Ice Pirates Movie Review

Space pirates in the far future steal blocks of ice to fill the needs of a thirsty galaxy. With its cast of goofy characters and crazy situations, this is nearly the Airplane of space operas. Time warping finale may have taken things too far – then again maybe not. Much funnier than Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs. Director Stewart Raffill may have peaked in 1984, making this film and the surprisingly charming The Philadelphia Experiment.

1984 (PG) 91m/C Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, John Matuszak, Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, John Carradine, Robert Symonds; D: Stewart Raffill; W: Stewart Raffill; M: Bruce Broughton. VHS, Beta, LV MGM