Escape Velocity
Seen it?1999 | 100 min | Action, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Aliens, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A psychotic spaceman takes over a deep-space observatory manned by a scientist, his wife, and their teenage daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lloyd A. Simandl
- Wendy CrewsonBillie
- Peter OuterbridgeLee Nash
- Michelle BeaudoinRonnie
- Patrick BerginCal
- David NyklRussell
- Patrik StaněkJansen
- Pavel BezděkLars
- Emil LinkaGlenn
- Gerard WhelanLiam
- Mike McGuffieExecutioner