Alien Space Avenger Movie Review

After a Star Wars space skirmish, four serpentine alien convicts crashland in 1930s’ NYC and possess a few mobsters and their molls for fleetingly funny moments when the visitors mistake vintage Flash Gordon serials and pulp comics for nonfiction. After 50 years of hibernation, the evil misfits wake up to find that they've inspired the look of the bad guys in the latest Space Avenger comic book, and stalk the nosy young artist. Quirky but floundering semi-satire reminiscent of old-time B sci-fi flicks with modern gore and profanity. Writer/director Richard Haines shot this in the old 3-strip Technicolor method, but cheapo production values made the Hound wonder if that heroic effort was really worth it. AKA: Space Avenger.

1991 88m/C Robert Prichard, Mike McClerie, Charity Staley, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Kick Fairbanks Fogg, Angela Nicholas, Marty Roberts, James Gillis; D: Richard W. Haines; W: Richard W. Haines, Linwood Sawyer; M: Richard Fiocca. VHS AIP