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.”
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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