed very ridiculous-the plot, the dialogues, etc. According to our professor, these films would arrive without any translation. Since no one knew Hindi, they would watch the movie, make up a plot based on the scenes, and then write and record dialogues accordingly. Naturally, with limited time and budget, the result was hilarious dialogues. Could something similar be the case in these films as well?

[@ericburns469]

Herbs voice will live rent free in my head, forever and ever.

[@alexhouser5279]

This reminds me of the South Park episode where Cartman freezes himself to avoid waiting for the Nintendo Wii.

[@MaesterMike]

There's something I find so hilarious about these knockoff sci-fi movies that came out around the wake of Star Wars, just in how they manage to get everything wrong when they try so hard to emulate what made that movie so successful. Also, this might be one of your best skits yet.

[@vincentholdax1876]

So, this movie has kind of a sequal in the movie Star Odyssey. The characters and setting are different, but it has the same director, actors, gold-skinned alien robots and uses the same footage for the space fight at the end.

[@michaelbauer2950]

It is now my goal to use "when I think of all that's happened, it makes life fantastic" in a conversation this week.

[@Runningcheetah1]

Mark, you really need to put yourself into a full length movie similar to Kung Pow Enter the Fist. Your movie additions are exceptional. It would be more entertaining that 95% of what is coming out of Hollywood these days.

[@sowder]

This is by far the funniest wig you've ever used in a video, Mark.

[@TimeHunter2305]

Mark never fails to deliver excellent comedy.

[@alexmartin3143]

Hi Mark! Thanks for chatting a bit with me before the premiere. Finally watched the whole thing today! Those aliens need to upgrade their bot’s operating system or something.

[@bobchurch6175]

For a year or two after seeing Star Wars people were downright hungry for MORE and would go to the theater for any piece of crap that billed itself as a space opera. And it really shows. Oh, and Mark, perfect job on the hair.

[@cujoedaman]

I have to admit, the way they did the laser swords was actually unique. Sure, they were just really reflective material on a stick, but there are moments when you can aaalmost see it as a laser sword. I'm sure if this was restored into a 4K copy that it wouldn't look so spectacular.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Hi Mark, cool video as always, keep up with the weirdness, you take care and have a nice day sir

[@eggypots6287]

So this is where the South Park creators got those character designs for "Go God Go XII" lol

[@soosquatch4236]

Thanks for making my day!!

[@franciscoortega7938]

when "battle beyond the stars" came out, i went to see it on a Sunday double feature matinee... the other movie was this one!! erased completely from my memory but as soon as i recognized it, i immediately was transported to that theater in 1980... wow! major flashback.

[@hardlikepotatoe1361]

Your skits are fantastic. I am so glad to know you like making them.

[@rynolascavio3381]

I know you're from Canada and probably dont realize, but from a Texan, Herb's "Texas accent" is hilarious without you even pointing it out.

[@subraxas]

11:55 - Julie is played by Charlize Theron. 😀

[@templargfx]

I love how in that scene where the laser guns are disabled, the guy in the background is just like, lets point it at my face and see if it works

[@HS-mz1lh]

Mark your green screen performance keeps better n better... Had me laughing throughout. Looking forward to your next one brother ❤

[@umbrellacorp.]

3:46 Killing Aliens. 🛸😂 18:33 😂👍💯 SuperMan would be so disappointed in Lois. 😕

[@MrZooBreak]

Always good for many laughs. Thanks, Mark! The best part of my day has become the time I spend watching this channel!

[@tskmaster3837]

It's funny to think Mel Brooks used those Prince Valiant wigs... in his own Star Wars... spoof... I still say it's quite the coincidence.

[@hushicho]

The original Italian dialogue was *for sure* as inane and incoherent as the English dub. It was great to recognise several voice actors from other films like The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Suspiria, and other Italian film of the time! There was even a voice like Lucio Fulci's in The Beyond, but in this one the southern accent was way worse.There were some interesting ideas with this, especially all the political drama, but wow did they drop the ball repeatedly with things happening in any interesting or even coherent way. Though I have to be honest, I found the aliens and even the robots far more sympathetic than any of the earth people. One person on the entire planet is the only person who knows how to stop a reactor from destroying the planet? At that point it's just letting nature take its course!

[@NoahNobody]

7:53 is like the COBOL situation now and in the future to come. We're still pulling "old guys" out of retirement to fix extremely rare issues on pretty critical systems. But you know people don't live forever. 11:32 Better pull the COBOL guy out of retirement.

[@kidcthulhufortney1320]

I recognized the swords and bowl-cut robots and thought, "Oh, Mark is doing Star Odyssey." Then I realized it's just another cash-in from the same producers using some of the same props, story elements, and cast.

[@NerveBag]

Hey! It's Toblerone from Escape from the Bronx! 😂

[@Nathan82628]

I have no idea how you do not have at least a million subs, your content is awesome.

[@My_Saab_Story]

Professor couldn't believe his cookie crisp drip had no effect on Lois

[@teammeteamus.8315]

Herb, the guy with the boots, sounds like Gambit from the 90’s X-men cartoons. If Gambit was drunk and had a broken jaw…

[@lordofmorgul]

"Edgar Winter aliens"! I had to pause there to laugh, brilliant!

[@rsilkw2]

Oh noooooo War of the Robotsssss. Bless you and your service to endure this for us.

[@jldisme]

Love it! I mean the video, not the movie! Lampshades boys lmfao The control room looks like a bad ripoff of the early Tardis. The fighters launching was stolen from Battlestar Galactica.

[@Terminus_El_Camino]

I remember *that* I watched this movie, but have no actual memories of the movie itself. I love Italian sci-fi, but some of it is SO boring it leaves no impression on me.

[@HoschiKuddel]

Imagine you're in space and your replicator is broken and instead of a nice glas of apple juice you end up getting single malt whisky but you don't care because you haven't been home for 6 years now, so you spend the night drinking and the next day you can't remember what all these lights the computers give out mean. I mean, why not use words instead of uncontrolled blinking?

[@jujutaylor2186]

Another classic Mark cameo

[@f-4171]

dude.. i need a playlist of just your credits music.... asap!!! love the channel

[@davidhouston6475]

Hollyweird weather national or international if they find a Golden Goose they're going to milk it for all the golden eggs it can lay.

[@THEBaldEagle1]

Holy Cow! I made it for a LIVE! when ya gonna make it for one of mine? Great job as always Mark!

[@RetroWasteLand81]

I laughed way too hard at this movie😂 Thanks Mark!!!

[@michaellutcher214]

😭Bruh u in that wig I had the video going I was on the phone so wasn't paying attention put looked up as I was done and can't stop 😂😂😂 that shit made my afternoon thanks

[@allanv7661]

I would rather watch this over anything Disney Star wars has released in the past ten years.

[@metalmaria26]

OMG The hero is Toblerone from Escape 2000!

[@jomorken4853]

it comes to older and newer scifi films, I am partly in it for the latex costumes. Some are pretty darn hot. Like Jupiter Ascending. They had House of Harlot make them 50 individual catsuits for the actors. I am such a kink nerd

[@PlanetTrainWreck]

Yeah I'm just tuning for the skits hilarious always sad to see them end

[@audiebavington8789]

COUNT YORGA NEXT?... actually nah, that's a pretty good flick. Forget I mentioned it. Love your work downunder mate 🇦🇺

[@freereinvoltaic]

I would like to see Mark at least guest host MST3k. I’m just putting that out into the KZbinverse…

[@beepster991]

This movie does actually predict the future. At 00:57 Lois is seen wearing an "Apple Watch". quite impressive for a 1978 movie.

[@markalan2829]

I actually watched this movie a while ago on KZbin (I might have been drinking) and thought, "hey, this would be a funny one to review." Thanks.

[@johnhill9595]

I remember watching this on a hot, lazy Texas August afternoon back in 1984(?). Memories of it would pop in to my mind over the intervening decades but I never really tried to track it down until I saw Peter Dinklage in the "Space Pants" skit on SNL. You can't tell me his appearance wasn't influenced by the blond, pageboy coiffed minions.

[@Mattteus]

The bad guys look like a cross between Edgar Winter and Emo Phillips Also, heyyyy the lead is Antonio Sabato!

[@chrisgenson2278]

Many years ago, during the video rental years, I had a friend who refused to rent a B movie if it was more than 99 minutes long. He was correct. If it was too long it would always suck. Always.

[@AubreyTheKing]

Thanks for another great video, Mark! Keep it up man!!