Star Wars Craze (70s and 80s)
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- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsLorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk BenedictAfter the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.The novelty of the kinetic space battles in SW first translated into television in this series developed by Glen A. Larson. The action sequences used the models of Joe Johnston (effects specialist of SW) and featured a cheaper (TV-friendly) version of the camera techniques used in SW.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsMarjoe GortnerCaroline MunroChristopher PlummerAn outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn.Inspired by the success of SW, Italian director Luigi Cozzi made his own love letter to the genre of space opera, and to science fiction in general.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsVic MorrowShin'ichi ChibaPhilip CasnoffAn embattled planet, which is on the edge of doom, sends an S.O.S. and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.
- DirectorDaniel HallerStarsGil GerardErin GrayPamela Hensley20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century where Earth is nearly devastated by nuclear warfare and now threatened by alien invaders.The pilot of the series; recieved a theatrical release.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonLeslie StevensStarsGil GerardErin GrayFelix Silla20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century to become Earth's greatest hero and to explore the unknown reaches of deep space.Glen A. Larson's other pet project beside "Battlestar Galactica", developed from the 30s and 40s sci-fi adventure comics and serials featuring Buck Rogers. Used techniques similar to Battlestar Galactica, and some of the rejected models from that series were transfered into this one.
- StarsRobert RidgelyAlan OppenheimerDiane PershingThe adventures of the comic strip space hero and his friends as they battle the tyranny of Ming the Merciless on the planet Mongo.Broadcasted in the wake of the space-craze following SW to be a kid-friendly space adventure, developed from the sci-fi classic comics and serials popular in the 30s and 40s.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWhen an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.Although the roots of the Star Trek franchise reach back to the 1960s, it has been suggested that this particular project would probably not been greenlighted without the success of SW in '77, revitalising the trust in big-budget science fiction.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsMaximilian SchellAnthony PerkinsRobert ForsterA research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.Disney's answer to SW.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsHirotaka SuzuokiTôru FuruyaToshio FurukawaIn the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.Arguably the progenitor of the sci-fi craze in Japan post-SW.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsKent McCordBarry Van DykeRobyn DouglassWhen the Battlestar Galactica finally arrives at Earth, they find they must subtly raise its tech level while protecting it from the Cylons.Continuation of the '78 series.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsSam J. JonesMelody AndersonMax von SydowA football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.Lucas originally thought about licensing his favorite space hero from his childhood to develop his story into a space fairy tale on the big screen, but it was way too expensive for his budget at the time, so he concieved his own plot in the end. When SW cashed in, however, the license-holders of Flash Gordon started to develop their own movie-project, resulting in... this.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiRoger CormanStarsGeorge PeppardRobert VaughnRichard ThomasA farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here.Another movie inspired by the success of Star Wars. This one had James Cameron as one of its art directors.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsStephen MachtAvery SchreiberJ.D. HintonIn the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
- DirectorBarry CraneSidney HayersSigmund Neufeld Jr.StarsKent McCordBarry Van DykeRobyn DouglassThe Battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally locate Earth, only to discover that the planet is not prepared for the inevitable Cylon invasion.Pieced together from episodes of the "Galactica 1980" series.
- StarsRobert RidgelyDiane PershingBob HoltFlash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.Though it seems to be the mesh-up of the first episodes of the '79 animated series, in reality it more or less represents the original plot idea, before it was turned into the series proper.
- DirectorÇetin InançStarsCüneyt ArkinAytekin AkkayaFüsun UçarTwo space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world.The infamous "Turkish Star Wars", featuring actual footage taken from Star Wars (often playing in the background of effect shots) - and some soundtrack from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsKen MarshallLysette AnthonyFreddie JonesA prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsLance GuestRobert PrestonKay E. KuterHigh schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
- DirectorSteven HahnStarsJoe ColliganCarmen ArgenzianoNoelle NorthSet on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.Not too bad as an animation, but it resembles the plot of SW a little bit too closely. And our heroes kinda' rape a female robot along the way, so it has that working against it.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJoey CramerPaul ReubensCliff De YoungIn 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
- DirectorGary GoddardStarsDolph LundgrenFrank LangellaMeg FosterThe heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
