Alien Attack
The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival
1980 | 104m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lee H. Katzin, Charles Crichton |
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| Writer: | Christopher Penfold, George Bellak |
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| Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975). | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 1980 |
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| Director: | Lee H. Katzin, Charles Crichton |
| Writer: | Christopher Penfold, George Bellak |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama |
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| Production Companies | ITC Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Martin Landau | Commander John Koenig |
| Barbara Bain | Doctor Helena Russell |
| Barry Morse | Professor Victor Bergman |
| Nick Tate | Captain Alan Carter |
| Prentis Hancock | Paul Morrow |
| Zienia Merton | Sandra Benes |
| Roy Dotrice | Commissioner Gerald Simmons |
| Anthony Valentine | Male Alien |
| Isla Blair | Female Alien |
| Philip Madoc | Commander Anton Gorski |
| Lon Satton | Benjamin Ouma |
| Eric Carte | Eddie Collins |
| Clifton Jones | David Kano |
| Patrick Allen | Luna Commission Chairman |
| Christopher Matthews | Main Mission Operator |
| Name | Job |
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| Brian Johnson | Special Effects |
| Christopher Penfold | Screenplay |
| Lee H. Katzin | Director |
| George Bellak | Screenplay |
| Charles Crichton | Director |
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| Sylvia Anderson | Producer |
| Gerry Anderson | Executive Producer |
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