Star Warswas a true cultural watershed, forever changing the public’s relationship with sci-fi.

With this in mind, this list looks at some of the worstStar Warsripoffs out there.

“Space Mutinyis legendary in the realm of bad cinema.

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The movie is riddled with such errors.

The show summed the movie up well, describing it as “really fun and really dumb”.

Only the darkness of space.”

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A few of the characters just come across like less intriguing versions of R2-D2 and Darth Vader.

Then there are the special effects.

While some of the designs are interesting, the shots involving miniatures invariably look cheap and unrealistic.

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Most of the costumes are similarly flimsy.

All told,Message from Spacehasaged very badlyand now very much feels like a relic from the late ’70s.

Schlock masterRoger Cormanproduced this lightweight space opera, which repurposes a Western plot and slaps on a sci-fi aesthetic.

Kylo Ren/Ben Solo (Adam Driver) holds up his red lightsaber, glaring down the hilt

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The spaceships look more like toys than actual vessels, and the dialogue is filled with cringe-worthy one-liners.

It’s a true festival of atrociousness.

Not for nothing,The Man Who Saved the Worldis frequently ranked amongthe worst movies of all time.

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She and her robotic companion get caught up in an intergalactic war.

A youngDavid Hasselhoffalso shows up wielding a lightsaber-like weapon, because why not?

In short, this flick is messy, nonsensical, and completely bonkers.

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I said dont touch the red button!"

The oddballGalaxinamashes togetherStar WarsandBarbarellawhile parodying other sci-fi tales of the era likeStar TrekandAlien.

The parody is lazy and the jokes just don’t land.

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These are more hollow references than actual spoofs.

The finished product is a genuine slog to sit through.

It’s meant to be a revenge flick, but there’s not much actual vengeance.

Skeletor (Frank Langella) speaks with one of his underlings while holding his staff in ‘Masters of the Universe’ (1987).

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