| Galaxina | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Robert Tanenbaum[1] | |
| Directed by | William Sachs |
| Written by | William Sachs |
| Produced by | Marilyn Jacobs Tenser |
| Starring | Stephen Macht Avery Schreiber James David Hinton Dorothy Stratten Lionel Mark Smith |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | George Berndt George Bowers |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4 million[2] |
Galaxina is a 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. Shot on a low budget, the film stars 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband shortly after the film's release.[3][4]
Besides its homages to and parodies of science fiction mainstays Star Trek (1966), Star Wars (1977) and Alien (1979),[5] this film also pokes fun at the Western genre. It won the Audience Award at the 1983 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.[6]
A film viewed by the characters in Galaxina is a clip from the 1960 Eastern bloc sci-fi film, First Spaceship on Venus. The clip is used because First Spaceship on Venus was released by Crown International Pictures in the U.S. in 1962.[7]
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- ^ Brennan, Sandra (2009). "Galaxina (1980)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. November 23, 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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- ^ Awards for Galaxina at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ IMDB. "List of Crown International Pictures Productions (number 40)". IMDb..