Inseminoid (1981)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Norman J. Warren

Writers:

Nick Maley (screenplay) and
Gloria Maley (screenplay)

Release Date:

NOVEMBER 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Somewhere in the Depth of Space ... A Horrific Nightmare is About to Become a Reality.

Plot:

A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.

Plot Keywords:

Creature | Impregnated | Planet | Crew | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Robin Clarke	...	Mark
Jennifer Ashley	...	Holly
Stephanie Beacham	...	Kate
Steven Grives	...	Gary
Barrie Houghton	...	Karl (as Barry Houghton)
Rosalind Lloyd	...	Gail
Victoria Tennant	...	Barbra
Trevor Thomas	...	Mitch
Heather Wright	...	Sharon
David Baxt	...	Ricky
Dominic Jephcott	...	Dean
John Segal	...	Jeff
Kevin O'Shea	...	Corin
Robert Pugh	...	Roy
Judy Geeson	...	Sandy

Also Known As:

Horror Planet (USA)
Horrorplanet (USA)

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Finland:(Banned) (1985) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Iceland:(Banned) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2005) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Company:

Jupiter Film Productions

Trivia:

Originally Norman J. Warren wanted orchestral sound in Inseminoid, but because of a lack of budget John Scott suggested electronic synthesizers.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When everyone has blocked themselves into a control room, Sandy decides to blow the door in with explosives near by. When the door flies off, it blows outwards towards her in the corridor, not inwards.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Judy Geeson: Inseminoid Girl (2004) (V)

In space no one can here you laugh

****Spoilers Ahead (if that is possible)**** Wow, talk about fond childhood memories being destroyed!! I saw this film when it first came out in 1981 as part of a drive in movie double bill with Galaxy of Terror. I was only 11 years old and had to beg and beg to get my parents to take me. I remember being scared as hell by this film and thinking it was so bloody and repulsive. I just tracked it down on DVD and watched tonight and man was I young and foolish. It was the cheapest, stupidest horror/sci-fi film ever. A lobster monster briefly appears and rapes a female crew member on some useless outer space exploration mission. It is what happened next that really killed me. The raped gal is then possessed and starts violently killing off the rest of the crew. Although this space babe seems to have super strength, never have movie victims been so ineffectual at defending themselves or using problem solving approaches. They have guns but do not shoot her. They have explosives yet fail in every attempt to use them. They can't even use blunt objects to club her. When they do get her in bad situations they just run away instead of killing her. Despite this, the biggest loser of the bunch is able to out wrestle her and strangle her with cords at the end of the movie. If she could be strangled how did she kill off the entire crew before someone gave her the smackdown??? The best thing I can say about this film is that it has moments of inspired screaming and also, it is oddly comforting to know that far into the future, we will still use plastic milk crates like I did in college for furniture and storage.