Deep Space
Seen it?1988 | 90 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Secretly engineered and blasted into space by government scientists, a vile monster crash-lands back on Earth and begins killing everyone it encounters. As the death toll rises, veteran cop McLemore bravely steps forward to crush the scary creature.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
- Charles NapierDet. Ian McLemore
- Ann TurkelCarla Sandbourn
- Bo SvensonCaptain Robertson
- Ron GlassJerry Merris
- Julie NewmarLady Elaine Wentworth
- James BoothDr. Forsyth
- Norman BurtonGeneral Randolph
- Jesse DabsonJason
- Elisabeth BrooksMrs. Ridley
- Anthony EisleyDr. Rogers