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In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.
Tony Russel
- Cmdr. Mike Halstead
- (as Tony Russell)
Lino Desmond
- Capt. Jeffries
- (as Lynn Desmond)
Iver Gilborn
- UDSCO Doctor #3
- (as Iver S. Gilborn)
Umberto Raho
- General Maitland
- (as Bert Raho)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis is the second film in the Gamma-One series and follows Wild, Wild Planet (a.k.a. I Criminali della Galassia ("Criminals of the Galaxy")) and precedes War Between the Planets (a.k.a. Il Pianeta Errante ("Planet on the Prowl")) and Snow Devils (a.k.a. La Morte Viene dal Pianeta Aytin ("Death Comes From The Planet Aytin")).
- Quotes
Cmdr. Mike Halstead: He's gone Galaxy!
- ConnectionsFollowed by War Between the Planets (1966)
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Tony Russel returns to his role of brave astronaut Commander Mike Halstead, in this follow- up to "Wild, Wild Planet", which had been the first entry in this "Gamma One" series of groovy Spaghetti Sci-Fi productions. Mike and associates such as Ken (Carlo Giustini) and Jake (the always welcome Franco Nero) must do battle with an alien race. Their natural form is of a green light / mist, and they possess other humans in order to enslave them and fulfill some unknown purpose.
"War of the Planets" is okay. This viewer clearly sees it more favorably than some people, but he still admits that it's something of a comedown. There's just not as much of the general weirdness and neat ideas as in "Wild, Wild Planet". There is also not a great deal in terms of genuinely surreal and colorful environments. The story (by Ivan Reiner and Renato Moretti) is more by the numbers, overall.
The actors, too, don't appear too enthused. One standout is Michel Lemoine, who plays the possessed Captain Dubois. He has a most amusing look on his face the entire time. Handsome Russel is still a decent hero, but Lisa Gastoni as his love interest / fellow astronaut Connie isn't given anything truly substantial to do. It's also a hoot to see Mike taking orders from a general, who is his father, to boot!
There may not be a lot to praise with this one, but if you're like me and fancy this sort of entertainment, you could do worse.
Six out of 10.
"War of the Planets" is okay. This viewer clearly sees it more favorably than some people, but he still admits that it's something of a comedown. There's just not as much of the general weirdness and neat ideas as in "Wild, Wild Planet". There is also not a great deal in terms of genuinely surreal and colorful environments. The story (by Ivan Reiner and Renato Moretti) is more by the numbers, overall.
The actors, too, don't appear too enthused. One standout is Michel Lemoine, who plays the possessed Captain Dubois. He has a most amusing look on his face the entire time. Handsome Russel is still a decent hero, but Lisa Gastoni as his love interest / fellow astronaut Connie isn't given anything truly substantial to do. It's also a hoot to see Mike taking orders from a general, who is his father, to boot!
There may not be a lot to praise with this one, but if you're like me and fancy this sort of entertainment, you could do worse.
Six out of 10.
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- Dec 28, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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