Space Rage

Space Rage
Directed by	Conrad E. Palmisano
Produced by	Morton Reed
Screenplay by	Jim Lenahan
Story by	Morton Reed
Starring	See below
Music by	Billy Ferrick; Zander Schloss;
Cinematography	Tom Richmond; Tim Suhrstedt;
Edited by	Arthur J. Bressan Jr.; W. Peter Miller;
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 Conrad E. Palmisano.[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
Dennis Redfield as Quinn
Harold Sylvester as Max Bryson
Wolfe Perry as Billy Boy
Ricky Supiran as Kirk
Nick Palmisano as Carny
Rick Weber as Nose
Eddie Pansullo as Mean guard
Paul Linke as Duffy
Gene Hartline as Bubba
Allan Graf as Tiny
Paul Keith as Dr. Wehiberg
R.J. Ganzert as Tallahassee
Jim Bentley as Bob Smith
Susan Madigan 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]

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References

Green, Paul (2016). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns. McFarland & Company. p. 227. ISBN 9781476662572.
Brennan, Sandra. "Space Rage (1986)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
"Space Rage (1985)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780698183612.
"Space Rage". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

External links

Space Rage on IMDb

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

[2] Brennan, Sandra. "Space Rage (1986)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

[3] "Space Rage (1985)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

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

[5] "Space Rage". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-11-13.